Music Promotion, Marketing and Distribution Newsletter

July 2008

The contacts listed are sorted into FIVE sections.

1. Publications that will REVIEW your music
2. Radio Stations/Shows that will PLAY your songs
3. Labels, Vendors and Promotional Services that will help you to SELL your CD
4. Sites where you can UPLOAD your band's MP3s or videos
5. Helpful Resources for recording artists

2. SITES/PUBLICATIONS WHERE YOU CAN GET YOUR MUSIC REVIEWED

Clown Magazine
Suite 3, Rosden House, 372, Old Street, London EC1V 9AU England
office@clownmagazine.co.uk
www.clownmagazine.co.uk
Thanks to all the folks you have contacted us and to those in the industry for sending music material for reviews. We say keep it coming!

Music Emissions.com
Box 20064, Stock Exchange RPO, Calgary AB T2P 4J2
PH: 817-715-9543
Brian Rutherford brian@musicemissions.com
www.musicemissions.com
An independently run music review community. We focus on independent labels and artists that fit into the Alternative music category. We publish music reviews of CDs on a daily basis as well as weekly interviews and biographies. MusicEmissions.com believes in independent music.

All Access Magazine
15981 Yarnell St. #122, Rancho Cascades, CA 91342
PH: 818-833-8852
Debra Stocker allaccessmgzn@aol.com
www.allaccessmagazine.com
Bridges the gap by featuring national touring acts and "NEW" breaking acts performing in and around the local club scene.

Indie Music Review
Frobenstrasse 74, D-12249 Berlin, Germany
Don Nelson info@indiemusicreview.net
www.indiemusicreview.net
We accept CDs and queries from artists in all genres of popular music including: Pop, Rock, World music, Folk, Reggae, Hip Hop and New Age. We are also looking for writers, reviewers and music journalists.

Digital Muze Magazine
Brandon Lynn Shane brandon@digitalmuze.com
www.digitalmuze.com
Do you have what it takes? Want to appear in Digital Muze Magazine? Check out our submission page and send us your information.

The Brink
350 W. Simpson St., Tucson, AZ 85701
PH: 520-628-9600
Danny Vinik danny@brink.com
www.brink.com
An e-zine about life on the edge. Our passions are pop-culture, indie-film and travel. We think radically and play hard. Our users send us digital photos, films, music etc.

3. RADIO SHOWS THAT WILL PLAY YOUR MUSIC

RadioUgly
42 Sewell St. #9, Lake George, NY 12845
PH: 518-932-6751
Ken Lytle kenlytle@gmail.com
www.radiougly.com
Rock genre internet radio station playing the music of independent artists.

A Rhyme and Melody Podcast
4172 Triumph St., Burnaby, BC V5C 1Z3
PH: 604-628-1624
Randy Ponzio rhymeandmelody@gmail.com
www.rhymeandmelody.com
A Podcast that reviews Alt Hip Hop independent artists. We also offer weekly tips on how to promote yourself.

Power Praise Radio
promo@powerpraiseradio.com
www.indieheaven.com/powerpraiseradio
A two hour weekly syndicated radio show dedicated to independent Christian music artists, fans and those who support them. The music is inspirational, uplifting and powerful and our goal is to tell the world about this incredible music.

The Robot 40 Podcast
12040 Lake Ave. #203, Lakewood, OH 44107
PH: 216-759-4131 FX: 319-856-7726
Brad Makula bands@robot40.com
www.robot40.com
A one hour weekly podcast featuring independent artists trying to break through.

Unsigned Artists Radio
Julian Bankston julian@uaradio.net
www.uaradio.net
Our primary goal to provide you with a new revenue and distribution model for your music. You will also be featured on our internet radio station which is broadcasted globally.

Troy's Room Radio Show
137 E. Anaheim St., Wilmington, CA 90744
PH: 310-308-2920
Troy Spiropoulos Troysroom@hotmail.com
www.myspace.com/troysroomradioshow
An internet Rock show featuring the best in unsigned Rock from around the world. Garage, Psychedelia, Indie, Punk, Metal submissions accepted only. Send press packages or MP3 attachments.

Moozikoo Radio
PO Box 50322, Nashville, TN 37205-0322
Anthony Bates anthony@moozikoo.com
www.moozikooradio.com
Our goal is to bring you the best music from today's independent artists. We focus on music in the Americana, Alt. Rock, Bluegrass, Blues, and Alt. Country genres.

eoRadio
PH: 303-808-8140
Ryan Smith webmaster@eoradio.com
http://www.eoradio.com
The best free music from unsigned artists from around the globe. We require all artists to register online and sign a release form before submitting. Visit online for details.

4. SERVICES/VENDORS/LABELS THAT WILL HELP SELL YOUR MUSIC

South Beach Marketing & Promotion (SBMP)
7332 Erin Ct. Longmont, CO 80503
PH: 303-952-0249
Amanda Alexandrakis info@MusicPromotion.com
www.MusicPromotion.com
Specializing in Adult Contemporary (A/C) radio promotions in the US and Pop in Australia & Europe.

Candyasspromotions
42 Sewell St. #9, Lake George, NY 12845
PH: 518-932-6751
Ken Lytle kenlytle@gmail.com
www.candyasspromotions.com
Specializing in selling music for the artists we feature on www.radiougly.com at HIGH PROFIT to artists.

CrackAudio.com
PH: 305-506-4738
Stun stun1og@gmail.com
www.crackaudio.com
Hip Hop music marketing and promotions, mix tapes & mix shows. Please don't attach any MP3s.

Kaos Records
demo@kaosrecordsllc.com
www.kaosrecordsllc.com
A vehicle for artists, musicians, producers and songwriters of any genre to display their ideas and talents by recording fresh, innovative music. We are dedicated to cultivating the best talent and giving our artists the opportunity to grow with us.

Working Title Artists
18 Blong Ave. Toronto, ON M4M 1P2
PH: 416-999-6434
Brent Bain info@workingtitleartists.com
www.workingtitleartists.com
We are an artist development service provider. Artists retain 100% ownership of their material.

Catz Go Round Records
1730 Baines Ave., Sacramento, CA 95835
PH: 916 501-9558
Nancy Nickle nanlvscats@yahoo.com
www.Myspace.com/catzgoroundrecords
Small indie label that works with Hip Hop artists in Oakland, Sacramento, Los Angeles and San Diego.

RoV Roots Creations
110 S. Church Ave. #4030, Tucson, AZ 85701
PH: 520-344-7200
James "Ras Jammie" Rouse RouseYourSpirits@aol.com
www.rovrecords.com
We have a recording studio, music label and promotion business in Tucson, AZ. Our studio records any genre of music and can create band/artist logos and graphics for the CD release and posters. We can also write artist press releases and other promotional items. Our indie label specializes in original Reggae, Reggaeton and other genres of Latin, Caribbean, and African music.

Intercus Records Promotion
4846 Raven Ridge Dr
PH: 832-893-4560 FX: 281-416-0214
Charles interfocus@yahoo.com
www.cablenetcmm.com
Record promotion, distribution, booking, seminars & monthly tele-conference music business workshops.

Bryan Farrish Radio Promotion
1828 Broadway, 2nd Fl, Santa Monica, CA 90404
PH: 310-998-8305 FX: 310-998-8323
Bryan Farrish airplay@radio-media.com
http://www.radio-media.com
Indie airplay promotion to commercial, commercial specialty, and college radio stations in the U.S. and Canada.

Countdown Entertainment
110 W. 26th St., New York, NY 10001-6805
PH: 212-645-3068 FX: 212-989-6459
James Citkovic submitmusic@countdownentertainment.com
www.countdownentertainment.com
Represents bands, groups, singers, songwriters, musicians, composers, music producers and music managers to independent music labels and major recording labels for record deals, music licensing deals, film music deals, TV music deals, record distribution and music publishing.

MLC PR
PO Box 1096, Agoura Hills, CA 91371
PH: 805-231-3182 FX: 818-292-8996
Mona Loring contact@monaloring.com
www.monaloring.com
We provide music publicity services to unsigned artists, music labels and anyone else in the music industry.

Apocrypha Records
PO Box 2570, San Francisco, CA 94126
PH: 503-616-3247 FX: 866-395-9752
John MacMurphy info@ApocryphaRecords.com
www.ApocryphaRecords.com
Metal only record company that provides label and distribution services for artists and other labels.

Morphius Records
100 E. 23rd St., Baltimore MD 21218
PH: 410-662-0112 FX: 410-662-0116
Simeon Walunas simeon@morphius.com
www.morphius.com
Over 13 years of great Pop, Rock, Punk & Hip Hop releases. Sell your CDs and MP3s!

5. SITES WHERE YOU CAN UPLOAD YOUR BAND'S MP3s OR VIDEOS

Mievo
Leah Haynes leah@mievo.com
www.mievo.com
Stands for: MyEvolution. Online promotion site for musicians and artists that can help them maximize revenue from their work by employing Google page rank mechanisms.

Music Gorilla
12407 Mopac Expressway N. 100-312, Austin, TX 78758
PH: 512-918-8978 FX: 212-258-6394
Alexia info@musicgorilla.com
www.musicgorilla.com
Exposure to major labels, indie labels, film studios and publishers.

6. HELPFUL RESOURCES FOR YOUR BAND

6.1 RESOURCES - GENERAL

Black Label Emo
8481 Cobble Creek Ln. Orangevale, CA 95662
PH: 916-300-6302
Tyler West houseofemo@gmail.com
www.houseofemo.com
Our special reserve of the finest Indie, Emo, Punk and Alt Rock bands to hit the local music scenes.

Social Networks for Musicians
PO Box 16940, Sugar Land, TX 77496-6940
Madalyn Sklar info@gogirlsmusic.com
http://www.socialnetworksformusicians.com
Social Network Confusion? Don't worry, we can help! Madalyn Sklar and her team at GoGirlsMusic.com & IndieMusicCoach work with indie artists and bands as well as music business professionals. With over 12 years internet marketing and promotion experience, they know their way around social networks like Myspace, Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Blogger, Wordpress and more!

MusicPro Insurance Agency
45 Crossways Park Dr. Woodbury, NY 11797-2002
PH: 800-605-3187 FX: 888-290-0302
Julie insurance@MusicProInsurance.com
http://www.musicproinsurance.com
Affordable and convenient insurance for musicians, including instruments, equipment, studio, tour, composer's liability, travel accident and health.

Festival Network Online
www.festivalnet.com
There's nothing like a live performance! FNO lists more than 7,000 events throughout the U.S. and Canada seeking performers, from local & regional to national & international. @_festivalnet Search by 22 different music genres, event attendance, zip code radius & more. Plug in festival dates with club dates.

6.2 RESOURCES - CD DUPLICATION

Disc Makers
7905 N. Rte 130, Pennsauken, NJ 08110-1402
PH: 856-663-9030 FX: 856-661-3458
www.discmakers.com
The nation's leading CD / DVD duplicator, replicator and printer. When you're ready to make CDs, we're ready to make it happen. We're musicians too, so we know what you need to make it in this business: The best-looking product, the hottest-sounding audio and the most valuable (and free) promotional tools, including free distribution, a free UPC bar code and much more!

CD Poster Shop
PMB 349, 4676 Commercial St. SE, Salem, OR 97302-1902
PH: 503-233-7284 FX: 503-234-5305
info@cdpostershop.com
www.cdpostershop.com
We focus on providing quality CD duplication, CD inserts and posters at affordable prices. We have a CD release package, which includes 100 retail ready CDs, 50 posters, with a free UPC-A barcode and CD Baby setup starting at $230.

Cravedog
1522 N. Ainsworth St., Portland, OR 97217
PH: 503-233-7284 FX: 503-234-5305
info@cravedog.com
www.cravedog.com
Over the years, Cravedog has developed an international reputation for excellent service, manufacturing millions of discs for our clients. Whether you are a long standing corporation, a small company, an independent artist or record label or a filmmaker, we know how to meet your needs.

CD Rollout
4001 Pacific Coast Hwy. #104, Torrance, CA 90505
PH: 310-791-7624 FX: 310-406-2109
Mike Naylor info@cdrollout.com
www.cdrollout.com
We offer CD and DVD replication, manufacturing as well as a wide range of services to market and promote your project. It's our "one-stop-shop" convenience that sets us apart from other companies.

6.3 RESOURCES - MASTERING

Crazy Daisy Productions
4257 Barger Dr. #171, Eugene, OR 97402
PH: 541-517-1458 FX: 425-790-0630
Erik Veach info@crazymastering.com
www.crazymastering.com
Our state-of-the-art CD mastering provides high-quality professional sound at a price anyone can afford. Have all the tracks you can fit on a single audio CD (up to 80 min) mastered for less than $250.

SongMastering.com
PO Box 217, Loveland, OH 45140-0217
PH: 513-833-9025
Jim Mason jimmason@songmastering.com
www.songmastering.com
I see songmastering.com as the final step in the recording process, it is a way to give yourself that extra bit of confidence before you post your tune on the net. I see my service as an audio Jiffy Lube, where you can get your song fine tuned for public consumption. I am an independent artist like you and know how important it can be to have the best sounding recordings possible.

6.4 RESOURCES - MERCH

Rock Star Promotions
PO Box 5867, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33310
PH: 954-739-9205 FX: 801-740-6554
Aaron Schimmel servicedesk@rockstarpromos.com
www.rockstarpromos.com
Dedicated to helping everyone live like a rock star, even if you can't play a note!

ABC Pictures
1867 E. Florida St., Springfield, MO 65803-4583
PH: 888-526-5336
www.abcpictures.com
Quality publicity picture reproduction, posters, 8x10's, headshots & composites for the entertainment industry

6.5 RESOURCES - MUSIC EQUIPMENT

ALLPARTS
13027 Brittmoore Park Dr. Houston, TX 77041
PH: 713-466-6414 FX: 713-466-5803
info@allparts.com
http://www.allparts.com
America's premier guitar and bass parts supplier.

Sonic Distribution
PH: 617-623-5581 FX: 617-623-5857
info@sonicus.net
www.sonicus.net
We are the US Distributor for the sE Electronics line of microphones and accessories as well as the new Ghost Acoustics line. Located just outside Boston, MA, we handle anything and everything for sE and Ghost in the USA and Canada. If you'd like to purchase any of our products, please consult the dealer section of our website.

6.6 RESOURCES - TOOLS

CDstands.com
30 Compton Way, Hamilton Sq. NJ 08690
PH: 609-689-1711
Scott Clark info@cdreview.com
www.cdstands.com
We manufacture our own line of CD boxes for artists to sell their music at shows or in stores.

7. THIS MONTH'S ARTICLE:

Be Considerate: Think of Everything from Their Point of View
by Derek Sivers, CD Baby
? 2008 All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission

Constantly ask, What do they really want?

Want to know the basic rule or marketing and promoting your music?

Constantly ask, ?What do they really want?? (with ?they? being anyone you are trying to reach).

Think hard, and don't take this one lightly.

Thinking of everything from the other person's point of view is one of the best things you can do in life. If done right, it will elevate you into the clouds along with a few select immortal beings.

Every time you lift up the phone. Every time you write an email. Every time you send out a presskit.

Think why people in the music industry are REALLY working this job. Try to imagine them as just a well-meaning human being who is probably overworked, looking for a little happiness in the world, and likes music (or the music world itself) enough to do what they do, even though they could be doing something else.

Think what their email ?IN? box must look like, and how it would be unwise for you to send them an email with the subject of ?hey? followed by a 7-page email detailing your wishes for success.

Think what people are REALLY looking for when they go out to a club to hear music.

For some people, it's just a way to be seem to increase their popularity. For some, they're searching for some music that does something completely original and mind-blowing. Some are looking for total visual entertainment.

Nobody owes you their attention. Not your audience. Not a person you happened to call or email. Not even the music industry.

Let go of your ego entirely. Think of everything from their point of view. Be their dream come true. Do what they really want.

Reach them like you would want to be reached

Reach people like you would want to be reached.

Would you rather have someone call you up in a dry business monotone, and start speaking a script like a telemarketer? Or would you rather have someone be a cool person, a real person?

When you contact people, no matter how it's done (phone, email, mail, face-to-face) - show a little spunk. Stand apart from the crowd.

If it sounds like they have a moment and aren't in a major rush, entertain them a bit. Ask about their day and expect a real answer. Talk about something non-business for a minute or two. Or - if they sound hectic, skip the ?how are you?, skip the long introduction, ask your damn question and move out of the way.

This means you must know your exact question before you contact them, just in case that ultra-quick situation is needed.

Reach them like you would want to be reached. Imagine what kind of phone call or email YOU would like to get.

If you're contacting fans, imagine what kind of flyer they would like to get in their mailbox. Something dull and ?just the facts? - or something a little twisted, creative, funny, entertaining and unique? Something corporate, or something artistic?

This is a creative decision on your part. Every contact with the people around your music (fans and industry) is an extension of your art. If you make depressing, morose, acoustic music, maybe you should send your fans a dark brown-and-black little understated flyer that's depressing just to look at. Set the tone. Pull in those people who love that kind of thing. Proudly alienate those that don't.

If you're an in-your-face, tattooed, country-metal-speedpunk band, have the guts to call a potential booking agent and scream, ?Listen you crazy dirtbag! I'm going to explode! Ah! Aaaaaaah!!!? If they like that introduction, you've found a good match.

Be different. (Even if it's just in your remarkable efficiency.)

Everyone wants a little change in their day.

They know nothing about you. Don't assume anything.

People will always and forever ask you, ?What kind of music do you do??

Musicians often say, ?All styles, really.?

If the stranger you said that to happens to be a fan of African music, watch out! You better combine the polyrhythmic drumming of West Africa with the rich vocal harmonies of South Africa, with the microtonal reeds of Northeast Africa. And if they have any awareness of the rest of the world, then your CD better combine rage-rap, country linedancing, Chinese opera, ambient techno trance, Hungarian folk songs, and the free jazz of Ornette Coleman. (Hey - you said ?all styles? didn't you?)

This example is extreme, but constantly remember: people know nothing about you, or your background, or where you're coming from. If you say you sound ?totally unique? - then you better not have any chords, drums, guitars, words, or any sounds that have ever been made in the history of music.

When you speak to the world, you are speaking to strangers from all kinds of backgrounds and tastes.

Open your mind. Realize you don't sound like all styles, and you're not totally 100% unique. Do them a favor. Don't assume anything. Say what it is you sound like. Narrow it down a bit.

If you do this in a creative way, (?We sound like the Incredible Hulk having sex.?) - you can intrigue people and make them want your CD, or want to come to your next show. Whereas if you had said, ?Everything? - then you didn't make a fan.

Read about new music. Use the tricks that worked on you.

Go get a music magazine that writes about new music.

You'll read about (and see pictures of) dozens of artists who you've never heard of before.

Out of that whole magazine, only one or two will really catch your attention. WHY?

I don't have the answer. Only you do. Ask yourself why a certain headline or photo or article caught your attention.

(Was it something about the opening sentence? Was it a curious tidbit about the background of the singer? What was it exactly that intrigued you?)

Analyze that.

These articles are excerpts from a new e-book called "How to Call Attention to Your Music" by CD Baby founder, Derek Sivers. To view the entire e-book or read Derek's blog, visit sivers.org

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