Here’s a few tips…..
Before you even think of sending your music to a radio station there are a
couple of things to take into consideration…
1. First make sure the quality of the mix and mastering is of a good
standard, save as either MP3 or Wav file.
2. Ensure you send a radio edit, which doesn’t necessarily mean just
removing swear words, be careful of references to drugs, terrorism,
bombs, explicit sexual acts etc. if that’s what the song is about be subtle.
3. Please ensure that your MP3 Tags / META data are correct before
sending, You can check and modify your tags and meta data here -
Ready to upload/send?
1. Here on Rock Radio UK you just need to go to the Bands page on the
website, complete the form and up load it, it is now available for our 60
presenters to take a listen to.
2. To send it to other stations, I really recommend that you write a fairly
simple electronic press kit (EPK), who you are, where you are from, who
are your influences, a quote about the track, do you have any live shows
coming up. I don’t think we really need to know who else has played you
or a big dynamic description, I think most of the presenters will listen to
the track and base whether it will be played purely on what it sounds
like although there could be another consideration…
3. Make your email personal to the person you are sending it to, what I
mean by this, don’t send blanket emails and hope for the best. Start the
email with the name of the recipient, maybe include the name of the
show in the text and try and build a relationship with the presenter,
there’s a good chance you will get repeat plays. I know this is a long and
tedious process, but trust me it really does make a difference and will
definitely get you more plays than a blanket email.
Did we play it?
1. Hopefully the presenters will let you know that they are going to play
your track, if they do, please ensure that you support the presenter by
sharing any social media posts they post and let your fans know.
All of above of course is advise for bands to do the work themselves, you can
of course employ a plugger to send out to their contacts with who they have
already done the relationship building, but if funds are tight, take the extra
time.
Good luck.
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