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Getting Your Music Out There

Module #4

Getting Your Music Out There

 

From Inside Sessions “Demo to Deal”

From McPherson’s “Get It In Writing”

From the online articles

  Session 9 – Getting Your Music Out There

Ch 7 – Merchandising & Trademarks

Interview – Chuck Arnold (p. 164)

Interview – Russ Bach (p. 169)

Interview – Mitch Schneider (p. 204)

 

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  Session 10 – The Future

Ch 9 – Movies, TV & Advertisements

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   Session 9 – Getting Your Music Out There

 Radio Promotion Tips

 The Most-Played Radio Stations in the US

 Use Radio Promotion to Boost Airplay, Build Audiences

 Visit Streetwise.com

 Sample Streetwise Job Assignment (on CD-ROM and at bottom of page)

 DIY Street Teams and Urban Music Promotion

 Guide to Promotional Touring

 Booking College Shows

Recommended Reading: The Charisma Factor

 Artist Development: Tour Support

 Musician’s Touring Resources

          Pollstar

          Musicianassist.com

          CDBaby.com

 Build Your Fan Base: Start a Mailing List

 Recommended Reading: Should You Make a Music Video?

 Online Music Videos Database

          Clipland.com

 Music Videos: Production and Promotion

 PR Firms Database

Music Publications Database

 

  Session 10 – The Future

 Directory of National Radio Stations

 Billboard’s Top 100 Singles

 The Ultimate in Home Recording (Setting Up the Ultimate Digital Home Studio
an Article By Stewart Meredith)

 Utilizing the Internet to Promote Your Music

          Music and the Internet

          Creating Your Official Website

          Digital Audio Workshop

          E-Commerce: Selling Your Stuff Online

          CyberMarketing and Promotion

          Conclusion

 Places to Post Your Music Online

          MP3.com

          Taxi.com

          SoundClick.com

          Music Dish

 Five Mistakes Band and Label Sites Make

 Designing a Great Band Website

 Persistence: The Key to Success

          Capitalizing on Opportunities

          Goal Setting Essentials

Reality Check with Tim Sweeney: Why Are Artists Selling Themselves Short?

 

 Sample Streetwise Job Assignment

Streetwise sends letters like this one out to reps, who can choose whether or not to take on a job.

Streetwise 2000
"Bringing You The Sickest New Shit First"

Wednesday, September 11th

StreetWise,

    Tomorrow (September 12, 2000), COLD's new album "13 Ways To Bleed On Stage" hits record stores everywhere. In celebration of the release, we have put together a very special contest that ALL of you can participate in. Check it out! COLD has personally signed a brand new SEGA DREAMCAST and they want to hook you up with it. Here's what we want you to do:

  1. Click on one of the links providing below to download a COLD e-card.
  2. Take the COLD e-card and post it on websites, chat rooms and message boards throughout the internet.
  3. E-mail the e-card to everyone in your address book.
  4. Drop us an e-mail letting us know who you sent the e-card to and what sites you posted the e-card on. Make sure that you include all the links and all the addresses of web sites and people that you have hit with the COLD e-card.

After we have had some time to review all of your entries, we will select a winner. The winner will be contacted via e-mail or phone. Good luck to EVERYONE and "May The Force Be With You"!!!

Click on the link below to download COLD e-card:
Windows: http://www.interscope.com/postcards/cold/cold.exe
Mac: http://www.interscope.com/postcards/cold/cold.sit

Peace,
StreetWise Concepts & Culture 2000
www.streetwise.com
"Bringing You The Sickest New Shit First"