New homepage feature – CRUZ: www.indieonthemove.com
“I just wanted to inform all of how great Indie On The Move is. Whether it be booking a tour or discovering local artists, its such a great and resourceful tool. Booking agents, labels, bands, DIY artists, venues and promoters have all the info they need using this website [IOTM].”
Musik Radio Promotions can help you pinpoint an area to book through IOTM. Contact us for details.
Rhett May on working with Musik and Film Production Team:
“I feel I built a rapport with Stephen from day one….very easy going and likeable guy…and nothing was too hard…we shared some stories that are insane and I guess we come from a similar background in music…a similar era…the classic rock ’When the van is rockin’ don’t come knockin’ era…and the influences very much gel.
Their interpretations and ideas did surprise me at times…but I listened and absorbed and came away with a sense of excitement that Stephen and Terry….. that someone like Musik and Film were actually interested enough to take the time in listening to my songs, tearing them apart…positively…and then helping me put them back together in ways that I hadn’t considered.
I think that they’ve taught me a number of things…and I’m grateful …I’m always learning and will certainly incorporate some of their fundamentals moving forward.
I love the rawness and the naturalness they’ve brought out particularly on the second track “Insatiable”. It’s emotive and raw and passionate…”forget trying to make your voice sound good…just let your emotions run”…so said Stephen…..let it blend with the exciting acoustic guitars.” Rhett May
| South American Rank |
World Rank | Country | 2012 GDP (PPP) millions of International dollars |
| — | — | South America | 4,975,089 |
| 1 | 7 | 2,392,958 | |
| 2 | 21 | 756,226 | |
| 3 | 28 | 500,573 | |
| 4 | 33 | 396,753 | |
| 5 | 40 | 322,355 | |
| 6 | 42 | 316,514 | |
| 7 | 62 | 134,805 | |
| 8 | 89 | 54,325 | |
| 9 | 90 | 53,182 | |
| 10 | 102 | 35,306 | |
| 11 | 153 | 6,379 | |
| 12 | 155 | 5,711 |
The President of Virgin Records said to one of our associates who has recently toured the world with Red Jump Suit Apparatus and Paramore, “You cannot tour without radio airplay”. Thats a fact because no one will know who you are. This does not mean you have to have a charted hit to tour a specific area of the world.
First, you need to hire a radio promotions company who gets your music to the world, not just a few stations in the US. You can do all the data research you want, but until you release your music to the world, you will not know what areas of the world will play you. Contact the stations that are playing you and thank them. Offer them radio liners, radio interviews and offer to send them a dozen promo give- away cds. Radio likes to offer their listening audience give- aways. To give your cds away, they play you more, mention who you are more and increase your exposure.
Once you have done this you are that radio stations friend. So ask the stations that are playing you who their advertising venues are. Get their contact information. Call, email those venues. Tell them you are playing on xyz radio station in their town and want to come to their town to perform. Let the radio stations know you are going to do this and they will back you because if the venue hires you the venue will hire them to advertise the performance. This will get you even more exposure on that radio station.
Radio will love you because they got the venues advertising dollars because of you. You get a performance date that is well advertised and a radio station that is playing your music and supporting you. Most likely when you go to perform you will have a full house of people who came to see you. You will sell merchandise, gain fans and if you do a good performance be asked to come back again. Everyone wins.
Odds are you will not become a superstar overnight and it will take several releases, but it will build your business and allow you to tour.
“It used to be that independent musical artists could start with their local scene and create an “in” to bigger fame that way, a sort of osmosis effect. However, the modern era has seen a huge rise in conglomeration, where most radio stations, even those touted as “local”, are in fact owned and their programming controlled by corporations. Like the big labels, these media giants have business, and not necessarily quality, governing the bottom line.
Without being able to count on a lot of local support in the form of airplay, independent artists are now forced to rely on the other tool to get their message out: touring. Again, the life of an indie group in this area is made more difficult due to the lack of support. Venues need to be sought out and sealed by the band or individual themselves, and events are hard-won.”
Greg Aldrich, CEO of InBlaze Entertainment
Contact Musik Radio Promotions for information on our plan that gets you in the “back door”. A successful radio campaign can then lead to touring opportunities.
“As an independent artist, you are wasting your time trying to market yourself to commercial radio stations. They will NOT play your songs. It takes millions to tap that market. The average marketing budget for a new major label release is at least 5 million dollars. You can’t compete with that. ”
Alan Steward, Recording Artist and Producer
Contact promotions@musikandfilm.com for more information on how indie artists ARE getting major radio airplay with Musik Radio Promotions.
I am asked this question on a regular basis by aspiring artists searching for radio airplay. My answer is based on 30+ years of experience in the music business and running a successful radio promotions program.
Does audio quality matter when it comes to presenting your songs to industry professionals?
Audio quality is everything! It is the difference in a song being heard and played or thrown into the trash. If an industry professional receives a piece of music that is not properly recorded, mixed or mastered, they generally will throw it away. This is the first sign to the industry professional that you are not a pro and are wasting their time.
If you want to succeed in the music “business” – that’s right I added the word “business” to music as this changes everything – you must be prepared to present your craft as professionally as possible.
Leave your ego at home – there is no place for it in the music business.
Stay tuned to this blog post as I delve into this very important subject matter!
By: Stephen Wrench
For an immediate consultation from professionals regarding YOUR business, contact us at promotions@musikandfilm.com.