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10 PR tips for your artist
As an musician, publicity is a huge driving force when you’re looking at success in the music industry. Below are the top ten tips for generating your own publicity as a music artist.
1. Make sure you have a press kit that includes a well-written bio, an 8X10 photo, CD and contact info.
2. Go local. Local press is by far the easiest press to get. Let them know your story and send in a CD. Shoot for the music editor or columnist and if they don’t have one assigned specifically, contact the entertainment editor.
3. Social networking sites are all about music these days. For example, Facebook’s reach is incredible for gaining new fans and creating new customers. Make sure you are updating your music, adding friends, keeping them all posted, and updating the tour dates. There are forums on Facebook looking for music to feature all the time.
4. Online Radio is a great way to share your music with the masses. You don’t have to approach the big ones—you can see success with air play on smaller stations as well. Send in your CD to local DJs and look up college radio shows nationally and see if they’ll spin your music.
5. Music licensing is a great way to make money and get publicity. Try contacting some music supervisors on TV shows for a start. Send them an inquiry with your information and a link to your music.
6. Music websites and e-zines are always looking for music to review. Look up their websites and send emails to their editors. Tell them why you’re a fit for their magazine and ask if you can send in a CD.
7. Youtube.com and FaceBook.com are wonderful outlets to share your music. You can even upload your music videos and video tips for other artists now at Getsigned.com. You can upload video and get going. When done right, you can really start gaining a fan base. Try to do something charismatic, original and with lots of substance so people will pay attention to you.
8. Be generous. Generousity does wonders for publicity outreach. Find something you believe in and offer to play at their event or donate proceeds to their cause. This gives you a great story angle and it feels good to help out.
9. Send your CDs to appropriate magazines for your music’s genre. Make sure you call ahead and find out the right contact, unsolicited packages get lost in the shuffle. A good rule of thumb is to look up specific writers you feel would enjoy your music and find out how to reach them.
10. Try to book shows in different towns, that way you can easily label the cluster of shows as a tour and contact local newspapers and radio stations and offer them merchandise in exchange for promotions/articles.
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