Hello fellow musicians, artists, rappers, bands, and creatives! I’m excited you’ve decided to invest into your music career and get this incredible list of music industry contacts. You’re being proactive in chasing your own goals and dreams and I think that’s pretty darn awecome! Getting your awesome music into the media can have a TREMENDOUS effect on building your fan base and getting your music heard!! And that’s exactly what you can do with the contacts in this book! I want to encourage you to read the articles in this resource to help guide you with how and what to submit since this is a crucial part to getting published on these blogs, magazines, radio stations and more. I want to wish all of you good luck and I hope that you’re able to create some great connections through this book! Best wishes! Your Musical Friend, Kristine Mirelle VIDEO TUTORIALS Hey guys! Kristine here J I’ve put together a few tutorials below to help you navigate through this gigantic list of media contacts! I know it can be a little overwhelming with so many options and places to start so I’ve put together a few videos I’d highly recommend for you to watch J (Most of these are private videos so they are not even available to the public. Just to you as a BONUS for getting “Go Viral” TABLE OF CONTENTS What Do I Send These Contacts? There isn’t a “One Size Fits All” kind of package to send everyone since you’ll have a different end goal with each person you are contacting. But there are a few basic DO’s and DON’Ts that I will cover Think thoroughly when deciding what to send. For example, if you are trying to get a blog to publish a story about you, you’re probably going to want to send them a press release, information about you, and what makes you interesting! If you’re trying to get College Radio to play your music, you’re probably going to want to send your music and your EPK. A lot of it can be pretty basic but I also put together a few tips and tricks below to help you! Before each section in this book, I also offer video trainings, and extra help to navigate through how to approach these contacts. I would definitely recommend reading these articles as it will greatly increase your chances of getting included in media, blog, playlists and more! DO’s --Do send an EPK if you have one. (See the next article after this one for recommendations on where you can create and host one and what to include in it) If you don’t have one, its recommended that you CREATE ONE. You’ll look more professional and be able to organize your content creatively and efficiently! WATCH MY FREE TRAINING HERE ON HOW TO GET PUBLISHED IN MEDIA --Do make a short introduction of who you are in your email, what kind of music you make, and a short paragraph about you and what makes you different! *****DO send QUALITY content because at the end of the day, you could submit to every single email here, but if you don’t have quality content, and don’t send the right type of material, you won’t gather any interest from the media outlets you are reaching out to. Ultimately, it’s up to them whether they enjoy what they hear and want to consider publishing you or not. DONT’s ****DON”T ever send attachments on emails. Don’t attach your songs or music videos to any emails you send out. The people you are trying to contact may even have an email filter that will block your email so they don’t receive it at all, or if they see that you sent attachment, they’ll know you haven’t done your research on proper submission etiquette and will likely skip it all together. Instead, make sure to send your content in links. For example: Send a soundcloud link if you are submitting a song. Send a youtube link if you are submitting a music video. Send a dropbox link if you are submitting a one-sheet or other information that they can download if they wish to. And don’t worry, all of these sites (Soundcloud, youtube etc) have options for you to put your video or song, unlisted so until you’re ready to release them, only those have the direct link can hear or view them. ****DON’T send them a message like “I’M THE NEXT BIG THING” or “I’M THE HOTTEST RAPPER IN THE WORLD”. It doesn’t leave a unique impression. Instead, focus on making yourself stand out. I was reading a short bio the other day from a band that I loved! In the bio they said, “We may look like a bunch of average guys who would fix your computer or plumbing, but don’t let that fool you!” It was just a fun little way to grab attention and made them stand out from all of the other entries. Keep in mind, media outlets get HUNDREDS of entries so put your best foot forward *****DON’T get discouraged if you only hear back from a fraction of them. They can’t write back everyone simply because they don’t have the time. If you only get a tiny percentage of them to write you back, you are actually doing well!! All you need is ONE great music industry connect to make a huge impact in your music career so focus on that If you are getting no responses at all, I recommend re- evaluating the content you are sending them. Get some other opinions on how you can make your EPK better, create quality music, or make yourself stand out as an artist! Good luck to you! -Kristine Mirelle SITES WHERE YOU CAN CREATE AND HOST YOUR EPK I have used many different webhosting platforms as well as EPK creators over the years and wanted to list a few that I’ve used and recommend! Bandzoogle Price: $8 a month to $16.63 a month Description: I personally use bandzoogle for my main artist website (KristineMirelle.com) since the templates are my favorite. I am all about simplicity and you’ll be amazed and how nice these are laid out. Easily make your music accessible to your visitors. Sending out your EPK will be a piece of cake! Reverbnation Price: Free and up to $19.95 a month Description: I have been a user of reverbnation for a very long time. They have a very organized simple template for creating your EPK that is consistent with every other artist’s template as well. It’s a very clean design and although every artist’s profile is organized the same, it leaves the guessing work out of the design. Also, whoever views your EPK will love the organization and simplicity of it so they can easily see and access information about you and check out your music, videos etc. On top of this, reverbnation also posts awesome gigs, concert opportunities, TV licensing opportunities as well that you can submit to if you’d like! Double win!! Wix.com Price: Free and up to $39 a month Description: I used Wix for many years. Apart from offering a platform to create websites, they have a whole section of templates committed to artists and helping you create your perfect EPK. Btw You can also sell their music on their platform directly to your fans, organize your mailing list, etc. MUSIC BLOGS AND ONLINE MAGAZINES All Genres This section contains blogs that accept a wide variety of genres. I recommend to submit to these blogs first, and then get into the other categories that meet your more specific genre to increase your chances of getting shared. I also recommend submitting in the “Indie” category if your music falls under any type of mainstream sound since blogs in that genre except a wide variety of sounds. 1883 Magazine Genre: All/Various http://www.1883magazine.com [email protected] [email protected] We are a multimedia platform showcasing the freshest emerging talent and ideas from the worlds of music, fashion, film, travel and arts. https://www.facebook.com/1883magazine https://twitter.com/1883magazine https://www.instagram.com/1883magazine/ A1234 Genre: All/Various https://aonetwothreefour.co [email protected] https://aonetwothreefour.co/submissions/ A music blog dedicated to counting in the best new music from across the whole world https://www.facebook.com/A1234music/ https://www.instagram.com/a1234music/ https://soundcloud.com/aonetwothreefour https://open.spotify.com/user/xetb164gfivu9j2yeopzvi3ou?si=s4wfnZ6cTmuqsuUsGgaFuA All Around Sound Genre: All/Various http://all-aroundsound.blogspot.com [email protected] http://all-aroundsound.blogspot.com/p/about.html A music blog dedicated to my ever-expanding tastes. Am Then Fm Genre: All/Various http://amthenfm.wordpress.com [email protected] https://amthenfm.wordpress.com/about-u/ https://www.instagram.com/jeffash26/ These are mp3s from my collection, taken from vinyl whenever possible. Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA A Music Blog Yea Genre: All/Various http://amusicblogyea.com [email protected] http://amusicblogyea.com/contact/ A Music Blog, Yea? is exploding with album and concert reviews, unique interviews, exclusive music videos, and more. AMBY’s proud to officially be one of the Top Ten Canadian Music Blogs on Twitter. https://www.facebook.com/AliciaAtoutInterviews https://www.instagram.com/AliciaAtout/ https://twitter.com/aliciaatout Canada Anti Music Genre: All/Various http://www.antimusic.com Keavin Wiggins [email protected] http://www.ieginc.com/contacts.html Our main goal is to expose great music to the masses, not to fatten our wallets.