Share Coast 2 Coast New Music Industry Convention Announced for August 27th-29th in Miami, FL Coast 2 Coast Mixtapes & Magazine announce the 2nd Annual Coast 2 Coast Convention to take place in Miami, FL August 27th-29th. The conference will be attended by a large list of music industry guests and sponsors such as iStandardProducers.com, [...]
Posted by Nick on Saturday, July 24, 2010 at 4:09 pm
Filed under Artist Tips, Basics, Conference Networking, DJ Coalitions, DJs, Distribution, Email Marketing, Event Marketing, Facebook, Featured, Industry Events, Industry News, Keys to Success, Licensing, Marketing, Media, Monetize Music, Myspace, Networking, News, Online Marketing, Publishing, Radio Marketing, Social Bookmarking, Social Bookmarking, Social Networks, Twitter, Web 2.0, Websites, Youtube, major labels, radio · Tagged all hip hop, blogs, coast 2 coast convention, convention, datpiff, fl, hiphopdx, hiphopgame, hot 97, hot97 nyc, istandard producers, jive records, magazines, Marketing, media partners, miami, music dealers, music industry, music industry convention, music monetization, mystudio.net, myxer, new media, new music industry, panelists, production tips, promotion
Share DJ Coalitions have always been a staple of the music industry, mostly for behind the scenes. A record literally can NOT be broken to major airplay without the assistance of the DJs and by association, the DJ coalitions. In today’s industry, the DJ is ever more important as a fragmented industry has to be [...]
Posted by Nick on Monday, July 5, 2010 at 7:55 pm
Filed under Artist Tips, DJ Coalitions, DJs, Featured, Industry Events, Publishing, Radio Marketing, Uncategorized · Tagged bumsquad, bumsquad djs, bumsquad djz, club, club djs, core djs, distributors, dj, dj coalition, DJ Coalitions, DJs, fleet djs, get played on radio, internet radio djs, kaspa, major labels, major tastemakers, mixshow, mixshow radio, music industry, radio, radio djs, record, record labels, shadyville, shadyville djs, song, tastemaker, tony neal, whoo kid
Share For all those out there that have always dreamed of having their own radio station we have found the easiest solution, Live365. The internet radio service has over 6000 stations run by independent programmers like yourselves, not preprogrammed commercial garbage. The ease of access allows real people to play real music 24/7 to a [...]
Posted by Nick on Friday, June 4, 2010 at 1:01 pm
Filed under Artist Tips, DJs, Featured, Marketing, Monetize Music, Radio Marketing, radio · Tagged ascap, bmi, coast 2 coast radio, itunes, itunes radio, live 365, live365, mixtape radio, online radio, programmers, radio, radio ads, radio programming, radio service, sesac, streaming radio
Share We now talk about what is needed to promote to these types of stations. MAILING: Although mailing your CD to stations is not considered “promotion” in-and-of itself (promotion requires phone calls), it nevertheless must be done, and when doing it is recommended that you do your own mailing instead of using a mailing service [...]
Posted by Smilow on Sunday, February 21, 2010 at 6:25 pm
Filed under Artist Tips, Ask An Expert, Basics, DJs, Featured, Keys to Success, Marketing, Monetize Music, Radio Marketing · Tagged airplay, airplay promoters, artists, cd mailer, commercial radio, independent labels, mixshow, music director, program director, promoters, promotion, radio, radio promotion, radio station, radio teams, specialty show, station advertising, trade ads
Share STATION EMPLOYEES DISC JOCKEY: He/she is also known as a DJ, talent, air-staff, or jock. SPECIALTY-SHOW OR MIXSHOW HOST: Does a one or two-hour show, usually on the weekend or late at night, using music that may not be suitable for regular airplay (rotation). MUSIC DIRECTOR: Handles most of the telephone calls from record [...]
Posted by Smilow on Sunday, February 14, 2010 at 5:29 pm
Filed under Artist Tips, Ask An Expert, DJs, Featured, Marketing, Radio Marketing · Tagged account executive, advertising, disc jockey, dj, DJs, general manager, mixshow, music director, p1, p2, p3, program director, programming, publicity director, radio, radio stations, sales
Share The Stations No conversation about music marketing would be complete without the word RADIO rearing its ugly head time and time again. Few songs sell well at retail without it. None sell millions without it. You’ve got your CDs manufactured…now what can YOU do about it? Radio is one of the MASS MEDIA that [...]
Posted by Smilow on Saturday, February 13, 2010 at 11:57 pm
Filed under Artist Tips, Ask An Expert, Basics, DJs, Marketing, Radio Marketing · Tagged airplay, billboard, chart, charting, cmj, commercial, indie artists, non commercial, radio, radio promotion, radio station, radio stations, retail, sales
Share Many people have emailed me recently asking “what is the best way to get your single or mixtape out to the DJ’s, bloggers and tastemaker”. The most current trend to marketing and promoting your single to industry contacts mentioned above is strong email campaign. An E blast gives record labels, music artists and marketing [...]
Posted by Smilow on Sunday, January 3, 2010 at 5:46 pm
Filed under Artist Tips, Ask An Expert, DJs, Email Marketing, Featured, Keys to Success, Marketing, Online Marketing, Radio Marketing, Websites · Tagged a&rs, blast, bloggers, bottom feeder music, coast 2 coast mixtapes, digiwaxx, DJs, eblast, email blast, email promotions, feedback, green hitz, industry contacts, lex promotions, magazines, major labels, mixtape promotions, mp3 servicing, mp3waxx, music, online promotion, parstarz promotions, promotional services, publicist, radio stations, rapstarpromo, record labels, record pools, shadyville djs, single, tastemakers, tjs djs, tv stations, urban, yo raps
Share As an artist in todays industry, it is crucial to form great relationships with DJs. No matter what you do, you cannot make it unless you have the support the DJs… the more DJs that you have the support of, the better. The best way to gain this support and respect from the DJs [...]
