Who to send Demos to!?

grandslamsmith

Afternoon,

I just completed a fairly sizeable demo - anyone know where, who, when, what, how to send demos to - record lables, DJ's etc, etc, etc

I have not a clue

Slam

thejigsaw

Everyone and anyone my friend. Put together a decent press kit with a bio (not a saga, just a brief history of the band/ artist ) a picture that shows you in a good light and all your contact info. It would also be good to include any info about any gigs that you could be playing in their area in the near future. I found with my old band that when I sent stuff to record companies in london for example I would get mails back asking if we were playing in london and if so to contact them.

Reviews are also play a big part in getting your name out there so send a copy to every magazine and site that you can find that deals with your genre.

Also its good to send them out to local artists that have caught your ear. Its a good way to introduce yourself with a view to gigging/ touring together later on down the road.

Radio stations can be a good way to go too but only if its a specific show that airs demo material.

Really though it comes down to you and how creative you are with the whole process. Be relentless and send them out in their hundreds.

grandslamsmith

thejigsaw wrote: »

Everyone and anyone my friend. Put together a decent press kit with a bio (not a saga, just a brief history of the band/ artist ) a picture that shows you in a good light and all your contact info. It would also be good to include any info about any gigs that you could be playing in their area in the near future. I found with my old band that when I sent stuff to record companies in london for example I would get mails back asking if we were playing in london and if so to contact them.

Reviews are also play a big part in getting your name out there so send a copy to every magazine and site that you can find that deals with your genre.

Also its good to send them out to local artists that have caught your ear. Its a good way to introduce yourself with a view to gigging/ touring together later on down the road.

Radio stations can be a good way to go too but only if its a specific show that airs demo material.

Really though it comes down to you and how creative you are with the whole process. Be relentless and send them out in their hundreds.

Great!

Thanks Jigsaw most informative and helpful - you're in my dreams.

Slam

miju

thejigsaw wrote: »

Everyone and anyone my friend.

I would disagree with you there on the scatter gun approach for quite a few reasons apart from the obvious ones. OP the first question you have to ask yourself is what exactly do you want to get from the demos you send?

A Gig, Promotion, Representation, Record Label Interest , CD Review. After you've figured that part then you can start "targeted" sending of the demos to people most likely to be reciprical to your music. Give them a week or so after sending the demo and then follow up on it by sending an email / letter / phone call.

No point in wasting money , time, effort in sending a pop demo to a metal magazine if you get me

thejigsaw

thejigsaw wrote: »

Reviews are also play a big part in getting your name out there so send a copy to every magazine and site that you can find that deals with your genre.

Youre absolutely right. I did mention genre in my post but I didnt dwell on it because I think its a very obvious thing. Find the channels that relate to your music and then carpet bomb them.

grandslamsmith

miju wrote: »

I would disagree with you there on the scatter gun approach for quite a few reasons apart from the obvious ones. OP the first question you have to ask yourself is what exactly do you want to get from the demos you send?

A Gig, Promotion, Representation, Record Label Interest , CD Review. After you've figured that part then you can start "targeted" sending of the demos to people most likely to be reciprical to your music. Give them a week or so after sending the demo and then follow up on it by sending an email / letter / phone call.

No point in wasting money , time, effort in sending a pop demo to a metal magazine if you get me

Totally do Miju and thanks for the reply!

What am I looking for?.....welll all of the above I think. I wrote recorded, mixed and masterd an 11 track album and I was wondering 'what the hell now'!! What started out as a bit of crack is starting to morph somewhat!

Cheers

Slam

grandslamsmith

thejigsaw wrote: »

Youre absolutely right. I did mention genre in my post but I didnt dwell on it because I think its a very obvious thing. Find the channels that relate to your music and then carpet bomb them.

Carpet Bomb them

Love it!

I happen to have a small plane aswell!

Slam

raindog.promo

grandslamsmith wrote: »

a fairly sizeable demo

From what I've heard, anymore than 3 songs on a demo is unnecessary.

thejigsaw

grandslamsmith wrote: »

Totally do Miju and thanks for the reply!

What am I looking for?.....welll all of the above I think. I wrote recorded, mixed and masterd an 11 track album and I was wondering 'what the hell now'!! What started out as a bit of crack is starting to morph somewhat!

Cheers

Slam

If I could make a suggestion, 11 songs is a lot for anyone to digest espescially as an introduction so if you havent already gone through the duplication process, id say pick out the best 3 or 4 songs from the 11 you have recorded and use them to make up your demo. Put as many as you want up on myspace, youtube, facebook, itunes, bebo etc. but for your actual physical release keep it lean and mean.

grandslamsmith

thejigsaw wrote: »

If I could make a suggestion, 11 songs is a lot for anyone to digest espescially as an introduction so if you havent already gone through the duplication process, id say pick out the best 3 or 4 songs from the 11 you have recorded and use them to make up your demo. Put as many as you want up on myspace, youtube, facebook, itunes, bebo etc. but for your actual physical release keep it lean and mean.

Nice advice
No duplication as yet - only digital. So I think I'll do that strip down Jig!

Thanks!

Slam

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MilanPan!c

thejigsaw wrote: »

If I could make a suggestion, 11 songs is a lot for anyone to digest espescially as an introduction so if you havent already gone through the duplication process, id say pick out the best 3 or 4 songs from the 11 you have recorded and use them to make up your demo. Put as many as you want up on myspace, youtube, facebook, itunes, bebo etc. but for your actual physical release keep it lean and mean.

Good advice.

I wouldn't bother with more than 3 tunes.

Just make them all amazing!

thejigsaw

I just had a listen to your stuff there and I think that your music would work well on film and tv. You need to find a publisher to get into those kind of circles. Unfortunately I cant give you much advice here because my music backround is quiet different and I can count on one hand the amount of times I was approached by publishers and nothing ever came to fruition. Have a look though and try to find some one that has real experience in this area that can give you advice.

NiallMH

thejigsaw wrote: »

I just had a listen to your stuff there and I think that your music would work well on film and tv. You need to find a publisher to get into those kind of circles. Unfortunately I cant give you much advice here because my music backround is quiet different and I can count on one hand the amount of times I was approached by publishers and nothing ever came to fruition. Have a look though and try to find some one that has real experience in this area that can give you advice.

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