How can I get magazines to write about my music?
Gather a targeted list of 20-30 outlets & research details on these places.
- Make sure the blog & magazine you’re pitching to write about YOUR genre.
- Find a contact email and if you can go the extra mile and find the contact NAME.
- You can send a follow up email if they don’t respond to the first email.
How do I write a blog about my music?
5 Strategies to Get Your Music Featured on Blogs
- Research content creators. If you want your music featured on Stereogum or Pitchfork, research the writers who cover your genre of music.
- Send exclusives.
- Don’t mention competitors.
- Have a clear call-to-action.
- Be brief, creative, and professional.
What do music magazines include?
A music magazine is a magazine dedicated to music and music culture. Such magazines typically include music news, interviews, photo shoots, essays, record reviews, concert reviews and occasionally have a covermount with recorded music.
How do you pitch your music?
Do’s of pitching songs.
- Make sure that your song fits what the artist is looking for VERY closely.
- Make sure your song is competitive.
- Keep your pitches to a minimum.
- Make your presentation business-like.
- Start small when pitching songs.
- Never send unsolicited CDs or pitches of any type.
- Don’t put 20 songs on a CD.
Where can I pitch my music?
10 Places to Pitch Your Songs, Music or Skills
- Check out YouTube, ReverbNation, Soundcloud etc.
- Go to open mics to find great singers who don’t write their own songs.
- Music libraries like Crucial Music.com or MusicSupervisor.com for sync.
- Sites with sync and other pitch opportunities like Taxi, Broadjam and MusicOpps.
How do you get featured in magazines?
How to get your work featured in a magazine – 15 tips from people in the know
- Find your story.
- Treat journalists like customers.
- Read everything!
- Tailor your approaches.
- Make sure you are credited correctly.
- Have professional photos.
- Read the magazine cover to cover.
- Use Twitter.