Comments on: The Only Reliable Way to Get Your Band Covered on Music Blogs http://www.creativedeconstruction.com/2009/12/the-only-reliable-way-to-your-band-covered-on-music-blogs/ save the music - not the industry. Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:25:04 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Harris http://www.creativedeconstruction.com/2009/12/the-only-reliable-way-to-your-band-covered-on-music-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-7099 Harris Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:42:06 +0000 http://www.creativedeconstruction.com/?p=2743#comment-7099 As a music blogger myself, I couldn't agree more with this article. The most important things for me in emails are the relationships I've already built. While glancing through the subject of most emails, I'll always read into emails from people I've worked with in the past. Also, it is important to understand what was said about spending time building up relationships. There are publicists who constantly recommend bands to me but the first ones I remember from them stunk. I'm not going to continue to read press releases from someone who sent me a crappy band just weeks before. Great article, hope this gets around to every publicist and band out there... As a music blogger myself, I couldn’t agree more with this article. The most important things for me in emails are the relationships I’ve already built. While glancing through the subject of most emails, I’ll always read into emails from people I’ve worked with in the past.

Also, it is important to understand what was said about spending time building up relationships. There are publicists who constantly recommend bands to me but the first ones I remember from them stunk. I’m not going to continue to read press releases from someone who sent me a crappy band just weeks before.

Great article, hope this gets around to every publicist and band out there…

]]> By: refe http://www.creativedeconstruction.com/2009/12/the-only-reliable-way-to-your-band-covered-on-music-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-7097 refe Mon, 26 Apr 2010 13:58:42 +0000 http://www.creativedeconstruction.com/?p=2743#comment-7097 Great to see that this post is still making it's rounds! Taking the time to cultivate relationships with people is not easy or quick, but the rewards are much greater than spewing press releases across the internet and hoping a couple stick. Great to see that this post is still making it’s rounds!

Taking the time to cultivate relationships with people is not easy or quick, but the rewards are much greater than spewing press releases across the internet and hoping a couple stick.

]]> By: Stanmore Phoenix http://www.creativedeconstruction.com/2009/12/the-only-reliable-way-to-your-band-covered-on-music-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-7031 Stanmore Phoenix Sat, 24 Apr 2010 06:21:45 +0000 http://www.creativedeconstruction.com/?p=2743#comment-7031 This article along with a couple of others along similar lines must have stuck in my brain & manifested itself into a blog post of my own. Music is NOT a competition - http://stanmorephoenix.wordpress.com/2010/04/15/music-is-not-a-competition/ This article along with a couple of others along similar lines must have stuck in my brain & manifested itself into a blog post of my own.

Music is NOT a competition – http://stanmorephoenix.wordpress.com/2010/04/15/music-is-not-a-competition/

]]> By: Dave Johnson http://www.creativedeconstruction.com/2009/12/the-only-reliable-way-to-your-band-covered-on-music-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-7019 Dave Johnson Fri, 23 Apr 2010 20:33:30 +0000 http://www.creativedeconstruction.com/?p=2743#comment-7019 This sounds like the same approach to DIY tour-booking in terms of building relationships. No one is going to give a hoot about some self-inflated band PR-ing the snot out of every venue they can find. On the other hand, we've been able to book ourselves northwest tours with bands (read: friends) we've met and interacted with many times over. We don't have 'marketing' money available, and if we did, I don't think we could use it to get those awesome, interactive, one-of-a-kind shows that we remember years down the road. If you have relationships built with like-minded people, everyone ends up pitching in to create something worthwhile. Community! This sounds like the same approach to DIY tour-booking in terms of building relationships. No one is going to give a hoot about some self-inflated band PR-ing the snot out of every venue they can find. On the other hand, we’ve been able to book ourselves northwest tours with bands (read: friends) we’ve met and interacted with many times over. We don’t have ‘marketing’ money available, and if we did, I don’t think we could use it to get those awesome, interactive, one-of-a-kind shows that we remember years down the road. If you have relationships built with like-minded people, everyone ends up pitching in to create something worthwhile. Community!

]]> By: Michael Kauffman http://www.creativedeconstruction.com/2009/12/the-only-reliable-way-to-your-band-covered-on-music-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-7018 Michael Kauffman Fri, 23 Apr 2010 19:51:13 +0000 http://www.creativedeconstruction.com/?p=2743#comment-7018 Refe - Really important and solid reminder for all channels in the music pipeline: bloggers, radio programmers, retailers (physical/digital), service providers and others. Listen, share and respond. Repeat. Thanks for the great post and the continued smart stuff! Best, @michaeljoel @rightsflow Refe – Really important and solid reminder for all channels in the music pipeline: bloggers, radio programmers, retailers (physical/digital), service providers and others. Listen, share and respond. Repeat.

Thanks for the great post and the continued smart stuff!

Best,
@michaeljoel
@rightsflow

]]> By: M. Minchie Israel http://www.creativedeconstruction.com/2009/12/the-only-reliable-way-to-your-band-covered-on-music-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-7014 M. Minchie Israel Fri, 23 Apr 2010 18:10:16 +0000 http://www.creativedeconstruction.com/?p=2743#comment-7014 If only we could sell these concepts to Caribbean Jazz musicians and back-room staffers whom we cater to at the Woodshed. They do not seem to realise how important it is to network in order to raise the profile of this not-as-popular genre called Jazz that they swear by. Thanks for the help. Minchie WEC If only we could sell these concepts to Caribbean Jazz musicians and back-room staffers whom we cater to at the Woodshed. They do not seem to realise how important it is to network in order to raise the profile of this not-as-popular genre called Jazz that they swear by.

Thanks for the help.

Minchie
WEC

]]> By: Jeff Dolan http://www.creativedeconstruction.com/2009/12/the-only-reliable-way-to-your-band-covered-on-music-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-5470 Jeff Dolan Sat, 20 Feb 2010 06:49:59 +0000 http://www.creativedeconstruction.com/?p=2743#comment-5470 Refe, Your blog came highly recommended and did not disappoint. Thanks for sharing and for your level of involvement. My main question in launching an EP or record is, how long should you plan to promote like this before the release date? Refe, Your blog came highly recommended and did not disappoint. Thanks for sharing and for your level of involvement.

My main question in launching an EP or record is, how long should you plan to promote like this before the release date?

]]> By: stanmorePhoenix http://www.creativedeconstruction.com/2009/12/the-only-reliable-way-to-your-band-covered-on-music-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-5363 stanmorePhoenix Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:40:37 +0000 http://www.creativedeconstruction.com/?p=2743#comment-5363 If you like having your brain sucked out of your head by sonic awesomeness, you should listen to my music! That, just to clarify, was 90% just for the irony & 10% because I cbf cultivating relationships. Don't get me wrong, I consider myself to ve highly social & I love meeting new people & have a genuine interest in learning about them... It's just when I look at the process of finding the social bloggers, building rapport, making the subtle pitches. It all seems like a muck-around. You know, i'm probably just tired & haven't played guitar enough in the last few days. The bit about not kissing arse, great advice. The article is also great & I think I'll RT. Even though there is a little part of me that tells me to keep useful music industry related info to myself so as not to help the competition, experience has taught me that those most generous with their knowledge go further. Wow, what a rant. That was unintentional. Peace. This is a great a If you like having your brain sucked out of your head by sonic awesomeness, you should listen to my music!

That, just to clarify, was 90% just for the irony & 10% because I cbf cultivating relationships. Don’t get me wrong, I consider myself to ve highly social & I love meeting new people & have a genuine interest in learning about them… It’s just when I look at the process of finding the social bloggers, building rapport, making the subtle pitches. It all seems like a muck-around. You know, i’m probably just tired & haven’t played guitar enough in the last few days.

The bit about not kissing arse, great advice. The article is also great & I think I’ll RT. Even though there is a little part of me that tells me to keep useful music industry related info to myself so as not to help the competition, experience has taught me that those most generous with their knowledge go further.

Wow, what a rant. That was unintentional.

Peace.

This is a great a

]]> By: Luke http://www.creativedeconstruction.com/2009/12/the-only-reliable-way-to-your-band-covered-on-music-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-5043 Luke Sat, 13 Feb 2010 10:16:51 +0000 http://www.creativedeconstruction.com/?p=2743#comment-5043 Great article. Very helpful. Thank you :-) Great article. Very helpful. Thank you :-)

]]> By: Pete Smith http://www.creativedeconstruction.com/2009/12/the-only-reliable-way-to-your-band-covered-on-music-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-4845 Pete Smith Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:39:38 +0000 http://www.creativedeconstruction.com/?p=2743#comment-4845 An interesting read with some insightful comments, food for thought. An interesting read with some insightful comments, food for thought.

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