Hosted by Gareth Main (Editor of Bearded)
Panelists: Hamish Macbain (Reviews Editor NME), John Brainlove (Brainlove Records & Charm Factory PR), Stephen Ackroyd (This is Fake DIY)
Ever found yourself getting your records beautifully pressed and then thinking ‘how do I get it reviewed?’ Unfortunately, working out how to get your record listened and written about is the last checkpoint on the list of most small labels, and it is regularly an uphill struggle for independent labels to get media outlets to notice there music.
The trick is in knowing the rules, if you want a print magazine of website to listen and review your music, you need to know how to submit it, to who and when. PR companies know this info, but can you afford to use them? Will your record be reviewed even after they’ve submitted it for you? You’re in a very competitive market, and sometimes magazines just don’t have the resources to review every record.
This panel will give you an insight into how magazines and websites choose which records to review, the fundamental differences between submitting releases to each and some basic – but often overlooked – rules on how and when to send in a release.
