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sending demo's to dj's
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| richg101 |
what is the best course of action with this????
you wanna send out your track to a load of dj's that play that style. you often cant find a po box or mail address for sending a cd...
so you opt to send a 320kbps mp3 via link..
whats the best way to do this?
how should you write the email?
whatts the best way to get them to even download it????
and tell you they have downloaded it?
im just confused. i hear stuff being played by a dj and think my stuff will be suitable. send them the link but hear nothing from most. but then get nice mails from dj's like judge jules- saying to send more stuff - who i dont expect to have time to reply.. but the majority of smaller dj's dont reply..:(
why you think this is? do they even bother listening?
are they that bombarded by promos that they dont need fresh unsigned stuff?
lets hear your views? |
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| Storyteller |
http://www.ctgmusic.com/community-articles.php?id=35
Or just send a short but interesting email. Only send to labels of which you think they are to be trusted. Send them a good quality mp3 (256-320) and make sure it is the full song. Small anti-piracy things as noise or a vocal line which says: "this is the property of..." can be misunderstood by label managers. They could think you don't trust them.
That's it basically. |
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| Luke Terry |
from another thread
| quote: | Originally posted by Luke Terry
firstly, as nik said, you have to be very careful when it comes to signing tracks, many a label are all up for it then back out, sometimes after contracts are sent out. unless you are qualified or know somebody else who is in the field of law it's pretty much lost love.
secondly, running a label myself i try and listen to whatever demos i do get sent but if i get sent clips in low bitrate via yousendit i'm not gonna bother replying. prepare for harsh words if this is you: you didn't listen to what the label is trying to offer soundwise, you sent me a short clip in crap bitrate so i can't even tell what the tune is like and you sent it on a free file hosting service. everybody gets free directly linkable space with their isp, so use it.
thirdly, if i have a nice full 192k+ mp3 i can see whether the artist has the potential either as a composer or a producer or both, excellent! i can play the track nice and loud, or in a club while setting up to see what it sounds like or even to an audience to give it some airtime to see what kind of reaction it gets. if it's good but not for the label i will forward it to somebody else with the artists permission who is likely to pick it up.
but please don't start caining out demos until you are completely happy with the sound of your track and it is respected likewise by others. even on here on the music producers forum there are people falling by the second pitfall i just outlined, and that's on the internet to be reviewed by producing peers. if they can't get a good impression of the track or help you the chances with a label are going to be a hell of a lot more slim
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| richg101 |
thanks for the replies.
thing is...
i recon my tracks are worth playing(to the guys i send to) i just wanna know they are playing them or not... why dont they reply...?
im dj quite regular and always reply if i get sent even the test demo..
and be honest... |
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| Storyteller |
| No reply mostly means they're not interested in any way. Could be different. I've had someone who wanted to sign my stuff but his computer needed to be reinstalled and once it was working again it already was signed to a way smaller label :P |
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| zodiac9 |
I've thought about contacting DJs directly. I've had a couple of smalltime DJs spin my tracks because they had listened to them on my soundclicks page. I would feel awkward contacting any DJ directly though, but I've considered doing it. especially since a lot of the time I feel my stuff is not getting out there, and being heard by the right people.
Seems to me it would be best to point DJs to a link where they can preview your tracks without downloading them, then if they like your stuff, they can download a track or have you send them a quality copy. I would keep the email simple, and avoid using form letters. OK, I'm talking about smalltime DJs, ones that gig a little and spin online, not big names. I wouldn't even think of trying to contact a big name DJ. I would feel like it was a waste of time, as I'm sure they get tons of demos sent to them. It was funny seeing all those demo CDs that Above and Beyond used as sound deflectors in their studio, but it makes me never want to send a demo to anyone. |
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