Since I started this blog in 2010, I’ve been happy to see its page views grow and to get an occasional email request from a band, musician, record label or management company to write about them or their clients. Usually, I check out the links in the email and look at the group/company’s website. If… [Read more…]
April 18, 2012
I’ve already talked about how important it is for bands and musicians to have their own standalone websites, and that social media presence isn’t an alternative. However, that logic also works the other way around. The necessary companion to a great website is a killer social-media presence. The first step is to set up band/musician… [Read more…]
April 3, 2012
While looking for bands to write about or just new music to listen to, I usually try to visit a band’s website. I like to be able to find everything I need in one place – contact information, abrief biography or history, music, videos and tour information. Not being able to find a band’s website… [Read more…]
March 27, 2012
I used Storify to report on Amnesty International’s tribute album to Bob Dylan. The album received a lot of attention because of AI’s sponsorship, Dylan’s popularity and what fans and critics considered as the credentials (or lack thereof) of each musician or band to cover a Dylan song. By using Storify, I hoped to make… [Read more…]
December 22, 2010
I recently sent Tucson songwriter and guitarist Sylamina: Solo Girl 5000 a few questions about her music pursuits. She has three song recorded as well as playing with a variety of acts. Sylamina talks about her favorite song so far and her songwriting inspirations. Chelsey Heath: Where did the name Sylamina: Solo Girl 5000 come… [Read more…]
December 2, 2010
With multiple media platforms (and ways to get your music out there), your opportunity is only matched by the difficultly of answering the high school CD reviewer without missing that lone email from the Rolling Stone reporter. I give you a few tips with managing your media relations, sans a public relations specialist. • When… [Read more…]
November 18, 2010
*THIS IS AN EDITORIAL STRAIGHT FROM THIS BLOGGER. IT REFLECTS IN NO WAY ANYONE ELSE’S OPINION OTHER THAN MY OWN.* To Whom It May Concern, I guess I have double stake in this argument. I’m a journalism student who writes a blog about the local music scene in Phoenix – this includes Arizona acts and… [Read more…]
November 13, 2010
Although Tom Petty lamented about the Last DJ in 2002, the craft is alive and well across the global underground, especially with the easy access to tools, music, and models of DJ sets online. I asked aspiring Arizona witchhouse (a sister to the drag genre, presumably for the more spooky) disc jockey, James, of Skeleton… [Read more…]
September 9, 2010
Do your band a favor and use these tips to make your band more attractive to journalists.
May 12, 2012
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