I get asked daily, “How do I get my song played at the station?” Well… it’s very simple. Mail it , drop it off, email it. I don’t think an artist needs to be in the room listening to the record with you, unless they want their feelings hurt. Nothing you can say or show me will help your chances of getting the record played. If it’s hot, it should speak for itself. I will give you these few tips to help you along your way before you submit anything to any radio station.
1) You are what you submit – If your package looks like crap… It probably is. Don’t drop off a CD with nothing on the CD or written with a sharpie. If you don’t take pride in your product, why should we?
2) Keep intros short – Nothing is worse than hearing 45 seconds of you shouting out to pookie and them. Get to the song as fast as possible. You have 20 seconds to get our interest.
3) Features? Really? – If you are really trying to get into the business, shouldn’t you want to showcase yourself? If we are already playing an artist that does not mean we want to play a hundred songs by them (Except for Gucci, and Lil Wayne)
4) Don’t Call – Calling or emailing for your status is a waste of time and pisses me off. If your song is that good you will hear it on the air, if not you won’t.
5) Follow A Plan – This is where most of you are lacking. There is a process all artist should follow… Copyright your song, submit song to BMI or Ascap, Master your song, submit song to BDS and Mediabase for encoding, place song for sale thru digital channels, work the clubs, work online, submit to radio.
6) Be Professional – How you approach people is how they will respond to you. If you step to them with attitude, attitude is what you will get back. Be nice and respectful, and the door to communication and feedback will become available to you.
Mail Songs To:
Mo Better, Music Junkie, KXHT 6080 Mt. Moriah Rd, Memphis, TN 38115
Email Songs To:
mp3mobetter@gmail.com