Self promotion techniques

benjam · Post by **benjam** » Thu Dec 30, 2010 8:26 pm

Just wondering if people have any ingenious ways of getting themselves heard?
Everyone uses soundcloud etc but has anyone thought of any unusual approaches for instance i was considering burning a stack of CDs to leave randomly around unis and venues with just a website written on. Im aware this probably isnt very original but anyone else have any thoughts?

jaimelee · Post by **jaimelee** » Thu Dec 30, 2010 8:31 pm

Here's a little story that happened on the 27th..

I walked into the pub, one of the club owners from my area was there.
I said "How come you never got back to me about that mix?"
He says "I'm really sorry lad, come down to the club tomorrow and I'll let you get sorted out!"

Life is good

Just do as you said and also talk to club owners, studio peoples etc and you're golden!

wub · Post by **wub** » Thu Dec 30, 2010 8:37 pm

benjaminC wrote:Just wondering if people have any ingenious ways of getting themselves heard?
Everyone uses soundcloud etc but has anyone thought of any unusual approaches for instance i was considering burning a stack of CDs to leave randomly around unis and venues with just a website written on. Im aware this probably isnt very original but anyone else have any thoughts?

Don't just leave them lying about. Take a few (10-20) out with you every time you go to a night/party where the sort of music you are into might be played. Talk to people. DJs, promoters, bar staff, clubbers etc etc. Give them a CD. Make sure the CD has your full contact name & details printed on it. Do this for a month.

The next month, do exactly the same with a brand new CD. Rinse and repeat.

[This technique is tried & tested, and works well for both DJ mixes and original productions]

filthy_ · Post by **filthy_** » Thu Dec 30, 2010 8:46 pm

whore that shit out, dude. myspace, facebook, twitter. try to get people at local radio stations to play it every now and than. go to clubs and make friends with the resident dj's ask them if they could drop it. promote your self same as you would with ANY product. after all, youre still selling something. just because its dubstep doest make it any different.

benjam · Post by **benjam** » Thu Dec 30, 2010 8:52 pm

wub wrote:
benjaminC wrote:Just wondering if people have any ingenious ways of getting themselves heard?
Everyone uses soundcloud etc but has anyone thought of any unusual approaches for instance i was considering burning a stack of CDs to leave randomly around unis and venues with just a website written on. Im aware this probably isnt very original but anyone else have any thoughts?

Don't just leave them lying about. Take a few (10-20) out with you every time you go to a night/party where the sort of music you are into might be played. Talk to people. DJs, promoters, bar staff, clubbers etc etc. Give them a CD. Make sure the CD has your full contact name & details printed on it. Do this for a month.

The next month, do exactly the same with a brand new CD. Rinse and repeat.

[This technique is tried & tested, and works well for both DJ mixes and original productions]

See im just after listeners atm Im too romantic about music I love the idea that you would stumble across a disk somewhere and love the music even without ever finding out who made it. Some of my favourite tunes have no artist info and I love the fact I might never find out. You know what I mean?

Depone · Post by **Depone** » Thu Dec 30, 2010 8:53 pm

First and foremost - Write great music. It will get heard

wub · Post by **wub** » Thu Dec 30, 2010 8:56 pm

Depone wrote:First and foremost - Write great music. It will get heard

Disagree. Some little fat girl in Iowa could be the Mozart of Dubstep right now, but if she's not letting anyone know then in that cornfield she will remain.

benjam · Post by **benjam** » Thu Dec 30, 2010 9:03 pm

Depone wrote:First and foremost - Write great music. It will get heard

Not if it rots on my hard drive haha I should of made myself a bit more clearer Im not interested in releases or playing out id rather get another band together if I was thinking of playing live. Im just intrested in making tunes and getting them out. For the love haha

nylle · Post by **nylle** » Thu Dec 30, 2010 9:06 pm

wub wrote:
Depone wrote:First and foremost - Write great music. It will get heard

Disagree. Some little fat girl in Iowa could be the Mozart of Dubstep right now, but if she's not letting anyone know then in that cornfield she will remain.

can u just imagine the womps she's makin.......

wub · Post by **wub** » Thu Dec 30, 2010 9:09 pm

benjaminC wrote:
See im just after listeners atm Im too romantic about music I love the idea that you would stumble across a disk somewhere and love the music even without ever finding out who made it. Some of my favourite tunes have no artist info and I love the fact I might never find out. You know what I mean?

Ah, you want some alternative ways of doing it. Gotcha.

Same thing with the CDs, but don't give them to people. Leaving them on public transport would work, as would leaving them under the wipers of cars that look like they might have fat sound systems in them.

The stack of CDs in a shop somewhere is a good idea, but bear in mind that if someone in the shop sees them and didn't know specifically that you'd left them and why, they might bin them without any contact details.

If you really wanted to push the envelope, try running frantically through a city street as though you're being chased. Grab someone randomly, give them a CD saying "Please, they're after me!", then sprint off again looking over your shoulder as you run.

dj nation · Post by **dj nation** » Thu Dec 30, 2010 9:16 pm

wub wrote: If you really wanted to push the envelope, try running frantically through a city street as though you're being chased. Grab someone randomly, give them a CD saying "Please, they're after me!", then sprint off again looking over your shoulder as you run.

HAHA thats such a geniuos idea, ima try that sometime, ppl might just shit themselves n bin the CD cause they think some crazy mans are after it.. lol

benjam · Post by **benjam** » Thu Dec 30, 2010 9:18 pm

Haha that nearly made me wet myself but the car stereo ideas pretty much what I looking for dude although I might actually get chased by some beefcake who wants to know what I doing with his wipers ha

Biscuit · Post by **Biscuit** » Thu Dec 30, 2010 9:19 pm

wub wrote:If you really wanted to push the envelope, try running frantically through a city street as though you're being chased. Grab someone randomly, give them a CD saying "Please, they're after me!", then sprint off again looking over your shoulder as you run.

Best idea.

wub · Post by **wub** » Thu Dec 30, 2010 9:24 pm

benjaminC wrote:the car stereo ideas pretty much what I looking for dude although I might actually get chased by some beefcake who wants to know what I doing with his wipers ha

It's a technique adapted from an early guerilla marketing campaign by rapper Master P. He gave his first mixtapes out to the people in his neighbourhood with the nicest cars and the loudest stereos for free, so that his tracks would be playing as they cruised around.

dj nation wrote:
wub wrote: If you really wanted to push the envelope, try running frantically through a city street as though you're being chased. Grab someone randomly, give them a CD saying "Please, they're after me!", then sprint off again looking over your shoulder as you run.
HAHA thats such a geniuos idea, ima try that sometime, ppl might just shit themselves n bin the CD cause they think some crazy mans are after it.. lol

Trust, they won't. Curiousity is human nature. For every 1 that bins it, 9 will keep it.

dj nation · Post by **dj nation** » Thu Dec 30, 2010 9:30 pm

wub wrote:
dj nation wrote:
wub wrote: If you really wanted to push the envelope, try running frantically through a city street as though you're being chased. Grab someone randomly, give them a CD saying "Please, they're after me!", then sprint off again looking over your shoulder as you run.
HAHA thats such a geniuos idea, ima try that sometime, ppl might just shit themselves n bin the CD cause they think some crazy mans are after it.. lol
Trust, they won't. Curiousity is human nature. For every 1 that bins it, 9 will keep it.

Im so on it

hutyluty · Post by **hutyluty** » Thu Dec 30, 2010 9:33 pm

dj nation wrote:
wub wrote:
dj nation wrote:
wub wrote: If you really wanted to push the envelope, try running frantically through a city street as though you're being chased. Grab someone randomly, give them a CD saying "Please, they're after me!", then sprint off again looking over your shoulder as you run.
HAHA thats such a geniuos idea, ima try that sometime, ppl might just shit themselves n bin the CD cause they think some crazy mans are after it.. lol
Trust, they won't. Curiousity is human nature. For every 1 that bins it, 9 will keep it.
Im so on it

Haha Leeds is gonna be awash with people being chased for CDs soon. Brilliant idea..

deadly_habit · Post by **deadly_habit** » Thu Dec 30, 2010 9:36 pm

who wants to help contribute to a group effort for proper marketing strategies and how to know if you're ready to send demos out to labels for my blog?

wub · Post by **wub** » Thu Dec 30, 2010 9:37 pm

deadly habit wrote:who wants to help contribute to a group effort for proper marketing strategies and how to know if you're ready to send demos out to labels for my blog?

Wouldn't mind. What you after?

deadly_habit · Post by **deadly_habit** » Thu Dec 30, 2010 9:42 pm

wub wrote:
deadly habit wrote:who wants to help contribute to a group effort for proper marketing strategies and how to know if you're ready to send demos out to labels for my blog?

Wouldn't mind. What you after?

dunno thinking about tried and true methods and more experimental ones
hell i have a poorly put together lil essay semi ready to post about targeted marketing vs what i deem "shotgun marketing" and why the latter is good for maybe pumping up views and some fans, but isolates the people you want on your side

DJ Crackle · Post by **DJ Crackle** » Thu Dec 30, 2010 10:02 pm

deadly habit wrote:hell i have a poorly put together lil essay semi ready to post about targeted marketing vs what i deem "shotgun marketing" and why the latter is good for maybe pumping up views and some fans, but isolates the people you want on your side

would love to read that

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