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Podcasters
are Looking for
New Music
to Play.
Are
You Getting Your Music to Them?
by
Eric Skiff, The
Alternative Music Show
Back to The
Academy
As a co-host (along with my wife, Sara) of The
Alternative Music Show, I'm constantly looking for great alternative music
to feature on our weekly podcast. We enjoy helping great under-appreciated and
indie bands get the exposure they deserve, and to be honest, we just love
finding new music.
The difference between podcasting and radio is that
podcasters aren't getting paid. We're putting out shows because we're passionate
about what we're doing, not to pay the rent. When we love a band, we tell
people, and there's no one telling us what we have to play.
There are
many ways that you can get in touch with podcasters and get your music heard by
hundreds, thousands, or even more. The first and most effective is to get your
music up on the Podsafe Music
Network. The PMN is basically an agreement that says podcasters can play
your music providing they let they know when it was played. You retain all your
rights, and can revoke the PMN license at any time.
Just putting music
up on the network might not get you noticed, though. You need to connect with
individual podcasters and ask them to play your stuff. A great way to find
podcasts that might like your stuff is to see who's played bands that you like.
For example, if you're a singer-songwriter, search for podcasts that have played
Meg Hutchinson or Edie Carey. If you're a little more rocking, see who's played
Handhoney or Griddle.
You can also search for specific genre's in
google, podcastalley, or yahoo podcasts search. Sometimes, there's even shows
dedicated to your genre. TPN Rock and Accident Hash spin some harder tracks. The Jazz Show on TPN
and Anji Bee's
Chillcast play jazzy, chilled out tunes. Indiefeed has channels in every genre, and yes, Sara and I
spin anything great we find in the genre-bending catch-all describing every
thing from Lillith Fair to Pearl Jam, Alternative, on The
Alternative Music Show
Send us your tunes, chances are, podcasters
will be thrilled at the opportunity to play them!
Full Disclosure: Sara and I
are proud members of The Podcast Network (TPN). We are not affiliated in any way
with Podshow other than enjoying many of their podcasts and the Podsafe Music Network.
Eric Skiff
The
Alternative Music Show
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