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Summary: Musicians and bands can get their music heard by promoting it through print, the Internet, radio and retail outlets, as well as by performing it in front of live audiences. Promote music through e-mail and promotional copies for radio stations with the tips in this free video on music producing and recording from a veteran producer.
Greg Hansen has been a music producer for 35 years. He has produced more than 400 albums. He has also produced for film and other events.read more
"This is Greg Hanson again. I'm here talking about various aspects of the music industry. My website is greg-hansen.com. The question we have today is how do I get my music heard? Well this is a classic independent music independent artist question. There are five things basically to getting your music out there and getting it heard. In a nutshell there's print, there's the internet, there's radio, and there's retail and there's performing. Print of course is getting press kits out there, getting your stuff reviewed. The internet is, as you know, a good solid e-mail list, all kinds of the music download sites that are available, getting your stuff on as many of those as you can. Radio play is still a good staple for getting your stuff heard. By sending stuff to radio stations, you may be able to get it on some of the right ones with the right audience. Retail is getting it in the stores, and performing is the back bone of getting your music heard. So get out there and do everything you can in those five areas and you'll be successful."
eHow Article: How Do I Get My Music Heard?