Submissions
Submitting Material For Press Pursuit, Radio Promotion & Distribution
If you would like to send us your latest CD, here are some things you should know:
- Send only CDs. If you don’t have a CD then you aren’t ready for us yet.
- Send only full length or EP length CDs. We don’t service singles since many college radio stations won’t play them. Plus, hearing a complete album gives us a better idea of what you sound like.
- Your CD must be radio ready. By this we mean that it should have been professionally recorded, mixed, and mastered. There is a standard of sound quality that goes along with even being considered for airplay. This doesn’t mean that you need to have spent $50,000 on your CD, but the sound quality should stand up to stuff from the majors.
- We specialize in pop/alternative, modern rock, triple-A, rock, and acoustic-based rock. We don’t regularly promote jazz or hip-hip, but we have and we can. Send us a copy if you want to. We’ll let you know if we feel we can help you.
- Watch out for profanity. If your songs have swearing in them, it can make obtaining airplay more difficult. It’s just something to keep in mind.
- Please send us two or three copies of your CD (depending on which departments you’re interested in). More than one person will probably want to review your CD, and this may have to be done outside the office.
- We can get an overwhelming amount of submissions each week so please don’t expect us to get back to you immediately. We do promise that we will get back to everyone who submits material via phone, email, or snail mail regarding your submission.
- Please remember to include all of your contact information:
Name
Address
Phone Number(s)
Email Address
Best time and place to reach you
- Include a cover letter containing any information we should know about you. If you don’t have a bio or 1-sheet, let us know a brief history of your band (including any of the following sorts of things that pertain to you: where you have performed, how often do you perform, how far out are you willing to tour, how many CDs have you recorded, how many CDs you’ve sold, what your immediate goals are for the CD you’re sending…you know, that sort of stuff). Please do not send 3-ring binders, folders, 8x10s or other expensive packaging...it's unnecessary.
Once you’ve done that just send your submission to:
Tinderbox Music
Attn: Band Submission (please indicate if you're interested in Press, Radio, or Distribution) 3148 Bryant Ave S. Minneapolis, MN 55408 Or if you'd prefer feel free to submit your material to us via Sonicbids.
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