Do they exist ?? Because we offer an integrated release system encompassing radio, online , print etc., Quite Great gets approached by around three bands a day looking to release music in the UK. It is really important when deciding on how to release your music that a band or an artist does understand that the recording of the music – whether using a friend to produce or a world renowned producer – will still mean someone has to promote your music. So what do you do? Why not Google ‘cheap music promotion’ or the ‘cheap music pr’ option? Generally that means paying £250 to £400 for someone to use their well structured mail chimp or similar mailing list, then filling in the dots similar to taking a survey, but does this get you anywhere?

Often we are told that companies offer a three month period for this but most of the time what looks like something that is too good to be true is too good to be true! At Quite Great we edit many blogs and websites, helping to create the news and giving us a platform to build a real structure for future releases. We are sent many releases aiming primarily it seems to make sure a video link is clicked, so if nothing else more views may be registered on a band’s YouTube. But this is not a way to build profile. This is a way to show a band or an artist that something has been done whilst making them feel they are being promoted.

In order to run an efficient PR company you need to staff it a coordinated release and not continually outsource, so being thrifty and thinking that promotion for under £400 is what you need may not always be the best way forward. Always compare services like for like. Make sure if you are trying to find a company that offers all the services you need to release your music, then you are actually getting this. But be prepared to spend more money and make the most of the bigger team and acting as your own label boss. That is why we created the DIY label service via www.quitegreatmusicmarketinguk.com to give artists independence and control they deserve.

So once you have found a company and understand if your band is going to be given a rounded promotional campaign featuring online, press and radio you need to make sure you have a good relationship with the team who you are working with. We have at least ten Skype meetings a week, along with providing weekly updates so everyone knows what is going on. We discuss the positives and the negatives and work around them to build the foundations for a career which ultimately is what your band or you as an artist really needs.

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