Weekly Top 10

THE TOP 10 THINGS NEW ARTIST NEED TO KNOW
BEFORE TAKING THEIR MUSIC TO A RADIO STATION (ACCORDING TO DJ BIG BINK,
MUSIC DIRECTOR @ 97.9 The Beat)
www.djbigbink.com

1. HAVE YOUR BUSINESS CORRECT.
(ENCODED AT MEDIA BASE AND BDS, COPY-WRITTEN, ETC)

2. HAVE A MARKETING PLAN OF ACTION TO PROMOTE YOUR CAREER

3. KNOW WHO YOUR POTENTIAL AUDIENCE

4. MAKE SURE YOUR MUSIC IS AVAILABLE FOR RETAIL SALES ON THE NET

5. MAKE SURE YOUR MUSIC IS AVAILABLE TO BE DOWNLOADED

6. KNOW THE IMPORTANCE OF MUSIC RETAILS IN YOUR LOCAL AREA

7. KNOW WHY A RADIO STATION SHOULD PLAY YOUR MUSIC
(WHATS THE BENEFIT TO THE RADIO STATION)

8. KNOW IF YOUR MUSIC IS TARGETING THE LOCALS OR MASS NATIONAL
AUDIENCE

9. HAVE YOUR PACKAGE PROFESSIONALLY DONE
(PRINTED CD WITH ARTWORK – NO BURNED CDS, HAVE BIO, MARKETING
PLAN)

10. UNDERSTAND RADIO IS A CORPORATE BUSINESS THAT HAS CERTAIN
GUIDELINES TO PLAY NEW MUSIC