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I write music articles for two of my college's publications. Is there a snowball's chance in hell that I'd be able to get labels to send me promos? How would I go about doing this? Anyone know?

Is this a really stupid question?

― lou (lou), Wednesday, 5 March 2003 04:35 (twenty-three years ago)

contact some labels and bands directly

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Wednesday, 5 March 2003 04:39 (twenty-three years ago)

There's an outside chance you could get promos. They'll be totally unlistenable shit, though. Don't say I didn't warn you.

― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Wednesday, 5 March 2003 04:39 (twenty-three years ago)

you'll be able to get anything from the Beggars group with incredible ease, if the amount of secondhand promos from them i've seen is any indication

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Wednesday, 5 March 2003 04:39 (twenty-three years ago)

don't try sony, they just give them to reps to sell down the local second hand shop.

― gaz (gaz), Wednesday, 5 March 2003 04:46 (twenty-three years ago)

get your editors to get off their lazy asses and start sending tearouts, calling up and emailing labels etc.
Go photocopy a CMJ directory for labels, dont even think about the indie promotors though.

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Wednesday, 5 March 2003 05:07 (twenty-three years ago)

not even Fanatic?

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Wednesday, 5 March 2003 05:09 (twenty-three years ago)

dont even think about the indie promotors though

Really? That's who I had in mind.

― lou (lou), Wednesday, 5 March 2003 05:46 (twenty-three years ago)

I emailed Kranky last night and a guy responded today. He said he'd send me some promos and then if I write about them and send him the URLs to my publication's website, he'll continue sending them to me.

― lou (lou), Wednesday, 5 March 2003 17:20 (twenty-three years ago)

It helps to tell them what your circulation is .. unless of course your circulation sucks .. then, don't tell them.

― dave225 (Dave225), Wednesday, 5 March 2003 17:38 (twenty-three years ago)

Wow- Sub Pop and Thrill Jockey just agreed to send me some promos too. I didn't think this was going to work (my college is so small and the publications I write for are shit).

― lou (lou), Thursday, 6 March 2003 18:33 (twenty-three years ago)

No, it works. Got a lot of free goods that way in the early nineties, m'friend. :-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 6 March 2003 18:35 (twenty-three years ago)

This thread really makes me want to become a music writer.

― Evan (Evan), Thursday, 6 March 2003 19:15 (twenty-three years ago)

Evan - please don't. Our jobs are scarce enough as it is.
Lou - beware the snowball effect - you will begin getting shitty promo CDs from everyone from Fraternity to Interscope. Tell Lenny James Toth says fuck off.

― roger adultery (roger adultery), Thursday, 6 March 2003 19:18 (twenty-three years ago)

K Records just agreed to send me some stuff too!

This thread really makes me want to become a music writer.

I wouldn't call myself a music writer- I'm just a turd writing reviews and articles about bands that no one at my school cares about! But hey, if I can get free CDs doing it, then it's worth it.

Lou - beware the snowball effect - you will begin getting shitty promo CDs from everyone from Fraternity to Interscope. Tell Lenny James Toth says fuck off.

Haha. OK, thanks for the warning.

― lou (lou), Thursday, 6 March 2003 20:08 (twenty-three years ago)

Now I hate you, Lou. I could never get K to send me anything!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 6 March 2003 21:24 (twenty-three years ago)

Muwahahaha

Actually, the woman from K was very nice. She said she's not going to put me on the mailing list for Promos but that she'll send me some stuff for now and if I show her something I write about a K Records artist, she'll send me any album I request!

― lou (lou), Thursday, 6 March 2003 22:08 (twenty-three years ago)

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