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Monday, June 29, 2009

An Interview With Simon Adams - Founder Of MyMusicSuccess.Com

As we reach our 21st post on the MyMusicSuccess blog, we wanted to mark the occasion by bringing you the story behind the company.

MyMusicSuccess was founded by Simon Adams, a music producer with over 25 years of experience in the music industry.

As a musician, producer, promoter and entrepreneur he has experienced 3 decades of change in the music industry, and with it he has seen the empowerment that technology and new media can bring to independent artists worldwide.

His passion and vision for independent artists bring an infectious inspiration to clients of MyMusicSuccess resulting in amazing new paths to achieving their goals.

Here Simon outlines just some of his experiences through the last 3 decades of music.

You won’t find many people that can say they can appreciate Country, Pop, Rock, & Dance all at the same time, but I’ve experienced an amazing array of musical styles in my career.

Artists & musicians can be summed up by two things, the people who provide the passion (usually borne out of a life of pain, whatever the story) and the songs (almost always borne out of the same pain).

It’s a universal thing in music, whatever the genre. Out of that passion, pain and song writing mix comes something magical. When I see that magic all I want to do is share it with people feeling similar pain. I believe that music has an amazing effect on people because a song holds energy which can get transferred to millions of people.

I am sure that everyone has felt the hairs stand up on the back of their neck when they hear a song that touches their lives; it never ceases to inspire and amaze me what music can do.

What I have seen over the years is that artists, whatever the genre, who are feeling the pain, writing the songs, and pouring their hearts out at gigs, find it really difficult to become objective at harnessing the power of their music, and sharing the gift effectively. Sometimes you can be too close to the music, sometimes it can be a confidence thing, or just the way you have been programmed by those around you. So many gifted and talented people have stopped nurturing their gift because of the fear of others opinions.

It all started in the UK with my first gig promotion at 8 years old, when I took a battered old guitar stood up in front of 300 kids at my school and did a bluegrass country rendition of ‘Bright Eyes’ from the film Watership Down. I organised some of the best kids from the music class together, approached the music tutor and asked to put on the cream of his pupils at the next Monday morning assembly, of course I booked myself as the headliner!

For the next 5 years I dedicated myself to learning how the great musicians and artists crafted their trade. I studied people like Mark Knopfler, John Williams & Sky, Eric Clapton and some of the other guitar heroes of the time.

Through my teenage years I not only managed and fronted the punk / pop band Volume III, but also spent a lot of time on the festival scene learning how bands worked the circuit and got exposure. Alongside the lavish major label extravagances of the 80’s (which created some amazing legacies, Simple Minds, U2, Dire Straits to name a few) there was another underground culture of independent music evolving, and in many ways the 80’s could be described as the start of independent music, where we saw many small labels tread new ground. But I feel it was two decades before its time.

I’d love to have seen where we were at now if the internet had been around in the 80s.

After my band Volume III split in the mid 80’s and music technology started infiltrating the music production scene, I became enthralled by the self empowerment that was happening stateside. The Chicago house scene was exploding, the 808 drum machine was being brought into the DJ scene, and electronic music was being born out of this innovation.

Kevin Saunderson, DJ Pierre, and many others were influencing people like the Pet Shop Boys and underground music was being taken into the mainstream. Suddenly I found myself setting up a studio with 8 track recorders, synthesisers, Roland guitar synths and drum machines and a stack of equipment that would have cost an oil emirates inheritance to buy just a few years before.

I quickly got to work developing tracks, looking for ways to work them through local clubs, but back then if you wanted to make any impact on the music scene, you still needed some sort of label support and major investment to reach a lot of people.

Through the 90’s I continued my musical passion, but being a born communicator got frustrated at how difficult it was to make your music heard. For a while I stopped making music, and went off to journalism college to start studying to become a radio reporter. In the late 90’s I set up a community radio network in London, hosted radio shows covering country, pop and dance and interviewed many upcoming artists that I could see were all going through what I had experienced. Getting your music heard seemed to be a struggle for independent artists. There had to be some way to make this easier.

It was whilst managing one of the radio stations I had set up that I met fellow entertainer and radio host Katy D. a friend had lent me a computer and some music equipment at the time, and I asked her to sing on a demo I was producing. Suddenly that unique magic I was talking about earlier reared its head, and unbeknown to me at the time the new dance music project ‘Kandystand’ was born. I gave up radio and went back to making music, and never looked back.

Fast forwarding to 2004, Under the pseudonym 'DJ Alodis' I started producing Hi-Nrg dance music and launched the first Kandystand single, a dance cover of ‘Alone’ by the rock band ‘Heart’ (I was always a sucker for power ballads, the pain and passion in them virtually guaranteed the song’s success).

By now the internet had started creeping into peoples lives, and those who were inquisitive enough would avidly wait while our 56k modems did their little dial tone performance and eventually connected to the world wide web. Suddenly the world became a smaller place and every man and his dog had their music on CD Baby.

Of course with the advent of the internet and its power of mass communication we saw the quick progression of not only people chatting and emailing each other, but suddenly they were able to share files, and of course music. People ripped CD’s, put them on websites in any format they could (whatever happened to Real Player remember them?). The music industry didn’t see this one coming that’s for sure.

Did I see the same story as the majors back in 2004 when I put out the first Kandystand single. Not in a million years.

This is what I had been waiting 20 years for. Finally I could let millions of people hear the music I had been making, I could get in touch with people that economics stopped me contacting before. I could set up a storefront on the web; I felt the same thing I felt when music technology started changing how music was made in the 80’s. This was a revolution.

I made sure that I was in touch with every technology, researching what it could do, how you could take the best out of what I had learnt in the last 20 years and combine it with the tools that were coming out of the internet age to make an impact in the independent music sector.

I set up a new media company Team Hayward Media with the sole intention of researching and tracking these changes, utilising my experience of radio, music, journalism, and promotion I could see a vision where artists really could have what the major labels had only previously enjoyed.

For the next 5 years I used my project ‘Kandystand’ as the guinea pig, getting a team of people together across a number of countries, graphic artists, promotion specialists, writers, music champions, remixers and many more. Kandystand’s music started selling like hotcakes in places we could never have imagined. We were getting orders from California, Japan, Germany, Sweden, Australia, and in places I didn’t even know existed. I needed to find out why this was happening, so I could replicate it every time we released a single.

When I delved into the depths of my website stats, and the internet as a whole, I couldn’t believe how far and wide Kandystand’s music had spread. Mostly on illegal file sharing networks, and at first I felt like my soul had been spread across the web for free. I quickly realised though that what I had found is a global street team that I had been searching for all these years. Millions of promoters who liked the music, recommended it to their friends, a lot of which sought it out online legally and bought the tracks.

This was good and we wanted more, so spent some time analysing how we could use more tools like this and fully utilise the power of the internet. We went to blogs, the new music press, where everyone who wanted to get the latest music news was hanging out, and took out advertising on the blogs. Sales continued to rise. We went to podcasts, forums, online radio, college and local radio (who by now were also harnessing the internet to gain listenership and raise their profile). We got airplay in Europe, USA and Australia. We also got promotion in Japan who loved our style of European pop.

So here we are in 2009, and I’ve moved the team at Team Hayward Media into our new project ‘MyMusicSuccess’. With 25 years experience of the music and media industry behind us, we felt its time to share my music success with others so it can become their music success.

All this time later I’m still producing for Kandystand under the name 'DJ Alodis', and still listening to so many new genres of music, including of course country, rock, pop and dance. Some things clearly never change….



Country Review: Rick Wicker - A Journeyman Through Time

Rick Wicker has explored his world, inside and out, through music since his childhood in the late 1950’s.
He’s worked hard, explored what he can, and had a full life. His words and songs grab you in a unique way. His foot-tapping, sing along country songs get you excited just thinking about the good times.

Today, country musicians are everywhere and they all seem to sing about love, loss, life, and the good times. But words only go so far.

Rick Wicker paints a vivid picture in the minds of his listeners of his own life; his triumphs and defeats. He describes “Life’s Road” in his own words as, “those were interesting years of exploring the world around me and self within me. These songs reflect that sense of questioning and reaching.”

Wicker’s sound is unique but certain songs bring out reminiscence of some of the greats over the years. The Stream (This Dream), from the album “Life’s Road”, has a very mellow feel like Simon & Garfunkel’s The Only Living Boy in New York and The Sound of Silence. As you sink your teeth into “Life’s Road”, you can’t help but be reminded of greats like The Band and Willie Nelson. Wicker’s music appeals to older generations because he is a part of an older generation. His work reflects the themes of the ‘60s, ‘70s, ‘80s, and ‘90s (although thankfully not as much the ‘80s as the other three decades.

However, his music is not beyond the younger generations. Mr. & Mrs. Happily Everafter for the album “Sweet Country Life” immediately reminded me of a down-home version of Ben Folds’ ever-popular, Zak and Sara. A song about unlikely love, it enchants you instantly. Some of Wicker’s songs, including Mr. & Mrs. Happily Everafter, may remind Christian music fans of Jeremy Casella’s lyrical melodies in his songs Lazarus, 10,000 Angels, and She Told Me.

Besides his great country and acoustic stylings, no doubt highly enriched by his 19 years spent in Nashville, TN, he also presents an anthology collection entitled “Meditating Nude” in which he experiments a bit with some new age instrumental tunes. At the heart of his six albums, is one life, enriched by music and lived to the full. He describes his work as “an Anthology of sorts” because it was written and recorded over a span of so many years, now coming together as a tale of the ages.

If good music and a good life is something you’re looking for, look no further than Rick Wicker.

Drop by http://www.rickwickersongs.com/ and sample the Sweet Country Life for yourself.

Review by Grant Fitzgerald - MyMusicSuccess.Com

Friday, June 26, 2009

Mass Moonwalk Shows How Twitter Can Make Events Happen

If ever there is a good example of how social media can empower a group of people to make something happen, check out the set up of the 'Mass Moonwalk' being set up by twitter user @yiannopoulos today at Liverpool Street station in the United Kingdom, in memory of the King of Pop.

In the first 20 minutes he's managed to get hundreds of people to attend, E! TV and Kerrang magazine to cover the event, and the pledge of an after party venue.

A great way to start the celebration of the life of Michael Jackson, and a testament to the power of social media to gather people together to create an event to share this piece of history.

The Mass Moonwalk
http://yiannopoulos.net/2009/06/mass-moonwalk-6pm-liverpool-street-station/

The Mass Moonwalk Event Facebook Page
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=95380486558

Update @ 14:58 CET - Europe follows suit http://www.super-fi.eu/2009/06/26/moonwalk/

The King Of Pop Michael Jackson Dies Age 50

Today brings the sad news of the passing on of Michael Jackson aged just 50 years. Whatever your thoughts of Michael Jackson as a person there is no denying that he was a musical legend of his time and the legacy of his music will live on forever.

The death of high profile figures always brings home the stark fact that we are all mere mortals on this planet and that our time on earth is a limited gift.

Out of this sad news comes something we should all take to heart - that we are all put here to add value to the world, and that if you are putting off doing something great till tomorrow, do it today. If you have a goal or dream that you have been neglecting, why not turn this sad event around and make it a wake up call to take action now and ‘Get It Done Before You Die’. The world will be a better place because you did.

To quote from one of my favourite authors Steve Chandler in his book '100 Ways To Motivate Yourself":

Pretending you aren't going to die is detrimental to your enjoyment of life. It is detrimental in the same way it would be detrimental for a basketball player to pretend there was no end to the game he was playing. That player would reduce his intensity, adopt a lazy playing style and of course end up not having any fun at all.

Without an end there is no game. Without being conscious of death, you can't be fully aware of the gift of life.

Many of us keep pretending that our life's game will have no end. We keep planning to do great things some day when we feel like it. We assign our goals and dreams to that imaginary island that Denis Waitley calls "Someday Isle". We find ourselves saying "Someday I'll do this," and "Someday I'll do that."

Confronting our own death doesn't have to wait until we run out of life. In fact, being able to vividly imagine our last hours on our deathbed creates a paradoxical sensation: The feeling of being born all over again - the first step to fearless motivation. "People living deeply," wrote poet and diarist Anais Nin, "Have no fear of death."

And as Bob Dylan has sung, "He who is not busy being born is busy dying"’


Michael Jackson 1958-2009, may he rest in peace.

Monday, June 22, 2009

Michael Masnick shows good examples of indie artist success at Narm 09

NARM 2009 State Of The Industry: Michael Masnick from NARM on Vimeo.

An inspiring presentation by Michael Masnick from this years NARM conference, reinforcing the opportunities presented to independent musicians right now, and offering an insight into the new business models of the music industry. A must see for every indie artist...

Open your own music storefront on your website and social networks


This week we have discovered a great new way to set up your own online music shop and sell your music directly from your website.

A brand new service from WebsiteMusicPlayer.com takes the music widget culture one step further and offers a flash based digital storefront for your music that you can paste anywhere your fans drop in, whether its your MySpace, Facebook, or Web Page.

One of the key factors in getting people to buy your music when they are listening to it is 'capturing the moment'. If the customer wants to buy your track there and then, it is critical you make it as easy as possible for the listener to 'click and buy' instantly.

Using WebsiteMusicPlayer the purchase process is very simple and quick, customers play the song, if they like what they hear they tick a box next to the song title they wish to buy, click order, pay with paypal and get the track. A typical transaction can take just a couple of clicks and your done.

We make a big thing at MyMusicSuccess about making your music available from your homepage. If visitors to your website can't hear your music when they arrive at your homepage, they'll move on very quickly. It's one of the biggest faux pas of independent music artist's websites.

What WebsiteMusicPlayer gives you is not only the ability to integrate a great flash based music player into your homepage very simply but builds in an instant checkout option too. Very clever.

To maximise your sales, we'd recommend putting the WebsiteMusicPlayer widget on all your social network sites. In fact anywhere you have a prescence paste your player and you'll instantly have multiple retail outlets for your music on the web.

One of the biggest problems MyMusicSuccess has heard from artists is that they would like better reporting systems for their download sales, and we're pleased to say that WebsiteMusicPlayer works well on this score.

Each time one of your songs is played or purchased, the system logs this data for you and reports it to your in real time. No more waiting months for your distribution channels to report and pay, you can withdraw your earnings at any time via paypal.

The stats also tell you which songs are performing well, by working out the ratio of sales against plays. The system will even log the purchasers email address, offering you the ability to easily build a customer list to inform previous purchasers of new releases.

What is also clever about this application is that your fanbase can help you sell more music too.

Built in to the WebsiteMusicPlayer system is an affiliate scheme, that allows your fans to host the player and receive a commission every time a track is sold through the player on their site.

This is a great way to expand your retail outlets and reward your fans for their support. You can choose the percentages you wish to offer affiliates through the WebsiteMusicPlayer control panel in your members area.

You can even have multiple players with different playlists. This works well if you want to promote different songs in different regions. For example if you are a dance music artist with different mixes of your tracks, some mixes may be more popular in Europe, so you can playlist for that region, maybe some mixes work better in the US, simple give your US affiliates a different playlist. Smart.

The whole system is very well thought out and offers the independent artist an excellent route to market for their music.

Whether you have other digital distribution channels in place or not, it makes sense to monetise your music at every opportunity to maximise its earning potential and with the WebsiteMusicPlayer system you get complete control over the music sales process.

Head over to http://www.websitemusicplayer.com/ to get your hands on this great new music sales toolset.

Kandystand previews new single 'OYH (Open Your Heart)'

Monday 22nd of June sees the preview of Kandystand's new single 'Open Your Heart' going live on the band's Reverbnation pages.

The new single is a cover of the classic Madonna track from the 80's brought up to date in an electro tinged style.


Open Your Heart is scheduled for digital release worldwide on the 20th July.

MyMusicSuccess is building a promotional campaign for the band up to the release date by streaming new mixes on a regular basis from the band's Reverbnation profile.

We're also building the buzz through our network of online media contacts, and radio programmers. Visit the Kandystand Reverbnation pages here

The value of regular communication with your fans and the media

One of the most important things you can do to keep your music in the spotlight over the long term is to ensure you have regular contact with your fans and the press.

A direct relationship exists between regular communications and interest in your band and it's twofold. Above you can see the Reverbnation equity graph and website visitor graph from one of our artists.
Peaks are evident where we have sent out communications, and tail off usually after around one week. However over the long term the band has also seen a steady increase in music sales and new fan signups generated by these regular communications.

You need to nurture your relationship with your fans and the media, so that it's not a new learning curve for them when you announce a big event like an album release or a gig.

Once you have a working mailing list, you'll need to create interesting content on a regular basis, and it can sometimes be a challenge to know what to put in your newsletters and blog.

There are the obvious stories such as keeping your fans updated with the latest news and pictures from your gigs, regular updates on the progress of the recording of your new album etc.

But there are always hidden stories you probably hadn't even considered. How about letting your fans and the media know one of your band members ran a marathon for charity last weekend, or how you discovered amazing new influences for your music on a recent trip abroad.

You get the idea, there are many relevant hidden stories to put in your communications that you hadn't even thought of before. This sort of spin on your newsletter builds a human connection, and will keep you in the spotlight even when you don't have major events to announce.

It's not always easy to see these hidden stories when you are close to the event, as it's sometimes a challenge to spot the relevance of the story to your music.

If you need assistance with uncovering new sources of content for your band's communications, drop us a line at info@mymusicsuccess.com we're always pleased to help you write or edit your stories in a way that will continually interest your fans and the media.

Monday, June 15, 2009

Deliver your music video to iTunes, Mobile & PS3 Vidzone with Watunes




Our digital distribution partner Watunes have launched a new Music Video Distribution service. The service is currently in BETA, and Watunes VIP subscribers will have the ability to deliver unlimited Music Videos whenever they want.

Your videos will be distributed to the iTunes stores and exciting news is that Watunes have also established a deal to deliver your Music Videos to mobile services including AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, Sprint, and the new Vidzone music video streaming service available on the Sony Playstation 3 console.


MyMusicSuccess can help you access this amazing video distribution service, if you’d like us to help you get your content into the WaTunes VIP distribution stream then drop us a line at our email address: info@mymusicsuccess.com

The PS3 vidzone service is currently only available in Europe, with rollout to the Americas soon.

Monday, June 8, 2009

Win A Gibson SG Guitar At MyMusicSuccess.Com

MyMusicSuccess.Com link up with Gibson Guitars for Summer Competition

We're excited to announce today that we have launched our new revised music promotion eBook 'The Secrets Of Independent Music Success' in partnership with leading guitar manufacturer Gibson.

Everyone who downloads a copy of the eBook and subscribes to the monthly MyMusicSuccess indie music pr newsletter before 30th September will be entered into a draw to a fantastic Gibson SG Standard electric lead guitar.

We've also got some great new independent music promotion packages for everyone, whether you are just starting to look for ways to promote your music, or whether you are building on existing coverage.

Drop by the website and celebrate the start of the summer season with us at http://www.mymusicsuccess.com/

Thursday, June 4, 2009

SweetJuice: 24/7 Single Review

SweetJuice: 24/7
Indie Rock Portland Oregon USA
http://www.sweetjuice.com
CDBaby

Sounds Like:
Elvis Costello, Fleetwood Mac, Rickie Lee Jones


A sweet and salty taste is what you can expect from the Portland-based trio, SweetJuice. Adam East and Kris Deelane of the indie rock group Adam + Kris are joined by bass guitarist & drummer, Daisy, to deliver this audio tasting sensation. “24 / 7” is one of ten tracks on the band’s recently released album, “Swim”, available through CDbaby.com.

The arrangement of guitars and drums in this relaxed tempo tune begin with a bit of 70’s rock resemblance not far off from a fluteless Marshall Tucker attempt. The exchange of male / female vocals moving from lead to back-up is most effective in attracting and sustaining the listeners attention throughout the song.

It is almost as if Elvis Costello collaborated with the light and dreamy tones of Karen Carpenter or Julee Cruise or maybe even KT Tunstall. Male / female rock bands maintain a presence in the industry but are unarguably a rarity. This is a sound that has been evolving over the 14 years of Adam and Kris’ playing, recording and touring all over the U.S. and Canada.

“24 / 7” clearly contributes color to the break-up album painted by Sweetjuice. A theme a Lucinda Williams fan might find comforting and familiar. The song unfolds a message about the time invested in a relationship told from a first person, end of the rope point-of-view. Moreover, it involves peeling back layers, exposing weaknesses and removing the masked face, as the chorus line goes. Kris’ sweetly confesses mixed emotions “24 hours a day, I wear you in my locket….. I am tearing up this picture of you I carry in my pocket” The tug of a past devotion gone bad is raw and engaging. Weaving common threads for nearly any listener to appreciate is exactly what they have done with the lyrics.

It is without a doubt why Adam + Kris have been recognized for their keen sense of song crafting and powerhouse performances for over a decade.

All in all, the salty combination of electrical and acoustic instrumentation plus drums pairs well with a sweet, magnetic vocal exchange. It may well be a new favorite for indie rock playlists to come.


Review by: Kelly Willenborg - MyMusicSuccess.Com

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Independent Music Artist Development: Recommended Read Of The Week

One of our core values at MyMusicSuccess is the commitment to help independent artists improve every aspect of their life and career in music. Coaching and Mentorship is an integral part of the commitment to the artists we serve.

On a regular basis, we'll be recommending some great books that many independent artists haven't thought of reading, but could help them align to a way of thinking that can bring even greater success to their music careers.

Today's recommended read is '100 Ways To Motivate Yourself' by Steve Chandler and we believe every independent music artist should own this book.

The book features 100 proven methods to positively change the way you think and act, in short sharp easy to digest chapters (most of them just a couple of pages but immensely effective), helping you break through the negative barriers and banish the pessimistic thoughts that could be preventing you from fulfilling your lifelong goals and dreams in the music industry.

For most independent artists and musicians it's still easy to get stuck in the daily routines of life, fantasizing about what could have been. Steve Chandler helps you turn that way of thinking around and make what could have been into what can and will be

Our pick of the 100 methods in the book is 'Play The Circle Game'.

After waking up in the morning, wiping the sleep from your eyes, sit down with a notepad and draw four circles.

These are your own 'Planets'. Label the first circle "Lifelong Goal". This might be to tour the world, earn a million dollars from your music releases, or just get your first opus recorded and released. Whatever it is write it down in the 'Lifelong Goal' Circle and set a timescale on when you want to complete it. Let's set the bar high and say 5 years!

Label your second circle 'My Year'. List the things you would have to complete this year to move 20% towards your lifelong goal. If a timescale of 5 years proves too much to handle right now, then make it 10% and set your lifelong goal target at 10 years, but make sure you fix a time and yearly percentage now and stick to it.

Now you have your first two circles filled in, move to the third circle and label it "My Month" write in this circle the things you would have to complete this month to complete your 'My Year' circle targets.

Now go to your final circle, label it "My Day" and write down all the things you need to do to complete your 'My Month' circle targets.

If you complete everything in the "My Day" circle every day then you cannot fail to achieve your lifelong ambitions.

Do this every single day until you have reached your goal. It takes time and commitment but it works. Try it yourself you really will be amazed what happens.

This is a great book that you can pick up on a regular basis when you need that 'pick me up' nugget of information that motivates you into action. We have several copies in the MyMusicSuccess office and encourage everyone here to pick it up and read one of the pages every day.

The essence of Chandler's book is that success is not about opinions, whether they are your own or come from others. Success is about having great ideas, putting those thoughts into action with a passion, and experiencing the amazing results.

Steve Chandler's '100 Ways To Motivate Yourself' is available from Amazon.Com and other good online book retailers worldwide.




Monday, June 1, 2009

New Japan Music Promotion Service For Western Artists & DJ's



With legal music downloads up 200% in Japan and 90% of these made with mobile phones, independent bands can now access the second biggest music market in the world with a new Japanese domestic market publicity service from MyMusicSuccess.Com

The service is called 'MusicSugoi' ('Awesome Music' in Japanese) and offers a cost effective way for independent artists and DJ’s to bring their music to a huge untapped fan base in Japan and increase their download sales in this hard to reach market. The service is available at http://www.musicsugoi.jp/

MusicSugoi.jp provides artists with their own Japanese domain name and a Japanese language web and mobile artist page. Both the web and mobile pages includes links to iTunes Japan, Amazon Japan and other download stores making it simple for Japanese consumers to 'Click & Buy' direct from their phones and digital devices.

ReverbNation widgets are cleverly integrated into the artist’s Japanese language site, and a unique QR code is provided (QR barcodes are for scanning by a mobile phone camera and take you straight to the artist’s mobile site – this technology is huge in Japan right now).

Advertising is also provided in the MusicSugoi package to promote the artist, with a 1 month featured placement put in rotation on a top music site in Japan. Live show listings are promoted if the artist is gigging or DJ’ing in Japan.

Artist’s videos and tracks also receive airplay on one of Japan's top Net TV & Radio channels, and artists can utilize a translated Japanese one sheet to send to the Japanese press and media.

An information pack is also available with resources on contacting booking agencies and music industry licensing contacts to help artist’s get gigs and licensing deals with Japanese music companies.

Head over to http://www.musicsugoi.jp/ to book your package today and start enjoying new fans and download sales from the Japanese domestic market.