In the competitive world of entertainment, music publicity can make or break a music career. Getting the word out about newly released albums, concert tours, and musical performers requires knowledge and experience in the effective use of various forms of media. Successful publicists know how to use magazines, newspapers, radio and television broadcasts, and the Internet to reach the public, to keep their clients in the spotlight, and to build a fan base. Publicity agents make a lot of choices for their clients, including which music will be broadcast, reviewed and promoted over the airways.

The music business itself has embraced the concept that there are four basic music publicity fronts that are effective in the business: developing the artist and the artist’s music, the performance, publicity, and promotions.

Musicians can educate themselves in those four main points of publicizing music and ways of using all forms media to their best advantage; or they can hire an agent or a company to do music publicity for them – at a price, of course, which can be stiff. Self education through reading and discussion is a good strategy in any case, and is highly recommended for any musician using music publicity as their tool.

When choosing to go with a marketing agency to build a career in the music business, a good deal of research and investigation into quality and success of particular agencies is more than warranted. Resources can include experienced engineers, producers and production staff, other musicians, and any other audio and video music business contacts. Booking agents can give feedback on who is most effective in music publicity, as can Disk Jockeys (DJs) and record store managers.

Excellent publicity requires understanding the image each client wants to project and knowing what to promote, how to promote, and with whom to promote the music of each one of their clients. Successful music publicity agents know which medium to use for various types of information and various types of publicity and various types of promotions to reach various types of audiences. But in general, a good press kit will include a comprehensive press release with contact information, as well as past reviews and articles, biographies of the musical entertainer(s), photographs, and a CD or DVD of the artist's musical works.

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