Billy Zero (WTMD 89.7 - Program Director), Krista Vilinskis (Tinderbox) and Abby White (American Songwriter - Music Critic)



The term ‘press’ can mean a few different things. Press can be a review of your CD, an honorable mention regarding an upcoming show, a review of your live performance, or a feature story about your music and band. The type of press your band obtains obviously depends largely on how much the music critic likes your music.

There are a couple different levels of press to pursue and Tinderbox can be hired for any of the following: obtaining local press for a CD release date such as your hometown’s daily, weekly or college papers, receiving regional press for out of town touring such as statewide papers and/or national publications like weekly, monthly or bi-monthly music magazines and online reviews.  Most media publications require a copy of your current CD and up-to-date 1 sheet.

What is a 1 sheet? Click here to view a good example.

It’s best to keep your 1 sheet brief and to the point. You don’t want to give them too much information. The shorter it is the more chance you have of them actually reading it. Keep in mind how many CD’s they receive in a day, let alone a week. Write a short bio and bullet point the facts about your band.  Be sure to utilize all the important information that your band has accomplished to date such as positive press reviews, CD street date and don’t forget to list your contact information.

There is no need to spend a lot of money on the design of your 1 sheet or promo kit packaging. You can send your CD and 1 sheet loose in an envelope (no need for folders or 3 ring binders).  Remember it’s about the music.

If you’re interested in Tinderbox pursuing press on your behalf please submit your CD and 1 sheet to us.  If we feel we can really do something for you we will let you know. Good press isn’t easy to obtain so if we are passionate about your music chances are we will be able to obtain press for you.

Our publicist has over 10 years of experience and has established great relationships with many major music publications and critics over the years that can help to get your CD listened to more quickly and considered for review.

We have received press for artists in many national publications such as Billboard, Magnet, Acoustic Guitar World, The Big-Takeover, Amplifier, Performing Songwriter, No Depression and Paste to name a few and weekly’s including Village Voice, The Onion, City Pages and many others. Tinderbox also works closely with several online sites including Rollingstone.com, Pop Matters, VH1.com, Delusions of Adequacy and many other great indie review sites.

If you’re also interested in music publishing, our publicist has secured music placements on National television shows such as The OC, Dawson’s Creek and MTV’s Real World, Road Rules and Battle of the Sexes.


Please see the submission page on how to be considering for press.



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757s, The
Ada Jane
Adams, Peter
Admiral Byrd
Alva Star
Arrest, The
Bailey, E.G.
Barry, Phil
Black Blondie
Breakups, The
Bunny Clogs
Connelly, Ben
Dallas Orbiter
Deaths, The
Deep Soul Deities
Dessa of Doomtree
Doomtree
Dusty Strobe Lights, The
Faded Paper Figures
Fierke, Meredith
Fix, Josh
Future Antiques
Guante and Big Cats!
Great Depression, The
Honeydogs, The - Sunshine Committee
Humbugs, The
Junkyard Empire
Mackintosh Braun
Mictlan, Mike + Lazerbeak
Mighty Fairly
Miller, Nathan
New Standards, The
NYCSmoke
Otter, Cecil
Original Mark Edwards, The
Princess Records
Renner, Sean
Ries, Rachel
Rockford Mules
Ryan, Joey & the Inks
Scattered Trees
Sextons, The
Small Cities, The
Spaceships Are Cool
Sweet Colleens, The
Traster, Ryan
Twilight Hours, The
Two Harbors
Umbrella Sequence, The
Van Gobots, The
Woodlands, The
Wooldridge Brothers
Yer Cronies
Yoria, Arthur

 

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