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PUBLICITY All our publicity is handled inhouse by Powderfinger Promotions. With over 10 Years
of Experience, Powderfinger can work with you to publicize national
and regional tours, individual gigs, CD release parties, as well as
pushing for national reviews for bands. We target many types of media
including daily, weekly, zine, and college
editors, radio program directors, photo editors, and certain websites.
When appropriate, ticket and CD giveaways are arranged, and media
invited to the gig. Clippings are collected and provided to the client
along with a weekly status report. Powderfinger also offers a combination
publicity/radio promotion package. Call for details and costs.CLIENTS Powderfinger Publicity has worked with a broad range of artists from around the country, including multi-platinum sellers like Deep Blue Something (Dallas) and Michelle Shocked (L.A.), and up-and-coming touring acts like The Slip (Boston), Jim’s Big Ego (Cambridge), Rob Gonzalez (NH), Famous (NYC), Naked Sams (Boston), Janah (Atlanta), Matt Angus (Philadelphia), Melodrome (Stockbridge, MA), Gladshot (NYC), as well as promotions such as the Club Passim (Cambridge, MA) Annual Benefit show featuring Odetta, Greg Brown, and others. PUBLICITY PACKAGES Tours and Individual Gigs Powderfinger publicizes National and Regional Tours of up to 10 dates in a month to a variety of media, including daily, weekly, zine, and college editors, radio program directors, photo editors, and appropriate Web sites. Powderfinger will write or edit press kit contents. Term should begin one month ahead of first tour date, and should continue during the duration of the tour. Clips are collected and provided to the client. When appropriate, ticket and CD giveaways are arranged, and media invited to the gig. Powderfinger handles assembling and mailing all packages, but clients are responsible for providing All press kit materials. Rate includes packaging and phone expenses, but client will be invoiced for exact cost of postage as an additional fee. If there are more than 10 tour dates, there will be an additional charge. Individual Gigs that are not CD release parties may also be publicized as scheduling allows. Powderfinger handles assembling and mailing all packages, but clients are responsible for providing All press kit materials. Rate includes packaging and phone expenses, but client will be invoiced for exact cost of postage as an additional fee . CD Release Party Packages 1. CD release party. Press information sent to as many as 80 media targets, including daily, weekly, zine, and college editors, local-music radio hosts, photo editors, Web sites devoted to local music, and national publications that feature new, indie music. Powderfinger will make follow-up calls and emails to various targets. We will also pitch CD and ticket giveaways to radio. Media will be invited to attend and review the gig. Client receives weekly updates. Suggested term is two months, with term beginning two months ahead of release party date. Powderfinger will also write or edit press kit contents. Clients who hire the company to publicize a release party may also hire us to publicize single gigs in 2. Client receives all of the features as described above, except for follow-up and weekly updates. Powderfinger handles assembling and mailing all packages, but clients are responsible for providing All press kit materials. Rate includes packaging and phone expenses, but client will be invoiced for exact cost of postage as an additional fee . 3. Client receives address labels for all of the Powderfinger media targets, a calendar of when materials should be sent to various contacts, and a list of email address and phone numbers for the client to use in following up. Client is responsible for all postage and packaging, and related additional costs. After the CD release party, the client may purchase address labels from the company to publicize single gigs in National Reviews (2 months)--Powderfinger publicizes new releases to a variety of media, including daily, weekly, zine, and college editors, photo editors, and appropriate Web sites for review. Powderfinger will write or edit presskit contents. Clips are collected and provided to the client. Powderfinger handles assembling and mailing all packages, but clients are responsible for providing All press kit materials. Rate includes packaging and phone expenses, but client will be invoiced for exact cost of postage as an additional fee .Term is a minimum of two months. All full-service publicity packages are flexible in terms of number of contacts/pricing. Publicity Contact: Winifred Chane 800.356.1155 x.223 winis10@aol.com |
