The Local Music Show

Submission Guidelines

Some things to keep in mind when submitting tunes to the Local Music Show on 96X- or any other radio station for that matter- as this is pretty much the general consensus among DJs. And know, right off the bat, I WANT to play your music…. but you have to help me help you!

1.You can submit tunes electronically or by CD. I like getting CDs- and also links to pages BUT for the ease and quickness of getting tunes on the show, I prefer mp3s or wav files emailed to me directly .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). It’s great to post stuff on our FB page for folks to check out but don’t consider that a submission.

2. Make sure your files are properly named or coded. I can’t begin to tell you how many “Track 1” songs I have in my music folder. At the very least- name the song. Once a file goes into my local music folder, the title is the only way I can identify it!

3. Include a bio. This should, in brief, tell me who you are- the name of your band and members, what city you live in. Put a little thought into it, as this is a representation of your band. Did I mention- keep it brief?

4. In this day and age of computers, anyone can submit a decent sounding recording. If you are recording stuff yourself, spend some time on it. Band practice recordings are seldom going to be the kind of quality you want to submit. This is for you, my friend. You want to make sure you are doing yourself justice with your recording. There are the rare occasions when the low quality recording lends itself to the song- you be the judge. But just remember…not everyone can pull that off.

5. If the song is longer than 5 minutes, it generally will not be played on the show. C’mon, I only have an hour!

6. Include a list of songs you’re submitting! This is nice to have (even if you did properly name your files).

7. If your song has naughty words and you were not able to have a radio edit made, please give me time markers (on the previously mentioned song list) so, I can edit it myself. We do have to abide by the rules of the FCC.

8. Pick 2 or three song faves. The ones that you yourself love or the ones that make your fans go crazy.

9. Be patient. I am one person and I do listen to every single song that is submitted to me (especially files sent by mp3). I want to keep each show full of variety and quality tunes. As I’ve said before, I WANT to play your band.

10. Finally, I will play you based on merit not by request! I’m honestly and truly happy you have a strong fan base and I love seeing folks be supportive but “bombing” the facebook page, email address or my personal pages and email addresses will make me a little cranky.