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POPULAR LINKS <\/strong>(direct link): Academy<\/a> \/ Advice Videos<\/a>\u00a0\/ Resources (inc video and reading list)<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0School Tour<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0Surgeries <\/a> \/ Workshops<\/a> \/<\/p>\n

All the ways Nusic can help you are outlined in our Frequently Asked Questions page<\/b> here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

You can find our Nusic Advice Guides <\/b>here<\/b><\/a>. The series gives you advice on topics ranging from managers to labels, law to media exposure.<\/b><\/p>\n

We list radio DJs who are likely to play your music in our \u2018Getting Your First Radio Play\u2019 guide <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2018Getting Your First Media Coverage\u2019 lists loads of ways you can get exposure for your music in Notts, it can be found <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Before Mr Zuckerberg implemented one of his really useful facebook updates that actually made it less useful<\/b>, we used to have an extensive list of press contacts listed out in the discussion board feature of our fb group. The idea being every time we made a new contact or found out details of an important media contact we\u2019d share them with you, no nepotistic only sharing with our mates malarky, we\u2019d share with you, it would then be up to you whether you got off your sexy ass and took advantage. This page of <\/span>nusic.org.uk<\/span><\/a> is our attempt to bring that resource back.<\/span><\/p>\n

Below we outline all the local media outlets that can help you, plus we then go on to have a decent go at outlining regional and national outlets.<\/b> We try our best to give you the key info such as WHO to contact, HOW to contact them (this is very important, see <\/span>HERE<\/span><\/a> for why) and which outlets to prioritise (to give context, where possible we\u2019ve included audience\/social media numbers). For example there\u2019s not much point in a local Metal band investing time in contacting <\/span>CAPITAL FM.<\/b><\/p>\n

Details updated and accurate as of 10:00 28\/01\/19<\/b><\/p>\n

LOCAL MEDIA<\/b> (Regional and National are further down)<\/span><\/p>\n

FM RADIO<\/b> \u2013 Local (PS \u2013 if you\u2019re looking for BBC Introducing, it\u2019s in the Regional section).<\/b><\/p>\n

You can find out more about strategies to get your first radio plays, in our Nusic Advice Guide <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

BBC RADIO NOTTINGHAM<\/b> has 137 000 (RAJAR Q4 2018) people listen to the station for at least five minutes every week. <\/span>Mark Dennsion (<\/b>@MarkDennison<\/b><\/a>) <\/b>who hosts the mid-morning show has a long-running history of supporting local new music, including helping us start the New Music Podcast back in the Trent FM days. <\/span>Verity Cowley (<\/b>@VerityCowley<\/b><\/a>) <\/b>who hosts the Drivetime<\/span> also started out back at BBC Introducing, so has a passion for new local music. And recently Summaya (@SummayaMughal<\/strong><\/a>) has been presenting Mon – Fri 7 -10pm, with a show dedicated to everything local. Meaning this is a new opportunity to get your music featured on Radio Nottingham.<\/span><\/p>\n

BBC RADIO NOTTINGHAM\u2019S <\/b>Sunday evening shows for the local Asian and Afro-Caribbean communities both play some local New Music, be it made by artists from their target community and\/ or artists making music with an Asian or Afro-Caribbean influence. The address is <\/span>BBC Nottingham, London Road, NG2 4UU<\/b>. The presenters are<\/span>\u00a0Hansa Dabee and Dawne Stewart.<\/b><\/p>\n

Quite a few <\/span>BBC RADIO NOTTINGHAM<\/b> DJs are open to having local artists in as guests, you\u2019ll need a \u2018story\u2019 to justify being on and if your story is charity related even better. Remember the <\/span>BBC<\/b> is a public service broadcaster with a duty to support the local community, make your story less about you and more about the community and you have a good chance of getting on. For example with an EP Launch, make it a charity fundraiser.<\/span><\/p>\n

KEMET FM<\/b> \u2013 Broadcasting on 97.5FM since 2007, <\/span>KEMET<\/b> is the only FM station in Nottingham that broadcasts local content 24\/7. As a community station it doesn\u2019t have official listener numbers but it has over 9000 fans on facebook and over 5400<\/span> followers on twitter, so it appears decent numbers are listening. Nearly all <\/span>KEMET<\/b>\u2019s specialist shows (those on after 7pm) play some local music, they put local artists on their daytime playlist too and have local artists in for interviews. The station does NOT play all genres though, it\u2019s Ofcom license is to \u201c<\/span>serve the needs of the African and Caribbean communities of Nottingham and surrounding areas<\/span><\/i>\u201d, you won\u2019t hear much Punk Rock on <\/span>KEMET<\/b>. All the station\u2019s key contact details are<\/span> HERE<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The radio DJs below have shown a keen interest into helping promote Nottingham musicians and events\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013 Jackie P the host of the breakfast show is a big supporter of local music, to send her your music. She does not use Twitter, so drop a radio friendly tune to jackeyp@hotmail.co.uk and make sure the subject line includes \u201clocal talent\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013 Tony Bates \u2013 Every Monday and Friday, 8-9am, Tony gives a rundown of loads of cool things going off in Notts each week with breakfast host Jackie P. As a breakfast show slot there should be a lot of people listening. Tweet him at @Babblingbates.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013 Rastarella \u2013 Every Tuesday between 11-12pm Rastarella talks about everything cultural\/free or very cheap (under \u00a310) that is happening over the next seven days in Notts. Tweet her at @Rastarella.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013 And a reminder once again to check out the specialist djs in your genre, DJs like Naughty Raver often do Notts Music specials.<\/span><\/p>\n

MANSFIELD 103.2FM<\/b> \u2013 Serving Mansfield (28,000 listeners \u2013 RAJAR Q4 2018) and surrounding areas 103.2 is not exactly cutting edge musically, but it is very strongly focused on local content so that is your \u2018in\u2019 with this station, particularly if you are from Mansfield, Ashfield or Bolsover and have an angle. More details<\/span> HERE<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

TV \u2013 Local<\/b><\/p>\n

NOTTS TV<\/b> \u2013 As the name might suggest, Notts TV is a TV station completely focussed on Nottingham. Research by a third party station showed 300,000 people watch the station at least once a each week. In terms of opportunities for musicians, there are two that stand out…<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013 <\/span>Noise Floor<\/b> \u2013 Notts TV\u2019s New Music Show. Noise Floor is currently not making new shows. However, special one off episodes of the programme can be made and past episodes are repeated on Notts TV on pretty much every day of the week. The show plays tracks from local acts and national artists. Check out Nusic FAQ No. 40 \u00a0for more info \u2013 nusic.org.uk\/faq<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013 <\/span>Notts Tonight <\/b>\u2013 (Previously called The 6:30 Show) Notts TV\u2019s daily news show presented by Owen Shipton (@OwenShipton<\/strong><\/a>) and Danielle Hall (@DanielleHallTV<\/strong><\/a>)<\/span>. If you have a news angle, you could get on the show any day of the week. But the money shot is every Friday where the show features an interview and acoustic performance with a local artist.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Notts TV is found on Channel Freeview 7 and on demand HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

PRESS <\/b>\u2013 LOCAL<\/span><\/p>\n

LEFTLION<\/b> \u2013 40,000 (estimated) people read each copy of <\/span>LEFTLION<\/b> which is released monthly. <\/span>LEFTLION <\/b>review AND interview local musicians in every issue, they also do podcasts (more on those below). To get <\/span>LEFTLION<\/b> coverage check this link which fully lays out the ways to get<\/span> LEFTLION <\/b>love<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The best way to contact the <\/span>LEFTLION<\/b> music team is via<\/span>\u00a0email (<\/span>music@leftlion.co.uk<\/span><\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n

ALSO, on a <\/span>LeftLion <\/b>note, every Sunday they publish a \u2018XX things to do in Nottingham this week\u2019 article online, where they\u2026 well, big up all the great events going off in Notts during that week. If you make the team aware of your gig, then you stand a chance of being featured, especially if it\u2019s a bit different. More details on LL media coverage <\/span>HERE<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

NOTTINGHAM POST<\/b> \u2013 The <\/span>Nottingham Post<\/b>\u00a0reaches approx 14814\u00a0 people per issue (Source: ABC Jan – Jun 2018)\u00a0<\/span>. There are two lead contacts for music coverage, EG Editor Simon Wilson (@EG_Editor) and Rachel Gorman (@RaeGormo)<\/span><\/p>\n

There\u2019s a lot of peeps who write freelance for the Post. Make sure to look out for reviews of artists that are similar to you, and then get in touch with the writers. Three writers to look out for broadly covering specific genres are Nick Parkhouse [<\/span>@nickparkhouse<\/span><\/a>] (Pop), Phil Viles [<\/span>@StageTimesUK<\/span><\/a>] (Alternative) and Kevin Cooper.<\/span><\/p>\n

Various local town papers across Nottinghamshire such as Mansfield Chad, Newark Advertiser plus more <\/b>(you probably know more about these than we do) also write about musicians relevant to their immediate locality. Here are a few of the ones we know about:<\/span><\/p>\n