What
are these free music press releases?
How
do I know if I qualify for free press releases ?
How
can I submit my release for consideration?
What are these free music press
releases ?
For a limited time only, and to UK residents only, LastSound
has partnered with a music promotions company, ProLatis
to offer its members free promotional opportunities.
ProLatis specialises in on-line and off-line promotion
for up and coming artists, producers and companies in
the entertainment industry. The up-shot of the partnership
is that for a limited time we are offering free press
releases to a select group of our visitors.
Initially, the promotion will only be available to UK
visitors. With time, we may well roll it out globally.
Promotion will take the form of press releases, typically
off-line, although occassionally to on-line distribution
channels also. ProLatis has done a test run of around
a dozen press releases in the Manchester area in the last
three months, and has found the average circulation of
each release to be around 70,000 (as of July 2005). Including
on-line releases, the figure is typically closer to 75,000.
We expect figures for the test run to be in a similar
range. We cannot guarantee such figures for every release,
but those are the averages.
How do I know if I qualify for
free releases?
Firstly, we are currently only accepting submissions from
UK residents. Both companies are based in the UK, and
so we would prefer to focus on a geographical area we
know well. After the test phase, we may extend this to
other countries.
We are looking to release either news, or profiles of
producers and artists who meet the submission guidelines.
We require that you provide a brief summary of your biographical
information if you would like us to release a profile,
or a summary of the news story as well as your
biography if you are looking to promote a specific news
event.
The promotion is open for all artists, producers, song-writers
and anyone who is involved in the music industries.The
test launch begins 1st August, 2005 and runs until 31st
August 2005. In that time, we are looking to draft four
releases to a total distribution of around 300,000 readers.
Distribution wil take place some time in September. If
you qualify, read on to learn how to submit your release.
How can I submit my release for
consideration?
The easiest and most direct route would be to e-mail our
head of promotions, chris@lastsound.com
. Provide details of what you are promotng, be it yourself
or an event, and he will contact you with further information.
