How to get your music heard by record labels?

In this post from Attack called “How to Get Your Demo Heard”, a key advice is offered that’s universal to many labels and so it’s a tip you should pay a particular attention to: “only send to labels which will be interested in your style of music.” Don’t blast to every label you can find. read more

Include labels you like on your emailing list, which should include an "opt-out" option, to let them know what is happening with your band. If you record a new round of songs, it is perfectly fine to send a new demo to a label that has rejected you in the past. If you're playing a show in the town in which a particular label is based, invite them to the show. Getting people to know your name is half the battle. read more

Label staff don’t have time to reply to every single demo they get. Rather than take umbrage, suck up a lack of response and try again next time. It’s brutally simple: if you didn’t hear back, you didn’t make the cut. read more