Career / Entry №191 / Promotion How to make a free electronic press kit (EPK) in 2026 №191 Posted 10·06·26 Logged by Josh McKenzie Read time: 9 min Filed under: Promotion, EPK, Career A promoter has 30 seconds to decide whether to put you on their bill. A booking agent skims their inbox between meetings. […]
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Career / Entry №190 / Radio & Promotion HOW TO GET AIRPLAY ON BBC INTRODUCING №190 Posted 09·06·26 Logged by Josh McKenzie Read time: 9 min Filed under: Radio, Promotion, Career You’ve recorded something you’re genuinely proud of, and now getting it played on the radio feels like the next mountain to climb. The good
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Career / Entry №189 / Selling CDs HOW MUCH SHOULD YOU CHARGE FOR A CD AT A GIG? №189 Posted 31·05·26 Logged by Josh McKenzie Read time: 7 min Filed under: Selling CDs, Gigs, Pricing So you’ve finished recording an album, there’s a box of discs by your front door, and your first gig of
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Artwork / Entry №188 / CD Cover Design How to design a CD cover that pops at the merch table №188 Posted 14·05·26 Logged by Josh McKenzie Read time: 9 min Filed under: Artwork, CD Design, Merch The merch table is a brutally honest design critic. You’ve got about two seconds of attention from someone
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Production / Entry №186 / Vinyl Pressing How many vinyl records should you press for a debut release? №186 Posted 13·05·26 Logged by Josh McKenzie Read time: 9 min Filed under: Vinyl, Pressing, Debut Release If this is your first time pressing vinyl, the honest answer to “how many records should I press” is almost
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Artwork / Entry №185 / CD Cover Design 3 things you should know about CD cover art before briefing a designer №185 Posted 13·05·26 Logged by Josh McKenzie Read time: 8 min Filed under: Artwork, CD Design, Briefing If you’re about to email a designer about your album cover, hold on for ten minutes and
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Artwork / Entry №183 / DIY Design HOW TO MAKE ALBUM ARTWORK IN CANVA FOR FREE №183 Posted 07·05·26 Logged by Josh McKenzie Read time: 9 min Filed under: Artwork, Canva, DIY Design You’ve finished the record. Now you need a cover, and the quote from a designer just landed in your inbox at £400
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Production / Entry №182 / CD Pressing How many CDs should you press for your first release? №182 Posted 07·05·26 Logged by Josh McKenzie Read time: 11 min Filed under: CD Pressing, First Release, Indie Artists You’ve finished the record. The mixes are signed off, the artwork is sitting on your designer’s desktop, and now
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Career / Entry №101 / Radio Promotion How to get your music played on radio stations: a real guide №101 Posted 05·05·26 Logged by Josh McKenzie Read time: 9 min Filed under: Radio Promotion, BBC Introducing, Career Hearing your own song on the radio is still one of the strangest, best feelings going. There’s a
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Songwriting / Entry №100 / Finishing Songs How Do I Know If A Song Is ‘Done’? №100 Posted 04·05·26 Logged by Josh McKenzie Read time: 9 min Filed under: Songwriting, Recording, Indie You’ve been working on the same song for three weeks. The chorus has been rewritten four times. The first verse keeps changing depending
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