Partnership With Radio Stations???

[J-malice]

i was thinkin of ways to get my songs played in regular rotation on the radio. and i thought up of goin into some kinda deal with them. but im not to sure o whatr i have to offer. this is where i need yall help at. i can do rap commercials, beats for start up themes, beats for radio station promotional commercials, and??? (insert your idea here). anything else?? my goal is to get my songs in regular rotation n not just in some local show at 3am in the mournin. so what are radio station needs.?? i need to make myself look like i can be of use. sooooo??/? what are some thing radio station like/ need/ want??

 

[bigdmakintrax]

Man you have to think of a theme and start building a resume, find out who the DJ's are, and yes you will have to settle for getting on your local or local syndicated radio show at any hour man,,,,,it is very difficult to break a program manager's scheduled shows for a stankin local producer....I had 6 of my songs on a local station played in Full during the Dead Presidents interview segment on the one nation hip hop show, I wouldn't be setting bars on what you won't do especially if you haven't broken any airwaves reaching a 50-100 mile radius, exposure is exposure...2 or 3 at night on a Saturday is a good time a lot of cats are leaving the club etc...especially if you are in a big city man....but aside from that, most stations already deal with a company or individual that generally is contracted for spots and ads and sometimes the DJ's know producers or produce themselves....you have to approach this like you are looking for a job and market yourself and your product......find out local events and promoters...do some promotions for them.....do you live near any colleges with a radio station????? you have to use them too...I mean it sounds like what I am saying is being an asshole but thats how it is man....you must put in some work if you want to get something out of it.......establish relationships, get names and contacts and start working the contacts.....listen to existing advertisements and think of a way to do them better, or even do a commercial for the station with your tracks or get someone to voice over your beats and have a cd with the examples of the skills you have.....1

 

[MadScientist]

WOW ..... there's so much to know about how radio works ..... its almost impossible to get radio play if your an independant label/artist. Go to http://www.radioandrecords.com/ you can see play list of most reporting stations. Most major labels deal with independant radio promoters .... this is the loop hole for legal payola. It could cost you $30,000 - $200,000 ..... It all depends on how much play you want. But you still need those relationships. You just can't walk up to a radio station and drop cash in there face. You need BIG BUCKS and good relationships in order to get regular rotation. If you don't have any of those ..... sorry to say but you wont get what your looking for. Its a fucked up game.