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10 Great Places to Promote Your Music Online

No doubt, you should still use paper and postage to send press kits, press releases and review copies of your CDs -- in sensible moderation. But you'd be cheating yourself if you don't also use the lost-cost, high-impact potential of the Internet to publicize your musical activities.

Here are 10 great online publicity sources excerpted from my Online Music PR Hot List. Use these writers, editors and webmasters to get wider exposure for you and your sounds.

1. Music Industry News Network
   www.mi2n.com
   This is the mother of all online music publicity resources. There's a good chance you're already using Music Industry News Network in your PR campaigns. If not, you've just discovered the PR promise land. Submit your press releases free at www.mi2n.com/input.php3.

2. The DiY Report
   www.gajoob.com/diyreport
   Published since 1994, the DiY Report is a free resource for indie-minded musicians and related folks. Each e-mail issue features an amazing array of band news and opportunities for musicians. Send your news items to Bryan Baker (no relation to Bob) at info@gajoob.com.

3. Web Music Newswire
   groups.yahoo.com/group/web_music_newswire
   This global music newswire service specializes in the distribution of indie music industry and web-related music news. The service sends news and content to music web site editors, music magazines, music zines and newspapers. Subscribe to the list at the page listed above and then start submitting.

4. Gods of Music
   www.godsofmusic.com
   A site that overflows with reviews of MP3 song files. Send news to Editor-in-Chief Clint Gaige at c_gaige@yahoo.com. Find out how to get reviewed at www.godsofmusic.com/gom/bereviewed.php.

5. Big Baer Urban Alternative Magazine
   www.bigbaer.com
   A Chicago-based online music zine that covers urban, hip-hop and alternative styles. Send news items to Jack Baer at baer@bigbaer.com.

6. Demorama
   www.demorama.com/contact.html
   "A service for young or underground bands. If you are in any way affiliated with a big label, we will not review your material. We accept vinyl, cassettes and CDs. We will also do online reviews. Just send us a link to where your music is at and we'll go get it. We review all genres of music." Contact demorama@hotmail.com.

7. Mish Mash Music Reviews
   mashmusic.tripod.com
   "Hey bands and musicians. Mish Mash wants to review your music. We'll accept any genre on any format -- CD, cassette or vinyl." Submission details can be found at mashmusic.tripod.com/info.html. Send e-mail to mishmashmusic@hotmail.com.

8. PR Web
   www.prweb.com
   A free wire service that will host and catalogue your press releases at no charge.

9. GoGirlsMusic.com
   www.gogirlsmusic.com
   The longest running online community of independent women artists. Send news items to info@gogirlsmusic.com. The site is currently not accepting CDs for review.

10. Here and There
    members.aol.com/bookermps
    "We review anything and everything that comes our way, and then post it with information on how to find those hard to find CDs that Sam Goody never has in stock." Contact editor Michael Sullivan at bookermps@aol.com. For submission details, visit members.aol.com/bookermps/page30.html.