Inakohma
Kenneth M. Haton
Editor, Owner
E-mail inakohma@gmail.com
Chicago, IL 60610
If you want to get your music featured on DUBliminal.COM submit to the drop box or send an EPK to inakohma@gmail.com
Here Are Some TIPS:
1.Include a Myspace or link to your website. At best, provide a short bio and description of the track.
2. Include a picture. The best way to submit the pic is with a direct http:// link. Don’t attach files, upload them to a photosharing website first. Both WordPress and Blogger support linking to pics like this and it’s much easier than me downloading a pic from your email, uploading it to Flickr/Slide/Photobucket ourselves and then linking to it. If you want your tune on a blog, make our life easier!
3.If you’re going to submit loads of tunes at once, highlight one or two which you think I should definitely listen to. If I get five tunes and don’t happen to like the first one, I probably won’t download the rest. So pick the best and tell me about it!
4.Personally, I prefer not to download zip files or rar’s. They take a while to unpack, can easily be forgotten about, and mess up my directories. I PREFER SOUNDCLOUD! If you haven’t done so I HIGHLY RECOMMEND JOINING SOUNDCLOUD, it looks clean, people can comment right on your track, and download it directly if you choose to let them. Most DJs have their tunes on Soundcloud and you should, too! It makes my life a hell of a lot easier to get the hottest tunes up on my site quickly! If you want to submit a picture, provide a link to it, and if you want a lengthy bio, then just write it in your e-mail.
5.When you’re writing your bio, don’t say something like “DJ DUBLIMINAL started DJ’ing at the tender age of thirteen when he bought his first pair of decks.” Nobody cares, and everyone says the same thing. Stick to future projects, or whatever label you’re signed to. If you aren’t signed, tell us which nights you play at. If you’re a bedroom DJ, just say that and provide an e-mail for people to book you.
6.If it’s an English blog, write your e-mail in English!
7.Youtube (or Vimeo) videos are AWESOME! They’re quick to post, combine sound with visuals (so no uploading mp3s for us), and the reader can quickly get a flavor of what the artist is about in an engaging way.
8.Make sure your tunes are labelled correctly. When I open them up in iTunes, they shouldn’t be called “Song 1 – Final Mix” or have nothing in the Artist column. Take the time to do it. It can also be confusing if I don’t know the tune you’ve remixed and I don’t know who’s the original artist and who’s the remixer. So label them!
9.If you’re sending out tunes to loads of blogs, then put the addresses in the “bcc” bar not the “cc”. This hides how many people you’ve sent it to. Nobody wants to post tunes that they know every blog in the world just received. The worst examples of these are where the artist has clearly sent it to 150 music blogs and said something like “We love reading your blog and think it’s one of the best out there.” Really??!! (And beware because our spam filters tend to be set pretty high so cc’ing loads of people in can flag your email up as spam, never to be seen again!) So where possible, submit tracks individually to each blog.
10.Be nice to me! DUBliminal.COM lets artists know every time I post their material. Sometimes I don’t get a thank you, and that pisses me off. Keep ignoring me helping you out and you might find that your credit quickly dries up. So be courteous, and I’ll be nice back!
Thanks to NP
