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Press Contacts
The short answer
Press contacts in the Artispreneur directory are outlets and writers who cover releases and campaigns across formats. Treat press as a relationship list, not a blast list: segment by genre and beat, pitch one story at a time, and keep your press page current so every contact you earn can find your facts, photos, and music in one place.
What press contacts do, and what they look for
Press contacts are the working list behind every campaign: the writers, editors, and outlets who might premiere a track, review a record, list a show, or interview you this cycle and next. Managed well, the list compounds: each release reaches people who already know your name. Managed badly, as a one time blast, it burns the exact relationships a career is built on.
Browse 28 press contacts in the directoryHow to pitch press contacts
- Segment your list by beat and genre before you write a single pitch.
- Keep an always current press page: bio, photos, focus track, and contact in one link.
- Pitch one story per release and track who opened, replied, and covered you.
- Between releases, send nothing but real news. Silence is better than noise.
Mistakes that end the conversation
- Buying or scraping a giant list and blasting it without segmentation.
- Hiding basic facts like hometown, genre, and release date behind extra clicks.
- Following up more than twice, which converts a contact into a block.
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What belongs on an artist press page?
A short bio, high resolution photos, your focus track with a streaming link, recent press quotes, tour dates, and one clear contact. Everything a writer needs, on one page, with no downloads required to listen.
How many times should I follow up with press?
Once is standard, twice is the limit. A short follow up with one new fact respects the writer's inbox; more than that reads as pressure and gets filtered.
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