Serious Question...

[Prometheus]

Suppose I was a recording label executive running an independent label, and I wanted to get my bands written about or advertised in the hallowed pages of some publication like mojo or kerrang! or whatever...

What would the standard proceedure be, and how much should I expect to pay?

Anyone have this kind of knowledge here?

[Steve]

Don't faff about. Get onto a decent PR company. I recomend This guy. You should have a chat with him. He'll let you know what you need, and what it's gonna cost. I'll pm his number!

[Lazz]

I will second that recommendation.

He had become extraordinarily busy last time we spoke.

But still very willing to talk and discuss cost and offer recommendations.

[Prometheus]

Thank you guys... I've been thinking that since it's, shall we say problematic, finding reliable and trustworthy contacts within the industry, it might be better if I got together with a few of the other guys in my local area and tried to see whether it would be feisable for us to try to get some kind of momentum ourselves...

I gave up music industry hack work a couple of years ago because it was making me start to hate the thing I love, so now I just concentrate on only getting involved in projects I think are worthwhile, even though they don't pay, so financially I have absolutely nothing to lose...

[MisterT]

Hey Prometheus,

Why stop there? You should ask your PR guy to recommend a good online PR company as well (if they don't specialize there).

Check out PRweb.com and PRLeap.com.