| Will
Jazzzdog work my record just because I want them to?
Who do we send the record to?
What is our address?
Is there a good time or a bad time to release a record?
Will Jazzzdog work my record that I sell
exclusively on my website?
Does Jazzzdog have a negotiable fee?
Will Jazzzdog work a record for a finite
number of weeks?
Will Jazzzdog do a regional only promotional
campaign?
Who does Jazzzdog talk to?
Does Jazzzdog prepare weekly reports?
Will Jazzzdog do mailings for the client?
When will Jazzzdog be willing to do mailings
for their clients?
How does Jazzzdog bill?
Does Jazzzdog accept money transfer to their
account?
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Q: Will
Jazzzdog work my record just because I want them to?
A: Unfortunately, it isn't that simple….we need
to listen to the record first and find out if it is something
that Jazzzdog feels it can help you with.
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Q: Who do
we send the record to?
A: Jane--the old program director--reminds herself weekly
of what it was like to have the music meetings and make
decisions based on the music at hand. You need to send
the record with an introductory letter and any bio info
before giving us a call. We need to hear the music so
we can have an informed conversation with potential clients.
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Q: What
is our address?
A: Jane Purcell Dashow, Jazzzdog Promotions, 245 East
25th Street 2F, New York NY 10010.
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Q:
Is there a good time or a bad time to release a record?
A: There are very few times during the year when radio
is "slow" anymore. Jazzzdog always discusses
street dates and mailing schedules with potential artists/clients
before taking on a project. We will turn a project away
if there is a conflict of interest (two B3 player albums,
too many female or male vocalists) or if we feel an independent
release will get buried in the competition.
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Q: Will
Jazzzdog work my record that I sell exclusively on my
website?
A:
No. Each artist has to have distribution of some kind.
A "brick and morter" deal (physically in the
stores) becomes harder to find as time goes on and more
labels close their doors. However, you need to have additional
ways for the station listeners to find your music. We
need the independent artist to have one or multiples of
the following: Amazon, Borders, Barnes and Noble, iTunes,
Cdbaby and Rhapsody. We are also keen to work with people
who have digital distribution deals. We want to help you
be heard and to get your cds in people's homes!
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Q:
Does Jazzzdog have a negotiable fee?
A: Sort of…we have two rates-one for "starving
artists" and one for labels…both are reasonable
and are not negotiable.
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Q: Will
Jazzzdog work a record for a finite number of weeks?
A: Yes, but we always encourage clients to take the "life
of project" program which assures that Jazzzdog will
work the cd the entire time it is on or battling to get
on the charts and through to the end when there are less
than 10 current JazzWeek reporters on the record. We always
feel sadly when someone buys 8 weeks and the record is
just getting started when we have to "pull the plug."
"Life of project" means never having to say
"sorry, we're done."
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Q: Will
Jazzzdog do a regional only promotional campaign?
A: No. Jazzzdog does national radio campaigns only.
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Q: Who does
Jazzzdog talk to?
A: Jazzzdog talks to the entirety of the JazzWeek panel,
over 175 CMJ stations, satellite, internet, cable and
syndicated providers on a weekly basis. Our current mailing
list includes 342 stations/personnel.
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Q: Does
Jazzzdog prepare weekly reports?
A: Absolutely! Clients get a comprehensive report every
week including a cover sheet with all station information,
goals and feedback as well as a worksheet with a three
week rolling average of spins as well as comments and
station/market/ranking information.
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Q: Will
Jazzzdog do mailings for the client?
A: We prefer that clients do the mailings themselves (it
tends to be cheaper than sending stuff to us and having
us ship it)…however, we do supply the actual mailing
labels on request or an Excel spreadsheet with all station
information for mailing labels. We will do mailings for
clients that are based in the New York Metro area because
the CDs can be dropped off at our office without further
client mailing expense. We do charge an additional fee
for the processing and mailing which is a discount from
the full price of mailing and shipping supplies. Another
savings for our clients.
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Q: When
will Jazzzdog be willing to do mailings for their clients?
A: When it is an overseas client….or you can cough
up the money for us to make Jimmy the mailroom boy (aka
my husband) do his mail dance. Okay, truthfully? We have
trained Brak to do the mailing. Okay, really, and I’m
not kidding this time-I have to do it and it makes me
GRUMPY……catch my drift?
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Q: How does
Jazzzdog bill?
A: Jazzzdog bills for the complete payment on the "add
date" at radio. The client will have a month to pay
in full. This includes two weeks of gratis promotion before
add date.
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Q: Does
Jazzzdog accept money transfer to their account?
A: We do not accept this practice for our domestic clients.
We are willing to make that concession for oveseas clients
only.
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