Since the start of Progstreaming I've experienced the troubles of getting in touch with the right people in order to get the permission to stream a certain release.
A few examples:
* The Dutch division of InsideOut is done by two different companies, and I'm in contact with three different persons. But they often say 'no'.
* EMI was recently sold to Warner, and EMI used to say 'yes' often to short streams, but Warner say 'no', mainly because a certain release is also on the Luisterpaal (which is a merely Dutch site, for crying out loud).
* I often e-mail a band for a request to stream, only to find out (too late) the band is associated with a label that opposes streaming in general. That often lead to misunderstanding, for 95% of the artists give permission to stream, yet only 60% of the labels. So I sometimes get an enthousiastic band apologizing that their label doesn't want it.
A few tips I got this far:
* Once an e-mail is unresponded to, I resend it using progstreaming@gmail.com instead of info@progstreaming.com. Often I then do get a reply, with apologies that my first promorequest was stuck in spamfilterworld.
* If I see a form to fill in, I first check the band's Facebook to see if there's an e-mail. Often, that's the case. I despise filling out forms, though I mainly just copy the (standard) promo request
* I prefer international contacts above local contacts. Like in the real world, bosses high above are often more friendly then the middle-man.
What I need:
* e-mails some of you use. Like 'what's your contact at Warner?' and can you introduce me? Same with Roadrunner. KScope is a strange beast, they sometimes respond, but more often than not they keep awefully quiet (despite the twice-email-attack desribed above).
Use PM if the information is 'secret'
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