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The STOLACE Relay Station

ATTENTION ARTISTS

If you're an artist in the ambient, atmospheric, or neoclassical genres, then we need to talk! If you haven't submitted your music for consideration for airplay on The Relay Station, then now is the time. Please take a moment to read through the information below to make sure your music is an appropriate fit for the program.

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Submit your music for airplay on The STOLACE | RELAY STATION

I'm here to help

As a musician, composer, and producer, I understand the challenge of promoting your music, getting it in front of active listeners, and being heard. Well I'm here to help and it won't cost you a thing!

In addition to being an electronic musician, I am also a radio show producer. I play quality ambient, neoclassical, and atmospheric music in the 59-minute ambient radio program The Relay Station. The program is distributed weekly through our email distribution list, published out to Substack, available for radio station direct download, and delivered to the Public Radio Exchange platform where public radio stations from around the world can pick up the programming for free.

The social media networks are increasingly becoming an ineffective strategy for gaining a wider audience, as well-deserving artists are excluded from the spotlight because they don't "play the game" by that network's rules. That's why I'm here to help — to help you increase the depth of your audience and get your music in front of passionate ambient music fans.

How exactly can you help?

Well I'm glad you asked. 😆 In addition to the obvious perk of having active listeners listening to your music on the program, you have the opportunity for your new release to be featured, garnering more attention for that new album or EP. While not everyone is guaranteed a feature spot on the program, I listen to all incoming submissions for quality, creativity, uniqueness, and appeal. If your album meets that subjective criteria and I have open slots available in the upcoming schedule, you just might be one of the next featured artists on the program!

Two artists and their new albums are featured each week on the show. If you are one of those artist, your feature will include:

  • A short, one- to two-minute writeup about your new album
  • Your artist name prominantly featured on promotional materials, including a 1:1 high resolution graphic you can use to promote your appearance on the show through your socials, your website, and your press kit
  • You will be prominantly listed on The Relay Station website and episode archives along with your writeup and a link to either your website or your Bandcamp page
  • And of course added traffic to your new release from our listeners

Where do I sign up?

Easy there, partner. Slow your roll! There are a few key essentials that you need to know before submitting your music!

  1. First, we MUST have free and clear permission to use your music on the Relay Station as well as any promotional materials related to the program. (I also accept submissions from record labels!).
  2. Second, your music should be original and fall within the instrumental categories of ambient,atmospheric, or neoclassical genres. PLEASE NOTE: I no longer accept new age and solo piano music!
  3. Lastly, you must provide me downloadable access to your music in the form of Bandcamp codes (preferred) or direct-download links to a .zip file containing high resolution 320 kbps mp3s with adequate and accurate metadata. Please no .wav files!

If we're square on all three of these qualifiers, you are free to submit your music below.

ONE LAST SET OF IMPORTANT DETAILS

Erring on the side of redundancy so that your submission isn't DISCARDED:

  • I will always prefer Bandcamp codes versus direct downloads. They always have the metadata that I need to keep your album appropriately organized in my truly massive catalog of music.
  • If you give me direct download links (e.g. Dropbox, etc), PLEASE make sure your audio files have good metadata. Failure to include good metadata will get your submission thrown out! This includes your artist name, album artist name, album name, song titles, track numbers, and embedded cover art. Make sure your spelling is correct!
  • I prefer whole albums and EPs over singles — your music is more likely to be seen in my massive catalog. If you send me a single, I will be eyerolling you in my mind, and hard.
  • Your track may be reduced in length on the show to keep the program contained to an exact 59 minutes. If your track is over ten minutes in length and I decide to air it, you can guarantee that it will be reduced to ten minutes or less in length. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely LOVE long-form music, but long-form tracks means less air time to share with other artists. So please don't be upset if your nine-minute sojourn through the barren wintry landscape of the far north of Norway is reduced to seven minutes in length. 🥶
  • NO SPOTIFY LINKS! I shouldn't have to say this, really. But you would be surprised at the number of people sending me their Spotify links as their "download" link. Don't do it, Wolverine. I don't have Spotify, and I'm not going to visit your Spotify link.
  • OH, and one last thing... if your artist name isn't remotely commonly understood as to its pronunciation, be sure to fo-NEH-tih-kull-lee spell out your artist name in the appropriate field. Even if you think I would totally understand how to properly pronounce your last name, throw me a bone and provide the phonetical spelling of how it should be pronounced — unless you don't care, in which case... 🤷🏼

Are we good? If so, then...

RECORD LABELS

Before adding The Relay Station to your press distribution list, please ensure you do the following:

  • Your press releases contain either Bandcamp codes or "dropbox" style direct downloads to the artists' albums
  • Your audio files MUST have good metadata — I really don't like having to fill in "artist", "album", "song title", etc. I really don't. So go the distance, be more professional, and fill in the metadata fields. Do it, Wolverine.
  • You have sufficient permissions to give The Relay Station free and clear permission to use the music you send me on the program, in all promotional materials, and in other media related to The Relay Station and Stolace Music Productions.

DO also send me the pronunciation of their name, artist photos, bios, actual press releases, links to artist websites, meaningful descriptions, quotes, and ALL OF THE THINGS. If that artist has a noteworthy album that I wish to promote, I will want access to media that will help me generate a meaningful review and promote them adequately on the program, through the website, and other channels of distribution.

Send those press releases and links to therelaystation@stolace.com.