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    AMPLIFY

    YOURSTORY.

    www.StoryAmp.com

    Getting More Press through the Art of the Pitch

    b Y D M I t r I V I e t z ewith help from Tristra Newyear

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    Copyright 2011 by StoryAmp, LLC

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    Table of ConTenTsIntROdUctIOnWhy Musicians Should Care about Storytelling

    the ARt Of the PItch:What Makes a Compelling Story

    09 C W N: I S C E

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    deLIVeRInG the StORYFollow Intrigue Protocol

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    PItchInG BeYOnd the PReSS ReLeASePhotos, Videos, and Stage Production

    tALeS fROm the fIeLd:Lessons Learned rom Key Players in Web-Based Music Promo Services

    31 FB.: S R, C-F & CEO 37 M.: I R, CEO

    45 BC.: J E, B D

    48 CDB.: B F, P

    53 AD.: B M, F

    56 NRkP.:H V, A/B

    59 RN.: J C, COO

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    WhAt next? AmPLIfY YOUR StORY!

    ABOUt StORYAmP, LLc

    ABOUt the AUthORSDmitri Vietzeristra Newyear

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    to play a song or two, and beore they knew it, Feuollet was rocking out

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    7. a vo i d P r ess r el ea se c l i c h s.

    PReSS ReLeASe cLIchS WhY tO AVOIdSo-and-so Records is proud to

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    Who cares? Not journalists.

    All-star lineup Unless the lineup is truly made up o musicians

    widely acknowledged as stars, this phrase is

    meaningless and irritating. Try to nd a way to talk

    about the band as individuals. Tell their stories very

    briey. Contextualize them.

    Cutting-edge, groundbreakingnew album

    It better be pretty innovative to earn theseadjectives, and you should explain why. Its better

    to describe what the music doesi.e. combines

    throatsinging with tuba in a piece conducted by

    Yo-Yo Ma than generically state that its doing

    something new.

    Their sophomore release No one cares that the group has released a second

    (3rd, 4th) album, unless you make them. Dont use

    the same old words. They make you sound boring.

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    antastic, incredible,

    amazing, soulul, heartelt,

    romantic, etc.

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    musics context, sound, approach, instrumentation,

    etc. Its more efective to nd more evocative

    adjectives that relate to your themes, or to qualiy

    them with other descriptors.

    First, only, unique, never-

    beore heard, unprecedented

    I you can veriy that this is the caseas in the

    musician invented the darn instrument or is the

    last living perormer o Zuni Corn Songsthen

    these words are powerul. Otherwise, theyre

    inappropriate and create distrust.

    Words implying widespread

    interest or praise, like highly

    anticipated, critically

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    recognized

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    major outlets or some genuinely documented buzz,

    these words sound like BS. Instead, use a quote

    rom a very high prole media outlet or celebrity,

    and i you dont have one, then this is probably not

    critically acclaimed.

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    e x a m P l e : Seu Jorge comes rom the outskirts and hits us directly in thesoul. While many got a taste o his powerul presence and rough-but-

    sweet voice rom his David Bowie renditions in Te Lie Aquatic with

    Steve Zissou, his solo album Cru will satiate new ans yearning or his

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    Zulu, and reinterpreted here with the trademark atmospherics of pop

    chanteuse Natalie Merchant. It was such an honor to be invited to sing

    with Ladysmith Black Mambazo, says Merchant. What an incredible

    experience to hear the rich texture of their harmonies in my headphones

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    on Billboards specialty chart or our consecutive weeks, peaking at #12.

    Band X also entered Esoteric Charts o Europe, at #76.

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    6. what is the role of the Press in amPlifying a bands storyin this new era of the music business?

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