Sending Music To Artists In 2024

A question on every producers mind, when is it the right time to send my music to DJs, and how do I go about sending music to them? In this tutorial, Josh will cover his methods, his experiences and how you can go about a successful method to getting your music in front of them.
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[@jaysudHM]

I’ve been watching and learning from you. Appreciate all the great tips 🙏🏽

[@disco1974ever]

Good advice, my takeaways from this are: Do the basics well. Enjoy the process. You can't polish a turd. If you believe in a track, its worth investing in it. Be direct and brief when reaching out to DJs.

[@blaineo8588]

Great info, cheers joshy b

[@mattjamesofc]

Unrelated theoretical question for the lads, is mastering really bullshit? If you can “mix” your tunes to a good enough standard and then just limit the master and push it into the limiter, is that not technically also a master? Like I get if u bounce stems or a final premaster and then add more after they are summed into a final drafter, that certainly is mastering. But is mastering not just what you essentially put on the master chain? Idk maybe I’m too tired for this

[@mbraps69]

I wouldn't go as far as to say it's bullshit. It doesn't have to be one or the other (completely necessary or a waste of money and a scam).
Yes, you can absolutely push your final mix into a limiter and if you've mixed well, you're good to go.
Mastering engineers bring value with their experience. Provided that you've delivered a solid mix to them, they can use their priceless experience & skill to "polish" your song and return the best possible version of your project.
I understand that you're probably sick of hearing the word "polish", as it means nothing on its own.
Truly, the definition & process behind "polish" will be unique to each mix a mastering engineer gets their hands on.
How I'd define it: your mix is of such quality that the mastering engineer can pin-point where YOU were trying to go with your track, e.g. your favourite elements & sounds, and help enhance them and shape the tone of the entire track around them.

[@dan_goul]

Don’t forget if you send a good mix to a mastering engineer their job is to get it to the ‘loudness standard’ then add meta data and quality control, true peak etc. Vinyl releases change a little in terms of low end / high end and amount being limited as to not distort the record.
I always laugh when I see ‘mastering engineer’ reels where they have a plug-in chain that is 12+ vsts long and all of them open on the screen. That’s a load of crap they use to justify their price point.