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We’re all familiar with the classic expression ‘fake it until you make it’ and at some point in your life if you’re totally honest with yourself, you could probably find a time when that applied and when you over-embellished a fact about yourself or your abilities in order to either impress somebody, go for anRead more

Today we’d like to shine a light on a going concern among new and upcoming musicians and artists – the plight of the Facebook page. I’m sure we all (most of us) remember the glory days of MySpace, Bebo, Tagged, MSN Messenger and Facebook, where you could reach out to everybody who was on yourRead more

One of the key questions we tend to get asked here a lot at the start of a campaign is: “Can you get my act/band on the ‘insert name here’ Official Spotify Playlist?” The answer is far more complicated than you might imagine… Allow us to explain. Official Spotify playlists are set up, curated andRead more

According to the font of all online knowledge Wikipedia, when you search for ‘music festivals’ the following information comes up – ‘A music festival is a festival oriented towards music that is sometimes presented with a theme such as musical genre, nationality or locality of musicians, or holiday. They are commonly held outdoors and areRead more

For many years Quite Great have been proud to promote numerous events, from art exhibitions to live festivals. One of our most intriguing events was undoubtedly the Percy Phillips Campaign, marking the 60th Anniversary of the first Quarrymen recordings. The centre of these celebrations was an exhibition entitled ‘The Percy Phillips Studio Collection’, which wasRead more

So, now you have stepped outside of the rehearsal studio – or your family garage – you have the songs , you have what you feel is the image and elements of stagecraft and yes, of course you have your social networking tools at your fingertips…the next step is to become the biggest band inRead more

The key thing for rock/metal PR promo is to develop an integrated plan, hence why we have developed  Quite Great Label services for independent artists helping rock and metal acts from around the world release music and promote it through agreed timelines and release patterns. Having built up a first stage layer of sites andRead more

The best type of music promotion and UK music PR is the type that gets you as an artist noticed! It is as simple as that. So, at Quite Great, we strive to find the key ‘angle’ that will help us generate  creative , impactful music promotion. Over twenty years and whilst Head of PRRead more

For the past twenty years Quite Great have offered music promotion services for unsigned and independent artists as well as labels. During this time the face of getting music on the radio and helping to get bands into the charts or signed to major labels has changed dramatically. In the past the ability to getRead more

In general terms you as a record label are a little bit like a bank , you are loaning the artist services, money etc, in the hope that royalties will flow and everyone gets paid – but you are also in theory the knowledge bank , using your contacts (as long as you have themRead more