This isn’t spam. I’m not being paid for this. I’m a lover of good music letting you know about a tool of good music.

The Contrast Podcast is a brilliant music site put together by UK musician and music lover Tim Young. Every week, Tim gives a theme for the episode (songs under 3 minutes, songs about smoking, actors trying to be musicians, etc.) and various music bloggers choose songs based on that theme and record spoken introductions which they send to Tim Young who compiles them into a podcast.

The more important part that I wish to tell you is that “Musicians Introduce Their Own Songs” is a popular feature on there. What they do is just that. Musicians record an intro saying “Hello, we are _______ and here is our song ________. Please check us out.“ People listen. People like. And people find out more and become fans. Some examples of artists who have contributed and grown their audience include Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Saturna and Victor Scott.

To submit, all you have to do is email Tim. His email and more information can be found here.

It would be nice to hear some local talent (and we have a lot of that) on the podcast. It’s a good way to get your music heard all over the world. It’s quite popular with the Brits and the Canadians for some reason, but hey, just a new demographic for you to get into.

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