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Kurb [online promo for artists + events]

Welcome to the independant digital music industry.

About Me


New video from me introducing our new "artist packages" as . . . DIGITAL COACHING FOR ARTISTS.
Working alongside artists to build international exposure and develop and open up revenue streams online. Build your social networks, distribute content and gain traction, build a website to generate revenue, pursue new income streams with your music and content. STRICTLY LIMITED PLACES @ $A200 P/month.
VIDEO MARKETING:
ARE YOU SERIOUS ABOUT USING THE CHEAPEST AND MOST FORWARD THINKING STRATEGIES TO PROMOTE YOUR MUSIC EFFECTIVELY? READ OUR BLOGS AND YOU'LL KNOW WE ARE. THERE IS NO ONE IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC PROVIDING THE DEGREE OF SERVICE WE OFFER INDEPENDANT MUSICIANS AND ENTREPRENEURS. WE WORK WITH HOUSEHOLD NAMES IN NZ TO OVER 40 REGULAR CLIENTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD ON OUR SPECIAL ARTISTS PACKAGES.
SO GET OUT THERE. EXPAND YOUR FANBASE AND CONNECT WITH NEW CONTACTS. MARKET YOURSELF. TAKE YOUR MUSIC TO THE WORLD. READ OUR BLOGS TO LEARN MORE AND EMAIL US @ Kurbpromo at gmail.com IF YOU'RE SERIOUS ABOUT THIS UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH A NEW BREED OF INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS.
Welcome to Kurb.
We provide media services for musicians and clients around the world for a range of promotions purposes. The services we offer are comprehensive, cutting edge, and cost effective.
The entertainment industry is changing rapidly and we are dedicated to providing access to new products in new ways. Our specialty is digital promotion, social networking and viral marketing media and technology. Please visit our website to learn more.
DON'T FORGET TO READ OUR BLOGS AND CHECK OUT MORE GREAT INDIE SELF PROMOTION ARTICLES HERE:
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Services we offer are built around practical campaigns but what doesn’t go on receipt is access to Kurbs consultancy and research, our huge database, experience with resources and massive international network.
As part of our artist packages we also include:
Free consultations: otherwise charged at $40p/hour.
Online Distribution: Physical and full online distribution through Itunes, Napster, Rhapsody and over 30 more of the worlds leading online music retailers, plus your own storefront for your myspace, homepage and more!
Licensing: Your songs submitted to for licensing opportunities around the world every month.
Low cost Mastering. Low cost websites. Graphic design, web design and photomanipulation support. Myspace support, and all the best advice and research on cd pressing, touring, marketing, publicity, booking shows, management etc. - it is essential for indie acts to appear professional in order to be taken seriously.
Please be aware of Services we DO NOT cover:
Whether we "like" your music or think you are "good" is not of issue. It's whether you're serious enough to be realistic about the investment and resources required to make your music a success. We provide promotions at a budget suitable to your experience in the industry. We do not provide feedback on song writing or execution.
All promotions should consider a Street campaign, an Online campaign and a Media campaign. Short of posting press kits out to those names we maintain on our media database, we do not conduct media liason/campaigning otherwise known as "publicity".
We would not consider bookings for any act not on our packages.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/9/2007
Band Website: kurb.co.nz
Band Members:
“Now that MySpace is here, you don’t need a label to be heard ... The world is all about energy. If you can generate energy, it will ultimately translate into money.” –Billy Corgan, Smashing Pumpkins

“A record label used to be able to look at a tree and say, 'That would make a great table.' Now all they can do is take a finished table and sell it at Wal-Mart.” - Alan Elliott


Contact me, Matt - still currently in NZ on 00 64 27 6848250
KURBPROMO -at- GMAIL

About us: Originally based in Auckland, NZ, Kurb Promo arrived in April 2007 to begin offering Australian musicians some of the most effective online marketing strategies available, tested and developed with some of NZ's top acts. Our business is to consult with you and get to work using continuously developing new techniques that we know work.

www.kurb.co.nz
Kurb NZ myspace
Kurb Listing, NZ Music Services Directory

I'm Matt Turner, 28, born and raised in NZ, graduated from AUT with a Bachelor of Communications (Public Relations Management) in 2002. Since then I have been a DJ, worked in radio, run a record label, worked as promotions and booking agent for several bars and clubs and 2 and a half years ago I started Kurb Promo. Some months later started my first myspace account. I now have over 37 regular clients, 2 staff, and many, many myspace accounts.
Influences: Losing money on shows because you spent too much or too little on promo.

Putting an album out that no one wants to buy because no ones ever heard of you.

Touring nationwide 5 times, losing money every time . . . and learning to keep your receipts and fill out a rebate.

Going with what you know will work. Not what you think will work. Or what you would like to work.
Sounds Like: You do.

Do you like my magic dots?

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Kurb clients get great search rankings. I'm full of bright ideas.
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Blogging as a musician 2008

Kurb is a media promotions company providing a regular blog on digital music promotion, marketing digital content and creating revenue from new media online. Kurb also provides online promotion and r...
Posted by Kurb [online promo for artists + events] on Sun, 04 May 2008 11:14:00 PST

ad supported music revenue rampage

Interested in making money off your music or other digital content? Kurb provides online promotion and revenue management services for musicians and artists internationally .I WAS waiting to post abo...
Posted by Kurb [online promo for artists + events] on Sat, 26 Apr 2008 02:49:00 PST

top 10 mistakes made by musicians and bands

this from http://www.musicmarketing.com Top 10 Mistakes Bands and Musicians Make10. Being Too Difficult (or Too Nice) First of all, let's get this clear...  Just because you wrote a ...
Posted by Kurb [online promo for artists + events] on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:52:00 PST

the geeks shall inherit the music industry

Did you get the message from 2009? Leave your labels now. The geeks are coming and they will eat everyone who works at your label except maybe the young guy who updates the myspace street team pages ...
Posted by Kurb [online promo for artists + events] on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:29:00 PST

Australian music industry tightens

I was a bit hypocritical in my last post. If I’m not connecting with an audience in New Zealand . . . then really it’s just incidental that this is where I live, and I should be posting fo...
Posted by Kurb [online promo for artists + events] on Sat, 22 Mar 2008 10:13:00 PST

Youtube promotion - video marketing gets down and dirty

youtube promotion - video marketing gets down and dirty Oh oh oh Matthew shameless traffic grab. heaps of people have been hitting up this blog about youtube promo. So I thought I’d give...
Posted by Kurb [online promo for artists + events] on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:10:00 PST

new music promotion sites + widgets

So next part - what I’m doing now!!! Or more . ..  last week . . . Last.fmgarageband.com + ilikereverbnation.comsquidoo.comRSS, feedburner etc. Because while things were cooling ...
Posted by Kurb [online promo for artists + events] on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 08:42:00 PST

Blogrolling: Cool music promo blogs + news

(PS this is something that bloggers do. Write a post about other bloggers AND LINK TO THEM. It gives you good blog karma) I find http://www.hypebot.com  a little bit lightweight at times. ...
Posted by Kurb [online promo for artists + events] on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:52:00 PST

bonus level power up blogging

Okay storming on with my blogs, coming round the bend . . . Blogs I’m working on now coming up are going to be dealing with what I’ve been up to with a little bit of down time looking at: ...
Posted by Kurb [online promo for artists + events] on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 07:15:00 PST

Kurb link building habits for musicians

I'LL BE HONEST ABOUT SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMISATION. IF YOU PLAN TO GET OUT OF MUSIC IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS WITHOUT PUTTING IN ANY WORK TIO ESTABLISH AN ASSET AND WITHOUT MAKING ANY MONEY - ...
Posted by Kurb [online promo for artists + events] on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 06:55:00 PST