P.R SERVICES, PRESS PLUGGING AND DISTRIBUTION

Matchbox Recordings specialises in writing and distributing press releases and promoting new release singles and albums to national and regional press, review sites and music publications.

Since our inception in 1997 have worked with many Independent artists, labels and Managers. We strive to provide the best promotion for every client we are involved with. Our goal is to create awareness of new artists and their product to potential record buyers.  

We realise how important your releases are to you so we offer a personal service and treat each release and client as top priority. We make sure we communicate with you in a fast and informative way and aim to build a good long term relationship.   

HOW DOES IT WORK ? 

After many years of promoting music to the press and music websites we have built up good relationships with various journalists. We will put together the mist effective press release to suit your campaign and distribute this to the press with sample copies of your release. 

This is followed up with telephone calls, emails and in some cases face to face meetings. The goal is to achieve the highest amount of printed and online reviews, features and mentions and relay this info back to you. 

DO YOU  PLUG ALL SUBMITTED RELEASES ? 

It's no use sending rubbish to the press so the frank answer to that is NO. We must be 100% behind our artists and have to be naturally enthusiastic when talking to our contacts so all promotions are subject to our review.

HOW DO WE GET GOING AND COST ?

The cost of our press and media campaigns start at approx £750 per release depending on the extent and length of the campaign.  Get in touch and if we like your music we can send you a proposal. If you are interested in us representing your band, label or artist please call us on:

01235 537 493

OR email us an MP3 or Myspace link to: info@matchboxrecordings.co.uk

 We also offer press plugging combined with CD manufacture, worldwide release,  realtones,  P.R, TV adverts and more as part of our Sterling packages. 

 PRESS

For example below is a list of some publications, websites and fanzines that have featured music from Matchbox Recordings represented artists. Contact us for a full list.

NME

Alternative London Magazine

Q Magazine

Drowned in Sound

Music OMH

Nightzone

The Times

One to One

Indie Spinzone

Artrocker

Magazine

Whispering and Hollering

The Sun

Daily Star

To Hell with

Who's Jack

The Ham and High

The evening standard

Mojo

Hot Press

Classic Rock

Manchester Evening news

The Mag

rocksound

classic rock society

Daily Mirror ( 3AM )

leonards lair

Soldier magazine

national student

Powerzone

SA Music

ZA Zone

Represent

Henley Times

Metal Hammer

South Wales anglian post

East Anglian Daily Tines

Logo magazine

 

also check out our P.R Agency for more details

P.R, PRESS  PLUGGING AND MUSIC PROMOTION SERVICES

 

UK NATIONAL AND REGIONAL

 

CALL US NOW ON

01235 537 493

 

A brief selection of some of our past news and media/Radio coverage below 

 

Matchbox band Groovycide get an article in Q Magazine 

 

Listen to The Treliks off our compilation on Radio 1

 

Frogland featured in the huge Dutch newspaper weekend Krant

 

Stay in the box online review on to hell with

 

Manchester legend Paul Ryder's band Big Arm on Channel M 

 

Listen to Manchester legend Paul Ryder on newspapers podcast. 

 

Big Arm mentioned in the Daily Star 

 

Matchbox Recordings article in Alternative London Magazine featuring review of Graeme Hughes and our Matchbox boss Dale Olivier ( yes he also happens to make some noice every now and then - Ed ) 

 

Cameron Smith and Matchbox Recordings written about by The Times

 

Fast Forward Compilation reviewed in Alternative London magazine

 

Listen to Big Arm on XFM Manchester 

 

Listen to Big Arm on BBC Oxford 

 

Incredible solo Matchbox artist Graeme Hughes on LBC London 

 

Top British army rock band Groovycide reprt on BFBS Radio 1

 

Top Danish band Mary get no 1 album at the Mag awards. 

 

Robert O' Connor quote from hotpress review

 

Mary reviewed at cool underground webzine Leonard's Lair. 

 

Rainstar article on Ocean FM to play live with Bon Jovi

 

Matchbox Recordings article on the biggest music site in South Africa Powerzone 

 

The Treliks album reviewed in Artrocker 

 

Aine Whelan charting on the official airplay charts in the USA

 

Best of Matchbox compilation reviewed in the National Student newspaper

 

Matchbox artist Dario Formica on MTV's room raiders

 

Matchbox band Diner charting above U2 and Alanis Morrisette on the official USA airplay charts

 

Indie rock/punk band "Dogs" who featured on our "Resonance" album article in the NME

 

Matchbox band Madron in the NME 

 

Matchbox band Just in the NME 

 

Niall James Holohan on Phoenix FM in Ireland 

 

Our Label Boss Dale Olivier reviewed in the NME next to Kylie and Gorrilaz ( I guess you have to have been in the press to get press ? - Ed ) . 

Matchbox Recordings band The Phoebes were featured in  "BILLBOARD MAGAZINE " AFRICAN PUNKS: The South African punk scene is on the rise - and if The Phoebes have their way it will become mainstream faster than you can say Johnny Rotten. The all girl group, whose drummer Kerry is still in school -have released an eponymous debut EP (Matchbox Recordings), which is earning rave reviews for its penetrating lyrics and energetic songs, mostly penned by guitarists Jacque and Joanne. The band is completed by lead singer/bassist Caroline. Joanne says "The ethos behind punk is something we  identify with "Billboard -