RADIO PLUGGING AND DISTRIBUTION

Matchbox Recordings specialises in distributing and promoting new release singles and albums to national and regional Radio shows and stations in the U.K. We have been representing Independent artists and record labels since 1997 and have achieved airplay on just about every Radio station in this country. ( see station airplay list below). 

HOW DOES IT WORK ? 

After many years of promoting music to Radio we have built up relationships with various Radio producers and DJ's. We will sample your new release single/lead track to national and regional Radio through our Radio distribution network. 

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 airplay/feedback on your release as possible and relay this info back to you. We also aim to achieve Radio interviews and live sessions.  

DO YOU  PLUG ALL SUBMITTED RELEASES ? 

It's no use sending rubbish to Radio 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 Radio plugging depends 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 Radio plugging combined with CD manufacture, worldwide release,  realtones,  P.R, TV adverts and more as part of our Sterling packages. 

 AIRPLAY

Below is a list of stations that have featured music from Matchbox Recordings represented artists.

Radio One
Radio Two

BBC Radio Lancashire

Celtica FM

UK Undiscovered

Fresh Podcast ( Dean James show ) 

BBC Oxford ( download Show with Tim Bearder 

XFM London/Manchester/Scotland

Virgin Extreme

Key 103

NME

BBc Devon

Bolton FM Talktime

Fiddles and Frets

BT Pod Show

The Revolution 

BFBS

Near FM

NE1 FM

KCR 106.7
Radio 2XS
SIBC
The Saint
BBC Radio Nottingham
BBC Radio Wales
Delta FM ( Keith Woodhouse )

Channel M

Indie 103.1
Isles FM

GFM

Hallam
Malibu Surf 105.5
Metro FM

Cool

Clyde

Northsound One

Borders

103.4 The Beach

Juice

Signal One

Radio 2XS

Totally Wired

Planet new tunes

Riped radio

XND Radio

MPYR California

1107 AM scotland

Harborough FM

Chorley FM
BBC 6 Music
BBC Radio nan Gaidheal
Radio Haven
Radio ceredigion
Totally Wired Juice 107.2
2BR 99.8
BBC GMR
BBC Scotland, AIR
BBC session in Wales
Beat 106
Clyde One
Downtown Radio
Kerrang 105.2
Power FM
Total Rock.com
BBC Radio Newcastle 95.5
BBc Session in Scotland
Beat 106 Rock show
Extreme Radio
Isle of Wight Radio
Music Choice
BBC Scotland
The Storm

 N.M.E TV

Radio 104

Mad 108

KUIW Internet Radio

HOT U.K 

Radio Free Cruz

KRFC

Church Basement on Live365.com 

BMG A&R Manager (UK) 

Cosmic American radio

Lucid Forge Radio 

Brave Gravity Radio

Radio gets wild

The Arcadia radio club

Radio Buzzed

Deperate Radio 

Mixed bag Sound system

Radio stars/Fish4media

Atlantic FM

Urn 1350

Channel M

Radio Tircoed

Tony Bates 3WBC

L.C.R Radio

 Radio Fedra

W3Z Hotline Internet Radio 

Phoenix 105.2 FM

Fresh Air FM

GET 105.2 FM Bangkok

The Pulse 93.5 FM New York

BBC Radio nan Gaidheal (Rapal - 'unsigned band spot')

Hospital Radio Haven

WHTG/G106.3 The Underground

BBC3 Television ( now featuring The Treliks on Body Hits) 

Channel 5  

Radio Loveless

Deviation Station

Radio Nowhere

Live X Radio Productions 

 Kooba Radio

NU Sound Radio

Skain Gates Radio

Hotch Potch Records

Church Of Noise Radio 

The Studio Radio Show ( Mojo Music )

Bravo 106.7 (Chile)

Promo Crew
3WBC Australia
Pop Bang Radio
G Rock Radio
Ciut Radio Toronto
Bravo Radio chile
Radio Nowhere
Deviation station
Heat FM
Range Radio
Time Radio
Alerta Pop
LCR Student Radio
Oak 101.3
Radio Ison ( Australia )
Unsigned FM

Cityvibe Radio 

BBC Radio 2 Marc Radcliffe

Six Radio International

Internet Radio LTD

BBC Radio Lincs

BBC Radio Notts

BBC Radio North Yorkshire

BBC Radio Cambridgeshire

BBC Radio Leicestershire

BBC Radio Essex

Manx Radio

The Bridge ( South Wales ) 

EMS ( Germany )

SKY 903 - Ken David Show, Rocking Wales  

VMX Alternative

Radio Blitz 24 FM

Topshop instore videos

Tony and Guy

Vidzone

Trafford Centre TV

Burtons TV

Student Union TV

Island FM

Moray Firth Radio

 KCR 106.7

The Saint F.M

BBC Radio Wales

 Delta 102

Freak FM

West FM 96.7

Isles FM

UK Sounds Radio Show

Malibu Surf 105.5 Juice 107.2. 

BFBS Radio One and Two

BBC Radio London

Get 102.5 FM ( Bangkok ) 

107.2 Campus Radio ( Belgium ) 

104.1 Mexicali

95.5 FM Ensenada

Matchbox Radio 24 ( London)

BBC 6 Music  

Burst FM ( Bristol) 

Radio 1 ( U.K National) 

South Africa F.M (National)

University Radio York

X.F.M ( London) 

 5 F.M (SA)

Lochbroom F.M( Scotland)

Life F.M ( Austrlaia)

L.C.R Radio ( Leicester U.K)

Lok radio ( Holland)

S.A.B.C (South African National television)

KFM ( SA) 

Island F.M (U.K)

Coast F.M (Australia)

Multisound FM ( Holland) 

Horizon Radio ( U.K) 

East Coast Radio ( Natal S.A)

W.C.R Radio F.M

I.C radio ( London)

Three D Radio 93.7 ( Australia) 

Unsigned F.M ( London )

Radio Adelaide ( Australia)

Stads Radio ( Holland)

FM Limburg ( Belgium) 

AFK Max ( Germany)

Radio K101 Russia

LM FM ( Ireland) 

The Show Radio 

Dade City Pirate Radio

Raw Egg Radio, 

Radio Freakout Agorophobic Radio, Mack Radio Network and Deep Cuts Summer Time Radio.

Radio Haven

Thrillkicker Radio

Lips 101 radio

The Relms of Music Radio

Radio Kumanda - MEXICO

THE SHOW

KGRL RADIO SoCal

KMPAM Kewl Audio

Matchbox Radio 24

The Sour Cave

Mabjab Radio

Radio Freakout New York 

E-Tunes Antigua

Pagan Poet Radio

Phoenix Rock UK Radio

Spoiled Brat Packers

AutoEd72's Music Mix

LONEBULL RADIO

Electronode Radio

ROKRadio

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MAGIC CITY RADIO.com

RFB... Radio Free Bham

Chakra Chip Cookies

Rey de Reyes

International Fame

OKLABOR

RadioTe

MAGICMOODS

UNIQUE WAY TO RELAX

WhAt SoUnD

Jazz and more   

The eclectic Soul

Smoth Jazz and more

Audio Skyline

Eyes of the poet Radio

Hotblend/Today's hits

Beauty Radio

RFB Musicians Radio

The Time Machine

UK Sounds Radio Show 

Homechoice TV

XFM X-posure ( Best of Matchbox plug) 

Radio 2 ( Marc Radcliffe )

Gojangle Radio 

BBC 3 Counties Radio 

Radio Futura 91.1 FM Uruguay

MTV

Delta FM

Radio ST Helena 

Red Dragon Radio ( Wales)

W.N.E.C (U.S.A)

I.T.V ( U.K National Television)

Bath F.M ( U.K)

Showcase TV ( Sky Terrestrial)

Burst F.M ( Live from the Belmont Hotel)(Bristol)

Radio Sotenas( Sweden)

SYN FM ( Australia) 

Drive 105.3 (Ireland)

Radio Activ ( Luxembourg)

Radio Kent ( U.K)

Extreme Radio

N.M.W Radio

Heartland F.M(Scotland)

Waves Radio 101.2  (Scotland )

Soundwave FM ( New Zealand) 

Streek Radio Excellence ( Holland) 

Indie Radio ( USA) 

B.D.S ( Billboard U.S.A )

Castlebar Radio (Ireland)

3WBC FM ( The Brekkie Show) ( Australia) 

Radio Nowhere ( UK )

MFM ( SA) 

Radio Freakout ( USA)

Deviation Station ( Netherlands)

Alternate Currents ( USA) 

Mall Cop Radio ( USA) 

Phoenix Rock UK Radio

KGRL RADIO SoCal

KMPAM Kewl Audio

Mabjab Radio

D'Art Radio

Cat Galaxy

RFB... Radio Free Bham

GeoGold Rock Radio

D'Art Radio

DarkTidingsRadio

bars and rock stars

Raw Egg Radio

RADIO PLUGGING AND MUSIC PROMOTION SERVICES

 

UK NATIONAL AND REGIONAL

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 -