Difference between revisions of "Music Department"

Revision as of 21:16, 11 October 2013

Overview

The Music Department is supervised by Nick Acquisito, Music Director - nick [at] kdhx.org

When you come in to work:

• Check your e-mail
• Check your open cases in Salesforce for any calls you need to return or requests to follow up on

Before you leave:

• Check off completed to-do’s in Basecamp
• Transfer incomplete to-do’s to another person or delete from Basecamp as appropriate
• Log your hours in Basecamp
• Upload any tracks you have ripped to the Digital Library

New Release Processing and Library Maintenance

• Opening and sorting mail
• Ripping CDs to digital library
• Entering passes in GoogleDocs
• Entering new releases into database
• Removing new releases from the shelf
• Clearing space in the library
• Digital releases
• Theft check
• Burning replacement copies

Charts and Adds

• Chart data reconciliation
• Entering FMQB charts
• Enter CMJ Top 30 Charts
• Entering CMJ Specialty Charts
• Entering AMA Charts
• Updating Adds to GoogleDoc
• Emailing Chart
• Posting Charts Online

Label Relations and Artist Relations

• Overview
• Weekly Email Newsletter
• Responding to email
• Phone messages
• Tracking calls, emails and meetings
• Add accounts and contacts
• Add email addresses
• Tracking requests

Upcoming Shows

• Booking in-studio sessions
• Email Template for Booking a Live Performance
• Coordination with DJs
• Coordination with photographers
• Coordination with videographers
• Concert calendar maintenance in GoogleDocs
  • This area handled by Ed Vigil

DJ Support

• Finding DJ Subs
• DJ Music Recommendations
• Email weekly suggestions

KDHX.org Music Features

• Upload albums to SoundCloud
• Song of the Day
• Charting the Music
• Hear and Now Streams