Music Department
From KDHX Production
Contents
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
- 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
- KDHX Digital Music Library Input Instructions for Live Performances
- KDHX Digital Music Library Input Instructions for CDs
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
