Guidelines and additional information for adding your music...

1. You must be a current member of the JazzWest Directory to add your music to our website

JazzWest.com is dedicated to celebrating the San Francisco Bay Area and Northern California jazz scene exclusively. As such, we can only host music from artists in the Northern California area (sorry, Detroit... you'll have to get your own website).

Not a member of the JazzWest Directory yet? Click here to join; it's easy, it's cool, and it's free! Give us a few days to process your Directory request, and then revisit the Submissions page to add your music to the mix...

2. We're here to help you sell your music!

In addition to your free listing in the JazzWest Directory, this feature is being provided as a way for JazzWest.com visitors to hear your music before buying your CDs or attending one of your live shows.

Be sure to include a link to wherever your music is being sold online (iTunes, Amazon, CD Baby, your own website, etc.). Simply copy and paste the complete URL for your online music so we can point listeners in the right direction!

Example:

http://cdbaby.com/cd/albumname

3. We only feature full-length MP3 digital music files

All music must be in MP3 format, and must be full-length tracks (no 30-second samples from iTunes, Amazon, CD Baby, etc.). We prefer music from your most recent release, although older, live and/or unreleased material will also be considered.

Recording quality of your music should ideally be 128 to 192 kbps.

What about Flash files? Some websites have music files that are embedded in Flash players. That won't work; we need the real-deal MP3 files only. Sorry.

What about M3U files? Well, M3Us are really plain text files that contain the filenames of your digital music in their original MP3 formats. To get the true MP3 filename, open the M3U file with either your web browser or a plain text editor, and copy the embedded MP3 filename to the proper field on the Submissions page.

4. You must keep digital music files and CD cover art on your own server or website

JazzWest simply doesn't have the storage space to host your files, so any music or graphics you provide us must be already located somewhere on your own website.

Simply copy and paste the complete URL of your online music file or artwork into the appropriate field on the Submissions page.

Examples:

http://www.mywebsite.com/music/mysong.mp3
http://www.mywebsite.com/images/myalbumcover.jpg

Don't have a website where your music is hosted? JazzWest.com can host your music files on our website for a one-time charge of $25 per music file. Please contact us for more information...

5. Once you've completed our online Submission form, you will NOT be able to change your information.

Be sure to double-check all the info you submit for accuracy and spelling. Once you submit your digital music listing, you'll get a preview of what it will look like. If you see that you've made a mistake anyway (hey, nobody's perfect), please contact us immediately so we can try and fix the error... although it may take us a few days to make any corrections, and in the meantime your information will remain incorrect.

Back to the Submission form...