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Real World Hypnotherapy
5th June 2006, 13:21
MK Printing helps band get record deal!

We are very happy to announce that “Jago” are now signed with Red Admiral Records. They have changed their name to “Hardly Mozart” and they are now working on their first album entitled what happened to Jago? The album is due for release on July 10th.

Jago first contacted MK Printing a few months ago to order band cards. We recently got an e-mail from them saying how well things are going and that they now need a new batch with the new name on! We asked Tony Bartley from the band what impact band cards have had on their recent success, he replied with:

“I would say that the band cards certainly helped to raise the profile of the band and are an extremely useful aid in getting exposure to a lot of people very quickly and cheaply”

Many people are still oblivious of what band cards are and how they actually work. We all know that the music industry is getting more and more reliant on the internet, but how do you get your fans to your website? Band cards are simply little flyers that advertise your band, your website and also your MySpace page. As they are the same size as a business card they easily fit into pockets, wallets and purses.

We don’t need to tell people that websites and gaining an online following is an amazing way of getting your music promoted nationally at very low cost. Recently bands such as Arctic Monkeys and Knarles Barkly have hit the top spots by really utilising the internet and have become household names in a very short space of time.

Handing out band cards is also an alternative to giving away demo CDs at a gig. Handing out demo CDs is a costly was to get your music heard so many cut corners and hand out CDRs written on with felt tip. Once a CD is burned it is unchangeable, a website can be updated within minutes! Band cards are a cheaper and better way to advertise to the right people.

As former band promoters we understand that getting your music heard is frustrating and we are here to help. We truly believe that band cards are an excellent and cost effective way to promote yourselves and get people joining you online. Band cards are also being used by well established acts such as Richard Ashcroft.

MK Printing sells 5000 full colour band cards for an amazing £99. This price includes a professional design, print and postage. MK Printing also supplies you are user guide to help distribute the cards to get maximum effect. Band cards are a professional marketing tool that has been proven to increase website traffic and raise a band’s profile substantially. There is no point having the best tunes in the world if no one knows about them!

For more information on MK Printing please visit www.mkprinting.co.uk or call 0161 248 5474. MK Printing also supplies flyers and posters to help bands and promoters advertise single/album releases and also promote upcoming gigs.

For more information on Hardly Mozart please visit their website
http://www.hardlymozart.co.uk