Hey there our dear, wonderful, creative friends!  We get alot of questions in our inbox and alot of you seem to want to know the same things so we put together a nice little FAQ for ya.  Wanna hear it? Hear it goes...

Submission Instructions:

It's easy. Send Press Kits To:

Unsigned The Magazine, Inc.
PO Box 165116
Irving, TX 75016

Bada Boom Bada Bing...told you it was simple.

Don't forget to include contact info.  If you can swing it two cds in the press kit is ideal, cuz while the reviewer is listening to it for review purposes...the editor could be listening to their copy for possible feature consideration.  But hey it's up to you. 

How do I get into your mag?

Well being considered is easy as we listen to and read EVERYTHING that arrives in our mailbox.  We wouldn't be much use to you as a resource for indie creative talent if we didn't.  With that said.  In order to get in our magazine, you have to be good and we have to have the space.  In order to better serve our musical friends we've decided to up our number of reviews, but calm down because we're only increasing them to about 8 a month and that's for both our print and online issues. 

FILMMAKERS, please include and EPK with your film submission. POETS, please include quality mp3s with your submission. PAINTERS, please include a disc of high res photos. FASHION DESIGNERS...same goes for you. ACTORS your bio and resume will suffice. 

Can I get a review in your publication?

Sure can, possibly.  Did you send us a kit with all your contact information?  Was the CD properly labeled and did you provide a tracklisting? Or did your CD just show up in our box written all over with a black sharpie?...that's not exactly cool.

I sent you my CD, have you recieved it yet?

We respond to everyone via email letting them know we've recieved their package.  If you didn't provide an email address with your kit, then the answer is maybe.

You interviewed me last month, when are you going to post it?

We work on a 4 month lead.  That means issues are planned out four months in advance.  So if we interview you, it is for some time 4 months into the future.  Every professional publication has a lead time that they work with.  So that's a good thing to know when you're planning your PR campaign, not only should you know who you want to submitt stuff to but you should also know their schedule so that you can plan your strategy accordingly.

Can we email you our EPK?

Sure, but only if it's fully downloadable.  Tracks, high res photos, bio and all.  Some of us have hemorroid issues and detest sitting in front of a computer all day as it causes the ol condition to flare up.  And yes, it is always polite to ask which method we prefer.

Check them out on their myspace page...

This answer is directed to the publicists/managers in the mix. (sigh) Myspace is used only as a guage to see if we interested in learning more.  This cannot be the kit you send.  2-3 songs is not enough for us to guage wether or not we can do a full feature on the artist. For that we need a full album.  We have to make sure artists are capable or producing more than 2 or 3 singles.  We ask for complete albums and EPs because we need to see the complete vision/concept.  Can they hold it together from beginning to end?

Do you cover just unsigned artists? What about those signed to major, major indie and minor indie labels?

We cover all ranges of indie talent both signed and unsigned.  Majors have a little more struggle getting into the mag, not only because they have a problem most times with actually getting the artist to call at the appointed time, but because an artist signed to a major label still has to show and prove that they have something unique, fresh and exciting to offer.

What genres do you cover?

We are not genre specific.  But we do look for quality.  With that said the invitation is open.  Please stop by the site and take a look.  We're looking for more spoken word artists and visual artists to feature.

What is our definition of Independent?

If you've got something to say and you insist on doing it your way, then you're what we're looking for.

Also, please make sure you include your contact info...I can't tell you how many times I've put on a CD while I'm cleaning or cooking to find that I like it, but when I try to find a way to contact the artist there is none.  That sucks.