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Have you ever been frustrated with pitching your songs to hundreds of Spotify playlists only to get very little to no results? Have you wondered what’s the best way to pitch your music in order to successfully land on a Spotify playlist?
In today’s episode, I wanted to do something a little different and get an “insider’s” perspective on playlist pitching. I spoke with 4 independent Christian Spotify Playlist Curators, and asked them:
- “What is your #1 tip/advice to help Christian artists successfully pitch their music to Spotify Playlist Curators?
- “What’s 1 thing you say artists should avoid when pitching their music to you?”
Each of these curators shared some great and unique tips & tricks, insights, and perspectives on the process of pitching your music and some great overall tips regarding marketing your music.
About Today’s Christian Spotify Playlist Curators
Here are the Spotify playlist curators you’ll be hearing from in this episode:
Dana Miller
Dana is the lead producer, publisher, and label owner at Hillside Recording LLC. He curates the Hillside Playlists on Spotify. His goal is to come alongside you and help transform the song God has put on your heart. His mission is to help your songs reach their fullest potential and make an impact in the lives around you.
Connect w/ Dana:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hillsiderecordingstudio/
Website: https://beacons.page/hillsiderecording
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/nsosz32w7004r00cx9rilkscq
Wisdom Moon
Wisdom is the Founder and CEO of Marketing with Wisdom, Christian Music Marketing, and Lula Street Records.
He is also the founder and former owner of All About Worship and Kingdom Songs, and a pioneer in creating resources for Christian artists, songwriters, and worship leaders. He has over 20 years of ministry experience and over 15 years of marketing & business experience.
His background includes marketing and branding for Christian record labels, churches, nonprofits, businesses, artists, and podcasts.
Wisdom speaks at conferences, retreats, and private groups. He’s had the privilege of speaking at Chick-fil-A headquarters, National Worship Leader Conference, WorshipLife Conference, and Faith in Business Summit, among others.
He has also been interviewed on various podcasts and radio shows, including Made It In Music Podcast, Overflow Worship Podcast, Faith Forward Online Business, and The JFH Podcast.
Wisdom has served in various marketing roles for Centricity Music and Integrity Music, as well as for artists like Lauren Daigle, All Sons & Daughters, Chris McClarney, Darlene Zschech, New Life Worship, Paul Baloche, Corey Voss, Aaron Shust, David & Nicole Binion, Lincoln Brewster, Covenant Worship, Gateway Worship, Christine D’Clario, Israel Houghton, Joshua Aaron, David Leonard, Krissy Nordhoff, NCC Worship, Sovereign Grace Music, Dustin Smith, Seth & Nirva, WorshipMob, Soul Survivor, Mike Real, FLAME, and others.
Connect w/ Wisdom:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wisdommoon/
Website: https://www.wisdommoon.com
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/wisdommoonmusic
Bradden Ford
Bradden is the Founder & Head Playlist Curator at Lightfire 134 Playlists. He also is a writer and database manager at NewRelease Today. He is a passionate Christian music junkie with a love for ministry and writing.
Connect w/ Bradden:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lightfire134playlist/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/b0dbrnnc3lvjkd1wlu7mp3egi
Sherwyn Williams
Sherwyn is the CMO at Gospel Music Buzz. Gospel Music Buzz is a Gospel industry-focused media platform. They work to bring you the latest buzz and updates on events, music, news, and media releases ranging from mainstream to indie artists and showcase their projects to the world. They also curate playlists on Spotify for Gospel music.
Connect w/ Sherwyn:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gospelmusicbuzzz/
Website: https://gospelmusicbuzz.com
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/31gs3onimbuewz7vn6latkpfktbq
If you’re looking for a way to get a head start on Spotify playlist pitching here’s a FREE GIFT:
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- An extensive database of over 100+ Christian & Gospel Spotify Playlists including contact info, follower count, & submission links.
- Playlist Spreadsheet template to help stay organized and keep track of your communications with playlist curators.
- Links to curated resources to help with Spotify editorial and independent playlist pitching.
- Instructions with tips & best practices to get the most out of the list and give yourself the best chance to get your songs placed on playlists.
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Darnell Peters is a Christian/Gospel songwriter and musician based in NY, and the founder of The Songwriter Gospel. He is passionate about helping independent Christian & Gospel artists and songwriters market and share their music from a holistic perspective, tell their stories, and get their songs heard. Darnell is also co-owner of Make My Demo a song demo service dedicated to collaborating with songwriters to produce professional song demos from the comfort of their own home.
