The Business of Music: Your Guide to DIY Publicity
Kristin Robinson
December 3, 2020
You’ve made the music, now what? A full-time music publicist teaches you how to pitch your project and get coverage—DIY style.
Kristin Robinson
Kristin Michael Robinson is a freelance music journalist, musician, entrepreneur, publicist, and graduate of USC's Thornton School of Music. Her work appears in Variety, Ones to Watch, Lady Gunn, and The Noise.
Sound Behind the Song: “Scream” by Mantronix
Kristin Robinson
September 8, 2020
Mantronix mixed Kraftwerk’s experimental feel with the warmth of Grandmaster Flash. “Scream” remains a landmark electro-funk hip-hop mashup.
Sound Behind the Song: “Heliosphan” by Aphex Twin
Kristin Robinson
September 8, 2020
“Heliosphan” relies on the drums to act as a driving force. Even when the track borders on chaos, the TR-909 maintains perfect time.