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Ben Umanov is one of the founders of Metal Sucks, an online publication that has been active since 2006, and one of the most informative and longest running rock and metal publications in the world. Beside working as an editor-in-chief and writer for Metal Sucks, Ben is also running Blast Beat ad network that serves advertisements to few websites including Metal Sucks, Metal Injection, Gear Gods, and a few other publications. Ben is also a manager for progressive death metal act Rivers of Nihil, and about this all and more we talk here on What My Band Needs. Visit What My Band Needs website, follow the podcast on Facebook, and follow Niko Savic on Instagram.

The third episode of What My Band Needs podcast brings a conversation between host Niko Savic and Anne Catherine Swallow, a promotion manager at Napalm Records, home of many great bands such Jinjer, Alestorm, Candlemass, Kamelot, Monkey3, Unleashed, and many more. Prior joining Napalm Records, Anne has been working for a number of years as a publicist at Century Media and Nuclear Blast. Here we talk about Anne’s beginnings as a music publicist, best practices for new bands to promote their releases, cold emailing, social media, and more. Visit What My Band Needs website, follow the podcast on Facebook, and follow Niko Savic on Instagram.

James Weaver is the editor-in-chief of the UK-based publication Distorted Sound Magazine that's been active since 2015, and that's been bringing news, features, reviews, and live reports, covering both major and underground acts and artists inhabiting Rock, Punk and Metal realms. Apart from his work with Distorted Sound, James also writes for Metal Hammer. Visit What My Band Needs website, follow the podcast on Facebook, and follow Niko Savic on Instagram.

Jon Freeman is the founder and publicist at Freeman Promotions, a music publicity agency based in New Jersey operating for more than 10 years. Jon has been involved in running campaigns for names such Type O Negative, Whitesnake, Lamb of God, GWAR, working with labels including SPV, Napalm Records, Candlelight, Frontiers, and many more. Visit What My Band Needs website, follow the podcast on Facebook, and follow Niko Savic on Instagram.

Welcome to the What My Band Needs podcast series. Tune in every Thursday at 6PM Central European Time for tips on music marketing and publicity, management, creativity, and more.