Gain More Press, Grow Your Fan Base & Earn More Money with a Video Press Kit Produced by Audio Crush PR and Mavrik Studios

Your band isn’t boring, but your promotional strategy is. If you’re sending out an overly adjective-filled press release, chances are you’re not even putting the receiving music editor to sleep as they read it–because they’re not reading past the first sentence. They’ve already moved onto the next e-mail from another band. And that band just landed itself a feature because aforementioned music editor just WATCHED the press release in the form of a video EPK.

Video EPKs provide an in-depth look at your band by incorporating live footage, member interviews, music videos, behind the scenes action, in-the-studio recording and more, just like this one from Universal Republic act Cash Cash (www.tinyurl.com/CashCashEPK) created by Audio Crush PR and Mavrik Studios.

If your band resides in the New Jersey/New York area or will be passing through on tour, contact AudioCrushPR@gmail.com for details on how to get your own cost-effective video EPK and gain more press, grow your fan base and earn more money.

MUSIC EDITORS PREFER VIDEO EPKs:

“I think EPKs are great. I can tell you as an editor – most assignments I dish out come from EPKS or just well written emails from bands and small PR firms. I can’t remember the last time I assigned something from a padded envelope.”

-Seth Werkheiser, Editor, NoiseCreep (AOL)

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“Myspace is a mess (even with those annoying custom layouts), bandcamp.com has very limited features, other websites may not get the traffic/plays you’d want to represent your band with… EPK’s are definitely the way to go.”

- Matt Lucich, NJUnderground.com

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“I receive so many press releases a day, it’s impossible to read through each one. I’d absolutely love to receive video pitches! If I can click on a link to show me a bands live performance and get information about the band directly from them, it would make my job easier and reading through emails a lot more fun! ”

-Annie Reuter, YouSingIWrite.com

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VIDEO EPKS ALLOW YOU TO:

BE SEEN AND HEARD. Performance and studio footage are both candid and captivating. Give the gatekeepers a glimpse at just how talented you are.

BE UNDERSTOOD. It’s much easier to keep your quotes in context when you don’t worry about how your tone is conveyed in writing.

BE YOU. Does your drummer have a signature stick-twirl? Singer a sexy sneer? Let the cameras catch it. It’s the best way to portray your band not only as special as a whole, but also as the sum of it parts.

BE ALL OVER THE INTERNET: Post your video EPK on your Web site and social networking pages and have your street team distribute it across the Internet.

BE PREPARED: Happen to just run into an A&R guy? All you need to do is whip out your smart phone and play the video EPK for them on the spot!

BE INTERNATIONAL. Video EPKs take your personality and performances to music writers and executives in other countries even when you can’t get there. It’s the most professional way to showcase your band. You can even mail it out as a DVD.

ABOUT AUDIO CRUSH PR:

The name says it all: Audio Crush PR brings you LOVE at first LISTEN. By choosing to work with a select group of bands, Audio Crush PR guarantees each client gets the attention they deserve. Founders Joelle Caputa and Jessica Sager also run Planet Verge music network (Guests of Planet Verge TV include 30 Seconds to Mars, Lostprophets, Hanson, The Academy Is…, and Butch Walker) and have a combined cred list that includes stints at HIP Video Promo, Shed Media US (productions include THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW YORK and IT’S ME OR THE DOG), Seventeen magazine, Ariel Publicity & Cyber PR, Major Label Scout and Venus Zine. Through Audio Crush PR, Joelle and Jessica have the privilege of working with some of their favorite music makers, like Cash Cash (Universal Republic Records) and The Right Coast. They’ve worked with acclaimed burgeoning acts from the USA (the Matches) and UK (Sohodolls), and have created press campaigns that have brought Audio Crush PR clients to the attention of major labels (The Parlor Mob signed to Capitol Records; Val Emmich to Bluhammock Music). Besides successfully pitching clients to prestigious publications, including The New York Times and Alternative Press, and the covers of vital indie monthlies like The Aquarian Weekly, Audio Crush PR gets clients seen and heard through online television networks like theStream.tv, NYLON TV, DJ Rossstar and the Vinnie Langdon show. Services provided by Audio Crush PR include bio writing, press release writing and distribution, album and tour promotion, and street team management, all of which can be included in a video EPK package. For more information and client testimonials, visit www.AudioCrushPR.com or e-mail AudioCrushPR@gmail.com.

ABOUT MAVRIK STUDIOS:

Throughout his life, Mavrik Studios founder Mark Weber has been intrigued with how things work and how he could make them better. While attending Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut, Mark wrote, shot, directed, and edited a number of student films in addition to interning with the New Jersey Film and Motion Picture Commission and Corrado Schoner Pictures on independent films and other production projects. After earning a bachelor’s degree in Media Studies (Film/TV), Mark and his brother Matthew finished up their first independent documentary film entitled Clownfest: Five Days in the Alley, which premiered at the Hoboken International Film Festival and went on to become official selections in the Jersey Shore Film Festival, New York New Filmmakers Documentary Series and the Garden State Film Festival. He recently worked on the launch of the Internet-based video game show Counter Point, produced by Ambush.TV and Pixel Enemy, and currently spends his days as an editor for a National Geographic documentary on the Gulf oil spill, which the network previewed this July and is slated to debut in January 2011. Visit www.MarkRobertWeber.com, www.PixelEnemy.com and www.clownfestmovie.com.

CHOOSE US BECAUSE: Audio Crush PR and Mavrik Studios work alongside each other from start to finish to produce the EPK. As publicists and editors, Audio Crush PR specializes in determining hook-worthy content that music editors want to hear. Audio Crush PR will work with you before your video EPK shoot to develop questions and points to focus on during filming. Mavrik Studios employs the use of both professional HD camcorders along with HDSLR’s to produce breath taking images and tight cuts. From in the studio to live on stage, Mavrik Studios employs professional video and audio gear as well as techniques for all EPKS and music videos.

Included in all of Mavrik Studios services are:

-Multiple Final Cut Studio 3 Editing Suites
-Final Cut iChat Theater capabilities to share in the creative and editing process with our
clients
-Multiple levels of ProRes HD and SD Recording / Editing formats to produce the best
possibly imaging with additional formats available.
-Cameras: Canon 7D, Canon 5D MKII, Canon XH-A1, Sony EX1
-Lenses: Canon 28mm f1.8, Canon 50mm f1.4, Canon 24-70mm f2.8, Canon 70-200mm f4.0
-Multi-Track 4 Channel live recording for both studio and live performances
-Unlimited layers of video, graphics, and effects for high quality design
-Color correction utilizing Apple’s newest version of Color
-Final Cut Pro 7
-Graphic and Motion Graphic Design using Adobe’s latest CS5 Master Suite
-Extensive Plugin Packages
-Multi-Camera editing
-Soundtrack Pro 3.0.1

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Additional EPK Services:
-Professional Sound Design and Mix
(Packages Available)
-Professional Photo shoot captured on Canon 5D MKII and Canon 7D
(Packages Available)
-Photo Studio, Green/Blue Screen Studio, and professional Sound Stage Studio
(Packages Available)
-Professional Graphic Design in the latest Photoshop CS5
(Packages available)
-After Effects Graphics designed in the latest After Effects CS5
(Packages available)

* Also ask us about music video production.

Additional Publicity Services:
-Tour Press
(Packages available)
-Album Press
(Packages available)
-Street Team Management
(Packages available)
-Bio Writing
(Packages available)
-Logo Design
(Packages available)
-Album Artwork
(Packages available)

CONTACT:
Joelle Caputa
973-342-3259
AudioCrushPR@gmail.com
www.AudioCrushPR.com
www.Facebook.com/AudioCrushPR

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