Music PR Rates and Info - Independent Music Promotions

Music With Depth PR (est 2011) is the original and only “guaranteed” Music PR & Promotion business. We are one of the world’s most respected and sought after agencies for independent artists and labels. We are passionately musician-run and tell real human stories with no AI. If we work with you, you will get heavily written about, shared and playlisted.

Who We Are:

We work with “music with depth”. Our mission is to “be the change you’d like to see in the world.” Also, “release the music you’d like to see in the world.”

Music With Depth PR’s services are practical and SEO-focused. In each campaign we guarantee coverage: reviews, interviews, news, radio adds, podcast features, social shares and playlists. We represent our clients with an art-first mentality and love curating bold new music!

Our Story:

Our founder Stephen James Moore is a respected thought leader in the music industry. He’s also an inspired creative writer, author and an award-winning musician. With a legacy 15 albums strong, Moore’s creative dedication gives him a perspective most agencies do not posess.

“Most PR people will sell your music without ever having released any of their own. Stephen James Moore isn’t one of them. The same year he was running Music With Depth PR, one of the world’s most respected names in independent music promotion, he also put out three double albums with his industrial rock project Post Death Soundtrack. That’s not a side hustle. It’s the reason his agency works the way it does.” – The Industry Times

“Moore is no detached executive. His experience on the other side of the desk, juggling creation, promotion, and the raw vulnerability of releasing art, informs everything his agency does.” – Influencer Magazine UK

“The ultimate goal and intention of Moore, is to save independent musicians years of wasted time, through what has worked for him through trial and error. His clients, and there are many, all enjoy the benefit of his knowledge”. – The Huffington Post

Stephen James Moore’s bestselling “Your Band Is A Virus” music marketing book series has been universally praised. Renowned author and music historian Alan Cross recommended “Your Band Is A Virus” on his music blog. The book was recently listed as among the top 5 Music Business books by Now Entertainment Magazine. The Velvet Shadow has rated it as among the 8 best music marketing guides available today. It’s also been made available in the Harvard Book Store and the Berklee College of Music Library.

“Permanent coverage from relevant sources, to me, is at the core of what I do…it’s worked for me, my business/brand/book, etc. Guest posts or interviews I did with music business blogs years ago (2011 – 2012) are often the reason artists find me and approach me today. I build your online authority with the long-term in mind.” – Stephen James Moore

Our Reputation:

This honest approach makes us highly regarded in today’s industry and heavily commended. We are recognized as one of the ’10 Best Indie Music Promotion Services That Are Worth It’ by Two Story Melody. Read their recent interview with agency founder Stephen James Moore.

“Music With Depth PR has established itself as one of the most respected music promotion agencies in the world. That’s thanks to its approach centered on art, authenticity and human stories.” – InfoMusic

Because of his deep appreciation for artistic expression, Music With Depth works with all subgenres, including experimental and multi-genre art. We do not shy away from the bold, controversial, counter-culture or avant-garde. Instead, we fearlessly champion the ever-buzzing underground.

“In an industry increasingly crowded with automated pitches and AI-generated content, Music With Depth PR is proving that human storytelling still wins. Founded by lifelong musician and author Stephen James Moore, the award-winning agency takes an art-and-story-first approach to music public relations — and its results speak for themselves.” – Music Times

Music With Depth PR (formerly Independent Music Promotions) were also recently included in the ‘Top PR Agencies in Vancouver’ list by Prowly.com, ‘Best Music Promotion Services of 2026‘ by Sound Campaign, ‘Best SEO Agencies’ by PRNEWS.IO, ‘Top 10 Music Marketing Agencies’ by Influencer Marketing Hub, ‘Top 10 Music Marketing Agencies That Are Legit’ by Recordlabel.ai, ‘Top 20 Music Promotion Services’ by Submitlink, the ‘Best Music Promotion Services of 2023‘ list by Middermusic.com, and are listed as the #1 Music Marketing company by Voxfeed. We are also an official partner of the prestigious International Songwriting Competition.

“Music With Depth PR Brings a Human-First, Long-Term Approach to Music Promotion.” – V13

“I like these guys because they focus on “music with depth” – a concept that’s near and dear to my own heart. Stephen is a good dude who also happens to be an expert at music promotion and PR. He’s promoted tons of artists from around the globe. He has an incredibly deep network of contacts across a wide variety of genre niches, and he’s written a critically-acclaimed book on music promotion called Your Band Is a Virus.” – Jon Anderson, Two Story Melody

MWD’s music marketing ethos has been published in many of the most prestigious music industry outlets. Read about our founder’s marketing philosophy in major publications like ASCAP, Dotted Music, Sonicbids, The Huffington Post, Bandzoogle, Onstage Magazine, Louder Than War, Omari MC, Music Industry How To, Muzique Magazine, Let’s Talk About the Music Podcast and Performer Magazine. We were awarded Most Innovative Music PR Marketing Firm, 2020 – Canada by Corporate Vision Magazine.

Planning on releasing a single, album or music video? Our personalized music promotion campaigns are ideal for amplifying your message to the masses.

Contact us to get started.

Music With Depth are human and musician run. Our service takes a practical, SEO-focused approach to promoting your music.

Our Process:

Our approach is practical and multi-faceted. We use targeted marketing to drive new listeners directly to your music. This is to help raise your SEO long-term as well as boost your presence short-term. The higher the package, the more the results and media response.

We have an EPK plus news release created, reaching out to the music media along with a selection of indie radio and podcasts. We then secure news features, editorial reviews, interviews, shares and playlist adds.

As opposed to the many services solely offering Spotify streams, Music With Depth offers real, comprehensive promotion. Our work leads to actual permanent write-ups and relevant coverage of your music.

Temporary playlists and botted streaming services are a detriment to artists everywhere. Even Spotify’s algorithm scours Google for any genuine mentions, reviews or embeds of your music. This is why our practical, SEO-focused approach is so important now more than ever.

Also, we connect with our industry partners after getting to know your music. We prioritize the ones we feel will be most helpful and ‘get’ your music. Everything is personalized down to subgenres, themes, niches and location.

To help support everything else, we hype and proudly share you throughout our socials during the campaign. We add you strategically to our own playlists on all networks.

Submit your “music with depth” for PR consideration. Limited space on our roster is available. Reserve your spot today.

$ 595

One Time Fee

An introductory sampler package ideal for artists who would like to generate some initial reviews/write ups for their single or album.
This campaign is intended as a 2 week sample of our process. No advertising is included.
We share you on our socials, our official website, Pinterest, Flipboard, Feedspot, etc.
We use a professional Haulix music industry software to professionally deliver your watermarked music and materials to our contacts.
Music With Depth PR CEO James Moore oversees every campaign.
Receive bi-weekly email updates from our team (Often we're in touch more frequently than this with good news.)

$ 6995

One Time Fee

This is the most comprehensive of our normal campaign types, featuring the most potent balance between high amounts of press/blog coverage (reviews, interviews, news features), strategic sponsored news posts, SEO work/link building, wider scale, niche playlist pitching, paid network music submissions, news distribution, targeted advertising and more. Ultimately, the end result is a higher amount of coverage on all fronts (music magazines, blogs, radio, podcasts, streaming playlists, online curators and socials).
Our approach is practical and multi-faceted. We create conversations about your music with a combination of targeted advertising, social media sharing, blog outreach, sponsored news posts, playlist pitching and social bookmarking.
We create a media pitch/EPK based on the materials you provide. We use this EPK to pitch and secure press coverage, playlist adds, mentions and social shares.
We use a professional Haulix music industry software to professionally deliver your watermarked music and materials to our contacts.
Music With Depth PR CEO James Moore oversees every campaign.
Receive bi-weekly email updates from our team (Often we're in touch more frequently than this with good news.)

$ 995

One Time Fee

A 4 week version of the introductory sampler package deal for artists who would like to generate relevant reviews/write ups for their single or album.
Our approach is practical and multi-faceted. We create conversations about your music with a combination of targeted advertising, social media sharing, blog outreach, sponsored news posts, playlist pitching and social bookmarking.
We share you on our socials, our official website, Pinterest, Flipboard, Feedspot, etc.
We use a professional Haulix music industry software to professionally deliver your watermarked music and materials to our contacts.
Music With Depth PR CEO James Moore oversees every campaign.
Receive bi-weekly email updates from our team (Often we're in touch more frequently than this with good news.)

$ 9995

One Time Fee

This is the most comprehensive of our normal campaign types, featuring the most potent balance between high amounts of press/blog coverage (reviews, interviews, news features), strategic sponsored news posts, SEO work/link building, wider scale, niche playlist pitching, paid network music submissions, news distribution, targeted advertising and more. Ultimately, the end result is a higher amount of coverage on all fronts (music magazines, blogs, radio, podcasts, streaming playlists, online curators and socials).
Our approach is practical and multi-faceted. We create conversations about your music with a combination of targeted advertising, social media sharing, blog outreach, sponsored news posts, playlist pitching and social bookmarking.
We create a media pitch/EPK based on the materials you provide. We use this EPK to pitch and secure press coverage, playlist adds, mentions and social shares.
We use a professional Haulix music industry software to professionally deliver your watermarked music and materials to our contacts.
Music With Depth PR CEO James Moore oversees every campaign.
Receive bi-weekly email updates from our team (Often we're in touch more frequently than this with good news.)

$ 1995

One Time Fee

This is a more comprehensive promotion, considered a campaign as opposed to an introductory package. deal for artists who would like to generate more + relevant reviews/write ups for their single or album as well as playlisting, radio/podcasts, social shout outs and more.
Our approach is practical and multi-faceted. We create conversations about your music with a combination of targeted advertising, social media sharing, blog outreach, sponsored news posts, playlist pitching and social bookmarking.
We create a media pitch/EPK based on the materials you provide. We use this EPK to pitch and secure press coverage, playlist adds, mentions and social shares.
We use a professional Haulix music industry software to professionally deliver your watermarked music and materials to our contacts.
Music With Depth PR CEO James Moore oversees every campaign.
Receive bi-weekly email updates from our team (Often we're in touch more frequently than this with good news.)

$ 24995

One Time Fee

This is a very specific strategy that entails sponsored news posts to promote your brand and music in the most potent way possible - major news outlets out of range to most with exclusive sponsored post deals. Many of these outlets do not tend to consider news stories from the public or from PR pitches. Ideal for serious artists who want the maximum amount of major press placements in outlets such as Billboard, OK! Magazine, E! News, USA Today, SF Weekly, Broadway World, EDM.com, Miami Herald, Consequence of Sound, Bust Magazine, Dancing Astronaut, Men's Journal, Maxim, Breakfast Club, Women's World, In Touch Weekly and many other options.
Our approach is practical and multi-faceted. We create conversations about your music with a combination of targeted advertising, social media sharing, blog outreach, sponsored news posts, playlist pitching and social bookmarking.
We create a media pitch/EPK based on the materials you provide. We use this EPK to pitch and secure press coverage, playlist adds, mentions and social shares.
We use a professional Haulix music industry software to professionally deliver your watermarked music and materials to our contacts.
Music With Depth PR CEO James Moore oversees every campaign.
Receive bi-weekly email updates from our team (Often we're in touch more frequently than this with good news.)

$ 2495

One Time Fee

This is the most comprehensive of our normal campaign types, featuring the most potent balance between high amounts of press/blog coverage (reviews, interviews, news features), strategic sponsored news posts, SEO work/link building, wider scale, niche playlist pitching, paid network music submissions, news distribution, targeted advertising and more. Ultimately, the end result is a higher amount of coverage on all fronts (music magazines, blogs, radio, podcasts, streaming playlists, online curators and socials).
Our approach is practical and multi-faceted. We create conversations about your music with a combination of targeted advertising, social media sharing, blog outreach, sponsored news posts, playlist pitching and social bookmarking.
We create a media pitch/EPK based on the materials you provide. We use this EPK to pitch and secure press coverage, playlist adds, mentions and social shares.
We use a professional Haulix music industry software to professionally deliver your watermarked music and materials to our contacts.
Music With Depth PR CEO James Moore oversees every campaign.
Receive bi-weekly email updates from our team (Often we're in touch more frequently than this with good news.)

$ 39995

One Time Fee

This is a very specific strategy that entails sponsored news posts to promote your brand and music in the most potent way possible - major news outlets out of range to most with exclusive sponsored post deals. Many of these outlets do not tend to consider news stories from the public or from PR pitches. Ideal for serious artists who want the maximum amount of major press placements in outlets such as Billboard, OK! Magazine, E! News, USA Today, SF Weekly, Broadway World, EDM.com, Miami Herald, Consequence of Sound, Bust Magazine, Dancing Astronaut, Men's Journal, Maxim, Breakfast Club, Women's World, In Touch Weekly and many other options. This package guarantees a Billboard placement.
Our approach is practical and multi-faceted. We create conversations about your music with a combination of targeted advertising, social media sharing, blog outreach, sponsored news posts, playlist pitching and social bookmarking.
We create a media pitch/EPK based on the materials you provide. We use this EPK to pitch and secure press coverage, playlist adds, mentions and social shares.
We use a professional Haulix music industry software to professionally deliver your watermarked music and materials to our contacts.
Music With Depth PR CEO James Moore oversees every campaign.
Receive bi-weekly email updates from our team (Often we're in touch more frequently than this with good news.)