Marketer-writer Bob Putignano and music publicity writer Frank - John Hadley (Click here for bio) are now collaborating in offering their services to assist musicians in getting the wider recognition they deserve by way of CD mailings, press releases, band bios (for CD mailings or web sites), and more.

Bob is a contributing writer at Blues Wax, an award-winning radio dj (awarded by Roots Music Report and Blues Foundation), the president of the New York Blues & Jazz Society, and an experienced blues and jazz marketer.

Frank received the 2007 Blues Foundation KBA award for journalism and has written about blues, jazz, and other types of music in DownBeat, and many other publications. He is also a Grove Press author. Frank has done extensive publicity writing for dozens of well-known and up-and-coming musicians. See his bio at this web site for detailed information.

Bob's Rates for radio & press marketing, Click Here

Bob Putignano was contacted by Chuck Young of the Library of Congress regarding Bob's numerous quotes in the book "Incurable Blues: The Troubles & Triumphs of Blues Legend Hubert Sumlin," by Will Romano (Backbeat Books.) Upon speaking to Chuck, Bob was informed that his name will be listed in the Library of Congress for both his quotes in Mr. Romano's book,and for his assistance working with Mr. Young at the Library of Congress

Bob just completed an agreement with 335 Records 335records.com to do the radio and press marketing for the new Larry Carlton CD - with Special guest Robben Ford. The CD is titled "Live in Tokyo." More details about Larry Carlton at: larrycarlton.com

Bob Putignano was & still is part of the marketing team that assisted in getting Ike Turner (left) a 2007 Grammy award. Bob worked Ike's CD for radio and press, and also helped Ike to get a front page/feature article in Blues Revue, and a featured review in Downbeat by Frank-John Hadley who rated Ike's CD with a 4 star rating' For a full listing of all the Grammy winners go to: grammy.com

Gamble, Patti La Belle, J Butler, Huff

Ben Harper

Leonard Cohen

The Ventures

Tom Hanks and Dave Clark

Iggy Pop, Madonna, Justin Timberlake

Submit your CD here, for potential radio airplay & publication review sonicbids.com/soundsofblue

The Sounds of Blue is now the most listened to program at WFDU, with over 114,000 listeners tuning in

WFDU "Sounds Of Blue" Jazz Station Of the Year
Dear Robert,
I would like to personally congratulate you on being selected as the Roots Music Report's Jazz Station of the Year recipient for 2006. This is our inaugural year of acknowledging outstanding broadcasting contributions to the roots music genres reporting to our charts. Our staff personally reviewed and considered all of the reporting stations within your genre and as a result of that consideration you were selected as this year's honoree in the Jazz category as a result of your exemplary programming on WFDU's Sounds of Blue. The staff of Roots Music Report thank you for the reliable and consistent reports you make to our charts and for your contributions and continued commitment to roots music.
Sincerely,Robert Bartosh Roots Music Report

Read Bob's story on Tom Dowd as It appears in "Discoveries Magazine".    Read Bob's Reviews on Montreal .Com

The annual 2005 Blues Issue of Goldmine contains 6 articles by Bob Putignano.

Bob will submit regular articles to Big City Blues Magazine, every column will be on the NYC area blues scene, as well as CD reviews bigcitybluesmag.com

• Independent radio promotion.
• Web site and press kit creation or makeover.
• Let us plan your live music for: Private Parties, Corporate Events, Weddings, and Blues & Jazz Festivals. References available.
• Press/media coverage/radio interviews (especially in the NY Metro area).

Radio marketing clients always get updated with bio's and reviews at The All Music Guide. Robi Zonca, David Maxwell and Mem Shannon (all contracted "BluesandJazzSounds" artists) were reviewed in the July issue of Downbeat Magazine. Two artists were favorably reviewed in the current issue of Blues Revue -- Tom Principato's Anniversary CD and Danny Gatton's "Unfinished Business."

Putumayo Records just signed on as a client for their "Swing Around the World CD" as did Sista Monica for her latest "Can't Keep a Good Woman Down." 95 North Records returned as a client for the 3rd time - for their latest release "Fins, Chrome and the Open Road- A Tribute to the Cadillac."

Please take a moment to  fill out the form on our Services page, so that we may start a dialog with you to create your CD marketing campaign.