Make a radio edit
A six minute track with a two minute build will not get played. Cut a version that lands the drop inside the first minute and finishes under four minutes. Keep the full mix for DJs, send the edit to stations.
HOW TO GET YOUR ELECTRONIC SONG ON THE RADIO
Electronic music is built for clubs and mixes, not for a three minute radio slot. The producers who get played are the ones who hand a host something ready to air.
Mind the loudness
Heavily limited masters get squashed again by broadcast processing and come out flat and harsh. Leave some headroom so the track still breathes on air.
Say what it is in one line
House, drum and bass, melodic techno, future bass. Hosts program by tempo and mood, so give them the genre and the BPM up front instead of a paragraph about your journey.
Vocals travel further on radio
An instrumental has to be exceptional to hold a radio slot. If you have a topline or a vocal hook, that is the version to pitch.
GUARANTEED ELECTRONIC & DANCE AIRPLAY, EVERY WEEK
Every Independent Radio FM member is accepted, whatever the genre. Send one electronic track a week and it airs on a Saturday show with a personal DJ review.
- $49 per month, cancel anytime
- One new song every week — every song you send gets played
- Saturday show at 3 PM Eastern / 12 PM Pacific
- A personal DJ review of every song
- Your own artist profile page with your bio, links, and review archive
- Private member wall and direct messaging with other artists and our DJ
- A new press-release article about you every 30 days, with your music embedded
- Daily motivation messages from DJ SKI FACE
- Chance to win $100 every month
- No approval process. Everyone is accepted.
Our first show airs October 3, 2026.
COMMON QUESTIONS
How do I get my electronic track played on the radio?
Send a radio edit under about four minutes that reaches the drop early, leave headroom in the master, and tell the host the subgenre and BPM. Specialist dance shows on community and online stations are where independent producers get played.
Do radio stations play instrumental dance music?
Some specialist shows do, but vocal tracks get picked far more often on general programming. Pitch a vocal version when you have one.