Music
MUSIC:
Hunters Bay Radio holds a license from the CRTC to undertake a "Community Radio" endeavour. Our license is different than those held by most other radio stations in our broadcast area. It calls for The Bay to play a wider variety of music than "Commercial Radio". To reflect the interests of our community, we are also required to produce "Talk Radio", comprising 15% of our daily programming mix.
One of The Bay's mandates is to play music the listeners cannot hear on commercial radio stations. We strive to introduce listeners to music with which they may not otherwise be familiar, with an emphasis on new artists and local musicians. We play a mix of Blues, Funk, Soul, Jazz, Classic Rock, Folk, Alternative, and Big Band Era music, etc.. Our style can be characterized as Adult Alternative.
Our programming is show/date focused, meaning that at certain times of the day, we play different kinds of music. Please consult our Schedule for more information.
LOCAL SUPPORT:
The Bay supports local, home grown musicians who actively perform in the region and elsewhere. Since our inception in 2009, the local music scene has exploded with a large variety of artists covering a wide variety of genres.
MUSIC SUBMISSIONS:
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he Bay broadcasts a wide variety of music. We support local a independent musicians. We play Jazz, Folk, Country, Rock, Blues, Blues-inspired music, Reggae, and more. If you are not sure your music falls within our criteria or is of broadcast quality, please tune in and become familiar with our programming before you make a submission. We are a volunteer-based station that is swamped with music submissions. It takes many hours to prepare any submissions for airplay. Going forward, we have instituted the following policy to help artists get to air faster.
MUSIC SUBMISSION POLICY:
PLEASE DO NOT SEND CD's
We support local independent musicians. We play jazz, folk, country, rock, blues and blues inspired music, reggae, and much more. If you are not sure your music meets our criteria, please listen before you send in music.
We will accept music for consideration (professionally produced) in MP3 format, provided the file name and the song is formatted as such from the following areas:
Muskoka, Almaguin, Parry Sound & Haliburton
Other artists are advised to use a submission service or the NCRA's Earshot Digital Service.
We are a volunteer based station and we are swamped with music that takes hours to prepare for air play. Going forward we have instituted this policy to help artists get considered for airplay:
Anything that is not properly formatted will not get into rotation until it is. We will accept music for consideration in MP3 format, provided the file names and the songs are formatted as follows:
File Name = Artist's Name - Song Title
Details (under properties) must include this info:
Title = Song Name
Contributing Artist = Artist Name
Album Artist = Artist Name
Album = Album Title or Single
Year = Year
These steps helps ensure that your music gets reviewed and considered for radio play.
Thanks for your understanding.
Local music should be sent by email to music@muskokaradio.com or you can dropbox larger collections of music for consideration. Please indicate "LOCAL MUSIC" in the subject line.
PERFORM AT HBR:
CURRENTLY OUR STAGE IS CLOSED
At Hunters Bay Radio, it is our mandate to showcase new, emerging, and Canadian artists. Since day one, we have encouraged musicians to come to the studio in order to perform live on-air. We have 2 dedicated live performance shows: Our flagship show *Talent On The Bay* (Wednesdays at 6pm ET) and *Live Drive* (Thursdays at 6pm ET). If your schedule does not conform to these time slots, other arrangements can be made.
Talent On The Bay is an interview/performance show, wherein the musicians are asked to play a selection of 4-6 songs over the course of the hour. They will also be chatting with our host about the creative process.
Live Drive is a one-hour live-to-air concert on the Home Depot Stage in our Huntsville studio. It is hosted by the various musicians as well as the regular, weekly host. Generally, 10 songs are required per show. For all purposes, any appearances on Live Drive should be considered a real gig. There is a seating area provided so that the artists can invite supporters to the studio to watch their shows in person.
For more information including enquiries having to do with booking either show, please send messages to music@muskokaradio.com
