The Dance Album A slightly different guitar CD by Kristo Käo

Happy me giving the classical guitar a restPhoto by Kert Kruusakivi

So far I have got some friendly feedback from radio stations that have played my “Dance Album” and I would like to share them here.

This is a quatation from Nick Peros’s letter to me and I hope he doesn’t mind if I share it here because I get nowadays many people contacting me to ask if the radio promotion was worth it:

“Just an update on the radio promo- the tracking began this week, however, earlier this week we already received an e-mail from Classical 96 in Toronto (they e-mailed us even BEFORE we started the tracking) saying they LOVE your CD and will be giving it heavy airplay – here is their e-mail to us from their Music Director:

“I will be playing the hell out of it —through various day parts and specialty programmes–great playing, great rep and wonderful sound–nice
package overall—-really like it–I have listened to it several times over myself–and my fiance loves it as well” –

The MD also asked if we could send him a SECOND COPY of the CD, which we will be sending him tomorrow.

Classical 96 is the #1 classical station in Toronto (Toronto is the 4th largest city in North America after New York, Los Angeles & Chicago) and has a GTA population of about 5.5 million, so that’s great to have Classical 96’s support.”

STATIONS THAT HAVE CONFIRMED AIRPLAY SO FAR:

WITF FM        Harrisburg, PA – var tracks
WBLV FM        Twin Lake, MI – var tracks
WKAR FM        East Lansing, MI – tracks 5,6,9,10,11 programmed
WGUC FM        Cincinatti, OH – var. tracks to be programmed
WCNY FM        Syracuse, NY – var. tracks to be programmed
WCLV FM        Cleveland, OH -  var. tracks AND one of the “CHOICE CD’S” for July
WSHU FM        Fairfield, CT – various tracks
KDFC FM        San Francisco, CA- var. tracks AND to be FEATURED as “CD of the  WEEK”, on-air AND online, JULY 13
CLASSICAL 96        Toronto, ON – heavy play
CJPX FM        Montreal, PQ- tracks 1,8,9,10,11
CKUA FM        Edmonton, AB – 4 tracks June 15/Classic Examples show

I'm being broadcast!

As I said before – on my own I sent my CD to many European classical music radio stations but in North America the job was done by Phoenix Classical and these are the stations that got my album:

CBC Radio Music – NIGHSTREAM,  Toronto, ON
CBC RADIO MUSIC – TEMPO, Ottawa, ON
Classical 96, Toronto, ON
CJPX FM, Montreal, QC
CKUA, Edmonton, AB
WQXR, New York, NY
KDFC, San Francisco, CA
WFMT, Chicago, IL
Classical 101.1 FM, Dallas, TX
KING FM, Seattle, WA
WETA FM, Arlington (Washington DC)
WQED, Pittsburgh, PA
WNED, Buffalo, NY
- WNJA FM, Jamestown, NY
WXXI, Rochester, NY
- WJSL FM, Houghton, NY
WITF, Harrisburg, PA
WSHU, Fairfield, CT
WCVT FM, Stowe, VT
KDB FM, Santa Barbara, CA
KBOQ FM, Monterey, CA
WCRB FM, Waltham (Boston), MA
WUSF FM, Tampa, FL
WCLV FM, Cleveland, OH
WABE FM, Atlanta, GA
WOSU FM, Columbus, OH
WBJC FM, Baltimore, MD
WCNY FM, Syracuse, NY
- 89.5 FM, Utica, NY
- 90.9 FM, Watertown, NY
WMHT FM, Troy, NY
- WRHV FM, Poughkeepsie, NY
WRCJ FM, Detroit, MI
WBNI FM, Fort Wayne, IN
- WCKZ FM, Orlnd, IN
WGUC FM, Cincinatti, OH
WERN FM, Madison, WI
- WGTD FM 91.1, Kenosha, WI
- WPNE FM 89.3, Green Bay, WI
- WHND FM 89.7, Sister Bay, WI
- WSSW FM 89.1, Platteville, WI
- WVSS FM 90.7, Menomonie, WI
- WUEC FM 89.7, Eau Claire, WI
- WHSA FM 89.9, Brule, WI
- W284AN FM 104.7, Ashland/ Bayfield, WI
- WHRM FM 90.9, Wausau, WI
WDAV FM, Davidson, NC
KFUO FM, St. Louis, MO
MPR, St. Paul, MN
- 29 REPEATER STNS IN STATE
KBAQ FM, Tempe, AZ
WIAA FM 88.7 FM, Interlochen, MI
- 88.5 FM, Mackinaw, City, MI
- 100.9 FM, East Jordan, MI
KCSC FM, Edmond, OK
- KBCW FM
WKAR FM, East Lansing, MI
WBLV PUBLIC RADIO, Twin Lake, MI
KUHF FM, Houston, TX
WCPE, Wake Forest (Raleigh), NC
WGBH RADIO, Brighton (Boston), MA
KBPS 89.9 FM, Portland, OR
- KQHR FM, Hood River, OR
- KQDL 88.1, The Dalles, OR
- KQAC FM, Cape Foulweather, OR
KLRE/KUAR-FM, Little Rock, AR
CLASSICAL 89.5 KMFA, Austin, TX
KNPR- Nevada Public Radio, Las Vegas, NV
WWFM The Classical Network, Trenton, NJ
- WWNJ 91.1 FM, Toms River, NJ
- WWCJ   89.1 FM, Cape May, NJ
- WWPJ  89.5 FM, Pen Argyl, PA
Translator Stations
- W224AU  92.7 FM, Allentown, PA
- W226AA  93.1 FM, Easton, PA
- W230AA  93.9 FM, Atlantic City, NJ
- W245AC  96.9 FM, Harmony Twp, NJ
- W289AA  105.7 FM, Lebanon Twp, NJ
- W300AC  107.9 FM, Chatsworth, NJ
- K216FW  91.1 FM, Steamboat Springs,CO
KCSN FM, Northridge (Los Angeles), CA
KUAT FM, Tucson, AZ
Tucson – 90.5 FM
    NW Tucson – 89.7 FM 
    Sierra Vista – 89.7 FM
    Safford – 89.5 FM
    Bisbee – 88.9 FM
    Nogales – 91.7 FM
WJCT FM RADIO,  Jacksonville, FL

TOTAL 50 Primary Radio Stations+ 65 repeaters =  115 stations

There are some more stations in US that play classical music but this selection should give me some impression how it works and what effect does it have on my sales. Of course, I don’t have too high expectations and I am happy when my work reaches some audience. After all – who would make a classical music CD to make money?!

So that is part of the information that went to the radio stations with the Dance Album:

NEW RELEASE

Kristo Kao,
The Dance Album

The Dance Album is the debut solo CD release from acclaimed classical guitarist Kristo Kao and features a unique dance-inspired repertoire performed on solo guitar. With a variety of compositions ranging from the Renaissance to the modern day, Kristo Kao takes us on a wonderful journey through works which are either outright dance compositions or clearly inspired by dance rhythms. From John Dowland’s “Melancholy Galliard”, to the well-known “Bouree” by J. S. Bach, to more recent works by Albeniz, Barrios & Villa-Lobos, Kristo Kao beautifully brings out the dance aspect in each work, while always highlighting the melodic and harmonic richness of each composition. Bach’s famous “Bouree” has been performed and recorded many times, but rarely is the rhythmic lilt of the Bouree dance captured as it is in this performance, while Albeniz’ “Asturias” revels in rhythms inspired by the dance. Kristo’s playing is masterful across every track, showing not only a clear command of his instrument, but a deep sense of the poetry of each work. Coupled with a vibrant production sound, The Dance Album, by Kristo Kao, is a refreshing new recording that invites us into the joy of the Dance.

Artist: Kristo Kao
Title: The Dance Album
Label: Kitarrikool Records