// MODULE 9 OF 10 · ARTIST ACADEMY v1.0 · MASTER EN · 2026-08-16
Win the town, then the map.
The network promotes outward from real local traction — the same chain the music library rides.
The Chain Is Literal
HOW IT TRAVELSYour music and coverage live at your local station first. Promotion up the chain — regional features, national rotation — follows demonstrated local reality: spins, shows, coverage, community. The system's tiers (station → regional → national) are the same rails your files actually move on.
What You Control
YOUR PARTPlay the shows, keep dates current, feed your local station and scenesters, and keep metadata clean so every spin counts on the record. Bands that skip the local step and cold-pitch "national" read as tourists — the network was built against that model.
Do This Now
HANDS ON- Map your last 90 days: spins, shows, coverage — your local proof.
- Set one regional goal (a station one market over).
- Give your local station one reason to feature you this month.