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S01E08 — Jess Kangalee and the dark art of radio plugging
08/18/2020
S01E08 — Jess Kangalee and the dark art of radio plugging
This week, we have Jess Kangalee who discusses the dark arts of radio plugging, to starting a firm on her own, and a very educational insight in her journey and successes of being a woman and a minority in a field of music notorious for being a "boys club". Jess Kangalee has a decade of experience working in broadcast media promotions for artists, festivals and events. She currently runs her own company Good Energy PR, working with a roster that prioritises female identifying/lgbtq/poc artists. Prior to Good Energy, Kangalee was Head of UK Radio & TV PR at a big independent label where her efforts helped break artists such as Moses Sumney, Phoebe Bridgers and Whitney, as well as working on game changing campaigns including Angel Olsen and Sharon Van Etten. Aside from Secretly Group releases, Kangalee also worked on seminal releases for badbadnotgood and Run The Jewels as well as 7 festivals seasons including Citadel (4), Green Man (3), Lovebox (7) and Wilderness (6). Previously to the label, Kangalee worked at an independent plugging company across a diverse roster including Azekel, Battles, Boards of Canada, Bombay Bicycle Club, Caribou, Daniel Avery, Grizzly Bear, Metronomy, Sleater Kinney, Sinkane, Tame Impala, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, The War On Drugs to name a few. Kangalee is also very active in pushing for change within the independent music sector to increase diversity and equality and has been leading talk sessions across labels, live, management, publicity, A&R, artists and more.
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