You can submit music to DNKYBongsTV for radio rotation, playlist placement, editorial coverage and network consideration. There’s no submission fee, no paid tier that jumps the queue, and no requirement that you already have a following. What gets a record through is the record.

Every submission is heard by a person. That sounds like a low bar until you compare it to the alternative — most submission portals are triage systems that filter on metrics before anyone presses play. Here the first filter is listening. Response times run from a few days to a few weeks depending on volume, and you’ll hear back either way.

What Happens After You Submit Music

Records that connect can land in several places. Airplay on Gemwork Radio, where new releases are introduced with context rather than dropped into a rotation. Editorial coverage in G.U.M.M. Magazine, which reports on independent music and the business around it. A slot in Sound Check, where listeners vote on which unreleased track the network puts out first. Distribution to approved DJs through DJ Access. Or, for the right fit, a conversation with one of the network’s labels.

What to Send

Send finished, mastered audio — not rough mixes or works in progress. Include the track title, artist name, features and credits, a one-paragraph note on what the record is and where it came from, and artwork if you have it. If you have clean versions or instrumentals, mention them; DJs ask constantly and their absence is the single most common reason a good record doesn’t get serviced.

One or two tracks is plenty. Sending an entire album rarely helps — pick the one you’d want a stranger to hear first.

Who Should Submit Music

Independent artists, producers, labels and managers are all welcome. The network’s centre of gravity is underground hip hop, boom bap and the culture around them, with active imprints in R&B through Grown RenegadeZ Music and in jazz and live instrumentation through LK Jazz. If your record lives somewhere near any of that, send it. Genre lines are guidance, not a gate.

Sync, Licensing and Professional Use

If you’re submitting with sync in mind — film, television, advertising, games or podcasts — say so, and confirm you control the rights you’re offering. Cleared, well-documented masters move much faster through licensing conversations than great records with murky paperwork.

Use the form on this page to submit music. Artists who want to follow what happens next can join the network or subscribe to the podcast feed.