Are you an independent band or recording artist, working in a niche style or genre, and looking for promotion for a new or upcoming release?

UTM Music Group offers music publicity, press / media promotion, radio and DJ coverage, artist representation, live bookings, and a flexible range of related services for independent artists and labels.

UTM specialises in niche underground styles, genres, and markets including but not limited to post-punk, darkwave, indie, dreampop, shoegaze, ambient, drone, downtempo, electronic, industrial, noise, experimental, goth, alt. rock, metal, punk, and the list goes on.

CLIENT TESTIMONIALS

“Most promotions companies can manage a Seven – UTM goes up to Eleven.”
– David ‘Wolfie’ Wolfenden, Red Lorry Yellow Lorry / Voidant (Leeds, England, UK)

“‘Vamberator’ – Jem Tayle (Shelleyan Orphan, Babacar, Elephantine) and Boris Williams (The Cure, Shelleyan Orphan, Babacar) – have utilised the services of Michel and UTM to amazing effect. A personal professional and dedicated outfit with a big reach. Highly recommended.”
– Jem Tayle, Vamberator (Bath, England, UK)

“UTM has provided us personalized services tailored to our specific and changing needs. In a landscape riddled with disappointment, UTM is the rare and pleasant surprise.”
– Troy Payne, The Wake (Columbus, OH, USA)

“Michel and I had worked together many years ago, and it was great to hook up again recently. He has done an excellent job as a PR agent, and now he has extended UTM’s service as far as booking the first ATTRITION tour of Australia, and second trip to New Zealand! I have always wanted to get to Australia and thanks to Michel we have 11 shows in Australia and New Zealand this October/November. He has worked tirelessly for this and I can’t recommend him enough!”
– Martin Bowes, ATTRITION (Coventry, England, UK)

“Michel’s thoughtful, thorough, and well-informed perspective has brought new dimension to how I think about promoting my brand. His ability to brainstorm and provide insight on different aspects of promotion and publicity have been indispensable to my campaigns.”
– Caroline Blind (solo artist), Voidant / Sunshine Blind (New Jersey, USA)

“Schkeuditzer Kreuz has been working with Michel at UTM since early 2021. Over this time, Michel has worked with me in the preparation and promotion of both domestic and international tours, in the release of records, singles, and videos, as well as the general promotional maintenance of the band. He has gone way above and beyond what would be expected from a publicist/promoter. I would be nowhere near where I am today without the work that he has put into it. The way we work together is more like a partnership than contracted work, and he always seems to be right alongside me and sharing in the satisfaction of my musical world taking off.”
– Kieren Hills, Schkeuditzer Kreuz (New South Wales, Australia)

“Michel & UTM Music Group has become a highly valued ally for us ever since we started working together. He has helped us promote EPs, singles & video releases; promoted and booked two tours; and handled record label and agent outreach on our behalf. He always has our best interests in mind and he’s become a trusted sounding board for our ideas and plans. He’s helped us establish ourselves on a global scale. We are very pleased with what we have been able to achieve in partnership with UTM and we would highly recommend him to anyone!”
– Robert Hyman & Jax Allos, [melter] (Chicago, Illinois, USA)

“UTM Music Group helped us reaching a wide number of DJs, magazines, reviews and overall attention, and their promotion network keeps on expanding every day. I can’t recommend this enough. If you are serious about your music project, try this out.”
– Ariel Maniki, Ariel Maniki and the Black Halos / Proyecto Escapulario (San José, Costa Rica)

“I am really happy with what Michel has done for me at UTM. He has been with me from the start of Licorice Chamber, even contributing guitar tracks for 3 of the 4 songs off my debut release. We have now been working together for almost 3 years, and I couldn’t be happier with the response our campaigns have received.”
– Layla Reyna, Licorice Chamber / Strap On Halo (Seattle, WA, USA)

“My relationship with UTM Music Group has been one of the best decisions I’ve ever made as an artist.”
– Trent Jeffries, Plasmata (Chicago, IL, USA)

“I’ve been lucky to work with Michel at UTM on a few diverse different projects, and each time he has stepped up and devised a unique promotional campaign targeted for greatest success. Great, honest communication as well as ideas and suggestions I’d never have thought of. He has become a valued and trusted member of our team, and worth every penny for getting music and projects out there.”
– Max Rael, History Of Guns (Hertfordshire, England, UK), Decommissioned Forests (London, England, UK)

“We came to UTM as a completely unknown band, and were pleased to be accepted alongside a lot of better known bands. Despite being unknown, with UTM we got airplay and articles on a global scale, massively increasing our reach.”
– 36663, 404 Error (Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK)

“Michel & UTM always have my best interests in mind. Whether getting the word out, offering advice or strategy, or just planning out a campaign calendar, I always feel like UTM is engaged. Not everyone understands ‘alternative’ culture, or the ways to promote within this unique community. Michel brings it.”
– Daniel C, alias Danny 2 Forks, 2 Forks / The Wake (Cleveland, OH, USA)

“Michel from UTM Music Group has consistently exceeded all expectations. When tasked with promoting a comeback album after a 37-year break in activity, most Publicists would struggle to find a starting point. However, Michel set about capturing the detailed history of the band in the first instance, before masterfully crafting a cohesive and interesting backstory. His focused and targeted approach has meant that our music (and story) has reached all of the right people. The results have been astounding, and without him, we would likely have sunk without a trace. We highly recommend UTM Music Group – worth every bloody penny!”
– Adrian Workman, Vietnam (Wellington, New Zealand / Sydney, Australia)

“There is no other publicist that has the depth of knowledge and number of connections UTM has. They have opened doors previously closed to us for years. Nobody else comes close.”
– Ant Banister, Sounds Like Winter / Sequential Zero (Sydney, Australia)

“Michel’s extensive knowledge and innate understanding of what is needed when promoting music has exceeded my expectations. He is very dedicated, and should be charging extra for all his help navigating the fiddly “how to” aspects of being an artist. I’m so happy I chose to use UTM Music Group. Simply brilliant.”
– Justine Ó Gadhra-Sharp (solo artist) / DiS / Flinch / Pulchritude (Te Waipounamu, New Zealand)

“I can't speak highly enough of UTM Music Group. They provide a very personal and crafted promotion service, and helped step me through the whole process. Get on board if you're looking!”
– Peter Endall, Suburban Spell (Melbourne, Australia)

“If I based my expectations solely on what a PR agency should be, I would’ve sold myself short regarding the places Michel and UTM got my work heard and reviewed. Fantastic insight and great communication regarding my album’s campaign, every step of the way.”
– Paul Baker, Redwing Blackbird (Denver, Colorado, USA)

In 2025, UTM is currently promoting new / latest / upcoming releases, tour dates, and other projects from Red Lorry Yellow Lorry (UK), Schkeuditzer Kreuz (AU/NZ), Autumn (US), Vamberator (UK), [melter] (US), ATTRITION (UK), The Funeral March (US), Ariel Maniki and the Black Halos (CR), Licorice Chamber / Strap On Halo (US), Mercury's Antennae (US), Proyecto Escapulario (CR), Plasmata (US), Alia Synesthesia (CA), ...And We All Die (US), Voidant (UK/US), The Wake (US), Sunshine Blind (US), Disjecta Membra (NZ), among others.Past clients also include History of Guns (UK), 2 Forks (US), 404 Error (UK), Vietnam (NZ/AU), Maven Grace (UK), Sounds Like Winter (AU), Decommissioned Forests (UK), Thanatos (US), After the Flesh (NZ), Suburban Spell (AU), Zabus (US), Breaches (NZ), Hemlock for Socrates (US), Robots In Love (NZ/AU), Sinister Fate (US), Bonepeople (AU/NZ), Black Heroin Gallery (US), Justine Ó Gadhra-Sharp (NZ), SINE (US), Redwing Blackbird (US), and many others.

COVERAGE

UTM-promoted artists and releases have been regularly featured by platforms and publications including Post-punk.com (US/DE), Rue-Morgue (CA), Orkus! Magazin (DE), Devolution Magazine (UK), Sonic Seducer Musikmagazin (DE), CVLT Nation (US), Side-Line Magazine (BE), Vive Le Rock (UK), Sound & Vision (MX), Auxiliary Magazine (US), Louder Than War (UK), Big Takeover Magazine (US), ReGen Magazine (US), Undertheradar (NZ), HEAVY Magazine (AU), Outburn Magazine (US), Bat Beat (CO), Obsküre Digital Media (FR), Sanctuary (CZ), Brutal Resonance (US), Revista the 13th (AR), Amplify Music Magazine (US), I Die: You Die (CA), Procession Magazine (US), Darkitalia (IT), New Noise Magazine (US), NZ Musician (NZ), White Light//White Heat (IT), Ascension Magazine (IT), Ambient Light (NZ), The 13th Floor (NZ), Stereo Embers (US), ElektroSpank (GR), Dark Entries (BE), Onyx Music Reviews (AU), Real Gone (UK), Black Velvet Audio (UK), and untold others.We also promote our artists to a constantly expanding network of DJs, radio shows, webcasters, and station programmers/music directors worldwide.

PRICING

UTM campaigns begin at $750 USD for minimum terms of six weeks, with discounted rates available on terms of three months or more. A flexible range of negotiable options are also available to suit different projects.

CONTACT

- If you are an editor, interviewer, reviewer, or blogger wishing to receive press kits or info from artists in the UTM roster
- If you are a DJ or broadcaster who would like to receive promo downloads from our artists
- or if you are an artist who would like to know more about joining the UTM roster yourselfThen please email us using the Contact form below.

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