Submissions

New Music/Demos

Thank you for your interest in submitting new music to SKY.FM.
Please read the information on this page carefully before proceeding.

Digital Submission Process

1. Encode your MP3s at 320k (preferred) or 256k bitrates. Do not use VBR.
2. Name your files according to this format:
   Artist/DJ Name - Work Title (mix/other info).mp3
3. Prepare a summary.txt file that includes:
   • Your name
   • Your email address
   • Your URL (if applicable)
   • Track listing (if uploading a mix)
   • Comments for the channel directors
4. Upload your files to our submissions FTP server:
   • Hostname: demos.sky.fm
   • Port: 21 (default)
   • Username: skyupload
   • Password: skyupload

Although the names of your files will be visible to world, only our channel directors can download their contents.
We keep file names visible so that you can see when we have processed your submission. If the files are still there, we didn't get to them yet.

Please do not upload your files into anyone else's directory.

If your upload is interrupted, you will not be able to resume or delete a partially uploaded file. Simply append a number to the end your file and try again. We will take care of duplicates and partially uploaded content.

Expectations

Due to the incredibly high volume of submissions we receive, we regret that cannot respond to each one individually. You will only hear back from us if your submission is approved by a channel director.

You can check the status of your submission by looking for it on the submissions FTP server. If the files are still there, we didn't get to them yet.

We realise that this process can cause questions and hurt feelings when you don't hear back from us. Until we are able to deploy a better submission system, please honour our channel directors by refraining from email spam with inquiries about the status of your request.

New Channels

SKY.FM's music is managed by a dedicated team of talented channel directors who give their time to keep our music alive and our genres growing.

Ideal Candidate

Channel director is a privileged title that will afford you great influence over a genre. We choose our directors carefully to ensure that we remain known for the high broadcast standards we have today.

You might be a great channel director if…

• You love SKY.FM.
• You are an obsessive curator of music. (You must own at least 20 hours of high quality content.)
• You know your favorite genres well enough that your ears, not pop culture, can tell you what is good.
• You understand the fundamentals of digital media, encoding formats and audio enhancement techniques.
• You are more interested in the success of musicians than achieving fame by playing their music.
• You can communicate clearly in written English.
• You are willing to volunteer hours behind the scenes doing largely unglamorous work.
• You made it through this list!

Get Started

We welcome any new channel concepts that you are passionate about.
Please include all the information listed below or your request will not be processed.

Donate Bandwidth

SKY.FM streams gigabits of music every second. Even today, the amount of bandwidth required to serve all our listeners is so expensive that no amount of advertising or subscription revenue can cover all the costs.

We rely on bandwidth donations from small and large companies alike to keep our music free for most listeners.

Good Candidates

• 300 to 500+ mbits/sec of global transit.
• Willing to host a relay server. At higher commits, we can ship a server to you.
• Able to maintain 99.9% uptime.
• Measure traffic in mbits/sec, not GB/month. (We would use too much.)

What You Gain

• Prominent mention on our Gold Sponsors page.
• Audio ads produced and played regularly on our free channels.
• Satisfaction that you are spreading the gift of music to the world.

If you work for a business with access to unused bandwidth, please contact us directly.