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Piece Description
Instructions and tips on how the process of getting an interview with a band, from finding a publicist to how to represent yourself as a youth reporter.
Aviva Hirsch
Posted on July 13, 2011 at 06:21 PM | Permalink
Informative
This piece is encouraging. Youth who have a desire to interview bands are able to see that it is very possible and most questions someone would have about interviewing bands are answered within this piece.