# What to Send When Someone Says 'Send Me Something'

> You get one message to convert interest into a listen. What to attach, what to say, and the four ways people waste the opening.

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# What to Send When Someone Says 'Send Me Something'

Published 26 August 2026, 18:00 UTC · updated 12 August 2026, 21:30 UTC · by Loopin

Somebody just gave you an opening most artists never get. The four common responses all waste it, and the right one takes about twenty seconds.

## One track, not a folder

Send the single best thing you have made. Not three, not a playlist, not a Drive folder. Every additional option is a decision you are handing to somebody who was doing you a favour, and decisions are what turn "I'll listen later" into never.

If you genuinely cannot choose, that is useful information about the catalogue and it is not their problem to solve. Pick the one with the strongest first thirty seconds.

## A link that plays instantly

No login, no app, no download, no password. A private streaming link or a public one on any platform. The gap between "tap and hear music" and "tap, wait, sign in" is where most of these listens die.

Test it yourself in a private browser window on a phone before you send it. This catches an embarrassing number of broken links and it takes fifteen seconds.

## One line with it

The one-line pitch — genre, one or two references, one concrete detail — plus where the interesting bit is. "Bedroom soul, sounds like Cleo Sol. The drums come in at 0:48."

That timestamp does real work. A busy person listens for a few seconds; telling them where to skip to converts a polite sample into an actual listen.

## The four ways people waste it

Sending nothing for three days, by which time the interest is gone. Sending everything, which is the same as sending nothing. Attaching a WAV, which nobody downloads. And writing three paragraphs of context before the link.

Also: do not apologise for the mix, the vocal, or the fact that it is a demo. Pre-emptive apology tells the listener what to notice, and they will.

## Send it while the conversation is open

Within the hour if you can, same day at the latest. The value of this opening decays fast — a link sent four days later arrives with no context, into a conversation the other person has finished having.

Keep a link to your best track saved somewhere you can reach in ten seconds. This situation recurs, always unexpectedly, and being ready for it is most of the advantage.

## Frequently asked questions

### How many songs should I send when someone asks?

One. A folder or a playlist hands a decision to somebody doing you a favour, and that is what turns "I'll listen later" into never. Pick the track with the strongest first thirty seconds.

### What format should I send music in?

A link that plays instantly with no login, app or download. Never an attachment — nobody downloads a WAV from a stranger. Test it in a private browser window on a phone first.

### What should I write with the link?

Genre, one or two references, one concrete detail, and where the interesting part is: "the drums come in at 0:48". The timestamp converts a polite sample into a real listen.

## Related reads

- [The one-line pitch for your song](/blog/the-one-line-pitch)
- [The DM that actually gets a reply](/blog/the-dm-that-gets-a-reply)
- [How to message a producer](/blog/how-to-message-a-producer)

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