Music Marketing for Chicago Bands
Davy Agency runs release campaigns, music videos, brand identity, and creative direction for Chicago artists in industrial, darkwave, post-punk, and indie. We're Portland-based — but Chicago's electronic-and-industrial scene is one of the closest matches to our taste anywhere in the country.
Recent Chicago work
- Pixel Grip — Chicago darkwave; release campaign, photography, brand identity
- Cold Waves Festival — Chicago industrial fest; we've supported acts on bills there
- Plus tour-routing creative for bands passing through Chicago
The Chicago industrial / EBM / post-punk lineage runs through Wax Trax, Ministry, Ladytron — and the new wave of Chicago artists doing it now (Pixel Grip, others) are working in territory we deeply understand.
What we do for Chicago artists
Brand identity tied to the music's actual sonic register. Most music marketing agencies are afraid of dark. Most photographers shoot in golden hour. We came up in a scene where black-and-white, hard light, brutalist composition is the correct answer — and that's what your audience already responds to.
Release campaigns that match the volume of the music. A Chicago industrial band releasing on the same calendar as a SoundCloud rapper needs a different rollout. We build campaigns that respect what the music actually is.
Music videos with directors who can shoot dark. Most indie video directors light too soft, cut too fast, and try to make every band look like Phoebe Bridgers. We don't.
What we offer
- Release campaigns — full-stack, 60-90 day rollouts
- Music video production — concept-driven, label-spec delivery
- Photography — press, album, lookbook
- Merch + screen printing — designed and printed in-house
- Artist Discovery — get your release in front of A&Rs, sync supes, journalists
- Pricing breakdown — $5K, $15K, $40K tiers
Chicago venues + scenes we know
Metro, Empty Bottle, Cobra Lounge, Reggie's, Lincoln Hall, Schubas, Beat Kitchen, Subterranean. The Logan Square / Pilsen / Bridgeport DIY rooms. Cold Waves' lineups. The Wicker Park / Logan Square axis is the same kind of scene we serve in Portland's inner Eastside.
Why work with a Portland agency on a Chicago release
You're in the same scene-aesthetic register. Portland post-punk and Chicago industrial share more DNA with each other than either does with NYC's commercial indie or LA's pop machine. Our visual taste was built shooting Chicago-adjacent acts (APTBS, Pixel Grip, Cold Waves bills). The work matches the music.
Plus we travel — Chicago is a 4-hour direct flight from PDX. Photography days, video shoots, label meetings — book the trip, ship the work.
Want to talk?
Book a 15-min call Capabilities Refer a Chicago band, earn 10%
Davy Agency · Portland, OR · serving Chicago artists.