PRX is shaping the future of audio by connecting talented producers with their most engaged, supportive audiences. PRX Remix is one way we do just that.
PRX Remix is our 24/7 channel of the best audio, handpicked from both independent creators and our podcast network Radiotopia. A lot of what we air isn't heard anywhere else.
PRX Remix airs on SiriusXM 123, dozens of public radio stations around the country, on TuneIn, and on smart speakers (via TuneIn).
We need you! We're always looking for new content and producers to feature.
Think you have a great story for Remix? Read on.
How PRX Remix Works
PRX Remix offers your pieces new life and new audiences. A regular story typically gets aired once on a station or podcast and then gets relegated to a dusty corner of the internet. On PRX Remix, though, our fancy algorithm will surface your story multiple times per year, ad infinitum. Since PRX Remix airs on stations around the country, as well as on SiriusXM and smart speakers, it helps you find fresh ears for your work. If we license your work, you will also earn royalties, too.
We license stories for PRX Remix directly from the Exchange, the internet's largest marketplace of audio content, which we founded in 2003. When your audio is on the Exchange, it's available to PRX Remix as well as hundreds of public radio stations around the U.S. that are regularly licensing work from the site.
Criteria for Pieces on Remix
Because pieces go into the stream and are shuffled in a true remix for all eternity, to be considered for PRX Remix, audio must be:
- Evergreen (not tied to a particular event). E.g., avoid the use of language like "yesterday" or "on next week's episode".
- Short (under 20 mins; ideally under 10).
- Charming or surprising or mysterious or profound, etc. Basically, it must be unique and story-driven. Listen to our stream to get an idea of what we mean: TuneIn.
- Clean audio or bleeped. This is very important. PRX Remix airs on broadcast radio stations in addition to SiriusXM, so we can't have any "bad" words or overtly sexual content.
- Ad-free. If you have a show with ads, please remove them before uploading to the Exchange.
- Cross-promo-free. If you have a podcast that cross-promos another show, please remove the cross-promo before uploading to the Exchange.
- Spoken-word. We love you, musicians, but PRX Remix is not for standalone music. However, if you think you have music that would make a cool music bed for a station ID, please email us at remix@prx.org.
How to Submit Your Pieces to PRX Remix
Our producers license stories through the Exchange, so if you want to be considered, this is where your work should go.
- Head to id.prx.org and click Create an Account to create an account.
- Next, go to our help section to download our free audio encoder to turn your WAV into an MP2 (our requirement is MP2... it's a public radio thing -- don't ask).
- Go to exchange.prx.org
- Create a Piece under My PRX > Create New Piece. On the Permissions tab, opt-in to PRX Remix under Outside Purchaser preferences. Also make sure you accurately identify whether your piece is clean or explicit on the Basics tab under Content Advisories (the more specific, the better). If it's clean or already bleeped, we're more likely to license it.
- After uploading, please email remix@prx.org to alert us to your work and tell us why it works for PRX Remix.
Other Remix FAQ:
Does my story have to have aired elsewhere to be included in PRX Remix?
- Nope. PRX Remix is the perfect outlet for great work that doesn’t quite fit anywhere else (though we take stories that have fit elsewhere too).
Can I still be on PRX Remix if I don’t have a PRX Exchange account?
- You need a PRX Exchange account in order for your work to be licensed easily for PRX Remix. To get paid royalties and to have unlimited space, you must have a paid account, which is $50/year. If you don’t have a PRX account and think you have great stuff for PRX Remix, email us (remix@prx.org) and we can talk about other options.
Questions?
Email our producers at remix@prx.org.