Who is Consequence of Sound?

Its your pal at the bar, that friendly face by the stage, the first bookmark you click on each day. Consequence of Sound is the missing link between mainstream pop culture and the underground.

Since its inception in 2007, the Chicago based online publication has attracted millions of readers with its reliability, precision and character in regards to music and film. It’s a voice that wants to pat one’s shoulders, not stand on them.

The internet is a digital playground. Consequence of sound is a shiny set of swings that everyone races towards. We work off an enjoyable and proven philosophy: share the fun. As such, our readers are loyal, persistent, and growing. Now, isn’t that what you are looking for?

Growth Strategy

  1. 50 writers, editors, graphic designers, & photographers produce highest quality, unique music content users crave
  2. Crushing social media engagement boasting over 200k+ Facebook Fans, 65k YouTube subscribers, 70k twitter followers, and 60k newsletter subscribers, and rapidly growing everyday
  3. Search Engine Optimization achieving 1st page placement for top industry keywords driving premium traffic and solid credibility. Keywords include Album reviews, Festival Reviews, Top Ten Song, Lollapalooza, Concert Reviews
  4. Industry partnerships with Time Inc., & ABC News regularly share our content. Features also appears on Gawker, The Huffington Post, Billboard, Spin, Stereogum, Brooklyn Vegan, & The New York Times, among others
  5. Strategic partnerships with large search platforms, affiliate networks and publishers give access to over 10,000,000 US daily unique visitors. We maintain state of the art filters, there by ensuring that tier 1 and 2 traffic reaches CoS, boosting traffic and ad revenue. Currently, we drive 10 million impression per month across multiple properties including COS
  6. Relationships continue to expand with Industry giants, C3 Presents, AC Entertainment, Superfly productions & Live Nation

Traffic Statistics

  • 7 million monthly page views
  • 65k YouTube subscribers
  • 22 million monthly ad impressions
  • 70k Twitter followers
  • 200k+ Facebook likes
  • 60k newsletter subscribers

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