Clients and artists have said...
When we reached out for radio and video promoters, we were faced with dozens of them. We vetted as many as possible. Steve provided a few names for us to email as a reference. We decided to dig deeper and look for people he didn't give as a reference. We have been burned a lot by the music industry in Nashville. We contacted as many of his clients as we could find and we received 100% positive feedback on him. I have to tell you that we have never got 100% feedback on anyone we've worked with before or since. We hired Steve to work our video "Shake it Like a Hillbilly" and he was better than advertised.
He is a man of his word, he works above and beyond what he's paid to do and best of all our video stayed alive long after the campaign was officially over and he kept working it. Ultimately that video was seen by a Sony UK executive who reached out to us, signed us and gave us a songwriting and publishing deal through Sony ATV. We just finished a tour opening for Ted Nugent in 2023 and a tour of the UK.
Steve provides documentation of everything he does. He is never hard to reach and he cares...that's the best part. He really cares about his work and the videos he's working. Let me be clear here...this is not an automatic ticket to fame or big deals in Nashville. You have to have realistic expectations of what video promotion is and does. He put our video out all over the world and armed with that airplay we were able to use it to take the next step...which we have. I'd say we are a Steve Baker success story but it's because we worked too. He's great, just know you have to work just as hard as he does with what he provides you.
Short answer...you won't find a better video promoter period! – Steve Harris / Hillbilly Vegas
“Steve displayed the type of integrity, honesty and decency that is extremely rare in the entertainment industry. He works in truly collaborative fashion, which is a great asset to the overall team. I consider him in this time, to have become a good, trusted and valued friend.” - Charley Pavlosky / CEO/Founder SEEtv Global, Inc.
“VIM goes above and beyond for their artists – a true partnership. Steve is one of the very few people in this business who does what he says he will do. He clearly has a passion and belief in the artists that he works with.” - Francis McPeake / McPeake
“Steve is a pleasure to work with. Intelligent, honest and creative. In an industry that can be full of sharks (the music industry) Steve delivered at least what he promised at the agreed upon price and within the specified time frame. I highly recommend and will use Steve Baker again.” – Mike Aiken, Artist
“I have worked with Steve both at Aspirion Records and at Visual Image Marketing. He has promoted several video projects for my artists. He's done a good job on them but more than that he has gone out of his way to give me insights on the projects, artists etc. that I have valued, and he's even given me some that weren't necessarily favorable to him....now that's integrity. Steve is a savvy marketer and has contributed to my projects and artists far beyond his designated role.” – Charles “Max” E. Million, Record label owner & artist manager, Strategic Marketing planner
“I've worked with Steve Baker on a variety of projects for over 10 years now. Steve is a creative marketing partner for any artist or business looking to get in front of a target audience. Over the years I have worked with Steve on press releases, publicity campaigns and lately video promotion. Steve is on top of the new technologies and most global reaching opportunities to get his clients in front of their desired customers or fans. He's also loyal, trustworthy and honest which is a bit uncommon in the entertainment business. I wouldn't use anyone else for my video promotion!” – Monique Roy, Chief Business Dev. Officer at Vidivichi, Inc.