Artist Biography

Your bio is the first thing an editor, playlist curator, or booking agent reads before deciding whether to listen. Here’s how to write one that actually gets read - and reused - instead of the same three sentences every artist’s bio opens with.

How to Write an Artist Biography: A Step-by-Step Guide featured image

How to Write an Artist Biography: A Step-by-Step Guide

Your artist bio is what editors, bookers, and playlist curators read in the first 30 seconds before deciding whether to keep going. Here's how to write one that holds up, sounds …

Why You Need Short, Medium, and Long Versions of Your Artist Bio featured image

Why You Need Short, Medium, and Long Versions of Your Artist Bio

One artist bio isn't enough - a booker's inbox and your website's about page need different lengths. Here's how many versions to write, how long each should be, and when to use …

Where to Host Your EPK (You Don't Need a PDF Anymore) featured image

Where to Host Your EPK (You Don't Need a PDF Anymore)

The 'build a PDF and dump it in a Dropbox folder' era of EPKs is over. Here's what to use instead, and when a cloud folder still makes sense.

7 Ways to Edit Your Artist Biography Into Shape featured image

7 Ways to Edit Your Artist Biography Into Shape

A first draft of your artist bio is never the version that should go out. Here are 7 concrete edits - length, person, proofreading - that turn a rough draft into something you'd …

Who Actually Reads Your EPK (And What They Need From It) featured image

Who Actually Reads Your EPK (And What They Need From It)

Bookers, radio, promoters, and reporters all open your EPK looking for different things. Here's what each one actually needs to see - plus the contact-info mistake that quietly …

How to Build an Electronic Press Kit, Start to Finish featured image

How to Build an Electronic Press Kit, Start to Finish

Building an EPK isn't complicated once you know the order to do it in. Here's the complete build process and checklist - bio, music, socials, photos, logo, reviews, gig info, and …

Why Your Artist Bio Matters More Than You Think featured image

Why Your Artist Bio Matters More Than You Think

Your music might speak for itself eventually - but your bio is what gets someone to press play in the first place. Here's what a good one actually does for your career.