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If you're a regular reader to this blog, you know the value we place on Electronic Press Kits (EPKs) as an essential tool for artists. Today we are happy to announce that we are adding more ways for Bandzoogle artists to assemble a brilliant EPK on their site.

Create an EPK tailored to your needs

EPKs aren't always a "one-size-fits-all" solution. Because of that, we drew up 3 new EPK page templates that should help speak to different audiences and help artists achieve different goals. Some artists may want to promote a new album, some may be targeting radio promoters or venues. There's some content overlap between these audiences, but there's also a benefit to crafting an experience in your EPK just for different audiences and scenarios.

General EPK

As an essential tool on your website, a general EPK will act like your online resume, to be updated as your music career evolves. This template contains all of the essential elements for a band EPK, including a quote, bio, music, photos, a video, and contact information.

EPK for Venues

For venues it's important to show you have experience playing live and entertaining the crowds. Venues want to know they are booking someone that can perform. With this EPK for venues template, we wanted to prioritize content that helps promote what the live experience is for your music.

Onesheet for Radio

Yes, radio still matters! This template places an emphasis on your music, but this time focusing more on promoting a single to radio stations or streaming. You could also use this EPK option to pitch to a podcast or music blog.

EPK for Media

For this EPK template, we created a page that focuses on an album release. Along with a short band bio we make sure an Album description is the main focus. We then included some of the mainstays of any EPK such as video, embedded music player, photos and social media links.

How do I add this EPK to my website?

Any time you add a new page to your Bandzoogle website you will now see the new EPK Page Types to choose from. And of course you can customize these any way you want once you've added them to your website.

If you'd like to try adding an EPK to your website, check out this video to see it in action!

EPK themes to create a coordinated look

On top of adding these new page types we have also launched a new EPK category in our theme chooser. We added the themes that we think fit best with the EPK format. We have a heavy focus on easy content consumption and navigation while still injecting style with simple palettes and beautiful typography.

Once you've created your EPK, you can send out the link to promoters and the media. You can also create an exportable version of your EPK, perfect for print or sharing by email.

Any or all of these EPKs can be useful towards furthering a musician's goals. Whether you just want to create a spot for your marketing assets, pitch to radio, or work on booking more shows, these EPK templates will get you up and running with everything you'll need to promote your music.
Create a professional electronic press kit on your own music website in minutes. Build your EPK with Bandzoogle today!

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If you're a regular reader to this blog, you know the value we place on Electronic Press Kits (EPKs) as an essential tool for artists. Today we are happy to announce that we are adding more ways for Bandzoogle artists to assemble a brilliant EPK on their site.

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Press kits have been an important element of a band's promotion since the beginning of the modern music industry.

Originally, bands would hire publicists who would spend a lot of time (and a lot of postage) building physical press kits that they'd send to magazines, radio stations, TV networks, promoters, and more to showcase their artists.

These days technology has changed, and press kits have changed too. Instead of big packets getting mailed out with vinyl, tapes, and CDs, publicists and their bands have switched to EPKs-electronic press kits. EPKs are effortless to distribute (all you need is an email list), easier to edit on the fly, and save bands a boatload on postage and related costs.

But how do you create an EPK? With free tools like ConvertKit's landing page builder, you can create a great EPK in less than an hour. In this article, we'll show you how to make the best first impression with your EPK using my band Sundae Crush (based out of Seattle) as an example. After all, our EPK and talented publicist landed us some stellar press from impressive music journalists, including a feature on NPR's All Songs Considered!

What is an EPK?

An EPK (Electronic Press Kit) is a resume or CV for musicians, singers, bands, and other creatives. It's designed to introduce you to agents, clients, labels, venue owners and the media and help people better understand your talents and who you are as an artist or group so that you can stand out, be discovered, book a gig or meet new connections.

Why do I need an EPK?

Your EPK is how journalists get to know you and your music. It's a consolidated place where they can find your recordings, photos, biography, lyrics, and more. While your music might speak for itself, journalists who write about music want more information that they can use to fill out reviews and other articles about you. It helps them to have everything they could ever need to do your music project justice in one place.

4 EPK examples to inspire your own

EPKs can take a lot of shapes and forms. Here are a few EPKs to get your creative juices flowing.

Katy Kirby

Indie folk singer Katy Kirby's label Keeled Scales has a simple EPK for each artist on their roster. Kirby's EPK features a Spotify playlist of her lovely debut album, links to recent press, a short biography, and contact links for her team. It's a bare-bones example that provides the most important assets and enables those who want more information to request it.

Claire Morales

Denton-based performer Claire Morales treats her website's biography page as her EPK. It features her full-length biography as well as a link to high-resolution press photos and a fact sheet about herself and her band.

Otoboke Beaver

Based out of Japan, punk band Otoboke Beaver's US publicity is handled by Riot Act Media. A stripped-down version of their EPK is available on the Riot Act Media website, and features a full-length bio, recent press, social and website links for the band, and a contact link for their publicist.

Charly Bliss

Another example of a stripped-down EPK living on their publicity company's website is Charly Bliss. Represented by Grandstand Media, Charly Bliss' public-facing EPK has a full-length bio and a host of high-resolution images-including album artwork-plus contact information for their publicist.

What to include in an EPK

Your EPK should include everything you want journalists, bloggers, and radio station managers to know about you and your music. Here are a few things to consider adding to your EPK.

1. Biography

Other than your music, your biography is the shining star of your EPK. This is where you set the tone and tell the world who you are, what drives you, and how your music came to be.

Your bio can include:

Where you're originally from

Where you're currently based

What music inspired you

What inspired you to create

Previous musical projects

What it was like creating your album or EP

What motivates you

Themes to listen for on the record

You can write your own biography, but some artists feel too close to their own projects to do their bios justice. If you hire a publicist, they'll likely write a biography for you, but there are writers who can write a band or performer bio for a few hundred dollars.

2. Fact sheet

Your fact sheet is essentially your biography boiled down to its most important points so recipients of your EPK can scan it for the information they need. It should include:

Location

Band name

Band members (names and instruments)

Genre

Key points of interest

Influences

Performance style

Notable facts (e.g., band toured with, impressive existing press)

Record label

Contact information

Booking agent

Manager

3. Official links

Journalists don't want to go digging around for your official links, including your website, band store, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, and other online media. Add them to the top of your EPK to make them easy to find and share.

4. Promotional photos

Your EPK should include high-quality publicity band photos, including vertical images. Try to include at least two looks (outfits and locations) as well as images that would work well cropped to square, horizontal, and vertical.
Images should be at least 1200 pixels wide or tall to maximize quality. Even though iPhones take great pictures these days, hiring a photographer with a DSLR camera will be more likely to guarantee quality band images that capture your personality.
To keep press fresh, rotate new photos in and old photos out every few months. Otherwise, your press placements will constantly use the same few photos, which feel stale.

5. Album streaming and download links

Embedding an unlisted Soundcloud player into your EPK is the easiest way for journalists to hear your music. You should also include a download link for those who'd prefer to drop your music into their own media players, like iTunes.
Include downloadable links for instrumental versions of album tracks and approved clips to use in promotion. Instrumentals are especially helpful if you use your EPK to pitch synchronizations for TV shows, movies, and commercials.

6. Tour dates

A list of tour dates can help local radio stations and journalists prioritize when and how to cover your music. If you're touring with another band, make a note of that as well. If you can, add local openers, as that can help the likelihood of you getting coverage for local shows.

7. Lyrics

A typed lyric sheet in your EPK is helpful for journalists who are trying to glean meaning from your songs and prevents embarrassing misquotes of your lyrics in coverage.

8. Liner notes

Your liner notes should include songwriting credits, a list of musicians who recorded on your record, information about the recording studio, and the names of the recording engineers, producers, and mastering engineers. It may also include a dedication- Sundae Crush's A Real Sensation is dedicated to our singer's therapist.

9. Album artwork

Include high-resolution images of your album art, including the front and back cover art and any other images from the album design that the recipient of your EPK might want to see. After all, most bands don't send physical media unless it's specifically requested.

10. Existing press coverage

Just like the adage "It's easier to find a job when you have a job," existing press coverage can unlock new press coverage. Don't list all your existing coverage though. Instead, focus on the three to five best pieces of coverage you've gathered, including press from the current album. After all, one of the benefits of an EPK is that you can update them as new press comes in.

11. Links to any press releases

As you create and send new press releases, add them to your EPK. For example, as you release new singles or tour dates, adding them to your EPK is a great way to keep journalists and more up-to-date on what your band is up to, even if they missed the original press release.

12. Videos

As a visual representation of your music, it's important to showcase your released music videos in your EPK. Also consider adding 1-2 of your strongest live performance videos, especially ones with the best production. These can be especially helpful if you're sending your EPK to promoters.

How much does an EPK cost?

We looked at dozens of music PR sites and spoke with several music marketers offering self-service and full-service Electronic Press Kit options and calculated a price range of $195 - $795 for professionally created, custom EPK packages. DIY press kit options range from $3 - $50 per month and differ depending on which platform you choose. *

So, what's with the huge price gap for an EPK? According to PR maven Lexie Smith, founder of THEPRBAR inc., "Doing all the work yourself and using an online platform to host your EPK is going to cost a lot less than hiring an expert and paying an hourly rate, flat fee, or monthly retainer. If you don't have design, filmmaking, photography, copywriting, and technical skills, hiring an expert is definitely your best bet."

What can you expect if you hire an EPK expert? "A professional EPK starts with assessing what an artist has and what they're missing" says David "D4" Nguyen of D4 Music Marketing. "From there the EPK is then designed from scratch with logos, photos, video, and other branding. and is sent to the artist or label for approval."

"The whole EPK process can take anywhere from a few days to a few weeks depending on how much or little the artist or label gives us to work with. If we have everything up front, it's usually pretty fast", says Kevin Miles of View Maniac.

When looking for an EPK expert, you should look beyond a solid EPK, according to James Moore, founder of Independent Music Promotions (I.M.P.). "The person you hire should also help get the word out about you through promotion, news releases, ads, and social media."

Like most products and services these days, pricing runs the gamut. The most important thing for musicians to understand is when it comes to creating an EPK you have plenty of options, and one of those is ConvertKit's landing page builder.

How to make a free EPK

The best way to make a free EPK is by starting with a landing page. With ConvertKit you can create a landing page in the next 10 minutes and easily customize the contents of your EPK. Our landing page editor is simple to use and edit on-the-fly. All you have to do is pick a template you like, add your info, and style it to fit your vibe.

Here's how I created our EPK for Sundae Crush using ConvertKit:

Gathered our assets

The first thing you want to do is make sure all your assets are handy and ready-to-go. Create a folder in either DropBox or Google Drive that can link out to specific assets including a download link for your music, pictures, liner notes, and lyrics.

Chose our template

Once you're logged into ConvertKit, click "Landing Page & Forms" in the top navigation. From here, you'll find a red button that says "Create New," which you'll want to click. Select "Landing Page."

ConvertKit has over 50 landing pages to choose from and they're extremely easy to personalize in terms of color and fonts. Some are more focused on highlighting videos (e.g., the Academy template above) and others are more text-heavy.
Pro tip: If you're already logged in, click here to jump straight to the landing page templates.
Take your time choosing a template that you like, one that you think can highlight the most important information you want to convey to EPK recipients. Click "preview" on any template to see how it looks on mobile and web browsers and favorite the ones you like the most. Once you decide on a template, click "Choose" to start editing.

Added our essential elements

For Sundae Crush, I started with the "Canyon" landing page. First and foremost, I clicked the pencil icon in the upper-left corner to rename the landing page "Sundae Crush EPK." While this isn't absolutely necessary, it will help with organization as we build more landing pages in the future.

Next, I started editing existing elements by clicking on them and replacing them with Sundae Crush text and assets. I swapped the existing thumbnail for our album artwork, changed the header to highlight the new album, and dropped our short biography into the first paragraph.

One of the reasons it's so easy to build an EPK with ConvertKit's landing page builder is that creating a new section is as easy as creating a line break. Next, I added our social media links and a link to stream A Real Sensation in its entirety via ConvertKit's link widget.

After I added the link, I clicked "Settings" to increase the font size and make a minor adjustment to the way the button looked. However, you can make significant visual adjustments to buttons so they can suit your style.

If you have a paid version of ConvertKit, you can instead drop in an embedded player from Soundcloud. To add special widgets like the link editor or HTML editor, click the plus sign when you create a line break. Other options include a photo gallery, a countdown timer, a video embed, product links, and more.

Other elements I added to the Sundae Crush EPK included a few key points from our fact sheet, a quote from NPR about the record, links to the asset folders in our Dropbox, and our full bio.

Add a request for a physical copy

While most recipients of your EPK will be happy to stream your record, some prefer to listen on a physical medium such as a CD or even vinyl. Some even prefer old-school tapes!
ConvertKit's landing pages all come with a starter form that asks for an email address. This form is the perfect way to easily field requests for physical copies. Add a row of header text above the form that says "Request a Physical Copy" and click the plus sign below the email address field.

I recommend adding a field for the recipient's name and physical address. The final field we created for Sundae Crush was a drop-down field to select the preferred format for the EPK recipient.

To create that, we selected Save As > Tag and Field Type > Dropdown. We labeled the field "Select Format" and created tag options for CD, Tape, and Vinyl. Finally, we made all the fields required and renamed the "Subscribe" button "Submit Form."

Make final template updates

Once you have all the important information inserted, it's time to let your creativity shine. An all black background simply doesn't match the Sundae Crush aesthetic. Instead of just picking a single color, I went into Canva to create a long grid of some of my personal favorite Sundae Crush pictures.

I went into the "General Styles" section of our landing page designer and uploaded this grid as our new background image. Then, I went in and edited the form and link button colors to fit our band's vibe. The result is an EPK that not only has everything a journalist, blogger, station manager, and more would ever need, it expresses our band's style and personality.

Ways to promote your EPK

Promoting your EPK is as easy as sending it out to members of the media, talent buyers, venues, and other major players in the music business.

Collecting and personalizing those emails is time-consuming work that pays off when done correctly. A targeted approach is likely to get you the most success-find journalists, bloggers, and playlist curators that cover music similar to your band instead of trying to hit up everyone under the sun.

One last thing to remember: Since your EPK contains download links to your songs, you don't want to share it with your fans or the general public. The hope is that your fans will buy your music, not steal it. If you're concerned that your EPK will be found and shared, add a password to your Dropbox folder and share it only in the direct email to EPK recipients.

Building an EPK is a small but important part of your album release cycle. For more tips on promoting your music, check out our article " Finding your fans: How to promote your album or single before the release date. "

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