What are some things that you should include in your EPK?

Hey everyone! So today, I‘m going to give you guys a quick guide on what are some of the things that you should include in your EPK.

let‘s get started. 

What is an EPK?

An EPK stands for Electronic Press Kit.

What it basically is, is for musicians it‘s like a musical resume. 

This resume showcases all of the things that you have done in the music world. 

And the reason why you make an EPK is because that‘s the resume that you will use to contact music lawyers and record labels. 

And basically anyone who asks for it in the music industry. 

And in an EPK, you need to have various things that really should be outstanding if you want to look good to record labels. 

Let‘s talk about a few of those things

Album Sales

Right now I would say, I‘m not guaranteeing that this is one hundred percent fact or anything. 

But I think, that the best indicator for an artist nowadays is how many albums or singles that artist is selling right now. 

And there‘s a reason why especially right now. 

Right now, soundscan is down. Everyone is downloading songs illegally or maybe not illegally but streaming it. 

And if you are able to sell albums like crazy, then record labels will know for a fact that your music is hot and it‘s what people want. 

Because it‘s more impressive to see 10,000 albums sold now, then 10,000 albums sold in 1999. 

There were less chances for people to steal music back in 1999 than now. So if you sold like crazy your albums today, you would be a shoe in to get signed to a record label. 

And it‘s not hard to get your music on major streaming platforms. 

All you have to do is to go to your favorite music distributor and give them your songs and boom, your music is on ITunes, Apple Music, Google play, Amazon music, etc. etc. 

A following on the internet

In this day and age, a following on the internet is vital for a musician. 

What happens is that when social media arose, record labels noticed that musicians with a large following on a social media site, made more money than musicians who didn‘t. 

So nowadays, almost every record labels will ask you if you have a large following on the internet. 

And it could be anywhere: Facebook, twitter, instagram, YouTube, a blog, etc. etc. 

A following on the internet is super helpful to sell your albums too when you first start out as a musician. 

It takes a lot of time to build a following, but with hard work and persistence, you can do it. 

Pictures and Videos

Record labels want to see how your concerts are looking like.

Are you able to sell out your local venue? 

Are people applauding for you at your shows? 

Record labels also want to see what you look like because I know this sounds superficial, but they want to sell the image as well as the music. 

If you look good on camera, you‘ll look good on the cover of a magazine. 

A demo

A demo is a sample of your music. 

It could be songs that are completely finished with production and mixing and mastering.

Or it could be an acoustic song that you wrote yourself. 

A demo usually consists of 2 to 4 songs but they are usually songs that haven‘t been released yet. 

A record label wants to see if you can actually deliver on the promise of your talent.

So when you show them songs that haven‘t been released and they are bangers, well that just means that you are a true musician. 

A bio

Record labels want to know the story behind you.

So give them an interesting bio that showcases your personality.

Give them something fun and awesome and make it special. This is after all professional people that you will be talking to. 

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