EPK Preparation & FAQs

This page helps you prepare a clean, professional Electronic Press Kit that venues and promoters can quickly understand. No hype. No tricks. Just clarity.

⚡ ADHD Version (Read This First)

Don’t panic. You don’t need a perfect EPK.

  • ✅ You need one good band photo
  • ✅ You need one video that proves you can play live
  • ✅ You need a short bio that makes sense to strangers

That’s it. Seriously.

If a venue can answer:
“What do they sound like, and can they do the job?”
— you win.

No, your logo font does not matter.
Yes, your drummer matters.

What Is an EPK?

An Electronic Press Kit (EPK) is one clean, shareable link that gives venues, promoters, and media everything they need to decide whether to book you.

A good EPK answers three questions quickly:

  • What kind of band is this?
  • What do they sound like live?
  • Are they professional and prepared?
Images (Important)

Images are often the first thing a booker notices.

Image size guidelines:

  • Width between 300px and 1000px
  • Landscape or square works best
  • Images are automatically resized for page continuity

Recommended:

  • Clear shots of the full band
  • Live performance photos
  • Good lighting (stage or natural)

Avoid:

  • Blurry phone photos
  • Heavy filters
  • Flyers or posters as main images
  • Screenshots from social media

You do not need professional photography. You do need images that look intentional.

Videos (What Venues Actually Watch)

One solid video beats ten average ones.

Best choices:

  • Live performance footage
  • Rehearsal videos with clear audio
  • Simple multi-camera phone setups

Less effective:

  • Lyric videos
  • Overproduced promo reels
  • Videos where the audio is unclear

If your video answers:
“Can this band actually play live?”
— it’s doing its job.

Writing Your Band Bio

Your bio should be clear, readable, and honest.

Good bios:

  • Describe the style and feel of the band
  • Mention similar artists if helpful
  • State where you’re based
  • Explain what kinds of gigs you play

Avoid:

  • Long backstories
  • Inside jokes
  • Hype phrases (“taking the scene by storm”)
  • Walls of text

If a venue owner can read it on their phone in under a minute, you’re doing it right.

Band Members Section

This helps promoters understand your setup.

  • Name
  • Instrument / role
  • Optional short note (only if relevant)

Skip long personal bios unless they actually help booking decisions.

Review & Publishing Process

Before your EPK goes live, we check for:

  • Broken links
  • Formatting issues
  • Missing required sections
  • Content that violates platform guidelines

This is not an artistic review — it’s a quality and clarity check.

Content Guidelines

Creative freedom is encouraged, but there are limits.

Content may be returned for revision if it includes illegal material, explicit hate speech, or content that promotes violence.

If something needs adjustment, you’ll be notified and given the chance to update it.

OriginalMusicLive & Shared Accounts

When you purchase an EPK:

  • You create one account
  • The same login works on OriginalMusicLive
  • OriginalMusicLive is free to use

BandEPKPro is the professional presentation tool. OriginalMusicLive is the live-music and community platform.