Everything we have written, in one place.

01 For bands and artists

Press kits for bands and solo artists.

• What is an EPK?The electronic press kit explained: what goes in it, who reads it, and how it differs from a one sheet and a website.
• How to make an EPKFrom a folder of files to one link in about twenty minutes, in the order a booker reads it.
• Music press kit templateThe eight sections, with a filled-in example for each, plus the hip hop version.
• EPK examplesSix real kits to scroll on a phone: one real band and five labeled samples, one per template and genre.
• Musician bio examplesTen short bios, one per genre, with why each works, the four-sentence shape, and the lines to cut.
• One-sheet templateWhat goes on the single page a label or a festival asks for, in order, with two filled-in examples and what to cut.
• Free EPK builderWhat free includes, what five dollars adds, and how it compares with the other builders.
• Best EPK builders comparedThe big builders side by side: price, what you get, and where each one is the right pick.

02 For DJs

Press kits for DJs.

• DJ press kitHubWhat a promoter wants from a DJ kit, a full sample kit to open, and how to build yours.
• DJ tech rider templateDecks and mixer, the table, booth monitors, connection, power. Opens on a finished DJ rider; download the PDF.
• DJ bio examplesSix short bios with why each works, the four-sentence shape, three lengths, and the lines to cut.
• The sample DJ kitSampleVera Lumbre, a labeled sample built as a real LiveEPK kit. Open it and scroll it like a promoter would.

03 Free tools

Tools that need no account.

• Stage plot makerDrag your band onto a stage, get the input list and monitor mixes, download a PDF or PNG.
• Tech rider templateFill in the rider, attach the plot, download two pages. Six presets, plus a Word and Google Docs version.
• Tech rider examplesSix tech riders written out (rock band, 7-piece, duo, solo, jazz trio, DJ), each with a two-page PDF and a button to open it in the template.
• DJ tech rider templateThe same tool opened on the DJ example, with the DJ guide around it.
• Hospitality rider templateTravel party, dressing room, meals, guest list, parking, lodging. Opens on a finished example; one-page PDF.
• Setlist makerPaste your songs, drag them into order, time the set, and download a stage sheet in large type, plus a band copy and a sound copy.
• Setlist templateFour setlists shown as they print (cover band, wedding band, original band, solo act), each ready to open in the maker, and a blank PDF.
• Stage plot templateSix stage plot templates as they print, each with its input list, ready to open in the maker, and a blank stage plot PDF.
• Stage plot examplesSix band setups drawn out, each with its input list, monitor mixes and tech rider, ready to open in the maker.
• Stage plot and tech rider makers comparedFourteen tools, which ones are still alive, and what each costs.

04 For comedians

Press kits for comedians.

• Comedian press kitWhat a comedy booker checks, a full sample kit to open, three bio examples, the tape, and how to email a booker.
• The sample comedian kitSampleRosie Kettleman, a labeled sample built as a real LiveEPK kit. Clips first, then set lengths, credits and avails.

05 En español

Las páginas en español.

• Creador de EPK en españolQué es un EPK, qué sale en español en un kit publicado, cómo armarlo, y una comparativa.
• Plantilla de rider técnicoLa misma herramienta del rider, en español y en metros.
• Plano de escenarioEl creador de planos de escenario, en español.

06 Who writes this

One person, Central Texas.

Every page here is written and maintained by Jerod Johnson, who builds LiveEPK and used to play bass in a working band. The guides say what a booker actually reads, because that is the only reason to write them. If something on a page is wrong or out of date, say so and it gets fixed.