Guides for DJs

Straight answers to the questions that come up when a DJ starts sending material to promoters.

• How to make a DJ EPK (and send one link)

  A practical guide to a DJ press kit: bio, photos, mixes, rider and booking in one URL. Free forever.

• EPK vs PDF: the file that is already outdated

  Why a PDF press kit loses to an online EPK. What changes for the promoter and for the DJ.

• What promoters want on an EPK (before they reply)

  The checklist bookers use to decide: bio, sound, photos, rider and how to get in touch. No noise.

• How to write a DJ bio promoters actually read

  A DJ bio structure in three lengths, ready-to-adapt examples and the mistakes that make promoters close the page.

• DJ technical rider: what to include and what to avoid

  What a DJ technical rider needs, how to adapt it for clubs and festivals, and the mistakes that cause trouble on the night.

• How to send your EPK to a promoter and get a reply

  A message template for sending your EPK, the best time to send it and how to follow up without annoying the promoter.

• How much to charge as a DJ: getting to your fee

  How to work out your DJ fee from your costs, set length and market, and how to present it to a promoter without losing the date.

• How to send promos without the track leaking before release

  How to send unreleased tracks to DJs and press with less leak risk: private links, individual copies and how to trace where a leak came from.