{"id":6993,"date":"2015-05-14T10:08:38","date_gmt":"2015-05-14T15:08:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/audiotheme.com\/?p=6993"},"modified":"2022-11-25T14:17:03","modified_gmt":"2022-11-25T20:17:03","slug":"band-bio-next-level","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/audiotheme.com\/blog\/band-bio-next-level\/","title":{"rendered":"Take Your Band Biography to the Next Level"},"content":{"rendered":"

Your biography is one of the most important pieces of your press kit and website.<\/p>\n

Venues, promoters, booking agents, and even journalists rely on a bands biography to help them spread the word about music and write about performers. When you consider how important a great biography is, writing one for your band can seem like a daunting task.<\/p>\n

Here are a few ways you can take your biography to the next level.<\/p>\n

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Put the most important and interesting information first<\/h2>\n

Realistically speaking, not everyone who sees your bio is going to read the entire thing. If your band has just released a record, is announcing a tour, or has something else exciting to share, that information should go near the top of the biography. The obvious details about the band should be placed further down on the page, as they are less likely to spark interest in new fans, and more likely to be something someone would go looking for.<\/p>\n

Check out Pat McGee\u2019s site<\/a> for an excellent example of this style of writing. Notice how he calls attention to his latest record in the opening sentence, and places his personal details near the end of his bio.<\/p>\n

Share highlights and media quotes<\/h2>\n

If you have them, third party reviews of your music can be extremely powerful. They help qualify your music through someone else\u2019s ears, and carry way more weight than self-declared descriptions like \u201cunique\u201d or \u201cawesome.\u201d Mentioning career highlights such as awards or large shows are also a great way to build some credibility with the reader.<\/p>\n

While you may not have Grammy nominations or have been touted by NPR, you can still learn a lot from the style in which Gretchen Peters\u2019 biography<\/a> was written.<\/p>\n

Include brief details about the band and its members<\/h2>\n

You\u2019ll want to include the obvious information that people will look for, but don\u2019t drone on for paragraphs and paragraphs, you can save that for your memoir.<\/p>\n

Briefly describe:<\/p>\n