Mixes first, originals second
The first link in a DJ EPK is your best recent mix — 60 minutes, genre-representative, with a tracklist. That's the product a promoter is buying. Original productions matter (they're how you stop competing on rate), but they go second. If you have a filmed set with a crowd in frame, that's your live video: it proves floor control the way band footage proves tightness.
Residencies are your credit score
A one-off support slot says someone took a chance on you; a residency says a venue trusted you repeatedly. In the bio, name the residency and the party ("resident at Smartbar's Queen! since 2024") before any one-off opener credit, even a bigger one. Promoters read residencies as "shows up on time, reads the room, doesn't clear a floor" — which is the actual job.
The tech line clubs expect
End the kit with one line of hardware truth: decks and mixer ("2× CDJ-3000 + DJM-A9 or equivalent"), formats you play (USB/vinyl/hybrid), and set lengths you offer. Add "full rider & stage plot on request." This single line prevents the worst DJ-booking failure mode — showing up to gear you can't use — and signals you've played rooms where it mattered.
DJ EPK checklist
- Best recent mix, linked first60 minutes, tracklist included, less than a year old.
- Filmed set with crowdFloor control is the skill being bought — show it.
- Residencies in sentence oneReliability signal promoters trust more than any one-off.
- Numbers that matter for clubsMix plays per month, socials, residencies per year — not just Spotify listeners.
- Tech line + rider on requestDecks, mixer, formats, set lengths. One line, big signal.
- One booking emailSame rule as every kit: the whole sheet exists to get this line used.