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EPK examples: three full press kits, annotated

Most "EPK examples" articles show you screenshots of famous artists' kits — useless when you're pitching your first fifty-cap room. Below are three complete one-sheets at the level most working musicians are actually at, with notes on why each section is written the way it is. Copy the structure, swap in your details, or build yours in the free maker.

EX.1Full band — indie rock four-piece

Indie Rock · Austin, TX
The Midnight Proof
Loud choruses, quiet verses, no filler.

Bio

The Midnight Proof is a four-piece indie rock band from Austin, TX, playing garage-rock energy under shoegaze guitars. Formed in 2022, they've grown from open-mic slots to selling out Mohawk's indoor room, and were picked for Spotify's Fresh Finds Rock in 2025. Live, they're tighter than the record — which is the point.

Numbers

4.8KMonthly listeners
2.1KInstagram
350Email list
120–180Typical draw (ATX)

Listen · Watch

  • Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/themidnightproof
  • Live set (4 min): youtube.com/watch?v=live-at-mohawk

Press

"One of the tightest live acts in town right now."— Austin Chronicle

Selected shows

  • Mohawk (indoor), Austin — sold out, March 2026
  • SXSW unofficial showcase, 2025
  • Support for Wet Leg, Emo's — 2025
BOOKING  booking@themidnightproof.com · themidnightproof.com
Why this worksThe bio is three sentences: genre + city, trajectory ("open-mic slots to selling out Mohawk"), and a live-show promise. "Typical draw: 120–180" is the number a local booker actually needs — most bands hide it, which reads as "our draw is zero." One live video, not six links. The band lists a draw because they have one; if you don't yet, lead with the video instead.

EX.2DJ / producer — club & festival kit

House / UKG · Chicago, IL
RUE MORENA
Peak-time house with a UK garage backbone.

Bio

Rue Morena is a Chicago DJ and producer bridging classic house and UK garage. A resident at Smartbar's Queen! party since 2024, she's opened for TSHA and Salute, and her monthly "Morena Mix" series holds 40K+ plays on SoundCloud. Sets range 90–180 minutes, vinyl-friendly, CDJ-3000 preferred.

Numbers

40KSoundCloud plays/mo
8.4KInstagram
12Club residencies/yr

Listen

  • Latest mix (60 min): soundcloud.com/ruemorena/morena-mix-031
  • Boiler Room-style live set: youtube.com/watch?v=rue-live-smartbar
  • Originals: open.spotify.com/artist/ruemorena

Press

"Chicago's most reliable hands on a peak-time floor."— 5 Mag

Tech

  • 2× CDJ-3000 + DJM-A9 (or equivalent) · 1× SM58 for mic moments
  • Full rider & stage plot available on request
BOOKING  bookings@ruemorena.com · ruemorena.com
Why this worksDJ kits are judged on mixes, not singles — the 60-minute mix link goes first. Residencies signal reliability better than one-off gigs (a promoter reads "Smartbar resident" as "shows up on time, reads a room"). The tech line saves an email round-trip; clubs notice. Full DJ-specific breakdown: the DJ EPK guide.

EX.3Singer-songwriter — small numbers, framed honestly

Folk / Americana · Asheville, NC
Jonah Vale
Quiet songs for loud times.

Bio

Jonah Vale writes spare Americana in the lineage of Jason Molina and Adrianne Lenker. His 2025 EP "County Lines" was cut live to tape in a single weekend, and NPR's local affiliate called it "the kind of record Asheville used to make." He plays solo or as a duo with pedal steel, and can hold a listening room without a setlist.

Numbers

900Monthly listeners
1.2KInstagram
60+Shows played 2024–26

Listen · Watch

  • Live one-take (3 min): youtube.com/watch?v=jonah-kitchen-session
  • EP on Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/jonahvale

Press

"The kind of record Asheville used to make."— WNCW / NPR affiliate

Good fit for

  • Listening rooms, breweries, house concerts, support slots for touring folk acts
BOOKING  jonah@jonahvale.com
Why this works900 monthly listeners is small — so the kit doesn't pretend otherwise. It leads with craft ("cut live to tape"), one real press quote, and "60+ shows" which proves he gigs constantly. The "Good fit for" section does the booker's thinking for them: it names the exact rooms where this act works. Small acts win on fit, not stats.

What all three examples have in common

  • Three-sentence biosGenre + city, trajectory or credibility, and what the live show delivers. Nobody reads paragraph four.
  • One live video above everythingBookers click live footage first. Each kit puts it in the first scroll.
  • Numbers without spinReal counts, including small ones. A fake-vague "growing fanbase" reads worse than an honest 900.
  • One booking email, high contrastThe entire kit exists to make this one line get used.
  • One pageEvery example fits a single sheet. Attachments that need scrolling get skimmed; one-sheets get read.
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