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 How
to Write an
Artist Biography:
A
Bio Made Simple
by Christopher Knab - Fourfront
Media & Music - 2008
Back to The Academy
Before you
begin to write your bio, be sure you have "taken an inventory" of your
background, accomplishments, goals, and objectives as a musician, and remember
who you are writing the Bio for:..A&R Reps at Record Labels, Media Contacts,
Booking Agents, and Management Contacts. These professionals in the music
business are busy individuals, who may deal with dozens of "wanna-be's" every
week, so make your bio informative, upbeat, and filled with useful comments,
descriptions, quotes, and motivational language that can make them want to
listen to your music, and help you on your musical way. When you are ready to
rock n’roll, writing the Bio using this outline can keep you focused and
organized.1st
Paragraph:
Start with an
introductory sentence that clearly defines the essential band/artist name, your
specific genre of music, where you are from, and perhaps a positive quote about
your music from a contact you have made in the music
business.
2nd
Paragraph:
This section
should address the immediate purpose of the Bio. What are you doing at this
time? Mention a current activity you are involved with. If a new CD or digital release is
coming out, that should be the main topic of the first sentence of the second
paragraph. In other word, a reason why the Bio has been written should be
clearly stated early on. Hints about any promotional activities that will be
occurring to support the CD or digital release is also useful in this paragraph.
3rd and 4th
Paragraph:
At this point,
information on any other band members can be introduced, and background
information on the forming of the group, past experience, accomplishments, and
recognition issues can be addressed. If you have developed a plan for your
career path, additional paragraphs elaborating on this type of can be written,
that demonstrate how your current project is part of a larger career development
plan. Quotes from a couple of your songs can be useful to highlight your new release.
Ending:
As stated
earlier, the Bio should not waste words. For a new artist 1 page is sufficient
to get the job done. For more experienced artists, a page and a half to two
pages should be the maximum length. So, ending the Bio in a efficient way should
be the aim; use another quote from a gatekeeper who supports the artist, or
summarize the 2nd paragraph information, reminding the reader of current
activities.
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Christopher Knab is an independent music business consultant based in Seattle, Washington. He
is available for private consultations on promoting and marketing independent music, and can be reached at 206-282-6116
or by email at: Chris@Knab.com
Chris Knab's new book, 'Music Is Your Business'
is available NOW from the Music Biz Academy bookstore.
Visit the FourFront Media and
Music website for more information on the business of music from
Christopher Knab.
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