Now how would you explain this? You could say that the image says a thousand words, but what if your audience isn't all that artsy? They love your music, but they know nothing about you. This is where an artist Biography comes in handy. Your music demo promotes your sound, but your artist bio informs your loyal fans about who you are and where you stand musically. Here’s a step-by-step guide on what you need to include in your artist blog (which ps should also be posted on your social media platforms)
Before we begin here are some notes to take into consideration before you start writing. Make sure that all the information that you are about to write down is compelling and it’s interesting not only to you, but to others as well!
Step 1) Introductory Sentence: Who Are You?
Your introductory sentence should clearly state who you are exactly. some main questions which should be answered in your introductory paragraph are:
Once these two introductory facts are mentioned, you want to go a bit more in depth and describe the genre of music you can see your sound identifying with.
Step 2)- What do you want people to know: why am I Writing this?
In this section of your artist statement, you should address the reason for writing this biography. Here are some questions of how you can explain this:
Step 3)- It’s All About You: What are you doing?
This is the part that you get to introduce band members (if there are any) in depth.
This is also a great opportunity the mention a bit about past experiences.
Step 4)-Time To Get Organized: Where do you see your career going?
If you haven’t developed a plan for your career path, you probably should! In this section you should elaborate on how your current projects, gigs and networking is part of a larger career development plan;
Having a plan written down concerning your career path is a useful tool to include simply because you never know who is stumbling across your social media platform. By including this section, it gives your reader an opportunity to asset and if possible it broadens your networking options by readers who may be interesting in reaching out to discuss future plans with you.
Step 5) Conclusion: Finally!
So if you’ve managed to complete steps 1 to 4, you can now wrap-up. Make sure that you end on a high note. Remember that people are reading your artist bio because they want to know more about you.They want to understand what inspires you and what you are all about. Chances are you inspired them to connect to what you do.
Checklist- Before Publishing, make sure you take the time to read this section!
Remember that it is normal, if you are new to the scene, that your artist bio will probably be half a page to a full page maximum length. However if you are a more experienced artist a page and an half to two pages should be the length of your artist statement. Remember that on social media your bio should be short- ( No one wants to sit on a computer screen reading a two page long write-up.
Make sure to double check your biography to correct any spelling mistakes or grammatical errors. Ask someone to proofread your work a second time before publishing it. Finally, make sure that there aren’t any unnecessary, non-essential and unneeded information and run-on sentences!
Before we begin here are some notes to take into consideration before you start writing. Make sure that all the information that you are about to write down is compelling and it’s interesting not only to you, but to others as well!
Step 1) Introductory Sentence: Who Are You?
Your introductory sentence should clearly state who you are exactly. some main questions which should be answered in your introductory paragraph are:
- What is your band/ artist name? If you are a solo artist, this can also include any nicknames you want to be referred to. It should also mention where you are from?
Once these two introductory facts are mentioned, you want to go a bit more in depth and describe the genre of music you can see your sound identifying with.
- For example, if you were to enter into a music store, which section of the store do you see your CDs selling in?
- If so which one? What is your position in the band? If you are a solo artist, are you just a singer and a songwriter as well?
Step 2)- What do you want people to know: why am I Writing this?
In this section of your artist statement, you should address the reason for writing this biography. Here are some questions of how you can explain this:
- How did you get interested in music? Maybe you were inspired by a family member or maybe by performing arts. Who are your inspirations; do you have any role model?
- You want to mention any current activities. This can includes : a new CD/digital release, promotional activities that will be going on to promote your artistry. Remember this section should always be up-to-date.
Step 3)- It’s All About You: What are you doing?
This is the part that you get to introduce band members (if there are any) in depth.
- Mention your background information;
- how did the band/you came about forming the group?
- When did you come to the realization that you were a singer?
This is also a great opportunity the mention a bit about past experiences.
- You should mention any accomplishments and recognition awards or article write-up you may have had. Don’t be afraid to mention community oriented reviews and awards.
- For example: a comment made by a well respected teacher in your local newspaper. Make sure that all comments and reviews mentioned are from a respectable source.
Step 4)-Time To Get Organized: Where do you see your career going?
If you haven’t developed a plan for your career path, you probably should! In this section you should elaborate on how your current projects, gigs and networking is part of a larger career development plan;
- Where do you see yourself in the future? Do you just want to specifically focus only on one particular art form (like singing)or do you see yourself branching out into different art stream (producing)?
Having a plan written down concerning your career path is a useful tool to include simply because you never know who is stumbling across your social media platform. By including this section, it gives your reader an opportunity to asset and if possible it broadens your networking options by readers who may be interesting in reaching out to discuss future plans with you.
Step 5) Conclusion: Finally!
So if you’ve managed to complete steps 1 to 4, you can now wrap-up. Make sure that you end on a high note. Remember that people are reading your artist bio because they want to know more about you.They want to understand what inspires you and what you are all about. Chances are you inspired them to connect to what you do.
- You should end on a quote/lyrics that best describes you or write 1-2 sentences of what you want people to know and remember about you the most (summarize step 2).
Checklist- Before Publishing, make sure you take the time to read this section!
Remember that it is normal, if you are new to the scene, that your artist bio will probably be half a page to a full page maximum length. However if you are a more experienced artist a page and an half to two pages should be the length of your artist statement. Remember that on social media your bio should be short- ( No one wants to sit on a computer screen reading a two page long write-up.
Make sure to double check your biography to correct any spelling mistakes or grammatical errors. Ask someone to proofread your work a second time before publishing it. Finally, make sure that there aren’t any unnecessary, non-essential and unneeded information and run-on sentences!
