How to Make a Free EPK (Electronic Press Kit) on One Link Page (2026)

October 27, 2026 · 7 min read

Build a free EPK on one link page: bio, music and video embeds, press photo folder, past shows, DJ rider and booking contact. Checklist table and honest limits.

Quick answer: You can make a free EPK on a single link page. Write a short bio in a text block, embed your best tracks from Spotify, SoundCloud or Apple Music, embed one live video from YouTube, list achievements and past shows, link a Google Drive or Dropbox folder of press photos, and add a booking email. Send bookers that one URL instead of five attachments.

What is an EPK and who actually reads it?

An electronic press kit is the page you send when someone might book you, write about you or add you to a lineup. The readers are talent buyers, venue bookers, promoters, festival programmers, journalists, bloggers and radio hosts. They get a lot of these, and they skim. Most will decide in under a minute whether to listen further.

That changes how you build it. An EPK is not your life story or your full catalog. It answers four questions fast: what do you sound like, can you draw or deliver a crowd, what do you look like on stage, and how do I reach you. Everything on the page should serve one of those.

What should an EPK include?

Here is the checklist we would use, with what changes for bands and DJs and where each part goes on a link page. Checked October 2026.

How do I build an EPK on a free link page?

This walk-through uses lit.bio, but the same structure works on most link-in-bio tools that support embeds and text.

1. Create the page. Sign up and claim lit.bio/yourname. Use your artist or DJ name, not a personal handle, so it reads well in an email.
2. Set the header. Add a strong photo and a one-line description such as "Five-piece indie rock band from Leeds, booking UK dates for spring". Bookers read this line first.
3. Add a Heading block, "About", then a Text block with your short bio. Write it in the third person so journalists can quote it.
4. Add an Embed block for your music. Paste a Spotify, SoundCloud or Apple Music link and the player shows on the page, so a booker can listen without leaving. Add a second embed for your next best track or mix.
5. Add an Embed block for video. Paste a YouTube link (watch, Shorts or youtu.be links all work) or a TikTok video link.
6. Add "Highlights" and "Past shows" headings with text blocks. Use short lines, not paragraphs. "Support for [artist], [venue], 2026" is easier to scan than a sentence.
7. Add links for your press photo folder, your rider or stage plot, and your latest release. If you have a Spotify or Apple Music release, a music smart link turns one paste into a listen-anywhere block (more in our music smart link guide).
8. Add your booking contact. Turn on the email and phone or WhatsApp social icons, and add the Save contact button so a promoter can put your details straight into their phone.
9. Check it on your phone, then copy the URL into your email signature and booking pitches.

On the free plan you get up to 10 links, and headings, text blocks and embeds do not count toward that limit, so a full EPK fits comfortably. A music smart link does count as one of the 10.

How do I share press photos if my page can't host files?

This is the honest limit. lit.bio does not host downloadable files, so you cannot upload a zip of press photos or a rider PDF to the page itself. The workaround is simple and is what many bookers expect anyway: a shared folder.

• Google Drive: select the folder, click Share, change General access to "Anyone with the link", keep the role as Viewer, then click Copy link. Google says people with the link can open it without signing in, and files inside the folder inherit its sharing setting.
• Dropbox: create a shared link to the folder (not a folder invite). Dropbox's help center says recipients do not need a Dropbox account to download from a shared link.

Inside the folder, name files so they make sense out of context, such as "BandName_Press_2026_Landscape_PhotoByName.jpg". Include at least one landscape and one portrait shot, a high-resolution version for print and a smaller one for web, and your logo if you have one. Put the photographer credit in the file name or a short text file.

If you want photos and audio uploaded straight to the EPK itself, or a site on your own domain, a dedicated EPK host fits better. Bandzoogle, for example, lists an EPK plan at $6.95 a month or $76.45 a year in its help center as of October 2026, with 25 photo uploads, music players, a tour calendar and a contact form. lit.bio does not offer custom domains yet; they are on the roadmap.

What goes in a DJ EPK?

A DJ EPK follows the same skeleton, with a few differences that matter to promoters.

• Mixes over tracks. Lead with one recent mix, 45 to 90 minutes, that sounds like the slot you want. A SoundCloud embed plays it on the page. If you produce, add one original track below it.
• Genres in plain words. "Melodic house and progressive, warm-up to peak time" tells a promoter where to put you on the bill.
• Residencies and venues. List regular nights, clubs, festivals and radio or stream shows. Include set lengths and whether you opened, played peak time or closed.
• Tech rider. Your preferred decks and mixer, monitor needs, and whether you play from USB, laptop or vinyl. Keep it to one page and link it as a PDF from your folder. Add a hospitality and travel section if you tour.
• Booth video. Fifteen to sixty seconds of you playing with the crowd in frame does more than any adjective. A TikTok or YouTube embed works.
• Booking line. Say who to contact (you or your agent) and the cities or dates you are available.

What about a band EPK?

Bands need two extra documents: a stage plot showing where each member and amp sits, and an input list of every channel you need. Venues use both to plan sound. Put them in the same shared folder as your photos and link to it. List current members and instruments in your bio so a reviewer gets names right.

Tips that make an EPK get answered

• Put the best thing first. If your live video is stronger than your recorded music, move it to the top.
• Use real numbers only. Monthly listeners, ticket counts and press quotes are useful if they are accurate and current. Bookers check.
• Update it after every release or big show. One URL means you change the page, not every email you have sent.
• Keep the pitch email short. Three lines and the link. Let the page do the rest.
• Watch what gets opened. lit.bio's free plan includes 7-day analytics, so you can see whether people clicked the photo folder after you sent a batch of pitches.

What lit.bio does and does not do for an EPK

The free plan covers most of an EPK: Spotify, SoundCloud, Apple Music, TikTok and YouTube embeds, heading and text blocks, up to 10 links, social icons including email and phone, a Save contact button, a QR code for posters and merch tables, every theme and 34 fonts, and no ads. Free pages show a small "Create your own free page" link at the bottom. Pro ($9 a month or $49 once) removes that branding and adds a contact form, unlimited links and 90-day analytics. It does not host downloads, run pre-save campaigns or connect a custom domain. lit.bio is a newer, smaller tool than the big website builders, so if file hosting matters most, pick a dedicated EPK host.

For a page built around your music rather than bookings, see our link in bio guide for musicians. When you are ready to build the EPK, start a free page and paste your first track.