media kit package

an electronic press kit, or epk, gives a quick snapshot of who you are as an artist. It's an easy way for venues, labels, and publicists to find all of the info they need to book, sign, and promote you.

see below for details about our offering and an example epk.

What’s Included

EPKs can be shared as zip folders through email attachments. Many artists streamline the process and make a website just for their press kit. You can use a website creator like Squarespace or Wordpress to create a custom site.
See below for an example of EPK content curated by Sill & Glade. Here are examples of artist EPK in website format: Joy Oladokun, Future Islands
  • 30 minute photo session at cabin (individual headshots, band/group shots, and performance shots) 
  • Bio interview and write up 
  • Technical rider 
Final product will be shared via private URL link.

Price 

$200 flat fee

How do I use the media kit?

Headshots

Full gallery from 30 minute photoshoot at cabin provided. Includes individual headshots, group shots, and performance shots. Option for different location if desired.  Full headshot gallery here.

Example

artist’s bio

Unhurried and authentic, singer-songwriter Valerie McQueen uses her voice as an instrument to tell life’s stories. A little bit folk, sometimes country, Valerie chronicles a life shaped by seasons through melody and rhythm, sharing experiences that we can all relate to.
Influenced by strong female voices like Gillian Welch and Allison Krauss, Valerie marries her powerful voice, acoustic guitar and purposeful lyrics to create songs that embody the stories she’s telling.
“I want to be able to take someone on a three to four minute snapshot of life that we can connect on - like asking, ‘I’ve felt this, have you ever felt this?”, she explains.
Virginia-raised and Virginia-based, Valerie has called the Shenandoah Valley home for the past 12 years. Together with her family, she weaves music into her life, using her craft to document her experience. After a season of raising young children, Valerie is recharged with new experiences to share through music, shaped by vulnerability and confidence. 
“As a songwriter, it’s felt a lot like a start and stop, pressing the gas pedal and then pushing the brakes… trying to keep this thing of music, which is so much a part of who I am, alive through the hills and valleys of life”, she shares. 
Valerie is working on new music - she’s recording a collection of songs that have been developed over the years.  Valerie’s new single, August will be available on streaming platforms in the near future. Her earlier work,  New Song recorded with mentor Mickey Nelson and the EP Never Said released with her collaborative project VS., is also available on SoundCloud. 
Stay tuned as Valerie uses her voice and melodies to create projects that tell of a shared human experience, beautiful, genuine, and shaped by life’s seasons. In her words, “there are a lot of songs I have inside of me that I’m ready to write.” Stay tuned for Valerie McQueen’s upcoming releases and her live performances.

technical rider

Line up and equipment list

Vox
  • Shure SM58 dynamic microphone 
  • Boom-tripod microphone stand 
  • XLR cable 
Guitar 
  • Guild acoustic electric 6-string with ¼” input to run through PA/speakers 
  • Tuner pedal ¼” input/output 
  • 2x ¼” instrument cables  
  • Music stand  
  • Guitar stand 
Speaker
  • Fishman SA330X Performance Audio System
  • IEC power cable
  • 330 Watts
  • 48V phantom power
  • Two mic/instrument channels with combo ¼”/XLR inputs
  • Balanced XLR D.I. outputs for both input channels and main mix
  • Auxiliary stereo input with level controls
  • 4x digital reverb effects with channel reverb level control
  • Monitor input/output
  • Tripod stand
Playlist for setup/breaks/breakdowns
  • Provided by Valerie McQueen

stage plot