Lp musician biography templates

How to expand your Musician Bio’s impact

To illustrate the editing process in action, here’s the “Before” and “After” Bio of one of my former clients (Thank you, Meghan!).

You’ll see the Bio that Meghan first showed me (in blue) along with my comments (in italics).

And then you’ll see the final version that Meghan and I created together. Note: there were MANY drafts and conversations in between.

Bio example: the “Before”

As a prominent chamber musician and New York Times reviewed artist, Dr.

Meghan Shanley Alger is a thriving independent flutist and artist-teacher in the Washington DC area.

Lp musician biography templates

The UK Financial Times hailed her as “play[ing] sensitively” and the New York Times wrote, “Ms. Shanley sang into her flute to produce surreal, eerie timbres.”

Note: your first paragraph is the most important because many people will not get past it, so lead with your best material.