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Industry Insider #10
Lance Marwood
November 05, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes
This is Industry Insider: a weekly 5-minute brief with key news, interviews, advice, smart picks & follows, built for artists and industry folks alike.
WHAT'S INSIDE
☝️ ONE BIG THING
If you’re an artist without an EPK, you’re basically sending people on a scavenger hunt with no prize at the end. You’ve got music scattered across six platforms, ten half-bios floating online, and one photo from 2017 that looks like a security cam still. It’s chaos. And it’s why nobody takes you seriously.
An Electronic Press Kit isn’t fancy, it’s supposed to be functional. It’s your one-stop, “here’s everything you need to know about me” button.
Bio. Photos. Music. Contact. Done. It’s what separates the artists who get coverage from the ones who get ghosted. And everyone has one (and I do mean everyone, yes even that power violence band that you love).
You can scream “DIY” all you want, but DIY doesn’t mean disorganized. It means built with care. So build it.
If you want a real checklist (and some choice words about what not to do), scroll down to the Advice section. I’ve linked the full piece there, a tough love guide to looking like you actually want to be heard.
And now, on to the rest of the newsletter.
🗞 INDUSTRY NEWS
 | DistroKid, the world’s largest distributor of music, today announced the launch of Direct, a new direct-to-fan platform. |
 | Leading independent publishing company Prescription Songs has announced the promotion of Brooke Webster to A&R Manager. |
💬 INDUSTRY INTERVIEW
 | Artist manager and developer Joe Buscema joins us for an Industry Insider interview to discuss the music industry, artist development, AI, and much more. |
💯 INDUSTRY ADVICE
 | Uncover the secrets to crafting a killer EPK that opens doors, grabs attention, and propels your music career forward. Get ready for insider tips, tricks, and templates that will make your press kit unstoppable. |
🎧 INDUSTRY PODCASTS
In this episode of the heartdea13r podcast, host chr1stoph3r g0nda interviews Margarita Monet, the lead singer of Edge of Paradise. They discuss Margarita’s artistic journey from her early influences in Armenia and Moscow to her current role in the music industry.
Frontman Garrett Barbuto (Garrett Barbuto & The Hot Pursuit) joins MAKE // BREAK to talk rock revival, DIY grit, and finding your rhythm between passion and perfection.
Discover exactly what’s missing in your promo strategy and which lever will move the needle the most…
🎵 ADD YOUR MUSIC TO OUR PLAYLIST
New single? We’re happy to consider adding your track to one of our obsessively curated Spotify playlists → Just reply to this email with the link…
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