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Techno DJ press kit: what a techno booker checks.

What does a techno DJ press kit need that a general one does not? The same five parts, read by someone who books one sound for one room at one hour. This guide is about what changes for techno: the mix, the tempo, the slot, the booth, the proof.

For the five parts in general, with sources, see what to put in a DJ press kit. The examples here are invented artists.

Updated 2026-10-22

1. Lead with one mix, recorded the way you play

A techno booker listens for the room you will make. Put one mix first, and make it the closest thing to the slot you want: a warm-up mix for warm-up slots, a peak-time mix for peak time. A recording from a real night, with the crowd and the mistakes, tells them more than a polished studio mix of your favourite tracks.

The first minutes decide. Writing about bands, one festival organiser gets a feel for an act in 30 to 90 seconds; “If two of the first three tracks are not what we expect, this usually leads to the end of the road.”[1] A ten-minute ambient intro may be your style. It is also where a busy listener stops.

Under the mix, give the facts that let them place it:

Under the mix
Recorded live at [venue], [month year]. [Closing / peak / warm-up] set, [length].
[Tempo range] BPM. Tracklist: [link or "on request"].

2. Tempo and slot, in one line

“Techno” covers rooms that have little in common: a 125 BPM hypnotic warm-up and a 155 BPM hard closing set are both techno. Say which one you are, near the top, in one line a promoter can repeat to their team.

One line, three ways
Hard, fast techno for rooms with no windows. 148-160 BPM, closing sets.
Driving melodic techno for 4am rooms. Peak time.
Hypnotic, dubby techno for the first three hours. [Tempo range] BPM, warm-up.

The first two start with the taglines of two example press kits, for Keti Karst and Nova Reign: invented artists, real layout. The third is yours to fill in.

In the bio, the same idea: Pirate advises describing your sound with adjectives rather than a row of micro-genres.[3] More in DJ bio examples.

3. A rider for the booth you need

If you play on three or four players, or for four hours, the rider is where the venue finds out. Say how many players you need, which mixer, and how the monitors should sound at the level you play. Digital DJ Tips' example of a rider lists “two CDJ-2000NXS2 players and a DJM-900NXS2 mixer, two pairs of booth monitors”.[2] Write your own numbers, and say what you can live with if the venue has another model.

Rider, three lines
3x [player model], linked, same firmware. 1x [4-channel mixer].
2x booth monitors on their own send, clean at high level.
I bring USB drives (rekordbox) with a backup, and headphones. Changeover: 5 minutes.

Four full templates, from USB to hybrid live sets, are in the DJ tech rider template.

4. The proof techno bookers look for

Not follower counts. The things a promoter can check in one search:

  • A residency or a night you run, with the venue and how often. “Monthly four-hour closing set since 2023” says more than “regular”.
  • Releases, with label and year. A release on a small label you can name is better than “forthcoming on major labels”.
  • Your Resident Advisor page, if you have one, so they can see past line-ups without asking.
  • A mix series or radio slot, with the platform's name.
  • Who has played your records, if it is true and you can show it.

Leave out what you cannot back up. A promoter who finds one invented line-up stops trusting the rest of the page.

5. A photo for a black flyer

Most techno artwork is dark. A photo of you in a dark booth, lit by a red strobe, will vanish on it. Give the promoter at least one photo that works when cut out or placed on black: a clear face, a plain background, high resolution, room above your head for a name. Keep the booth photo too, as the second one.

6. Page one, in this order

Techno press kit, page one
1. Name, city, the one line (tempo and slot)
2. The mix, with venue, date, length and tempo under it
3. One photo that works on black
4. Short bio (about 60 words)
5. Residency, releases, two or three recent dates
6. Booth: players, mixer, monitors
7. Booking email, Resident Advisor link

Everything else (the full bio, press quotes, labels, a gallery) goes below. A promoter who has read page one should be able to book you without scrolling.

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The form has fields for each of these: a tagline, SoundCloud and Spotify links played on the page (Mixcloud is not supported), photos, bio, highlights for residencies and releases, labels, shared stages, a Resident Advisor link, and a tech section with a “Club DJ, USB” preset for three players. You get a public page and a PDF from the same form, free.

The two examples above use the Warehouse and Club PDF styles, which are on Pro (€19 once). The free plan has the Basic style. All the styles are on the examples page.

Sources

  1. Marc Secoy, festival organiser, writing about bands, “Here’s what Sonicbids promoters actually care about in your EPK”, Sonicbids blog, 6 June 2014
  2. Joey Santos, “All You Need To Know About DJ Technical Riders”, Digital DJ Tips (a DJ school), last updated 26 March 2018
  3. Will Bradbury, DJ and promoter, “How To Write A DJ Bio”, Pirate (studios for musicians), 23 March 2022

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