Elevate your artist profile with a hands-on bio-writing session and professional press photos - everything you need to make a strong first impression.

Building a strong artist bio and having high-quality press photos are essential at the start of any creative career - they’re often your first impression with venues, collaborators, and the media.

As part of the Mix & Master program during Youth Week, this free workshop is designed to support young and emerging creatives to develop these key tools.

Open to performers and creators, including musicians, dancers, visual artists, writers and actors, the workshop offers artists and bands the opportunity to have a professional press shot taken on the night.

Participants will join a hands-on bio-writing session, beginning with a 20-minute workshop led by a professional writer that covers how to craft an engaging bio, what to include, how to create long and short versions, and how to adapt your bio as your career grows. Following the workshop, we will break into groups where participants work on their own bios with mentor support and feedback.

During this time, press photos will be taken for those who have signed up. There are spots available for solo artists and bands. Photos will be taken in both portrait and landscape orientations and sent out in the weeks following the session. Artists are encouraged to dress to impress and bring props, instruments, or other creative elements to make their shots stand out. Artists will be contacted ahead of the event regarding photoshoot.

Spaces are strictly limited, so book your spot now!

Light refreshments will be provided. All ages welcome, adult supervision recommended for under 16.

NOTE: Individual registration required - all band/group members must each book a ticket.

We’ll be capturing photos and video at this event. If you’d prefer not to be included, please let us know at check in.

Celebrating Youth Week. Funded, supported and delivered by Central Coast Music & Arts, Central Coast Council and Sound NSW

Facilitator: Charli Kench

Charlotte Kench (aka Charlotiinha) is a writer, musician and DJ of British-German descent gratefully residing on Darkinjung lands and waters. Drawing on 10+ years of writing, editing and translation experience, she provides creative content services for individuals and organisations in need of bio-writing, web copy, social media content, event marketing, grant applications and more. She is currently creating for Words on the Waves - the Central Coast’s first and only Writers Festival - and is utterly obsessed with compost.

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