The Indie Distributor Project

Festival-Ready

How to stand out in a stack of festival applications. Straight from people who book festivals.

Created by The Indie Distributor Project, the Ontario non-profit that co-produces Gussapolooza Music Festival.

A 22-page PDF guide. Instant download.

What it is

You're the songwriter, the booker, the merch table and the driver. You don't have time to guess what festival teams want, and you don't get a second look if a link won't open. Festival-Ready is a short guide from people who actually read the applications and build the lineups. It shows you what to send, what to skip, and how to make it easy for the right festival to say yes.

What's inside

What reviewers look atAn inside look at how our team chooses: sound fit, live video, professionalism, proof and drive.

The live video that gets watchedWhat to send, how to make it easy to open, and how to get a good one if you don’t have one yet.

Bio and photos done rightThree bio lengths with a fill-in template, plus a photo list that crops for posters and socials.

Checklists and worksheetsA send-day checklist, festival tracker, bio builder and link test you can reuse for every application.

Also inside: picking the right festivals, becoming part of the scene, and what to do while you wait, with a yes, and with a no.

Good to know: Festival-Ready is general guidance for independent artists. Every festival is different, so always follow each festival's own instructions. The guide does not guarantee selection to any festival, and buying it has no effect on selection for Gussapolooza.

Festival-Ready

Guide + worksheet · PDF

$19CAD + HST

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