smallmouth
sound company
music for a community
Subscribe to our newsletter
Subscribe to our newsletter
about us
Smallmouth Sound Company is a bespoke live-events production and artist services company based out of northern Virginia. We exist to create community spaces where artists can feel heard, enjoy their craft, and deeply feel that the music industry is better for their presence. We aren’t building a bigger table - we’re setting up a picnic blanket.
Founded my local musician, educator, and mother Annie Stokes in 2024, SMSC was created during a fishing trip with her partner (bass-player and bass-fisherman Will Berger). After hooking a smallmouth bass, Annie asked why he was so much more excited than when he caught largemouths. Will responded: “pound for pound, they’re better fighters.” A working mom, touring DIY musician, and woman in a male-dominated industry, this immediately resonated with Annie. Smallmouth Sound Company is a space where folks’ perceived weaknesses or liabilities - whether they are gender-bases, ability-based, race-based, age-based, or other - are viewed as their strengths and specialties.
events
JOIN BROOKLYN’S JACQUELINE HACKETT AND MOLLY MURPHY AS THEY SERENADE GUESTS WITH THEIR UNIQUE BRAND OF ALT-COUNTRY DURING A GUIDED DIY SPELL BOTTLE WORKSHOP! HOSTED BY VIRGINIA MUSICIAN ANNIE STOKES AT LEESBURG’S PREMIER CRAFTS AND COMMUNITY ARTSPACE.
services
ARTIST BIO CREATION & UPKEEP
NEW!
WRITING AN ARTIST BIO IS FREQUENTLY THE HARDEST PART OF ASSEMBLING A WEBSITE, EPK, ONE-SHEET, OR SUBMISSION. I GET IT! IT’S HARD TO STEP OUTSIDE OF YOURSELF AND CREATE A THIRD-PERSON PITCH. ADD IN THE NECESSARY SELF-MARKETING, AND IT CAN BE A THOROUGHLY UNPLEASANT EXPERIENCE.
I (ANNIE) HAVE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AS A COPYWRITER AND ARTIST COACH, IN ADDITION TO BEING A DIY ARTIST MYSELF! I’VE HELPED CLIENTS AND FRIENDS BRUSH UP THEIR BIOS, CREATE BIOS FROM SCRATCH, AND EDIT/ELEVATE THEIR BIOS. I’D LOVE TO HELP YOU MAKE YOUR BIO LOOK AND SOUND ITS VERY BEST!
PACKAGES:
$75 STANDARD EPK BIO - THIS INCLUDES A TWENTY MINUTE ZOOM CALL WHERE I GET TO KNOW YOU, AS WELL AS A FIRST-PASS WHERE YOU GET TO ADD YOUR OWN EDITS TO A BIO DRAFT BEFORE I DELIVER THE FINAL PRODUCT.
$100 EPK, 100 WORD, AND 350 WORD BIO - WITH A $25 DOLLAR ADD-ON, I’LL WHIP UP A SHORT AND MEDIUM LENGTH BIO THAT YOU CAN KEEP IN YOUR BACK POCKET FOR SUBMISSIONS AND PRESS BLURBS!
TO GET YOUR JOURNEY STARTED, EMAIL ME AT SMALLMOUTHSOUNDCO@GMAIL.COM!
(PICTURE: MENO MOSSO PHOTOGRAPHY, 2024)