The reason bios and press kits are written in 3rd person is so that when you send it to someone who may want to print it in a newspaper, magazine or blog all they have to do is cut-and-paste.
You want to make it as easy as possible for someone to write about you or talk about you. If you do it in first person then you are asking them to re-write what you wrote.
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Originally Posted by Shauk
and aberkok, yes, I hate those people who are like like "I sound like nothing you've ever heard before!" and you know it's a bunch of crap. ho hum, broken beat or 4/4 beat, i've heard it, sorry, bassline? synth riff? vocal track? it doesn't matter. You sound like something someone has done at least once. You just don't know who.
In my opinion it's probably better to fill out that "sounds like" field with as many artists as you can that you actually drew inspiration from. It's how people will find you online when they're looking for that similar influence.
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Actually, that's what separates the professionals from the amateurs. What you want to do is embrace the things you sound like and your influences. Call attention to them. Most people want to have an idea of what you sound like so that they have a frame of reference. You don't want to admit ripping off a sound ... but you should always be able to describe your influences. It's called "Unique Familiarity."