to steal their hearts with music.

For many artists who’ve made a few inquiries into the house concert world, the door seems locked. Six years ago, when I first started looking for house concert opportunities, you couldn’t even find the door, and when you did, you were likely to find that the place had been vacated long ago.

Quite a few house concert presenters saw the value of using the internet to share information about their house concerts. Unfortunately, a very small percentage saw the value of keeping those sites current, well-organized, and useful for the touring musician. I was dumbfounded at how many emails bounced back, and how often these hosts had given up their events long ago.

As a result, it’s quite common for artists to feel like the search for house concerts is a waste of time.

Another factor is that house concerts who rank high on google searches belong to presenters who have done it for many years, are well connected, and give little hope to talented-yet-unknown acts reaching out for the first time. So it’s easy to get the impression that ALL house concerts are unapproachable.

What you may fail to realize is that new house concerts are popping up all the time (15-25 each month at CIYH) and many of these new presenters are very open to hearing from new artists. ConcertsInYourHome.com exists to inspire, educate, and connect these new hosts with our community of great talent.

Beyond that, there is a healthy percentage of experienced hosts who are still on the lookout for new acts, and welcome polite and personalized solicitations from our artists.

When you add the untapped potential of your fans to host concerts, the possibilities are endless. CIYH provides many free resources (a House Concert Guide, how-to videos, etc.) to help artists inspire their fans to put on shows. And these resources are available even to non-members.

There’s simply no better way to break into the house concert world, and possibly, move in.