house concerts and 21st century touring

Almost everything you wanted to know about house concerts.

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Here it is. http://squidoo.com/houseconcertfastfacts

Wow. More than 100 responses in less than 24 hours. Very interesting results too.

• What day of the week sees the most house concerts?
• How much do hosts spend to put on these events?
• How do they find or book acts?

Here’s a sample:

I knew that most house concerts happen on Saturdays… but more than half? Add in a healthy percentage of the two “varies” responses, and I would bet that Saturday accounts for more than 70% of house concert dates.

The sample is from April 8th, so things may change a bit since the survey will remain open for a while.

Have a look, and please participate if you are a host. I’ve also added more questions thanks to many suggestions from the hosts who participated early. You can go back and finish it now…

I received a lot of follow up questions that don’t easily fit into this format, like:

• How do you publicize?
• What’s the most effective way of growing your audience?
• Who are your favorite artists?

I’m working on a way to present these questions, but please use the comment section of the survey if you have questions or comments you’d like to share.

Thanks everyone!

Fran

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 17th, 2008

concertsinyourhome.com releases FREE compilation CD of house concert artists

concertsinyourhome.com, a 2 year-old website which promotes house concerts around the country, has released it’s first compilation CD. The disc features 19 tracks from known, and up-and coming acts from around the United States. The purpose is to promote the concept of house concerts as well the artists who are members of the site.

The artists included are Michelle Malone, Sioban Quinn & Michael Bowers, Adrianne, Rod MacDonald, Jay Mankita, Lauren Adams, James Durst, Jaime Michaels, Arlon Bennett, Zach, Sonia Lee, John Batdorf, David Glaser, Noah Earle, Bob Sima, Randall Williams, Freebo, Joseph Akins, and Fran Snyder.

CIYH is an online community with more than 400 artists, 300 house concert presenters, and all the tools and resources to create, book, and promote a house concert series.

Artists and audiences are falling in love with house concerts for the intimacy they provide, and the way the bring local communities together to celebrate good music without the common distractions you often find in public venues. These private and semi-private events are becoming the “gigs of choice” for many touring artists.

The CD will be available for FREE from the website for a limited time. A small shipping charge applies. The disc artwork also features pictures from house concerts around the country. To place an order, or to see more information, please visit…

http://www.concertsinyourhome.com/comp001.html

Press and media should email fran@fransnyder.com to receive a copy for review.

Contact: Fran Snyder
ConcertsInYourHome.com
817-789-2936
fran@fransnyder.com

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Press Release
November 17, 2007

Singer-songwriter creates concertsinyourhome.com, a “house concert” network for touring musicians

Fran Snyder, a Lawrence, KS artist with 500,000 miles of touring experience, has decided that house concerts could be the answer for struggling artists worldwide. The question: How can small acts find rooms where people listen, and actually buy CDs?

These acts, unless they are famous, often find themselves playing in bars and coffeehouses where audiences routinely ignore music - no matter how good it is. Snyder believes music is so ubiquitous these days, that people need a new or unique experience to capture their attention. Continue Reading »

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