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ConcertsInYourHome.com celebrates 3 years.
Posted by admin on 11 Jun 2009 | Tagged as: Press Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - JUNE 9, 2009
ConcertsInYourHome.com, a website that helps artists connect with house concert presenters, is celebrating its 3rd anniversary. This online community has grown to more than 1,000 members worldwide and continues to inspire music fans to become concert promoters - in their living rooms.
House concerts allow artists to perform for a captive audience, in the casual and intimate setting of a fan’s home. Guests (friends of the host) typically pitch in a suggested donation of $10-15, and take their seats after a short pot-luck meal and social time. The performer then plays two sets with a short intermission, through very little or no sound system, and interacts with the audience during and after the show. These concerts are both artistically and financially rewarding for artists, especially those who often rely upon the distracted and diminishing club audiences to make a living.
Fran Snyder, a singer-songwriter and the founder of CIYH, regularly speaks on the subject of house concerts at music conferences and has become a recognized authority on the subject. Snyder was recognized by Music Connection in its “Top 50 Innovators, Groundbreakers, and Guiding Lights of 2008,” alongside such names as Derek Sivers, Victor Wooten, Jack Johnson, and Brian Eno.
“Fran Snyder…is more than a musician and entrepreneur who has built a better mousetrap; he has done so based on a wide range of firsthand industry experience.” — Present Magazine, Kansas City
CIYH provides free tools, videos, and articles for anyone interested in putting on or learning about house concerts. Host memberships are free, and artist memberships are $48 per year.
Basic Stats
400 House Concert presenters in the U.S. and Canada, and a few in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
700 Artists/Small groups, including hit-songwriters, world class performers, and up-and-coming talent.
9,000 website visitors per month, and a high-traffic blog “House Concerts and 21st Century Touring.”
Interesting Links
Latest Newsletter http://www.concertsinyourhome.com/blog/archives/category/ciyh-newsletter
House Concert Videos - and a “how-to” primer for hosts.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=try-z4-4h04&feature=PlayList&p=41B68C66FD52E420&index=0&playnext=1
Our Manifesto, “Small is the New Big - how house concerts are saving the modern touring artist.”
http://www.concertsinyourhome.com/blog/archives/275
13 Artist Tips to get more House Concerts http://www.squidoo.com/houseconcertbookings
Contact:
Fran Snyder 817-789-2936
fran @ fransnyder.com
Fran Snyder named “Top 50″ in Music Connection Magazine
Posted by admin on 01 Dec 2008 | Tagged as: Press Releases
For immediate release, December 1, 2009
Fran Snyder named in Music Connection’s “Top 50 Innovators, Iconoclasts, Groundbreakers, and Guiding Lights of 2008.”
The magazine’s annual list also includes Derek Sivers, Irving Azoff, Brian Eno, Victor Wooten, and Jack Johnson. Fran is commended for his work and website which support the development of house concerts worldwide.
Link to magazine.
Blurb on Fran
Contact Fran Snyder
http://fransnyder.com
http://concertsinyourhome.com
817-789-2936
Press Release - CIYH adds “how-to” videos for House Concerts
Posted by admin on 12 Aug 2008 | Tagged as: Press Releases
For immediate release: August 8, 2008
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ConcertsInYourHome.com adds “how-to” videos to help artists promote house concert performances to their fans.
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Despite the simple and straight-forward term, the mention of “house concerts” often draws blank stares and question marks from people who have not yet experienced one of these intimate, low-production-cost music performances. House concerts have been going on for centuries (classical parlor concerts, blues and jazz “rent parties,” etc.), but are becoming an increasingly vital part of acoustic and small-act tours.
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CIYH has made available the first of a series of “how-to” videos so that artists and hosts can better communicate (and promote) the concept to their fans and friends, respectively. The video includes pictures of dozens of artists as well as live shots taken during house concerts around north America. It also features some short video clips of actual house concert performances.
The video is available on YouTube, and several pages on the ConcertsInYourHome website. Artists are encouraged to use the video (it’s a free tool) to inspire their fans to join the growing house concert community. The site already features hundreds of artists and house concert venues from around the world, although the majority of the activity occurs in the U.S. and Canada.
The video: http://concertsinyourhome.com/how-to.html
How artists can use the video: http://www.concertsinyourhome.com/blog/archives/180
ConcertsInYourHome.com is a free website to promote the growth of house concerts around the world. The site is funded by (optional) artist memberships, that allow access to the growing database of house concert venues.
Contact: Fran Snyder, 817-789-2936
Additional Resources:
http://www.concertsinyourhome.com/press.html
