house concerts and 21st century touring

Would you like to co-host one of our showcase nights at Folk Alliance? The conference takes place in Memphis February 16-20th and we’ll be hosting a private guerrilla showcase (PGS) for each night. These showcases (in our hotel room) are a great way to personally hear and meet some of the great talent at ConcertsInYourHome.

As co-host you help us choose the artists that will showcase on your night, and help us keep the room friendly and inviting. You can even collaborate with hosts in “your host neighborhood” on the site to get their recommendations as well. Your choices can have a nice impact on the artists who get to perform.

Cost: There is no cost for co-hosting (we pay for the room) but you have the normal expenses of attending the conference such as registration, hotel, food, etc. We can help you find a roommate to split the cost of the room.

Do: check out the conference links, and get in touch with me by December 15th if you’d like to be one of our co-hosts. Happy to chat by phone with you as well.

This video will give you an idea of what the showcases are like. Enjoy!

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There’s a new search features at CIYH that should improve your search results and prospecting.

It’s called “WTF.”

Actually, that stands for “What’s This For?,” which is the explanation link at the top of 3 new columns on the results page after you do a host search.

Each column includes check marks which give you 3 positive indicators of the activity of each host. At a glance, before even going to their profile, you will know:

1. if they have hosted any shows.
2. if they have any shows scheduled in the future.
3. if they have logged in to CIYH in the past 4 months.

Here’s how it looks.
http://www.concertsinyourhome.com/hosts/hostSearch.html?country=CA&primState=&primProvince=&bothSearch=Search+with+DNS

PS - if you are getting a low response rate, please spend some time with our artist tips… learn from the experience of our most successful artists.

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