I caught this post about house concerts.
Please let me know if you’d like to do a piece about the growing importance of these events to the careers of touring musicians.

I’ve enclosed our latest press release below. Thanks.

ConcertsInYourHome.com celebrates 3 years.

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

link to this press release @ http://www.concertsinyourhome.com/blog/archives/414