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I have hosted many concerts in my home through CIYH, and now own a small cafe in AZ where we host musicians about once a month. These are paid gigs for the…
The world of touring is unpredictable. Artists, hosts and agents have many opportunities to make scheduling mistakes that get discovered days or hours before the show. Performers can have missed or canceled…
The show must go on… so, do you have a back up plan? You broke your foot. You live alone, and there’s no way you can prep the house and host a…
When was the last time you tried something new? Pick one of these for your next concert. 1. Make a list of 10 people you have never invited to your house concerts.…
Should the artist expect dinner at the house concert or venue? Certainly, this should be confirmed by phone a few days before the show, but why not make it clear in your…
We’re helping hosts catch up with artist inquiries. Although host response rates have improved tremendously over the years, there’s still a significant number of these lovely volunteers who fall behind or lose…
One of our greatest and most persistent stumbling blocks is keeping our community up to date. When hosts and artists fail to update their profiles it creates more work, and costs our…
Are you competing more than cooperating? Do others have to lose for you to win? Musicians approach their music with various personalities and intentions. To succeed at music it’s important to figure…
Thanks to recent feedback we’re adding clarity and ease to our booking system. We’re asking hosts to re-think how CIYH artists can best self-select to send inquiries that make sense for your…
At ConcertsInYourHome we advocate for the safest practices, to protect the host and everyone in their home. The safest audience is a small one, exclusively with people you know well. Of course,…