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Bed and Breakfasts – Dream Locations for House Concerts
There’s a lovely legacy of house concerts that take place at quaint bed and breakfasts and inns. A BNB can often surpass the charm of a typical residence, with built-in amenities like…
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Why Host House Concerts?
Everyone hosts for their own reasons. Chances are you already have enough reason to get started. However, you might be inspired by some of the other ways that hosts benefit from hosting…
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ASCAP, BMI, SESAC and venues
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…
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Hosts: What is your backup plan?
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…
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Kick out the rut of house concert promotion
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.…
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Proper Care and Feeding of Your Artists
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…
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Commit to Five Minutes per Month at ConcertsInYourHome?
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…
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Updated Booking Lights at ConcertsInYourHome
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…
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Promoting Your House Concerts to People You Don’t Know
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,…
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Listening Room Festival 2016 Recap/Video
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lECnkvZ1TzE] Our sixth festival was our biggest ever. With 50+ performances, including 3 showcase nights, dozens of house concerts and office concerts. Our goal with each festival is to attract and…
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