By: Dustin
This is great stuff John. Seriously a cut above in terms of content. I’m gonna need to give the whole house concert thing a try now. Thanks!
View ArticleBy: April T.
I’m a big fan of Verve Pipe so this was really cool to hear. The house concert thing really does start to make a lot of sense. God knows it’s a pain to play clubs day in day out.
View ArticleBy: Nate Davenport
i’m a huge fan of the house concert method. i have yet to be able to make it work on a touring scale, but it’s a great way to supplement a tour with some club dates. most of the ones i’ve been able to...
View ArticleBy: Andy (Viral Gigs)
John, Thanks for a great interview, gotta love that skype auto-record thing you’ve got going there! House concerts have been the bed rock of my trips for the past 2 years – they really are a blast to...
View ArticleBy: Andy (Viral Gigs)
Nate, With a bit of planning you can make it work. I’m from Ireland and I’ve booked US tours based on doing house gigs. There’s a great resource by Fran Snyder at http://www.concertsinyourhome.com – in...
View ArticleBy: captain figgy
wow john, this interview gave me the final confirmation i needed. it’s all about house concerts! the intimacy, the specialness, the casualness, the non-hassles. (i’m loving he’s not even using a pa...
View ArticleBy: Pete Berwick
Definatley the way to go. I am sick of the low paying bars and the smoke filled lungs. House concerts can be many things besides the living room. A pool party, backyard barbeque etc..an easy $3000-$500...
View ArticleBy: Pete Berwick
OOPS..Big time mistake on my previous post..wrote $3,000-$500..meant $300-$500…damn, I wish!!!
View ArticleBy: Daniel
Great interview and article! Plus house parties/concerts can be so fun! Some of my favorite gigs have been house parties just because people are in a great mood and really ready to get into the music....
View ArticleBy: Nate Davenport
thanks andy that looks pretty cool. pretty significant investment tho, do you use it yourself?
View ArticleBy: Tonski
Thanks John and Brian. Really appreciated the approach you described. In-home entertainment options have become yet another big competition factor in trying to get people OUT to see/hear live music in...
View ArticleBy: John Oszajca
Hey Pete, Thanks for the comment. I don’t doubt that the house concert networks have become competitive, but Brian doesn’t even use those. He uses his own list. I think that is the key here. If you...
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By: John Oszajca
Hey Nate, My advice is to focus on actively building your mailing list every day. (warning – plug coming here) Like I talk about in http://www.musicmarketingmanifesto.com/manifesto-novid.html – If you...
View ArticleBy: Linda McLean
I’m spending my Sunday afternoon listening to you and taking notes. Great interview. Thanks so much for this timely and generous info.
View ArticleBy: John Oszajca
Thanks Linda, Glad you’re digging the interview. Let me know if you have any questions.
View ArticleBy: Will Black
Rock on, John – great interview. I’ve done a few of those “lawnchair to living room” solo acoustic performances myself and Brian’s story just adds more integrity to the experience on a professional...
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