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First of all - great place to be - love all the sharing - very powerful.
I am based near Glasgow in Scotland and our first two concerts are at the end of this month. I have purchased 30 folding chairs as an investment to ease the process for potential hosts - ie all we need is the space and the guests.
Our first host set up a FB event and invited 36 people. The second invited via FB. As they are both local, I have visited both and chatted with them to boost the "team spirit". Has been a very positive experience.
One thing I have found is that as the producer/manager (and fiance) of the artist, me dealing with all the details of staging the concerts has allowed Christine to concentrate 100% on the artistic content of the shows.
To date we have mainly played clubs (bowling/tennis/golf) as a cabaret act. This has involved one third all acoustic, one third American songbook (tracks and follow spot) and one third pop/rock/blues. Now we can build on our Edinburgh Festival show and do 100% acoustic. I will provide whatever backing/harmony is requested of me, but this is Christine's show. She really seems to love the idea of the intimacy + the chance to let people know details about the song where they will actually listen. Wonderful!!
Oh yes, I am going to approach all the club's we have played with a House Concert offer to see if they would like to stage one. There is a pretty good chance that as long as I can maintain control of the night for at least 2.5 hours, then we will be able to make it work. We will really push the "you can host one in your house" aspect at these events. Will let you know how that branch of our strategy goes. Given that they won't need to spend £600 ($900) for us as a cabaret act, it may well seem a pretty good bet, particularly through the winter months.
Will let you know :-)
John