This is a rebroadcast of Ep 63-Shannon Curtis on House Concerts & Community Building. I was originally going to record another Must Read episode on Shannon's book No Booker, No Bouncer, No Bartender, but thought it was easiest to rebroadcast the interview I did with her regarding her book. Ep 63 was originally released March 24, 2016.

[fusion_dropcap boxed="no" boxed_radius="" class="" id="" color=""]S[/fusion_dropcap]hannon Curtis is an independent songwriter, performer, and author, based in LA. Curtis’s groundbreaking use of house concert touring takes her on extensive nationwide tours, and she’s become a popular speaker at music conferences. Curtis's how-to book on house concerts debuted at #1 on Amazon’s Music Business Best Sellers list, and has been featured in national publications like Huffington Post and American Songwriter Magazine.

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Singer and songwriter Shannon Curtis has made a living performing her music touring house concerts across the nation and she teaches us how in this interview!

Topics discussed in this episode:

• No Booker, No Bouncer, No Bartender
• Connecting with your audience
• 1,000 True Fans by Kevin Kelly
• House concert model
• Trust
• Supporting yourself financially
• Salons
• Financing the first tour
• Building an audience as community
• Crowdfunding
• Bringing value to the community

Website:

• www.shannoncurtis.net

Recommended Listening:

• The Dears, Degeneration Street

Recommended Reading:

• Shannon Curtis, No Booker, No Bouncer, No Bartender: How I Made $25K on a 2-Month House Concert Tour (And How You Can Too)
• Elizabeth Gilbert, Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear

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