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October 09, 2020

Fran Snyder Podcast: KC Turner: singer-songwriter from heartland turns into SF's top live promoter.

56 minutes

KC Turner describes his journey from open-mic host, to house concert host, to the acoustic and indie-scene's most sought after promoter. Including:

Moving from Missouri to SF Bay area

Creating open mic nights in various towns while working a day job

Discovering house concerts via Drew Pearce

Going pro... as in full-time promoter

Hustle hustle... doing whatever was need for musicians and clubs, including creating MySpace pages!

Growing mailing list as spring-board to public venue events.

Selling out Cafe du Nord as validation and jet fuel.

Bigger and bigger shows til Covid.

Massive adjustments... rescheduling shows multiple times.

Creating driveway shows experiment with Megan Slankard and others.

Talk to Me podcast

Prepping for the other side of the pandemic.

Check out his great work and upcoming events

https://kcturnermusic.com