What you'll hear:

• Starting your own concert series: where do you find the concept, adding your own touches
• The MOST important thing to consider and the FIRST place you should start when designing your concert series
• The fundraising dilemma - Laura’s plan for fundraising for the first season
• The importance of relationships and how they play a role in building a concert series
• The biggest challenge in NYC producing this concert series
• A unique promotional partnership opportunity with a big company… something you need to know if you put on concerts!
• Laura’s advice for breaking into the scene in NYC or any big city

Find out more about Laura, her groups and Gather NYC:

http://gathernyc.org/ 

https://www.facebook.com/GatherNewYork/

https://www.fracturedatlas.org/

https://www.facebook.com/Laurametcalfcellist/

https://www.facebook.com/BoydMeetsGirlDuo/

https://www.facebook.com/SybariteFive/

Also mentioned:

https://www.chatterabq.org/

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