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Home Sweet Home Acoustic TourBOOKING INFORMATION BELOWVideo Explaining the ConceptVideo Explaining the Concept- watch on YouTube (same as above) BOOKING INFORMATION -The Melillo Brothers Sonicbids Press Kit Melillo Brothers Web site -Adam Smith Sonicbids Press Kit Adam Smith Web site -Adam Web Sonicbids Press Kit Adam Web Web site -Shane Cooley Sonicbids Press Kit Shane Cooley Web site Thank you for your interest in our presentation. We are excited to share our innovative ideas on how we successfully faced a tough economy, and used the resources of the modern music industry to gain success. Below includes information on the presentation itself, the concept of the tour, and the story behind it. We are flexible and can give our presentation in several ways. 1. Panel - 60-90 minute discussion. Showcase - 30 minutes/each artist performing a few songs(sample of the tour) following the panel. 2. Panel - 60-90 minute discussion. Showcase - 2-3 hour showcase presenting the tour in its entirety. This can be open to the public. 3. Another way that suits your format. The Home Sweet Home Tour, the first of which happened in July 2010, is a way for independent artists to pool their connections and grow their fan bases with the simple concept of teamwork. After establishing a tour route that travels through each artist's home town, those artists then book a few shows in their area. Once those shows are booked, it becomes much easier to book the cities in between. This takes the concept of "gig swapping" to the next level, as the artists tour together along the routes they have booked. Touring through the home towns of local artists ensures a crowd at almost every show which means that artists who wouldn't otherwise have a draw in that city are able to play for more people and sell more merchandise. The Home Sweet Home Acoustic Tour 2010 toured from New York to The Hard Rock Cafe' in Nashville and back in 17 days...17 shows. The tour was essentially cost-free, with the help of sponsorship and online donations. The tour was a huge success, and every artist benefitted. Not only did the four acts (3 of which were solo artists) get along famously, but combos and bands were born as they started to collaborate. There are already plans in the works for a second Home Sweet Home Tour, as well the hope to share the story of entrepreneurship and innovative ideas with fellow artists and students of music and business in US colleges. In an ever-changing industry where artists struggle tediously to do everything themselves, it is important to show that they are not alone, and can work together with a grassroots approach. The best part of the tour, other than the friendships gained from it, was the response from the audience. Each act, even though we were acoustic, brought a different style to the table, providing a flavorful show for all ages. Seeing these artists as a packaged entity instead of just another acoustic artist really turned heads, and people were quickly entranced. When one artist was on stage, the others were filming, taking photos, manning the merchandise, and passing out flyers. The Home Sweet Home Acoustic Tour is a well-oiled machine with lots of love and passion, and an idea well worth sharing. CONTACT: Shane Cooley or Melillo Music |