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JDLR.

YCSTA!

(I had to look up your abbrev, and I just made up mine.)

Yours is a real one, Mark...google it. You are just real tuned in.

Busted.
Vincent Bierbach

Music Professional

Greater Denver Area
Music

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Audio Engineer at Threshold Audio and Lighting

Past

Business Services Technical Support at Comcast
Sales Associate at Guitar Center
Assistant Manager at Abo's New York Pizza

This was a mistake.

If that's an admission, it's admirable.

BTW, chances are I'd like the pizza.
(Interesting research, Pianogrl.)

YIW

Top google match for that: "Young Israel of Woodmere."

Somehow I think that's not what you meant. Or at least I hope it isn't.

BTW some of my kidhood friends were from Woodmere....


P.S. yes it was

Why so harsh? You never need help?

For the reasons we gave, IMO especially the apparent sleazy approach.

And in fact, I think it probably would have been OK if it had been presented more straightforwardly for what it was, or certainly if it were from an active member who was asking for ideas about such a thing rather than someone who came on here newly just for it.

Getting back to the O.P.'s question, I have seen the "private party" model work well in the new age/contemporary music sphere. Musician/composers with a strong internet presence will solicit home concerts from their fans. David Nevue, for example, will issue email newsletters to his customers/fans, and say something like "I'll be in the southwest the month of May, so anybody wanting to host a home concert please contact me."

It seems to work well for him. So the advice I would give you is for your client to develop a website or Facebook page or the like and solicit the home concerts that way.

Yes...Home concerts are a big thing now...a sidestep from having to deal with venues, promoters, agents, etc.

.....and Carnigie Hall is such a hassle anymore, esp with parking and all.

I actually like the idea of touring the pianos of working artists. I have had thoughts of organizing something like this in New York City, though not to feature the talents of any one artist...just for the edification of other pianists. Because I think pianists are generally interested in what other pianists like about their instruments.

It would be a pretty exclusive tour...not a mass market event. But for those of us in our niche, very interesting.

On the whole though, a rather different concept from what the OP is proposing...

Since the question asked was a general one(without giving the pianist's name), I don't think any rules were broken or commercial enterprises promoted. It's no different from when someone asks "What is the best way to sell my piano(as long as details about the particular piano are not given)?" or a tech asks "What is the best way to get new customers". I find most of the criticism of the OP by a few posters to be rather mean spirited and inappropriate.

The only thing the OP should do that he hasn't done so far is include his professional music affiliations in his signature.

I'm sure the manager would give the pianist's name and would discuss the pianists credentials/experience with anyone who might want to host a home recital. So it seems to me that the recitalist would not be a stranger.

I agree that some of the responses were inappropriate, in particular the triumphant disclosure of the poster's identity!!! I happen to agree that he presented himself poorly to say the least, but I don't think it warranted having someone track the poster and identify him!
Perhaps PianogirlNW could explain why she felt the need to breach the poster's privacy and how she did it. It would seem that he had not included any hints in his profile and perhaps she resorted to "clever" means of "busting" him. IMHO PW should not condone this approach. But again, perhaps I am missing something here.

A simple google search on his username returns those results. Of course, there is the possibility that there are several (chibi-whatever)s. PW does condone it with a google search box right on this very site (in your upper left hand corner)

I (?naively) assumed that he would have put that information up if he wanted to. Plus Pianogirl sounded so triumphant, I assumed that she must have tracked his IP address then his likedin profile.
By "condoning" I did not mean the specific technical means, as I suspect you know, bur rather the involuntary disclosure of personal info, regardless of the complexity of the means used to obtain it.

When OP first proposed his tour of private homes I and others felt the tone of the post was not genuine. When others asked for clarification he didn't provide any. When I googled his PF name, I found a number of social media websites that linked his name to his identity. When anyone opens a Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and blogs on the internet, the information posted on it is public. The info I posted was from his LinkedIn account. Some of his other websites/blogs showed no signs of interest, personal or professional, in the piano.

So was that not a good thing to reveal his identity? Maybe it wasn't. I do remember earlier when people were annoyed with BachRach (?) posting terrible recordings, that his identity was revealed and discussed.