![]() \"In anindustry where anything less thana million units sold is considered afailure, solo piano artists can't The 2005 Whisperings Artist Showcase in Bellevue, WA.compete.\" And David makes a good Featured from bottom left to right Alexx Carnathan, Mikepoint. \"The attitude of themusic industry toward solo pianomusic is that there's no worthwhilemarket for it,\" He says. On top of this, weappreciate if the venue hosting the concert promotes the event with their client base as well.We have the greatest success, in terms of audience numbers, when all parties involvedinvest the time and energy necessary to advertise the program.History: The founder ofWhisperings is pianist andcomposer David Nevue.(David isthe author of How to Promote YourMusic Successfully on the Internet,and the founder of The Music BizAcademy, an educational web sitefor musicians. Finally, we contact thelocal media for both radio and television to try gain support for the show. The latter ensuresthat listeners from all over the country are well aware of the event. In addition, the concert is advertisedboth on the Whisperings web site and in the Whisperings music player. Eachartist participating in the show is expected to promote the concert to their own fan base viaemail, postal mailings, and individual concert events. More are in the works for Los Angeles, Atlanta, Vacaville, New York andother locations.Concert Promotion: We take several approaches to promoting a Whisperings concert.Whenever possible, we bring in local artists who have an established fan base nearby. ![]() We prefer smaller venues (50-300seats), where the audience can feel close to both the performer and the performance.Whisperings concerts have been held in Seattle, San Francisco, Portland, Birmingham, St.Louis and York, PA. Whisperings concerts are also designed to be intimate. Improvisational piano concerts are very interactive, and tend to cross the \"barrier\"between the stage and the audience. There is no planned set list - we all just wait and see whathappens. ![]() ![]() Whisperings alsooffers a more improvisational piano concert, which features fewer artists (usually three),but is much more of a \"happening.\" During the second half of the show, the pianists sharethe stage and play off each other. Each artist performs and entertains for roughly twenty minutes. In this style ofa show, the audience enjoys a large variety of musical styles and personalities all in onesitting. These concerts beginwith quiet, meditative music and build to our big show closer, a dramatic pianist who willhave the crowd clapping, laughing, and leaving with a big smile on their face. There are theprogressive piano concerts, which feature up to five artists at a time. To do this, solo piano artists, rather than just working alone, arepooling their resources together in a joint effort to promote the Whisperings brand of music.The Whisperings program currently features over seventy artists from around the world,including such recognized names as David Lanz, five-time Grammy Nominee SuzanneCiani, Wayne Gratz, Robin Spielberg and The O’Neill Brothers, who recently justexceeded over a million CDs sold.The Concerts: There are two basic styles of Whisperings concerts. David Nevue, Program Director 6858 B Street, Springfield, OR 97478 (541) 741-3262 | : Solo Piano RadioWhisperings is a commercial-free Internet radiobroadcast featuring solo piano music exclusively.It is the Internet’s #1 Solo Piano Radio Broadcastand the #1 program on, the Internet’slargest hosted radio network.The Numbers: Whisperings: Solo Piano Radio islaunched over 500,000 times each month by ourlisteners, generating 640,000 Total Listening Hoursper month (January 2006 stats).The Concept: The idea behind Whisperings is tocombine Internet, live performance, and grassroots marketing to create a demand forcontemporary solo piano music, a genre of music that is far outside the mainstream oftoday’s music industry.
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