New Age Venue Info

Many musicians have been kind enough to share information on New Age venues with me. Here is a collection of the information they have shared. I hope it's helpful!

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You might want to check out the International New Age Trade Shows.  There are two annually.  One in Colorado in June, the other is in Florida in January.  The show is run by the folks at the following webpage.  www.inats.com. I have attended, exhibited, and performed at the one in Colorado. 
    I have played a number of Unity and Unitarian Universalist concerts, coffeehouses, and services.  I am not a follower of their churches' teachings, but enjoy the interaction with these communities.

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Actually, I've played a number of concerts at UU series. I did two tours this past year out to the west coast--January and October. Both had UU dates on the schedule. Good stuff, good audiences. The UU website is a great resource.

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Maybe you should do services for Unitarian-Universalist churches; many of them also host folk concerts

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Try www.uua.org. It's the web site for  Unitarian Universalist Churches and it has a church locator. Many UU churches have concert series and I know songwriters who often play at services – David Roth and Chuck Pyle, among 'em. I've never felt comfortable contacting them about playing during services because it really is not my spiritual path - even in their liberality, they are still too demonstrably Christian. However, I think that CD  sales have always been good for the people who participate in services.
    I've been giving cursory reading to my wife's yoga magazines. I noticed a pretty broad review section in one of them; also, if you were to sell really creatively, there might be yoga retreats where you could play. Get the magazines that New Age folk read and get an idea of where they go, what they spend money on - spas, yoga retreats, etc - and try to play there. This might turn out to be a more satisfying and lucrative path than the folk music/singer-songwriter world where there are so many talented people chasing diminishing dollars and audiences.

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Here is info on a wonderful venue in Sedona, AZ. The name of the booking contact is BenDameean (starmotion@globalchangemusic.org ). An acoustic trio I book (E.L.K. aka. http://www.elainelambertandkarl.com ) performed there last Sept. and had a wonderful experience.

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there is a new age community for radio support, advertising, etc. There really isn't much for performance b/c new age typically doesn't perform well. There are conferences, but I've never attended them. Start by looking up New Age Review and New Age Voice magazines on-line. Ask the editors for info.

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For some idea of what to do in those genres, you might want to look at David Roth (davidrothmusic.com)...He is quite successful in those areas. Great, uplifting, inspirational  but not religious or exclusionary.

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Our church would entertain the idea of hosting musicians in our service. While the pay is typically $100 you may only have to play one or two songs (and also get up early Sunday, which can sometimes be a struggle).
    In general all New Thought churches are worth contacting if you find these in your area: Unity (the largest New Thought church), Religious Science (founded by Ernest Holmes, not to be confused with Christian Science) and Divine Science. A simple Google search will reveal lists of these churches by state or region. Also, a lot of Unitarian-Universalists churches will also entertain this idea. The DIFFICULTY is getting these organizations to respond in a timely manner. It's worth a phone call; don't depend on snail mail or e-mail (except in my case: those travelling to the Bay Area who would like to pitch to our church should write webmaster@newthoughtunity.org).
     http://www.newthoughtunity.org

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Here is my original post to the folk listservs, which generated all these responses:

Subject: How do I find the "New Age" venues?

I am seeking some niche marketing guidance. Many of my songs contain a theme of non-exclusive, all-embracing spirituality, and have been well-received by listeners with a New Age / metaphysical / meditative / non-mainstream mindset. I know that there are a lot of people out there who think this way, and am looking for any Folk Alliance-type conferences, touring circuits and/or other performance opportunities for this type of music. I would appreciate any replies, to the list or privately to BJB@BJBmusic.com, on how to market my live singer/songwriter performances and CDs to this niche.

Thanks in advance! I am...

Wishing you a wonderful EVERYTHING,