Leon Russell has been a major force in music for more than four decades, known for
putting together the all star 43-member entourage for Joe Cocker's notorious
"Mad Dogs and Englishmen" American tour and was featured with George Harrison,
Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton and Bob Dylan in the Concert For Bangladesh",at New York's Madison Square Garden. His legendary songs include "This Masquerade" (the first
song in music history to occupy the number one spot in jazz, pop, and R&B charts), Hummingbird","A Song For You", "Superstar" and "Delta Lady" to name a few.
   
   
 
Your guests have a once in a lifetime up front, close up musical experience with music legends
 
 
  Living Room Celebrity Concerts are unique fundraising events. Legendary artists such as Leon Russell, Dr. John, John Hiatt, and Maureen McGovern, among others, perform in your living room, creating an exciting and intimate evening, enabling your non-profit to net anywhere from $10-$30,000.

The target donor is 45 to 65 years of age - people who grew up with 60's and 70's music and are thrilled to be up front and center with music legends from their youth. We have identified over 100 artists that fit the bill.

Living Room Celebrity Concerts are a unique twist on the house party concept. They can be held
at any time of day... a Sunday brunch or evening reception. These high profile musicians perform in a lively, fun, exciting and intimate atmosphere, which is very conducive to meeting donors on a one-to-one basis.

Tickets can be priced from $75-$250 which includes dinner, beer and wine, as well as the Living Room Celebrity Concert. The evening also includes time to meet the artist and a platform for you
to present your organization's message. The concert is a great way to develop a donor mailing list, and other fundraising opportunities including auctioning signed albums and other materials.
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  The first step is to choose the artist and the date of the event. Be aware that each Living Room Celebrity Concert is different: A solo artist might require a home with a piano while another may bring a four-piece band. Allow a minimum of sixty days to organize and promote the event.

Step two is to identify a home best suited to host the concert. Our staff of party planners and music
production managers can help assess whether the home can properly handle the concert and will
manage and supervise the entire event to ensure that the home and property remain in pristine
condition. Hosting costs cover food, flowers, security staff, sound and lighting, cleaning the
home before and after the event, and on site staff to arrange/manage the concert.
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  Living Room Celebrity Concerts will arrange and support the entire event in a way that will maximize profits to your non-profit organization. We will also provide marketing communication materials for you to distribute by email, fax, mail as well as a web site to promote the event.

Click here to see sample fax and mailer piece www.getmagic.net/pdfs/brochure.pdf

Our party planners will coordinate waiters, bartenders, and staff to clean the house before and after the party, while our music production managers will organize lighting, sound, seating and staging for a perfect evening of entertainment. We will also solicit donations from major area restaurants for signature dishes.

Your organization will collect all ticket sales and Living Room Celebrity Concerts will provide one invoice for all expenses, including our management fee (which varies by production).
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  Contact: Michael Goldberg 888-463-3420  michael@getmagic.net
 
 
  Living Room Celebrity Concerts are flexible and can meet your cost to raise ratio requirements. Each geographical area is different and in turn will impact the asking price of each ticket. Tickets for these musical acts in local venues currently cost $50-100 per ticket. Throw in the costs of dinner and drinks of $100 per couple and the Living Room Celebrity Concert makes a great entertainment offer to entice your potential donors.

A sample project would be a Dr. John Living Room Celebrity Concert in a large metropolitan area.
 
Total Tickets: 200 (100 couples)
Price per ticket: $250
Total Funds Raised: $50,000
Expenses: $15,500
Profit: $33,000
Cost to Raise Ratio: 27%

Smaller organizations in smaller communities without strict cost to raise requirements can benefit
greatly as well. A sample project would be a Leon Russell Living Room Celebrity Concert in a smaller metropolitan area.
 
Total Tickets: 160 (80 couples)
Price per ticket: $135
Total Funds Raised: $21,600
Expenses: $10,600
Profit: $11,000
Cost to Raise Ratio: 41%
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  Contact: Michael Goldberg 888-463-3420  michael@getmagic.net
 
 
  Living Room Celebrity Concerts will increase your voice and visibility across the community, assist signing up new members; raising needed funds to support your work; and help identify others in your area who would be interested in getting involved.

Once your members attend the first Living Room Celebrity Concert you will receive requests from members to host their favorite musical acts. Members can call their friends and say, "Can you come over, I am having Dr. John play in my living room". Each new Living Room Celebrity Concert introduces your organization to a range of new potential donors.
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Alan Parsons
Atlanta Rhythm Section
Average White Band
Bad Company's Paul Rodgers
Bill Withers
Bob James
Cheap Trick
Clarence Carter
Colin Blunstone & Rod Argent of The Zombies
Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks
Dave Edmonds
Dave Mason
David Benoit
Dickey Betts & Great Southern
Dr. John
Edgar Winter
Edwin McCain
Felix Cavaliere's Rascals
Jack Bruce
Janis Ian
Jesse Colin Young
Jimmie Vaughan
Joe Sample
John Hiatt
John Sebastian
Johnny Winter
Juice Newton
Kentucky HeadHunters
Leon Redbone
Leon Russell
Livingston Taylor
Molly Hatchet
Ohio Players
Orleans
Pablo Cruise
Poco
Richie Havens
Rick Derringer
Roomful Of Blues
Stanley Clarke
Stanley Jordan
Taj Mahal & The Phantom Blues Band
The Georgia Satellites
The Jimmie Van Zant Band
The New Mamas & The Papas
Tracy Nelson
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Michael Goldberg
888-463-2420
757-431-8722
michael@getmagic.net
MAGIC The State of the Arts
Oceana Center One
484 Viking Drive, Ste 151
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
  
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