House Concerts

Concerts in your house, that right this will answer question you might have about this unique experience.

1. Can I be inside or outside?
   Inside or outside, if the weather is extremely hot or wet, shelter will be require outside.
2. Can my kids or friends kids be at the House Concert?
   Of course that is the great thing about House Concert’s, the whole family is more than welcome, young and old invite then along.
3. Could you do a gig of just covers?
   Well Soul Trader® could, but it is not what Soul Trader® is about, so this is not something Soul Trader® offers.
4. Do you do Country gigs?
   Well I do gigs in the country, but note country music. :) I will play anywhere someone is will to pay me to play.
5. Do you do gig in Australia interstate from Adelaide?
   Always happy to play interstate, if you have an opening let us know.
6. Do you play Khe Sanh by Cold chisel?
   Hell no, lol. No I don't I try to choose covers that haven't done to death by thousands of other acts. :)
7. Do you play only original songs?
   No, I do perform covers at my gigs. I generally prefer to play a maximum of about 50% covers.
8. Do you provide your own equipment?
   Soul Trader® has a PA, suitable for use inside and out, and for small and large spaces.
9. Do you use backing tracks?
   No, Soul Trader’s sound is raw and acoustic.
10. How far ahead do I need to book?
    We suggest a minimum of 1 month to allow for invites to be prepared and to maximise attendance.
11. How late can it go?
    The finish time is up to you, we believe that 10pm is an appropriate time to finish the music so not to cause disturbance to neighbours. Soul Trader® can not be held responsibe if music is stopped due to complaints from neighbours. (for this reason we suggest inviting you neighbours).
12. How long do you normally play for at a House Concert?
    A normal performance is approximately 3 Sets, 45 minutes in length over 3 hours. After that I busk for Money :)
13. How much does it cost to have a House Concert?
    $10 per adult, $5 per kids, with a minimum of $330 door takings.
14. How much space do you need?
    House Concert’s can be playing in a small space if required, outdoors or a large room is best, but it has been done in the corner of a lounge room taking up about 4 X 2 metres. The aim is the make it accessible to everyone.
15. What ages will the music of Soul Trader® appeal to?
    We like to say 6 to 60, but we do have fans over 60 and under 6, so that is just because it sounds good. Soul Trader® appeals to all ages and good music should, both with covers and originals :).
16. What covers do you play?
    Soul Trader® plays a wide range of covers including:
    
    20 Good Reasons - Thirsty Merc
    All Your Reasons - Matchbox Twenty
    Babylon - David Gray
    Better Be Home Soon - Crowded House
    Distant Sun - Crowded House
    Don’t Dream It’s Over - Crowded House
    Hallelujah - Lennard Cohn
    How far we've come - Matchbox Twenty
    How to save a life - The Fray
    Nothing ever happens - Del Amitri
    Sex on fire - Kings of Leon
    Side - Travis
    Sure know something - KISS
    Take it easy - Eagles
    The only living boy in new york - Simon & Garfunkel
    Time of your life - Green Day
    Who’ll stop the rain - Creedence Clearwater Revival
    You’re all I have - Snow Patrol
17. What if I need to cancel of some reason?
    Cancellation can be made at any time, however you deposit will not be returned if the gig is within 30 days of cancellation notification being received.
18. What style is your music?
    There is in some ways a desire to let people choose their own label for the music of Soul Trader®. We say mainstream acoustic pop/rock, some say it has a touch of this and a touch of that including country and that’s ok, music is subjective.
19. What style of covers do you play?
    In general mainstream pop/rock obviously it is generally in an acoustic style. Example are Crowded House, Matchbox Twenty, David Gray, The Fray, Kings of Leon, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Snow Patrol and more.
20. What time of the day can I have it?
    Subject to availability...Saturday Afternoon, Saturday night, Sunday afternoon. We suggest a start time of 2pm (til 5pm) for the afternoon or 6pm (til 9pm) for the night.
21. Will you play for my fund raiser?
    Please contact Soul Trader® with more details, we are open to offers of involvement in any good cause.