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Dexter Tortoriello and Megan Messina of Houses are Chicago natives, but a powerful three-month sojourn in Hawaii is where the inspiration for their dreamy electro-pop came from. In suburban Illinois throughout his teenage years, Tortoriello participated in metal and noise bands before attending Columbia College. He finally dropped out of college and relocated to Salt Lake City and later California. He started a solo project called Hospital Tapes about this period. After moving back to Illinois, Tortoriello obtained employment at an area Apple shop, where he first met Messina, another employee. The two got together right away and first relocated to Hawaii to live off the land.
Tortoriello continued to produce music after the pair left and arrived in Chicago. By the end of the month, Tortoriello had signed to Lefse Records, home of similarly inclined Neon Indian and How to Dress Well, after posting the first Houses song, "Endless Spring," which was swiftly praised by Pitchfork. At this time, Messina joined the group and the two of them spent the summer finishing the record. A few days following the release of their debut album, All Night, Houses did their first concert at the CMJ Festival with the help of visual artist Alan Jensen. For his CMJ appearances, Tom Krell of How to Dress Well received live support from Tortoriello..

How to hire Houses for an event

Learn how to hire Houses or research availability and pricing for booking Houses to perform at a corporate event, fundraiser, private party, social media campaign, fair or festival, tradeshow or conference, endorsement project, or hire Houses as a guest speaker, please submit the form to our agency.

Frequently Asked Questions about booking Houses to perform.

Many performers, actors, speakers and other talent like Houses in certain cases will consider virtual appearances via live streaming. They perhaps may accept lower fees too. If you are seriously interested in booking Houses or other talent shown on our site, we will research their desire and the specific fee for your live-streaming event or project request.
Houses's current work schedule and location in relation to your event's type, date, budget, and locality will play a primary factor in the acceptance of booking Houses for your party. As long as your funding is commensurate with the price range to book Houses, CTI will propose your event to the official agency representing Houses. After we consult with them, we will provide a personal and accurate quote that includes: final costs, availability, and actual interest in being hired for your specific event or party.
CTI can give you the accurate Houses booking price once we submit your event details to their camp. "How much does it cost to book Houses for an event?" is a frequent question we get. The final Houses booking price is contingent on many variables and the booking fee we may show is based on a range derived from our past experience with what will Houses charge for an event. An example fee to book Houses is in the starting range of $25,000-$39,999. However, any recent popularity change would cause a price fluctuation well beyond this example. Also, their speaking fee might be different than the fee shown for the cost to perform or to just appear. Popularity, career stage, along with current demand will cause fluctuations in their speaking price as well. The final booking price may be more than what is shown, but you should at least have a budget within that range for them to consider an appearance, performance or speaking engagement.
CTI negotiates on behalf of professional event planners and talent buyers for paid appearances! We cannot give out direct contact information of the Houses agent or help distribute fan mail, personal messages, gifts, requests for free appearances, or donations of time. The Houses manager and agent will only work with us if we present them with funded offers for their client to work your event.
There is low probability to book Houses for a party with anything substantially less than the published booking cost price range. We will negotiate with the Houses agent on your behalf if your funding is in place. By not having funding ready then it will more difficult to book Houses, because they get many offers to work events that are at or above asking price. It is also important to consider the travel costs when researching the Houses booking fee, as additional expenses like this, as well as an entourage of staff and equipment, are not necessarily built-in to the booking fee range shown. If your budget does not factor that in, then there is no benefit for them to want to be hired. We do not personally speak for Houses, but in our experience in booking talent for over 25 years, this is generally the outcome of inadequate funding.
Type
Performer
Style
Alternative
Range
Alternative, Alternative-Electronic, Alternative-Pop, Electronic, Electronic-Pop, Indie, Male, Age Group-18-30's, American
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