CINCINNATI — It’s been a long time since many of us have heard live music, and for musicians itching to get back on stage, they’re getting creative to start performing again.

Paul Woods decided he would take the show on the road, bringing it directly to your home.

What You Need To Know

  • Paul Woods, a musician, said he was itching to get back to performing as things started to return to normal

  • Since some people weren't ready to go out to concerts or out to dinner to see live music, he decided he would go to them

  • Woods calls himself a mobile musician, bringing his battery-powered set-up any where across the state

  • Woods says he caters each show and playlist to whatever the client wants to hear

Woods makes sure he’s all set for another private concert. The musician takes his equipment on the road and prepares for the show ahead.

“When I talk to them on the phone, I’ll ask them what kind of music they like so I can make a set up before I get there because any genre is good with me, whatever they want to hear," Woods said.

Then he unloads it all to set up in his clients family room. Woods said he came up with the idea when he was itching to start performing again.

“I got the idea of not having a big concert, just having very small ones at people’s homes instead," he said.

And it started to take off.

“I try to just bring an hour where they can just forget about their normal day, their routine, whatever it is and maybe just take little break and have a little fun," Woods said.

While the in-home concerts can vary from a private performance like this to live music for a cocktail hour or anything in between, Woods said it’s all about bringing music to those that have been missing it for the last year and a half.

“I think there’s a real power in music too," Woods said. "You can forget about your problems for awhile and take a break form the normal stresses of life.”

“The power of music, every song brings back some memory of your past that reminds you of good times and friends," Brian Charlton, one of Woods' clients, said.

And while Woods said he doesn’t do it for the recognition, he hopes it brings back a little joy to fellow music lovers.

“I like to do this for other people," he said. "I’m not really doing it for me so much because I play over at my house every day for like three hours so I just want to bring it to other people and I hope they can get something from it.”

If you're interested in a private concert, call Woods at 513-663-1830.