Since starting to work in music full time, Krissy and I have made many mistakes. All of them, we’ll probably share with you over time. But, we want to share one mistake that cost us thousands of dollars and lots of wasted time. This mistake was made about 6 years ago, but we are still reminded of this mistake today every time we walk into our basement. Want to take a guess what it is?
The four pillars of your Christian music career are:
1. Your Faith
2. Your Creativity
3. Your Team
4. Your Fans
Everything you do with your music are built on these four foundational pillars. These are the four areas we are going to be writing about in our blog posts. Each of them, without the other, does not make for a successful Christian music ministry or career. And, each of them, no matter, how big your impact or reach – whether you’re a singer in your local church or have a huge global following, are not as effective if you don’t have your career built on these four foundational pillars.
If you are a creative person and want to share your work with others, it’s a no brainer, you need to have your content promoted on YouTube.
A personal success story: we posted Krissy’s song “Your Great Name” on YouTube in October 2009. It is really simple – just the lyrics and the music track of the original version sung by our home church, The People’s Church in Franklin, TN. This is the same version we sent to Natalie Grant, which she eventually picked up for her album LOVE REVOLUTION. This video took me maybe an hour to create. Continue reading
The number one thing Christian musicians or artists ask us is “Check out my music and let me know what you think of it.”.
We spend a lot of our time listening to your music and your creation. And, we have great appreciation for the talents God has given you.
The number one challenge we give back to the artist after listening to the music is: how can we make your creation more appealing to more people? Your music is meant for more than only to share with family and some friends. You see, we believe you’re creation is meant to be shared with as many people as possible. If not, then why does Jesus give us the charge to make disciples of ALL NATIONS?!
If you have a passion for creating music and writing songs, we’re speaking to you.
If you love God and want to glorify Him with the music you are creating, we’re speaking to you.
If you’ve been blessed with raw musical talent, but want to develop it even more, we’re speaking to you.
If you’re performing and ministering in your local church and want to learn how to start doing this full time in your town, city, state or country, then you’re in the right place.
Ever wondered what artist development looks like from the perspective of a major label A&R rep? How do they define a true artist versus simply a great musician? Maybe you’re just curious about the role of A&R in the record label music system…Take a revealing look inside the mind of an A&R rep from one of the largest Christian music labels in the world, Karrie Hardwick of EMI/CMG. Click this link to CCM Indie’s YouTube channel to view the video.
CCM Indie Magazine recently shot some interviews with live performance coaches at Tom Jackson Productions. Topics and questions discussed include:
Why Is The Live Show So Important?
Why Is It Important to Improve My Live Show?
The Importance of Making a Connection with Your Audience Continue reading
12 – IMMERSE, the Gospel Music Association’s Music Training Experience, is pleased to announce the first confirmed artists for the July conference. Those set to appear include Grammy® and Dove Award winner Michael W. Smith, Dove Award winner Chris August, and popular indie-minded artist, Derek Webb, Additional announcements will be made in the coming weeks.We learned a lot during our first music coaching call. Thanks to everyone that participated.
Due to some technical difficulties and to protect the privacy of what other callers shared on the call, we decided to cut the audio of our 2 hour call down to the introduction and teaching portions. Total run time is just over 20 minutes. We hope this is beneficial for those of you that couldn’t be on live. Click the play button below to listen…
Krissy and Eric introduce themselves to the callers. Eric shares about the pillars that make up the foundation of any music career or ministry. Krissy talks about how our creativity flows out of worship to God.
Our first ever music coaching call will be Monday, January 30, 2012 at 8pm CST. If you’d like to join the call, please sign up to our email list (on the right side of the home page of this website). We intend to have group coaching calls every month.
The call is intended to for artists, songwriters and musicians at any level – whether you’re just starting out pursuing your God-given calling to use your talents for Him or have been on this journey for many years. We are here to listen, encourage, challenge and teach you whatever you need to take your music career to the next level. Continue reading
