Letters From Lindsey: New Beginnings

CCM Magazine Staff
I love the Fall in Tennessee. Being from Southern California, where there are virtually no seasons, has given me a particularly special appreciation for this time of year. It is a time of new beginnings: the beginning of a new school year, the beginning of football season and now this year it...

Layers

CCM Magazine Staff
Remember the line from Shrek, "I'm like an onion, lots of layers?" I think that's true for all of us. I've been thinking recently about how as children we're free - free to dance, laugh, play, trust - you name it, but each and everyday of our lives as we grow into adulthood we begin to add layers.."

The Independent Music Awards

CCM Magazine Staff
Known for supporting artists that follow their own muse, the Independent Music Awards program receives submissions from artists previously on major labels as well as self-released and indie label talent from more than 70 countries. Honors in more than 70 Song, Album, Music..

Distribution 101, Pt. 1

CCM Magazine Staff
In business, there's usually more than one model by which to conduct business in any given field. When it comes to physical music distribution, there are basically two distinctly different types of distribution models - "traditional" and "one-stop." Both traditional and one-stop distributors...

Q&A with Songwriter, Laura Kaczor

CCM Magazine Staff
Laura Kaczor (pronounced, kuh ZOR), a Nashville recording artist, songwriter, worship leader and speaker, released her new album Love Enough to stores nationwide in Fall of 2010 through Universal Music Christian Group/Fontana distribution on LifeThirst Records/IE. Lindsey Kirkendall of CCM Indie...

I Have Not Seen The Wind

CCM Magazine Staff
Five years ago, Arthur Alligood took his first few steps into the music industry. Then he sidelined such plans to look after the first few steps of his child.For the first time since 2006, the Nashville area songwriter is back with a new recording entitled I Have Not Seen The Wind.