Swimming Through the Murky Waters of A&R as an Aspiring Artist CCM Magazine Staff December 22, 2011 As an artist, one of the greatest struggles is determining how to get noticed by the right people in the music industry--and the reputation A&R has earned for itself is true: earning the attention of a label's artist development representative is an enormous task. However, there is a light...
Q&A with Songwriter, Laura Kaczor CCM Magazine Staff September 2, 2011 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...
Are You Authentic? A Musical & Spiritual Dilemma, Part 4 CCM Magazine Staff June 14, 2011 (JUNE 2011) David C. Coleman of CGL Distribution discusses the importance of authenticity in the Christian music industry.
Letters From Lindsey: Marcum & Cunningham Defy Odds Lindsey Kirkendall June 14, 2011 (JUNE 2011) You are NEVER too old to follow God's lead. Read on to see how these two did it…Jodi and Mary-Kathryn started their careers at the ages of 43 and 35 respectively. Jodi grew up playing piano and married a career musician for the US Naval band, but Mary-Kathryn didn't begin singing...
Networking, Networking, Networking CCM Magazine Staff June 8, 2011 (JUNE 2011) If you're an independent artist, there are a lot of things you have to think about in order to enhance your career. You do everything you can to perfect your music by focusing on your songwriting, production capabilities, and overall artistic direction. You use various promotional...
Are You Authentic? A Musical & Spiritual Dilemma, Part 3 CCM Magazine Staff May 14, 2011 Spiritual authenticity is oneness with God! Over the course of the last two months we've been exploring the nature of authenticity and why it is important to Christian artists.
Are You Authentic? A Musical & Spiritual Dilemma, Part 2 CCM Magazine Staff April 14, 2011 Make vital music and set the world afire! In last month's edition, I posed questions related to authenticity - what is it and why is it important? In this edition, I will be exploring authenticity from the perspective of how it specifically applies to the art form of music.
Are You Authentic? A Musical & Spiritual Dilemma, Part 1 CCM Magazine Staff March 14, 2011 Anything authentic remains true to its own personality, spirit or character, and the very nature of authenticity ensures that it cannot be fabricated. Authenticity, then, is primarily revealed through interaction with the external world. Actions serve to either deny or certify credibility...
Children 18:3 — Way Above The Norm Dr. Tony Shore March 1, 2008 (MARCH 2008) The three siblings of Children 18:3 are leaving the farm far behind...
AND THE WINNER IS… The Myriad! CCM Magazine Staff February 1, 2008 (FEBRUARY 2008) The Myriad was announced as the final winner of the 2007 "MTV2 Dew Circuit Breakout." The Top 3 finalists were flown to New York City to perform during the Dew Circuit Breakout Finale, live from MTV's "TRL" studio in Times Square."