http://mmgi.org/home Ministry-focused. Mission-driven. Wed, 22 Jul 2009 22:35:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have been asked often, “Are you anti-major label?” My answer is, “No!” I am pro-major label AND pro-indie. Even after all of the shifts in the music industry, there are still times that it is advantageous for an artist or band to sign with a major label. I did ... http://mmgi.org/home/2009/06/11/should-i-sign-with-a-major-label-or-remain-independent/ To sing in front of thousands: That’s the hope of just about every Christian music artist or band, is it not? You dream about it. You visualize it. You know that God placed that desire in your heart, but yet, you just can’t seem to get that break you need. ... http://mmgi.org/home/2009/04/24/how-to-sing-in-front-of-thousands/ Before you go any further, you need to define what “making it” is. Even with the technology leveling out the playing field between the major labels and the indie artists, you would be amazed at the number of indie Christian music artists that come to me asking to be pitched ... http://mmgi.org/home/2009/03/27/your-survival-making-it-as-an-indie-christian-artist-part-3/ The major Christian record labels seem to be decreasing while the independent Christian record labels seem to be increasing. The lines between the major labels and the independent labels are starting to fade. When you walk into your local Christian book store, you will notice that the music department is ... http://mmgi.org/home/2009/03/23/the-technology-everything-in-the-industry-is-changing-part-2/ Just out of curiosity, I recently joined the music advisory panel for one of the largest Christian adult contemporary (AC) radio networks in the US. When I received my first survey, this is what I found. I opened the first page of songs to evaluate. Every single one of the ... http://mmgi.org/home/2009/03/20/the-survey-are-major-christian-radio-stations-running-out-of-music-part-one/ No doubt, the music industry is changing daily. What is causing such a drastic change? How does this affect Christian music artists? Whether you are a major label Christian music artist or an independent Christian music artist, it has, does, and will affect you. The next three blog posts will ... http://mmgi.org/home/2009/03/20/blog-series-the-state-of-the-industry/ We have a constant desire to better ourselves for the growth of our artists and the betterment of the industry. As we have grown over the past several years, we naturally outgrew our old website. Welcome to MMGI 2.0! :) In addition to the face lift, we have ... http://mmgi.org/home/2009/03/14/hello-world/