The CIA Summit 2008 is HIS-STORY! What an incredible few days we had with our friends!!!
Thanks to all who carved time out of their busy lives to assemble in Franklin, TN for the CIA Summit 2008. God once again had His way at the Summit, He gave awesome words of wisdom to our mentors, and His spirit moved among us. I have already heard from more than a few that their music missions were refined, and new ideas and plans were birthed. Excellent!!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FRANKLIN, TN -04.01.08–INDIEHEAVEN.COM/CHRISTIAN INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE ANNOUNCE WINNERS OF THE 2008 MOMENTUM AWARDS
Leading independent Christian organization announces winners at their annual conference

Hi folks!
Check out a video of a teaching I gave at a seminar in Kansas City several months ago. I share how to tell and define the call of God on your life. Hope you enjoy it! Start at the top and work your way down. Grab a cup of coffee and take notes!

It all started when I came home from being out of town for a few days, I had no internet service, our cable modem was kaput! Fortunately for me, one of our neighbors had not protected their wireless so I was able to swipe it with ease (Don’t worry, they said I could). But it was so slow! I did a speed test, and it creeped along like a snail in a puddle of molasses! Was it ever frustrating trying to upload music files. It took me 2 minutes to upload a 3 meg file. Oooh, I bristled with irritation. Then, I remembered the olden days of 28.8 AO-Hell dialup. The days when I first started my musician service back in 1997. Back when I had to upload every single song from our members. Back when I had 500 members and everyone needed me to get their music online. Back when I would hit the send button and go out to get a Big Mac, come back and it was half-way completed!

I’ve been helping independent Christian musicians in their missions since 1996, over 10 years! I’ve always had an independent spirit, some will say I’m a bit of a rebel, a renegade, a loner, driven, even prideful. Well, no wonder! Those are some of the attributes the majority of independent, entrepreneurial people possess.The term “indie” has changed over the years, especially since the recording industry has been changing so drastically recently. Indie used to mean alternative, underground, even inferior. For bands and artists who desired a record deal, indie meant the curse of death.

As you may or may not know, I’m the founder of Indieheaven.com, and have worked with thousands of indie artists since 1997. I think I know what makes indies tick, and have witnessed the same patterns over and over again. Most bad patterns can be avoided with some common sense and realistic expectations.

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Eric Copeland from Creative Soul, and Keith Mohr take viewer questions, and share all kinds of wisdom and nuggets for indie artists! Enjoy! To check out more Creative Indie Shows, Join The Indieheaven Network. It’s free!