Do You REALLY want a career in Gospel Music?
Published: September 08, 2008
The element that sets Gospel music apart from every other musical genre is not the style of performance or the choice of chords. It’s the message. That may seem obvious, but if you are interested in pursuing a career in Gospel, it’s a vital concept to embrace.
Monica Coates
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For those of you who have been listening to the news or reading music industry trade magazines in recent years, it’s obvious that the music industry is in a transitional moment. Music retailers are closing their doors, CD sales have sharply declined and major record labels are downsizing their staffs and artist rosters. While it’s true that digital sales from a variety of outlets, including iTunes are on the rise, revenue from those new outlets has not been enough to make up for the loss of income from traditional music sales.
I have always believed that moments of panic for the world are moments of great opportunity for people in the Kingdom of God. Crisis has a way of forcing us to define what we believe and to commit to those beliefs with greater zeal. For those of us who work in the Gospel music industry—-artists and business people—-the financial struggles in the marketplace require us to examine our motives and define our goals in a completely new way.
What does it mean to be a musical celebrity when the outlets for touring and sponsorships are dwindling? What does it mean to be an industry mogul, when your company is struggling to turn a profit?
Such difficult questions have taken me back to the days when I first felt the Lord call me into this industry. Back then the opportunity simply to intercede for my favorite Gospel artists was something I considered an honor. The notion of actually working alongside those same people was a dream, not because of my closeness to the “limelight,” but because of the opportunity to have a real impact on people’s lives.
The climate of the marketplace may change, but the power of the message of the Gospel is stronger than ever. So, if you’re just beginning to pursue your career in Gospel music, start asking yourself the hard questions now. A career founded upon the sparkle and glitter will yield limited results. But a career that is founded upon calling and purpose will yield an impact beyond your imagination.
Copyright © 2012 Monica Coates. All rights reserved.
melissa Simpson
September 17, 2009
hi my name is melissa, i have been in the secular industry for quite sometime now. i was just aboutto be signed to a major record company, but i believe that god has called me. it would have been great to get my career going, but god is first always and for ever. since i have dropped it three months ago i havent looked back because my journey with the lord is important to me. i really want to use my god given gift to sing for him through gospel music/praise and worship. i rally dont no how to go about doing this and would like help to advise me. thank you
Marshall Grant
September 17, 2009
Cool! Thanks Melissa. Feel free to contact Monica on her website http://monicacoates.com. She also just released a new book called, The Beginners Guide To Gospel Music. Be sure to check it out.
Linda Robinson
October 19, 2009
For a long time i’ve been in the back. God has called me to be a leader for him. I’m learning more about the business. With very breathe of my being I really want to sing for the Lord. I’m from a family of talent and know beyond a shadow of a doubt that God placed me here to minister in song. I won’t stop until I am a gospel national recording artist. Pray for me that I may stay strong in the lord and that when the RIGHT opportunity arises, I will know.
DEWINE MAARMAN
August 04, 2010
IM 18 YEARS OF AGE, I SING SINCE I WAS 6 YEARS, EVERYBODY TELLS ME THAT I HAVE A BEATIFULL VOICE BUT TO ME SINGING IS LIKE A GIFT, I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO HEAR MYSELF SINGING, IM ACTUALLY NOT SHY BUT I JUST DONT BELIEVE WHEN PEOPLE SAY I HAVE A BEATIFULL VOICE BECUASE EVERYBODY CAN SING BUT WE CAN NOT SING THE SAME,IM ACTUALLY LOOKING FOR SOMEONE JUST TO GIVE ME A CHANGE JUST ONE CHANGE.
GOD BLESS
DEWINE
Psalmist Darlene Johnson
October 28, 2011
Hello, this is psalmist Johnson I have been singing forever it all started in a little baptist church down in Alabama…God have continue to work in my life I am Praise and worship leader in my church as well I have started my ministry “kingdom work” I am ministring/singing/songwriting/authur and in the process of recording a project and writing my 1st book…I am an independent artist just feeling my way through faith believing to touch many many lives with the message God have place in my life…I am a believer and I am planning on taking the world by force because we have people in world that need to know that we love and care for them the title ” Here I am Lord” will give God the opportunity to be effective in my life surrending is very important in order to get to the next level of ministry….
terrence delane wiggins
March 03, 2012
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