I am excited to announce a new resource for our Indieheaven members! It’s called “PROVISION ARTISTS PROGRAM.” We’re partnering with our friends over at Provision International for a new program to help artistic creatives of all types to raise support for their varied missions.

Friends, Fans, Family, and Followers can donate to YOU through Provision Artists, and YOU get the funds, and your donors get a tax deductible receipt. Instead of sending their hard earned money to Uncle Sam to blow it bailing out poorly run companies, they can help send YOU to the world!

I will be the DIRECTOR for Provision Artists Program, which means I will be hands on facilitating the members, donations, and reimbursement of funds. Indieheaven members will have the fast track to be accepted into the Provision Artists program, however, the program is open to ALL Kingdom artistic creatives.

Check out a video Provision founder Scott MacLeod and myself recorded explaining Provision Artists.

Check out a video I recorded explaining my role and thoughts about Provision Artists.

Check out a video Oracle recorded explaining how Provision can help artists.

Visit The PROVISION ARTIST PROGRAM site for more information.

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keith mohr
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There is a tremendous amount of self promotion “noise” on the www with many thousands of artists spending the bulk of their time trying to get people to engage them online, and who try and win people over from around the globe.

Most of these artists should spend less time telling the world how good they are, and actually get good.

In the old days, before the www, artists won fans over by their live performances.
This has not changed, although the www has given the illusion that artists can skip the “paying your dues” process. Many artists mistakenly assume by producing content it means people will automatically engage, even if the content is mediocre. This is not true, it pushes people away.

Artists need to be serving their local communities, whether it be in a church, or elsewhere. Artists need to build a strong local following, and then branch out from there. I see artists trying to do this from the outside in, and it does not work. It MUST happen from the inside out. Inside being the inner core rings of influence.

My advice:
Spend less time frittering your time away online with shameless self promotion, and spend more time writing songs, practicing your craft, and learning the Word and how to communicate effectively (if you want to be a minister). And please stop tweeting about things that have nothing to do with your artistry. No one cares what you are eating, or doing if it is not directly associated with your music mission.
Keep up the Excellent Faith-Work!
Keith Mohr
Indie University
Indieheaven