Redefining The Creative Spaces: Impact Over Accolades

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Hey there!! 😁 I am back again with another train of thought and hopefully some fresh insight as we aim to redefine the creative spaces centred around our Christian world. 

Accolades! Well, everyone wants some kind of accolade and recognition of their hard work.  I will also admit that at times even I do too. I have always dreamt of winning a GRAMMY award and GMA Dove Award for best producer, songwriter or something along those lines. Something hit me! Have we become so fixated on accolades and metrics that we have forgotten that as gospel music creatives our first point of call is advancing the Kingdom through our art? Have we become so obsessed with competition and metrics (charts and sales positions) that we have forgotten the power and significance of unity?

What happened to unity, collaboration, innovation and a desire to see Jesus glorified through our art? It's important now more than ever to redirect our focus to impacting lives with our music. It's important now more than ever to redirect our focus to why we are doing this in the first place. 

I'll be candid and honest here. When it comes to music. I'm over radio chartings and accolades. Yes,we will get the music management aspect right and the standard of excellence but as a label head I'm choosing to not focus on accolades. More than ever, as creatives in gospel music, we need to focus on impact; redefine these spaces; create room for those artists God has called and create music that challenges; influences and redefines culture and advances the Kingdom with the goal of glorifying Him. Everything else can follow or fade!!!

My job as one who leads a music company is to help steward the call on the artists' lives by taking care of the music business, playing a role towards their holistic development and help them keep track of the their why - That is to fulfil the great commission and glorify Jesus. 

I believe this needs to be our focus as creative artists and people involved in the creative spaces. Let's choose impact over accolades! 

Think about it. 😉

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