In June, we received the following donations to Messiah’s Music Fund :
$120 – one-time donation
$140 – recurring monthly donations through Patreon
$50 – my own contribution
Total: $310
That leaves us with $310 to distribute this month to Messiah’s musicians on Chavah. 😎 It’s not much, but “do not despise these small beginnings, for the LORD rejoices to see the work begin.” (Zech 4)
Want to increase that amount? Donate to Messiah’s Music Fund .
How do we distribute donations? Simple formula:
total donations * artist plays / total plays
For example, if there were 1000 songs played on Chavah in June, and 200 of those songs were from Lamb, then we’d have $300 * 200 / 1000 = $60. This formula means that the songs that get played more, get paid more . 😊
(Want an artist to get paid more? Up vote their songs; higher ranked songs are played more often.)
We only introduced Messiah’s Music Fund last week, and we didn’t start tracking artist plays until then. So, we only have a partial view (1 week’s worth) of total plays . That’s acceptable for this month; next month we should see a bigger picture. Here are the total play counts for the last week of June:
Artist Plays % total plays Dispersement Paul Wilbur 2102 6.87% $21.30 Various Artists 1510 4.94% $15.30 Sons of Korah 1490 4.87% $15.10 Lamb 1136 3.71% $11.51 Marty Goetz 1046 3.42% $10.60 Micha’el Eliyahu BenDavid 931 3.04% $9.44 Ted Pearce 895 2.93% $9.07 Barry & Batya Segal 875 2.86% $8.87 Steve McConnell 767 2.51% $7.77 Joshua Aaron 687 2.25% $6.96 Zemer Levav 581 1.90% $5.89 Jonathan Settel 563 1.84% $5.71 Avner & Rachel Boskey 546 1.79% $5.53 Troy Mitchell 422 1.38% $4.28 Israel’s Hope 409 1.34% $4.15 Karen Davis 387 1.27% $3.92 Joel Chernoff 378 1.24% $3.83 Jimmie Black 343 1.12% $3.48 Aviad Cohen 341 1.11% $3.46 Lenny & Varda Harris 336 1.10% $3.41 Sarah Liberman 306 1.00% $3.10 Mishkanim 305 1.00% $3.09 Lev Shelo 294 0.96% $2.98 Steve Rees 294 0.96% $2.98 Baruch HaShem Worship Team 291 0.95% $2.95 Midor Ledor 287 0.94% $2.91 Baht Rivka Whitten 252 0.82% $2.55 Children’s Songs from God’s Word (With Irit Iffert & Yael Kalisher) 252 0.82% $2.55 James Block 251 0.82% $2.54 Miqedem 236 0.77% $2.39 Roman and Alaina 235 0.77% $2.38 Helen Shapiro 232 0.76% $2.35 Maranatha Singers 218 0.71% $2.21 Jamie Hilsden & Lior Sperandeo 215 0.70% $2.18 Meha Shamayim 196 0.64% $1.99 Liberated Wailing Wall 195 0.64% $1.98 Keren Silver 190 0.62% $1.93 Carlos Perdomo 185 0.60% $1.87 Deborah Kline-Iantorno 185 0.60% $1.87 Philip Stanley Klein 176 0.58% $1.78 Maurice Sklar 171 0.56% $1.73 New Wine 170 0.56% $1.72 Steve Bell 165 0.54% $1.67 Inna Pikman 163 0.53% $1.65 Kol Simcha 156 0.51% $1.58 Carolyn Hyde 151 0.49% $1.53 The Lumbrosos 147 0.48% $1.49 Ronen Shalom 147 0.48% $1.49 Dan & Melissa David 145 0.47% $1.47 Sharon Wilbur 141 0.46% $1.43 Marty Goetz & Misha 137 0.45% $1.39 The Star of David Singers 136 0.44% $1.38 Teshuva 135 0.44% $1.37 Bruce & Lynne Patterson 135 0.44% $1.37 Hebron 134 0.44% $1.36 Melody Joy 131 0.43% $1.33 Natasha Kraus-Reynolds 128 0.42% $1.30 Dov Zeira 127 0.42% $1.29 Benjamin Malgo 125 0.41% $1.27 Ian Michaels 124 0.41% $1.26 Michael Nissim 122 0.40% $1.24 Tents of Mercy 121 0.40% $1.23 Mason Clover 113 0.37% $1.15 Moshav 113 0.37% $1.15 Hein Zentgraf 111 0.36% $1.12 Ted Pearce & Friends 111 0.36% $1.12 Mijael Hayom 110 0.36% $1.11 Misha Goetz 108 0.35% $1.09 Roeh Israel Worship Team 108 0.35% $1.09 Lily Rice 105 0.34% $1.06 David L. Martin 105 0.34% $1.06 Adalya 105 0.34% $1.06 Martin Sarvis 99 0.32% $1.00 Shilo Ben Hod 98 0.32% $0.99 Congregation Shemen Sasson 95 0.31% $0.96 Teresa Thomas 94 0.31% $0.95 Andrew Hodkinson 94 0.31% $0.95 Hannah Jay 94 0.31% $0.95 Paul Heyman 92 0.30% $0.93 Phil Plotnek 91 0.30% $0.92 Sally Klein O’Connor 90 0.29% $0.91 Les Morrison 87 0.28% $0.88 Chuck King 86 0.28% $0.87 Savae 84 0.27% $0.85 Shelley R. Coldren 82 0.27% $0.83 Lynne McDowell 80 0.26% $0.81 Greg Silverman 76 0.25% $0.77 Leonardo Díaz 75 0.25% $0.76 Ash Soular 72 0.24% $0.73 David Abramsky 72 0.24% $0.73 Yamma Ensemble 72 0.24% $0.73 Kathy Shooster 70 0.23% $0.71 Sue Samuel 70 0.23% $0.71 Birgitta Veksler 69 0.23% $0.70 Bruce Cohen 68 0.22% $0.69 Kehilat Ha Ma’ayan Congregation 68 0.22% $0.69 Maurice Sklar & Hugh Sung 67 0.22% $0.68 Barry & Batya Segal with the Jerusalem Singers 66 0.22% $0.67 Ben Tzion and Tali Waller 65 0.21% $0.66 Leslie Ann 65 0.21% $0.66 Sha’arei Hashamayim 65 0.21% $0.66 Christopher Mann 64 0.21% $0.65 Elisheva Shomron 63 0.21% $0.64 The Olive Green 63 0.21% $0.64 Marc Chopinsky 61 0.20% $0.62 Shai Sol 58 0.19% $0.59 Nell Zier 57 0.19% $0.58 Deanne Glenn 56 0.18% $0.57 Joshua Rosen 53 0.17% $0.54 Renalee 52 0.17% $0.53 The Hebraism Music Project 52 0.17% $0.53 Magen David 52 0.17% $0.53 Nate Benjamin 52 0.17% $0.53 Ephraim Ben Yoseph 51 0.17% $0.52 Yariv Goldman 51 0.17% $0.52 Shlomo & Neshama Carlebach 49 0.16% $0.50 Israeli and Arabic Artists 49 0.16% $0.50 Gary Kaplan 48 0.16% $0.49 LaDonna Taylor 48 0.16% $0.49 Daniel Kopp & Sarah Liberman 45 0.15% $0.46 Kelly Ferrari 45 0.15% $0.46 Cari Eyres 45 0.15% $0.46 Kendra Martin 45 0.15% $0.46 Shel Zahav 44 0.14% $0.45 Ross 43 0.14% $0.44 Yaron Cherniak 43 0.14% $0.44 Chad and Joy 42 0.14% $0.43 Melanee McClure 41 0.13% $0.42 Yerubilee 41 0.13% $0.42 Shawna Rae 39 0.13% $0.40 Margaret Becker 39 0.13% $0.40 The Trees Will Know 37 0.12% $0.37 Christene Jackman 37 0.12% $0.37 Tapestry of Praise 37 0.12% $0.37 Oxana Eliahu 36 0.12% $0.36 Jarmula Band 36 0.12% $0.36 Hector David 35 0.11% $0.35 Grupo Jerusalem 34 0.11% $0.34 Messianic Praise 33 0.11% $0.33 Barak 33 0.11% $0.33 Ian Michaels & Nava Michaels 32 0.10% $0.32 Matthew Hall 32 0.10% $0.32 Nathan Hayward 31 0.10% $0.31 Eli & Rachel Haitov 31 0.10% $0.31 Ted Pearce & Cultural Xchange 31 0.10% $0.31 Rebecca Weiler 31 0.10% $0.31 Ana Gloria Copening 31 0.10% $0.31 Unknown Artist 31 0.10% $0.31 Alicia Smith 31 0.10% $0.31 Zola Levitt with Marty Goetz 30 0.10% $0.30 Evan Levine 30 0.10% $0.30 Jonathan Kegans 29 0.09% $0.29 Elana Watson 28 0.09% $0.28 David Loden 27 0.09% $0.27 Keren & David Seguin 26 0.09% $0.26 David Rives 26 0.09% $0.26 Jeanne Gere 26 0.09% $0.26 Jonathan & Cindy Bernd 25 0.08% $0.25 Kirk Dearman 25 0.08% $0.25 Ben & Vera Karlsson 25 0.08% $0.25 Rachel Washington 23 0.08% $0.23 Sons of Avi 23 0.08% $0.23 Shmulik Nissim 23 0.08% $0.23 Double Portion Worship Team 23 0.08% $0.23 Lee Rothman 23 0.08% $0.23 Natalie Isaacs 23 0.08% $0.23 Jaymie Bellet 22 0.07% $0.22 Ashira אשירה 22 0.07% $0.22 Beverly Braumuller-hawver 22 0.07% $0.22 Matthew Hoffmann 22 0.07% $0.22 Diane Stough 21 0.07% $0.21 Leorah 21 0.07% $0.21 Estep 21 0.07% $0.21 The Effi Netzer Singers 20 0.07% $0.20 Jonathan Lane 20 0.07% $0.20 Alexander Roytman 20 0.07% $0.20 Robin Mark 20 0.07% $0.20 Kevin Knott 19 0.06% $0.19 B’nai Shalom Praise Team 19 0.06% $0.19 Jaci Redlin 18 0.06% $0.18 Josh Hegg 18 0.06% $0.18 Joshua Waller 17 0.06% $0.17 Sheli Myers 17 0.06% $0.17 Alyssa Kennedy 16 0.05% $0.16 Tina Bolinger 16 0.05% $0.16 Katie Giguere 16 0.05% $0.16 A B Singers 16 0.05% $0.16 Voices Of Israel 16 0.05% $0.16 Sarah Benedick 15 0.05% $0.15 Curt Oxford 15 0.05% $0.15 Bobby Van Jaarsveld 15 0.05% $0.15 Jerry Marcellino 14 0.05% $0.14 Will Spires 13 0.04% $0.13 Daniel Carmel 13 0.04% $0.13 Baruch Boaz 13 0.04% $0.13 Sasha Roytman 12 0.04% $0.12 Ann Hilsden 12 0.04% $0.12 Devora Clark 12 0.04% $0.12 Andrew Gabriel Roth 11 0.04% $0.11 Judah & Jennifer Morrison 11 0.04% $0.11 Wane V. Daroux 11 0.04% $0.11 Amanda Sicher 10 0.03% $0.10 Jubilare Singers 10 0.03% $0.10 Avion Blackman 10 0.03% $0.10 Kathleen Susnjar 10 0.03% $0.10 Jessica H. Kaye 10 0.03% $0.10 Kamal Sampara 10 0.03% $0.10 Heartsville 10 0.03% $0.10 Parable 10 0.03% $0.10 Blue Mosaic 10 0.03% $0.10 Praises For Yahweh 10 0.03% $0.10 Asharyahuw 10 0.03% $0.10 Nomi Pritz & Roy Kendall 9 0.03% $0.09 Chesed 9 0.03% $0.09 Downpour 9 0.03% $0.09 Giselle 9 0.03% $0.09 Karen-Or Karni Hirsch 9 0.03% $0.09 Brian Doerksen 9 0.03% $0.09 Beit Immanuel Congregation 9 0.03% $0.09 Colin Bennie 9 0.03% $0.09 Eitan Masuri 9 0.03% $0.09 Rachel Boskey 8 0.03% $0.08 Citizen Israel 8 0.03% $0.08 CC Jones 8 0.03% $0.08 Lahet Kherev 8 0.03% $0.08 Chaim Warchawsky 8 0.03% $0.08 Hesh the Messianic 8 0.03% $0.08 Navi 7 0.02% $0.07 Esther ‘Eti’ Horesh 7 0.02% $0.07 Richelle Sowers 7 0.02% $0.07 Celeste Mills and Chaim Warshawsky 7 0.02% $0.07 Regina Zaki 7 0.02% $0.07 David Edwards 7 0.02% $0.07 Jordan Thomas 7 0.02% $0.07 Josephine Krauss & Kamal Sampara 7 0.02% $0.07 Bought with a Price 7 0.02% $0.07 Naftali Imber 6 0.02% $0.06 Misha Goetz & Sharon Wilbur 6 0.02% $0.06 Hagevatron 6 0.02% $0.06 Sara Herndon and Jonathan Sacks 6 0.02% $0.06 Celia Whitler 5 0.02% $0.05 Ami Shavit 5 0.02% $0.05 Kelly Willard 5 0.02% $0.05 Kibbutz Ha’Ma’apil Trio 5 0.02% $0.05 Craig Taubman 5 0.02% $0.05 James J. Novak & Keryn Moriyah 5 0.02% $0.05 Justin Black 5 0.02% $0.05 Ric Blair 5 0.02% $0.05 Vesna Beuhler 5 0.02% $0.05 Edlin Somorin 5 0.02% $0.05 Zamru Lo Singers 5 0.02% $0.05 Chaya Shalom 5 0.02% $0.05 Benjamin Hersh 5 0.02% $0.05 Loree Brownfield 5 0.02% $0.05 Hillel Ben Yochanan 4 0.01% $0.04 Zac Waller 4 0.01% $0.04 Trevor Dandy 4 0.01% $0.04 Tony Angelo 4 0.01% $0.04 Renewal 3 0.01% $0.03 Jeanne Gere, Kevin Stokes, Katie Giguere 3 0.01% $0.03 Carol Cantrell 3 0.01% $0.03 Roy Kendall 2 0.01% $0.02 Jordan Marcellino 2 0.01% $0.02 Hananya Naftali 2 0.01% $0.02 Lawrence Strauss 1 0.00% $0.01 Netzer 1 0.00% $0.01 Joy Griffiths 1 0.00% $0.01 Effi Netzer Band 1 0.00% $0.01
You’ll notice we have some small problems with our data. “Various Artists” is played a lot — mostly because of albums like Praise to Our God which features multiple artists — and we need to fix that. We’ll aim to have better tracking on that next month.
One other data note: it’s…tedious (and not that useful?) to donate tiny amounts to artists whose music didn’t play much. An artist receiving $0.40 isn’t going to be thrilled with that donation. 😉 To account for that, we’ll donate to the artist once their dispersement reaches $5. If an artist earned less than $5, we’ll roll that amount into the next month. For example, if an artist made $2 in June, and $4 in July, the artist won’t receive any money in June but will receive $6 in July.
Friends, I’m stoked you’re supporting Messiah’s musicians on a monthly basis. This is a real tangible good work for the Lord! Thank you! While a few bucks a month isn’t much, I hope we can grow this small beginning into something impactful to the artists on Chavah.
If you haven’t already, please grow Messiah’s Music Fund by donating here .
Thanks friends!
