We recently connected with Dan Spiffy Neuman and have shared our conversation below.

Dan Spiffy, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. I’m sure there have been days where the challenges of being an artist or creative force you to think about what it would be like to just have a regular job. When’s the last time you felt that way? Did you have any insights from the experience?

I have tried many times over the years to have a more conventional career. It has never worked out. I always end up coming back to music and ministry.

I worry daily about things like being able to pay bills, being able to buy a house, but somehow everything has always worked out.

The biggest issue is time. There are only so many hours in the day and creative work takes up most of them, plus just the administrative side of dealing with your creative content.

As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?

I started playing music in church and in childrens theatre as a kid, and was touring with an R&B band by middle school. My interest in the technical side has also launched side careers in lighting, sound, ceiling fans, etc. Today I work for a church as musical director, as well as still do session work and side work with ceiling fans, lighting, and electrical.

How can we best help foster a strong, supportive environment for artists and creatives?

Just support creatives as much as possible! Buy their content. Stream their music. Watch their videos, Like, comment, and subscribe to their social media posts. Come to their concerts/gigs/shows etc. A lot of this is free and/or takes very little time. Most people have no idea how much a like or a share can do.

We’d love to hear the story of how you built up your social media audience?

I just started posting, not expecting anything to come of it. Years later some of my videos had high view counts. Growing other social media profiles has not been easy, but the best advice I can give is to be consistent. Post daily, or weekly, or whatever regularity you decide on, and stick with it, even when it seems like no one is paying attention.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.dspiffy.com
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• Facebook: Dan “Spiffy” Neuman
• Twitter: dspiffy
• Youtube: Dan “Spiffy” Neuman