Can’t is a powerful word. It stops people, often before they even begin. It’s an idea that get’s passed around pretty freely, is rarely challenged, and too often sets the course of our lives. Personally, I have come to dislike the word or others similar to it (i.e. have to, impossible). It grates on me[…]
We received a letter from our virtual ‘mailbag’ that asked the question, “How do you get your keyboard player to stop overplaying?” As the answer is applicable to most any kind of instrument you’re going to want to make sure to join us today because this episode includes a lot of audio examples of why[…]
It’s really awkward when people say too much or too little in a worship service. In todays episode we cover a few of the reasons why you should even be talking in the first place and then, more importantly, we will give you a lot of tips on how to do it well. On a[…]
Modern worship music is currently dominated by keyboard sounds. These signature sounds are a lot easier to have than you might realize. While there are several ways to get those sounds, through a different approach to making sounds called MainStage you can easily be set up to play most any song with ease. Join us[…]
Finding, recruiting, and training people to help you is vital to a worship ministry and is also a big part of what the Bible calls ‘Discipleship’. Today we are going to talk about some practical ways to help you get the right people in place that will probably surprise you. Join us as we talk[…]
It’s no secret that we are not fans of using karaoke style multi-tracks in worship. Partly because they are the opposite of discipleship, partly because they don’t help YOU get any better, and the rest are other reasons that I will not dive into here. However, there is a redeeming quality about them that has[…]
A 6 minute video that shows how each step in the process that sound takes from it’s beginnings to the listener is affected by all involved. That each contributes to the sonic footprint in such a way that really everyone is a sound person, not just the person behind the soundboard.
Almost everyone is interested in how to sound better. But what does that mean? Your idea of ‘better’ might be different than mine so before you spend too much money, work really hard, or take advise from anyone you need to know where you want to go. Join us as we talk about how to[…]
In the world of songwriting there are three main jobs: the lyrics, the production, and the melody. Today we are taking a look at what a melody person does and even give you a chance to practice. It might sound a bit strange at the beginning but this is a big deal when it comes[…]
Real Love by Hillsong Young & Free has been enormously popular. It starts with a great song but a big part of what people love about it is the sound. But how do you get those sounds? Well, we are here to help. This is a free patch for an Apple program known as MainStage[…]