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Hey Folks,

I’m trying out a new provider for audio streaming, stats, and sharing called SoundCloud.  Here’s a test.

This is my piano instrumental version of the two “Away in a Manger” tunes.  Hope you enjoy.

So .. what do you think?

Hey Gang,

I’m up early and headed out to Jekyll Island, GA for the annual “Way Radio 90.7 FM Beach Concert” on Jekyll Island.  This year I was asked to put together a “house band” for two of the Centricity Music artists, Daniel Kirkley and Jaime Jamgochian.

So I’ve put this band together and we’re going to try and rehearse with these artists this morning on Jekyll for the first time and miraculously pull off the task of learning about 12 of their songs in a couple of hours.  (yes, you read that right – we haven’t had an opportunity to rehearse with the artists until this morning).

So if you’re in the area – jump in the car and drive over to Jekyll Island.  The concert starts at 2:30 … I’ll be leading the band for Daniel and Jaime, and then “Downhere” will be headlining and closing out the concert with their full band afterwards.  Bring a beach chair and have some fun.

Jaime Jamgochian will also be staying over and leading worship for us at SSCC tomorrow morning at both the 9:00 and 11:00 services!

See you there!
Fred

I’m giving one of each of these away to someone this weekend.  And it may be you.

All you have to do is:

1.  Leave a comment.
2.  Comment must include:
* Your Name
* Where You Live
* How you saw THIS blog entry (ie. RSS feed, Twitter Link, etc)

And … if you tweet about it, or blog about it … the trackback comment that happens as a result will count as well.
Since I’ve gotta pay the postage out of my own pocket, this contest is limited to residents of the USA.  Sorry, folks!  If you wanna register and you’re international, you’d have to PayPal me the shipping fees!

Let the fun begin.  Drawing will be on FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

Hey Gang,

I mentioned a couple of days ago in this post that we were going to be debuting Christy Nockel’s “A Mighty Fortress” this Sunday at SSCC.  It has some huge stuff happening and I didn’t want the sound to be anything less than “epic” so I decided to create a loop that we can use in Ableton Live.

Of course in Live, I will use individual audio files and can choose what I will and will not have playing.

Many of you asked, so here’s the .mp3 version of the mixed loop.
This loop assumes:
4-bar intro
Click in Right
Assumes live drummer to supplement loops, guitarist, and bass player.
(those instruments not included)

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Let me know what you think.  I’m still pretty new at this whole loop-creation process.

You know how these songs come along that just cause you to immediately sense God “doing something” in you?

Every few months I hear a song that is like that.  For the longest time it was “Where You Go I Go”.  Then, it was “How He Loves Us”.  Lately, it’s been “We Cry Out” (Gateway).

Then I got a copy of the new Don Poythress album, “Wash Away”.  (iTunes Link) It’s got a country vibe to it which is a great change of pace from pulsing bass lines and the now-signature “Hillsong” guitar tone.

I’m really enjoying this album – quite refreshing.  Kudos to the folks at Integrity Music for going out there with an incredible songwriter and worship leader and producing a record that sounds different than all the typical music we here in the “praise and worship” genre.

There’s a great arrangement of the classic “Doxology” that I used yesterday in our worship services at SSCC that has received tons of positive feedback already.

One of my favorite tracks, though, is my newest “that song does it to me” song.  It’s called “Fill Me Up”.  It’s a co-write between Don Poythress and Jared Anderson of New Life in Colorado.  (hint, Jared also recorded this on his upcoming “Live from My Church” album due to be released in September, and I’ve heard it and love it there, too)

My friends in the publishing division of Integrity Music has been gracious to grant permission for me to put the entire song here for you to stream and listen to.  Hope you enjoy it.  While you’re at it – hop over and read the full review of this album on TheWorshipCommunity.Com, submitted by Mandy Thompson.

“Fill Me Up”
By Don Poythress and Jared Anderson
from “Wash Away” (Don Poythress), recorded live at Christ Church, Nashville, TN

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