Christmas always seems to be so far away and then all of a sudden it’s here and gone in one week. This year we started preparing for our Christmas Eve services in July with a basic outline and set design ideas. After months of meeting after meeting, and endless revisions and tweaks, the week of Read more about Christmas At Brookwood 2011[…]
I have had a couple questions from previous posts regarding my comments about singers so I thought I would discuss the topic at length through a series of tips. First, develop a relationship with the sound guy if you can. Too many times the singer and the sound guy end up fighting each other when Read more about Tips for Vocalists[…]
Remember the old saying “less is more.” Most of my favorite music is by 4-5 piece bands. Drums, Bass, electric, acoustic, and maybe keys. Just because you have a lot of musicians, doesn’t mean that you have to use all of them, all the time. When arranging instruments be careful that they don’t step on Read more about Less Is More: Part One[…]
This past weekend Steve, Adam, Carolyn, and I got to help lead 25 local pastors from the Beaverdam Baptist Association in worship during a 2 day retreat in downtown Greenville, SC. It was going to be a small crowd so we decided to do an acoustic setup with only a few backing tracks. I took Read more about Retreat Sound Made Easy[…]
Recently my friend Don Chapman wrote an article on his blog about church worship flow and sound mix. I would like to expand on this topic and offer my own “two cents”. The original article can be found here: http://worshipideas.com/whats-wrong-with-your-worship-music/ I totally agree with Don’s comments about worship flow. One thing I notice in so Read more about Worship Flow[…]
For quite a while now, we have been looking for a better suited microphone for Steve, the worship pastor. He has been using a Shure UR2/KSM9 wireless handheld which should sound amazing but for whatever reason just has way too much low mids and gets a little too brittle across the top end. In order Read more about Wireless Microphone Demo At Brookwood[…]
Finally after 2 years of wishing and hoping, the production team at Brookwood Church finally got the green light to upgrade our aging video system in the main auditorium to new, high definition equipment. We had originally planned to only step up to digital video, fearing that going HD would be too costly for a Read more about Brookwood Moves To HD[…]