I didn’t know, until today, that Neumann was in the speaker business! I have always loved their classic microphones so when my boss plopped a Neumann case down on the desk next to me and said, “Have you heard these yet?”, I was thrilled to test them out for him. Since most mobile trucks use Read more about Neumann KH-120A Nearfield Monitors[…]
Once again we invited the Peasall Family to come lead worship at Brookwood Church, which is becoming a yearly tradition. The ensemble is made up of sisters Sarah, Hannah, and Leah, along with brother, Joseph, and father Michael. In the past I have just put SM58s on all the vocals but decided to play around Read more about The Peasall Sisters at Brookwood[…]
I can say, though, that the highlight of my weekend was working the the guys, and gal, of Bellarive. This is a fresh new band from Florida made up of six friends. They are all great people and an absolute blast to work with, even after midnight when setup and soundcheck took place. They just Read more about Chillipepper 2012 – Sunday[…]
DownHere was our guest for Saturday night. I hadn’t seen them play in a very long time but they are still a great band! The most interesting this is that both Marc and Jason are Co-Lead Singers. The other fun part about Saturday was that we got to play with the lasers at the Theatre. Read more about Chillipepper 2012 – Saturday[…]
Leeland was our guest for Friday night. They are a great band! And so easy to work with. Here are a few pictures of the evening.
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[…]