I love the Motif ES7!! It's a wonderful machine. I've been sequencing my hindparts off!
Two local artists have asked me to produce their demos. So, I'm working on their material. I'll be taking my band and vocalists into the studio to record the music for these demos. This is going to be a major plus for my resume. The music is turning out great!
This is going to be a busy two weeks for me. We have a full concert on Tuesday night for the Issachar Conference. Last Monday's rehearsal was abysmal. The vocals were not tight at all. But - after much prayer and reflection - I realized that the band was killing the vocals. They heard so much noise that they weren't able to create a blend. We had a vocal rehearsal today and they sounded wonderful! I have a band rehearsal tomorrow so I'll address the band volume issue. We'll do whatever it takes to make this work well!
Working feverishly on the "July Baby Birthday Bash." It's going to be a blast. I'll have to tell you more about it later - but in short - I'll be celebrating my 42nd birthday on July 22nd. We will be throwing a major party as a fundraiser on that evening. Me and the band will do a full concert with a few special performances. We will also provide an awesome buffet dinner. It's going to be a wonderful night. It appears that we will have quite a bit of radio personalities in the building. Sounds awesome!!
Anyway - It's late and I've got to get some sleep.
Keep praying for this nation called America. We need Jesus!
Shalom.
Saturday, June 24, 2006
Tuesday, June 06, 2006
Okay - I know... it's been three weeks since I've updated you on what's happening with me. I'm sorry. So sorry. Seriously. I really am apologizing here.
Time does fly when you are having a ball!!
Okay, let me try to bring you up to date.
AF'RAM!! It was a blast! We had a wonderful time. Thank you, Sarita!! Thank you, Theo!! We got to hang out backstage while the great Tye Tribbett and GA were on stage throwing down. They were amazing! Their excitement and energy is unexplainable.
I did learn a valuable lesson. Be adamant about getting a good, thorough sound-check before taking a big stage like that one. Don't start until the sound is right. In my youthful excitement and inexperience, I just went for it without ensuring that we had a good mix. Well, it sorta' cost us. On stage we couldn't hear any of the background singers' mics. The band sounded great and I could hear my mic okay. Out in the audience, they couldn't hear the guitar nor most of the background singers. When you have a group singing and all of the mics are not on in the monitors, it makes it nearly impossible for them to blend effectively because they can't hear each other. That was our dilema. But, I guess we sounded pretty okay because the crowd went with us and responded very well. We even sold a few CDs. That's always good!!
Okay, let's go in reverse for a moment. The week before AF'RAM we sang at the Norfolk City Jail Ministry's Spring Rally. It was a benefit event for this incredible outreach ministry. I love ministries of that sort. When I lived in Atlanta I spent some years ministering at the Atlanta Union Mission - both the Men's and Women's divisions. I had the opportunity to minister to many people going through drug rehabilitation and well as persons coming out of incarceration. It's a wonderful opportunity to help rebuild lives and spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ. So, the Spring Rally took me back to that kind of ministering that I love. The group and I were so blessed by the testimonies of former inmates whose lives had been changed by the power of God. It was so much fun singing and ministering to that crowd. We had a fantastic time of worship!!
Now, jumping forward. This past Saturday I had the opportunity to do a solo acoustic performance for the Sister to Sister Kingdom Visionary Ministry. It was pretty cool. We were jamming at the Hilton Hotel. I love doing "Dance In My Feet" in a setting like that. It's a song that just brings the praise out of you. The presence of the Lord was great in the place.
So, now you are up to date on the stuff that I've been doing. God has been doing great things - and I rejoice in Him.
Now, for more intimate matters...
I am wrapping up my studies on I & II Corinthians. It is pretty powerful studying these books using the NIV and The Message in parallel. It really opened my understanding of what Apostle Paul was writing to the church. I've had to look at myself and make some changes as a result of studying these books. But, isn't that what the word of God is supposed to cause us to do? We should always be growing and adjusting so that our lives line up with God's word. That's the only way we can be certain that we are in God's divine plan. God's word is the lamp unto our feet and the light unto our path.
Lastly, little Cain - the little puppy that we found on the side of the road in South Carolina - is now six months old and weighing in at a whopping 60 pounds! WOW!! The vet said that he appears to have a mixture of Mastiff and German Shepherd in him, among other things. He is expected to get at least 20 pounds heavier - but probably not quite 100 pounds. WOW!! I wonder how large the other two puppies are now?
PEACE!!
Time does fly when you are having a ball!!
Okay, let me try to bring you up to date.
AF'RAM!! It was a blast! We had a wonderful time. Thank you, Sarita!! Thank you, Theo!! We got to hang out backstage while the great Tye Tribbett and GA were on stage throwing down. They were amazing! Their excitement and energy is unexplainable.
I did learn a valuable lesson. Be adamant about getting a good, thorough sound-check before taking a big stage like that one. Don't start until the sound is right. In my youthful excitement and inexperience, I just went for it without ensuring that we had a good mix. Well, it sorta' cost us. On stage we couldn't hear any of the background singers' mics. The band sounded great and I could hear my mic okay. Out in the audience, they couldn't hear the guitar nor most of the background singers. When you have a group singing and all of the mics are not on in the monitors, it makes it nearly impossible for them to blend effectively because they can't hear each other. That was our dilema. But, I guess we sounded pretty okay because the crowd went with us and responded very well. We even sold a few CDs. That's always good!!
Okay, let's go in reverse for a moment. The week before AF'RAM we sang at the Norfolk City Jail Ministry's Spring Rally. It was a benefit event for this incredible outreach ministry. I love ministries of that sort. When I lived in Atlanta I spent some years ministering at the Atlanta Union Mission - both the Men's and Women's divisions. I had the opportunity to minister to many people going through drug rehabilitation and well as persons coming out of incarceration. It's a wonderful opportunity to help rebuild lives and spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ. So, the Spring Rally took me back to that kind of ministering that I love. The group and I were so blessed by the testimonies of former inmates whose lives had been changed by the power of God. It was so much fun singing and ministering to that crowd. We had a fantastic time of worship!!
Now, jumping forward. This past Saturday I had the opportunity to do a solo acoustic performance for the Sister to Sister Kingdom Visionary Ministry. It was pretty cool. We were jamming at the Hilton Hotel. I love doing "Dance In My Feet" in a setting like that. It's a song that just brings the praise out of you. The presence of the Lord was great in the place.
So, now you are up to date on the stuff that I've been doing. God has been doing great things - and I rejoice in Him.
Now, for more intimate matters...
I am wrapping up my studies on I & II Corinthians. It is pretty powerful studying these books using the NIV and The Message in parallel. It really opened my understanding of what Apostle Paul was writing to the church. I've had to look at myself and make some changes as a result of studying these books. But, isn't that what the word of God is supposed to cause us to do? We should always be growing and adjusting so that our lives line up with God's word. That's the only way we can be certain that we are in God's divine plan. God's word is the lamp unto our feet and the light unto our path.
Lastly, little Cain - the little puppy that we found on the side of the road in South Carolina - is now six months old and weighing in at a whopping 60 pounds! WOW!! The vet said that he appears to have a mixture of Mastiff and German Shepherd in him, among other things. He is expected to get at least 20 pounds heavier - but probably not quite 100 pounds. WOW!! I wonder how large the other two puppies are now?
PEACE!!
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