A swirl of discourse has surrounded Cory Asbury’s massively popular track “Reckless Love” from his 2018 album release of the same name. “Reckless Love” has split the church world down the middle, with the key divisor being “good theology”. I’m not going to talk about that – instead, I want to explore creativity, art and […]
Creative writing lives and breathes on the writer’s ability to generate that one spark of an idea that can turn into something amazing. Unfortunately, those types of ideas seem to have a mind of their own, and inspiration isn’t usually something we can bottle. So what can creative writers to to create and then develop
Designing the slides that present your content during worship times is really important. They make or break the attention that your congregation will pay, and if they look tacky, it’ll be noticed. There are a whole host of needs and styles out there, and each church will be different in its approach. Here are a
Whether purposeful or not, there tends to be a level of separation between musicians and sound engineers. Active mixing is a way to lower this barrier and for musicians and engineers to work together in order to create some amazing worship times. Here are some of the concepts behind active mixing and how it can
When it comes to production, events of all scales require solid preparation and a well thought out plan. Here are some key elements to think about when planning your next event. 1. The event itself: Ask yourself and the organisers a few questions at this stage to ensure you are following their vision for the
Amplify stage design is always a challenge. What can we create that is different, versatile, and that will add to the worship experience? This year, we based the back wall of the stage design off someone else’s design (yeah, all good design is mimicked right!), so credit for the falling cards idea goes to another church,
Often in our Sunday worship, we’ll have a setlist of songs that are in unrelated or different keys to each other. Part of the musicians role (particularly and most importantly the keyboardists role) is to change keys between these songs (modulate) so that the transitions and dead time between songs are as seamless and smooth
Over many years of playing brass I think that my rehearsal time has been largely wasted time. I have always loved to play so that is the way I have approached my rehearsals. Academics will say you must rehearse in a systematic way and I have tried that. It is dead boring and over
Tuning isn’t just for guitarists. Drummers need to be aware that how they tune their drums makes a dramatic difference both to their overall drum kit sound, their band and even to the feel and mood of the music. A well tuned drum kit won’t be noticed as much as a poorly tuned one —
The bass guitar is an often forgotten, but crucially important part of any band or rhythm section. People may think that you simply plug in a bass and go for it — not the case. Just like any art form, there are a whole range of extended techniques and tone tips that apply to this
