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December 5th, 2009 by Travis Swan | Posted in Gear, Production | 1 Comment »
The Unlikelies are Travis Swan (founding member of rockworship.com) and Katrina Stone – once a week or so we’ll be posting insights gained in the writing/recording/worship leading process of our album, “The World Will See.”
I’m going to start with one word. Simplify!
The main thing to remember in both live and recording applications is that [...]
November 3rd, 2008 by Matt Heerema | Posted in Ministry Philosophy, Production, Song Selection | 3 Comments »
AllAboutWorship.com recently posted 17 common Worship Leading Mistakes and how to avoid them. They’re worth a look.
Key takeaways:
Use a click track Pay attention to tuning Pay attention to dynamics (and arrangements in general) Pay attention to transitions PREPARE
Check out [...]
December 26th, 2007 by Travis Swan | Posted in Gear, Production | 8 Comments »
Jeff wrote: I’ve been online researching different amps to use for worship. But there are so many opinions out there, I can’t decide. If money isn’t an issue, what do you reccomend? I saw that he reccomended the smaller wattage amps. What does Travis use when he plays live?
I use a Peavey [...]
January 23rd, 2007 by Matt Heerema | Posted in Ministry Philosophy, Production, Song Selection | 7 Comments »
I was asked this weekend, what’s the most difficult about leading a music ministry? The discussion started off talking about the usual hot-button issues:
volume levels styles of music (hymns vs. contemporary songs, and blended services) instrumentation (electric guitars, acoustic drum sets, pianos, three pianos, how many singers) how to choose music that makes everyone happy, etc.
I would [...]
December 7th, 2006 by Matt Heerema | Posted in Production | No Comments »
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April 15th, 2006 by Steve Parker | Posted in Production | 1 Comment »
I decided to write this in response to the Summitview Good Friday service last night. The service took place during the normal Rock time, so the normal Rock band took charge of playing for worship. Part of the logistics of the evening included a huge projector screen which was rolled out from the ceiling down into the middle of the stage for the duration of the service. So if there’s a huge screen in the middle of the stage, where are you supposed to put a full band?
November 22nd, 2005 by Steve Parker | Posted in Production | 1 Comment »
I was reading in Romans the other day and I came across a verse that is incredibly pertinent to my situation often times before and during Rock Services.
November 16th, 2005 by Steve Parker | Posted in Production | 10 Comments »
Hello, My name is Steve Parker (known as Steve-O by most of the people around me at The Rock here in Fort Collins, CO) Travis asked me to put together some thoughts about sound, relationships with the band, equipment, spirituality, production aspects, etc. This article is written towards those who, like me, are relatively new to the whole idea of sound for worship. I’ve been at it for about a year now with The Rock, and this article includes a lot of the knowledge I have gained in that time regarding the ministry. The subject is absolutely huge, and there are many different perspectives and opinions out there, so here’s my two cents. But one thing I know for sure: this ministry is a lot more than moving faders and turning knobs. So here goes.
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