WARNING:These are 4 of the most boring videos ever!
These are not for the mere mortals - they are forkeyboard players…
I put together a few short videos discussing navigation sounds for live performance, as well as an overview of B3 organ basics and how to effectively use it in modern rock and worship.
They’re pretty elementary, but at least the B3 stuff is info that I would have liked to have known when I was starting out.
Let me know what you think…
Synth Rig
Hammond B3 - Basics
Roland X8 - Storing Favorites for Live Performance
Korg Triton - Navigation Sounds for Live Performance
Today, around 5 PM, after what has seemed like an eternity in preparation and endless hours of staring at Pro Tools, and after getting stuff together for tonight’s Sunday AM rehearsal, I finally felt like I was ready for official DRIVE rehearsals to begin tomorrow.
Then I realized I haven’t actually physically practiced 4 of the special songs.
Crap.
I’ve spent countless hours making sure that everything else is ready, but I’m having that dream where I show up to school with no pants on…
We’ve just started studying what appears to be a great book: Made To Stick
I’ll probably have some random comments about this book over the next few weeks…
The first one is on the topic of CREATIVITY. I’m not going to tell you what the book says (you’ll have to actually read it…), but it lead us to a conversation on how the term and idea of creativity seems to have obtained a narrow definition, and is used primarily to describe right-brained, artsy-fartsy painters, musicians and writers. You know - the folks that can barely bathe themselves because their head is off in la-la land….
I threw out the following comments - I’m still not sure if I even totally agree with what I said, but let me know what you think…
“Everyone is given an equal dose of “Creativity”. However it presents itself in different forms, depending on how their brain is wired.“
For some, it is abstract paintings or creating music, but for others, it’s finding a way to put a man on the moon, or how to deliver fresh water to the Roman Empire, or how to bust all those myths on Mythbusters.
I gave the example of how Micah and his production guys created our incredible control room and it’s brain (a big room with lots and lots of wires and racks and racks of very expensive equipment - how’s that for technical jargon!).
And each week they continue to find new, creative ways to overcome the obstacles we face in synching the East and West Auditoriums, as well as exporting our content to our campuses and strategic partners.
Ain’t no painters or songwriters figuring THAT one out!!!
Brad mentioned the idea of “creativity is problem solving: finding new ways to accomplish something“.
I loved that!
So how’s this for a summary:
“How we define Creativity is based on how we view someone else’s natural thought processes when compared to our own.“
Apparently either the heathens are missing from Hollywood, or someone slipped something into my water, ’cause I (and 8 Gajillion other people) just witnessed something remarkable.
Yeah, I’m talking about American Idol wrapping up the big “Idol Gives Back” spectacular with a version of Darlene Zschech’s Shout To The Lord .
Yep - the worship chorus. Isn’t that amazing?
Now, mind you, it was a dated mid-1990’s rendition that would make the Integrity’s Hosanna Singers proud, but it was an actual worship song, nonetheless.
Now if I find out that Darlene Zschech and Don Moen are producers on Idol, I’ll crap my pants. For real.
It’s Spring Break - the office was quieter than usual, which was good, ’cause I had a TON of work to do. And so it started after our Monday AM evaluation meeting (where we pick away at each element of the service, leaving nothing but a bloody carcass…).
And then, 8 straight hours - including lunch at my desk - of working on one of these:
It started innocent enough. But between DRIVE preparations, Sunday preparations, North Point Music issues, ordering computer parts, signing check requests and booking the next 9 weeks (that’s 18 stages - ’cause we’ve got 2!) of Worship Leaders and bands on Planning Center - I’m spent.
So here’s my day in pictures….
And then construction on GA-400 made the commute home feel a lot like this:
But now I’m home, getting ready to watch a movie with Jennie. So that’s good!
Ted Turner: Global warming could lead to cannibalism
Billionaire environmentalist says world has too many people
By MIKE MORRIS The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Published on: 04/03/08
Failure to address global warming will have us all dead or eating each other by mid-century.
So says Ted Turner, the restaurateur, environmentalist and former media mogul whose controversial comments have earned him the nickname “Mouth of the South.”
If steps aren’t taken to stem global warming, “We’ll be eight degrees hotter in 30 or 40 years and basically none of the crops will grow,” Turner said during a wide-ranging, hour-long interview with PBS’s Charlie Rose that aired Tuesday.
“Most of the people will have died and the rest of us will be cannibals,” said Turner, 69. “Civilization will have broken down. The few people left will be living in a failed state — like Somalia or Sudan — and living conditions will be intolerable.”
One way to combat global warming, Turner said, is to stabilize the population.
“We’re too many people; that’s why we have global warming,” he said. “Too many people are using too much stuff.”
LOOK! They already ate part of the page! AHHHHHH!!!!!
They were bankers and venture capitalists and cable network owners - they’re the hungriest!!!!
AHHHHHHH!!! NO - Not the A1 sauce and a big torch!!!! NOOOOOO!!!!!
I’d much rather be served slowly roasted over a medium flame with a peppercorn crust, with a reduction sauce and a mixture of fresh, steamed vegetables, a small caesar salad and an Australian Shiraz. Or Diet Coke.
We thank you for your mercies. Please bestow your favor on the following gentlemen of the Atlanta Braves over the next 161 games, specifically those against other teams in the National League East.
May they stretch well in warmups, as to help avoid injury.
May they swing well, as to drive in many runs - specifically more runs than their opponents.
May they throw many strikes, as to get many opposing batters out, and to save fatigue.
May they catch many balls, as to prevent the opposition from scoring and/or driving in runs.
May they assume a quick, comfortable lead, as to prevent stress as a team, and to save my fingernails from being bitten down to the nub.
