Forever Reign

A few weeks ago we purchased a new mixer at The Bridge (PreSonus StudioLive 24.4.2) and it gives us the ability to easily record everything we do. So last week I recorded the service and decided to do a rough mix (When I say "rough" I mean it!) of a song we did called "Forever Reign". You can check it out below.

Here's what I did/used:

• PreSonus StudioLive 24.4.2
• ProTools 9
• Plug-Ins are all stock (come with PT9)
• Bounced straight to MP3

Enjoy!

Man Up

We did production for a Conference a couple weeks ago called "Man Up". For this conference we used a wide variety of services we have to offer. . . Here's a run down of all the technology we used for this event:

Sound

Biggest system we own... There was a different band on both nights so it required completely different stage gear (mics, drums, monitors, etc) between the two nights. Here's a general overview:

• (4) JBL Tops
• (2) Dual 18" JBL Subs
• Wedges on the 1st Night
• In Ears on the 2nd Night
• Shure Wireless Handhelds
• AKG Lapels
• I could go on and on. . .

Lighting

We got lucky here and were able to patch in and use all of the "In House" lighting for Front/White lighting, which made it slightly easier on us but also made it look much better since the Centene Center has a lot to offer in this area. To make that happen we used a program called MyDMX and a Chauvet DMX Splitter. Here's what lighting we used of ours:

• 6 LED Pars on Floor
• 9 LED Pars on Truss
• 2 LED Wash Panels on Floor
• 2 LED Wash Panels on Truss
• 1 LED Strip
• MyDMX ran on an HP Laptop

Screens

• (2) 7.5' x 10' Rear Project Screens
• (2) 2000 Lumen Projectors on Rear Screens
• (1) 3200 Lumen Projector on Backdrop Screen
• Cat 5 to VGA Converters for Long Runs

We used a program called Easy Worship for Backgrounds/Lyrics on the Center Screen. Ran on a Sony Vaio.

Video

For this event we used 3 Camera Positions. We had live video on the outside screens and recorded that signal as well.

• Sony PD150 Camera
• Sony VX2000 Camera
• Sony CX7 Camera
• Sony XR11 Camera
• Videonix MX1 Switcher
• Recorded Video to Sony Vaio
• S-Video to VGA for IMAG Screens

The recorded audio came from 2 sources:

1. Recording Output of the House Mixer
2. Crowd Mic's recorded to an iMac using Logic
3. Post Production for Video/Audio was done using Adobe Premier CS5 and Pro Tools 9

Truss

• 40' of 12" Box Truss
• (2) 18' Crank Stands

If you would like details or tutorials on any of the gear mentioned here feel free to contact me!

Here's a link to some of the video's from the event.

Stuff

I've been busy with MANY different events lately. . . from weekend youth events to big wedding receptions, we've been doing it all! And by "we" I mean PureSonic Productions and/or Parallax View. All this along with my "normal" job at The Bridge has kept me pretty busy over the last month. (not to mention a mass amount of family time mixed in there) It's been a lot of fun though. . . The amount/variety of events we've been doing has allowed me to acquire some new cool gear, which I plan to start blogging about soon. I've been having lots of thoughts and ideas like "hey, I should blog about that" lately, so this is my attempt to start that. Over the next few days I will post some pictures of events that we're producing. Stay tuned!

Better Than Life

Today, Josh Massey and I finished up a song that we've been writing called "Better Than Life". We recorded an acoustic demo for you to check out, let us know what you think!

You can listen here!

I'll post lyrics later. . .

Christmas!

Christmas was great this year! Lots of family time and too much food. . . It was Addelynn's first Christmas and I think it's obvious (pic below) that she enjoyed it!

All the events and services for "A Global Christmas" at The Bride was also a success this year. . . It was definitely the most we've ever put in to a Christmas series. Christ was glorified! Can't wait for next year!

Wow. . .

It's been a while!

Go check out www.bridgeworship.net and check out what I've been working on lately!

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