Consider purchasing equipment that is easier to operate, whether that is a new mixing console, a new digital keyboard, electronic drums, wireless microphones/in-ear monitors, or any new technology that the church is in need of. Please, please, please reserve a portion of your audio budget ...
Skateland: Skateland is relatively new, but I’ve been doing music in some form for my entire life. As a kid I grew up playing gospel in church, which is where I learned how to play instruments like bass, drums, guitar etc., and I’ve always been grateful that I was able to cut...
And second, drums can be heard acoustically, especially in bands that perform on small stages and may not even be necessary in the other mixes. Three Mixes We're assuming that the vocalists are able to agree on a mix of the vocal microphones. While forcing singers to share the same mix ...
"I was raised in the church, I played drums in the youth band two or three times a week. I was at church a lot. My parents were very active; I had to memorize passages of the Bible and learn, up and down, the Old Testament and the New Testament." ...
Sherwood’s parents divorced when he was a teenager. He moved to L.A. to live with his mother. She’d taught him how to play drums, hoping he’d follow in her footsteps. By that point, Haun and his brother Michael had put together the rock group Lodgic. Billy sat in on their ear...
Since these instruments can produce high volume by themselves, you should place the microphone 1 to 2 feet from the bell to ensure that you don't overpower the other instruments in the orchestra or vocalists leading the worship song. A couple of instruments can play into one microphone. By ...
After we had a half dozen or so tracks together, we realized we needed another member if we wanted to play out. I’ve played drums in dozens of area bands over the years, but in the early 2000s I was actually playing more bass guitar than drums. I’ve kept up my bass chops throug...
Steve Cropper has stayed true to himself for over seven decades, thanks in no small part to advice from Stax founder Jim Stewart. "He said, 'Just play yourself and if they don't like it, they'll tell you,'" Cropper tells GRAMMY.com. "SoI've been playing myself all my life and it...
This bass drum muffling technique is perfect for rock music, playing in a church, or in a club where you’re using the house kit. While this is how I like my bass drum to sound, you can start here and experiment with tighter or looser tuning (and even more muffling if it floats you...
Steve Cropper has stayed true to himself for over seven decades, thanks in no small part to advice from Stax founder Jim Stewart. "He said, 'Just play yourself and if they don't like it, they'll tell you,'" Cropper tells GRAMMY.com. "So I've been playing myself all my ...