For a diversion while we are all waiting patiently for Chad to finish up The Dailies project, I have a little something to share with the Roadhouse… my band has been holed up in a studio for the last 6 months or so (if you count pre-production) working on our latest project. We just finished final mixes on Sunday, and we have the first mastered tunes in-hand (they’re going back of course, not perfect yet). But I couldn’t wait to share it with you guys…
I’m looking forward to getting back on a normal sleep schedule - we did most of the recording between 9pm-3am. There was a night last week that we were working on mixes and I got home as the sun was coming up… I didn’t bother going to bed. I did feel myself falling asleep at work and realized as it was happening there was nothing I could do to stop it. I don’t recommend it… remember - we’re professionals! I’m about 80% done with the album artwork too… the plan was to farm it out but nobody was ecstatic about the preliminary comps so I got elected.
A short sampler of the songs is available at salientband.com. All y’all’s expert feedback is highly anticipated! Come check us out this weekend if you happen to be in Iowa or Wisconsin!
How odd that the only IE user on the blog is the one encouraging everyone to download Firefox 3 today.
I just saw a bit on the Today show about some of the larger suburban churches across the country canceling their Christmas morning services. Ed Young from Fellowship Church in Grapevine, TX mentioned that they are having 21 services this month leading up to Christmas, and they wanted their younger congregation (20-40somethings) to have the time at home with their families.
Ted Haggard from New Life Church in Colorado Springs said they are having a single service rather than several, partially because they decided years ago that the church would be open every Sunday, no matter what the weather conditions. And they mentioned Willow Creek is handing out DVDs so that their members can have a service at home with their families.
Being a member (but not necessarily a good one) of a medium-large Baptist church here in the Bible Belt that insists on the entire congregation being present every time the doors are open, I know we are having a couple Christmas Eve services as well as 2 + Sunday School Christmas morning. I probably won’t be going, since I’m (thankfully) not on the schedule to play. I feel like I am serving God better by spending that special moment at home with family. Looks to me like the mega-churches are doing something right this Christmas.
I know several people here work in churches too - what are your plans this Christmas?
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