[ WM ] What is your main stage and songwriting guitar and keyboard you use ?
[ Bryan Torwalt ] My main acoustic guitar I ’ ve been using for the last 8 or 9 years is a Martin Custom . It has a 000 size Mahogany body , with a rosewood neck / bridge , and I love it ! I also recently got a John Mayer Martin and have been loving it too ! For songwriting we generally find ourselves in our little music room around our Yamaha U3 upright piano .
[ WM ] What brand / model vocal microphone do you use on stage ? In your home studio ?
[ Bryan ] On the road I know we ’ ve tried a bunch but the most consistent is the Shure KSM9 . We have a little vocal set up at home ( not a legit home studio . lol ) But we ’ ve tracked a ton on our Neumann TLM103 into our Universal Audio SOLO / 610 tube pre-amp .
[ WM ] If you play an acoustic guitar , what pickup system is on your guitar ?
[ Bryan ] In my 000 Custom for a long time I had the LR Baggs M1 sound hole pickup , and recently switched to the LR Baggs Anthem . The person I got the John Mayer Martin from had a K & K Trinity and they both sound really great .
[ WM ] What brand capo do you use ?
[ Bryan ] Someone handed me a gold G7th capo like 5 years ago and I ’ ve used it ever since . Ha !
[ WM ] What guitar strings do you prefer ?
[ Bryan ] Martin brand light .
[ WM ] Are you using a clip-on tuner ? A floor pedal tuner ?
[ Bryan ] I have a Snark clip-on for at home ... but usually a classic Boss tuner .
[ WM ] For In-Ear Monitors what brand are you using ?
[ Bryan ] Ultimate Ears have been our go to for years ! Currently using the UE18s .
[ WM ] What do you use to capture song ideas down with ?
[ Bryan ] Voice memos pretty much every time .
[ WM ] What is a current Worship record you enjoy listening to right now ?
[ Bryan ] We always have playlists going , but the most recent records I ’ ve listened to have been Mosaic MSC Sunday Vol . 1 ( Live ) and Josh Baldwin Made For More ( Live ).
[ WM ] What is your current or upcoming music project ?
[ Bryan ] Currently writing for our next project , but we had a few songs come out on Jesus Culture ’ s latest album called Why Not Right Now .
[ WM ] What is the next piece of gear you would be excited to have ?
[ Bryan ] Researching some keyboard / MIDI controllers to up my studio / demo game . Please send suggestions ! Ha !
[ WM ] What advice do you have for our worship leaders , bandmates and tech teams reading this magazine ?
[ Bryan ] Sometimes when we travel , we have the privilege to play with local teams , and you can always tell when people have put the work in . Perfection is never attainable nor is it Kingdom , but excellence is a heart posture , and you can really tell when someone is doing what they do unto the Lord .
[ WM ] Tell us how we can stay connected with you ? Your website , FaceBook , and Instagram ?
[ Bryan ] @ bryantorwalt on instagram but really @ katietorwalt if you want to see regular posts . Ha !! or bryanandkatietorwalt . com .
@ bryantorwalt @ katietorwalt bryanandkatietorwalt . com
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