recording a live worship EP was simply another arrangements and parts, instead of fixing and your recording. What does your involvement
means to inviting worshipers to deeper levels of shaping things on the back end. I think when with the worship program at The Belonging
encounter with their Father. a band is really prepared with a roadmap, it look like?
makes going off the road map easier. We knew
[WM] Jacob, the pre-production work for Mere was going to call some spontaneous [Meredith]
the live recording must have been a huge moments, and being prepared for all the other Rocketown because we wanted it to feel like
task. Everything from capturing the vocals stuff cleared headspace. church. Being a part of The Belonging has
and instruments, to the visual presentation on
We
wanted
to
record
at
not only provided our family with an incredible
the screens, to the camera teams getting the In the old days, bands would tour new songs for community in Nashville, but it has also elevated
correct shots needed. months and years before ever recording them. our faith and increased our depth of worship.
It meant that the parts were in their muscles. I Jacob and I currently serve once or twice a
like trying to have a little bit of that in this day month at church, and I love that we get to be
and age, by giving my band as much time as part of a team of worship leaders and band
possible to prepare. members who volunteer their time and gifting
Tell us about how you went about this?
[Jacob] Live records always take a little bit
extra, especially when it’s your wife and you
on the weekend. It’s also wonderful to get to
want everything to be perfect. We started [WM] Meredith, Rocketown is where your simply go to church with my family more often
working on arrangements in the studio home church The Belonging meets, and where than not.
months before with the band. I like to know you lead worship sometimes as well. That must I have the lightning in the bottle, at least with of felt like home court advantage the night of
December 2018
[WM] I like the fact that you are a musical
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