married couple. Meredith leads worship and [Jacob] I feel like we work together better Phil Wickham had written for Phil’s latest project,
writes music while Jacob co-writes as well, now than ever. One of the key ingredients in but when he didn’t record it, my A&R guy sent
plays various keyboards and produces. What collaboration is respect. Mere and I obviously it to me. I loved it right away. We reached out
were the dynamics like working with your love and respect one another, but sometimes to Mia and Hank and set up a day where we
spouse in this capacity for this project? it’s hard to communicate that in the writer’s could get together and work on the song, and
room, especially when it’s your best friend we rewrote the second verse and tweaked the
[Meredith] Jacob knows me better than and you’re used to “no filters.” We are very chorus and bridge a bit. I just love the picture
anyone, and of course there is a level of intentional now in the writer’s room in the way this song paints: having a higher view of God
vulnerability have we talk to one another. I was super pleased that and a greater understanding of what He’s like
exclusively with each other that gives us a unique she spoke into this project more than any other. and responding appropriately. The thought of
and
intimacy
that
we
opportunity in creating together. Obviously
falling down with “a million saints” from every
though, having that level of candidness with In the past, she’s adopted a “my husband knows nation and generation and singing, “Holy!” gets
one another is not without its challenges! I what he’s doing and I’m going to leave him to me fired up!
speak very freely with my producer husband, it” approach. But this record I encouraged her and we don’t always agree on what is best for to speak into the process more than ever, even [WM] Jacob, let’s talk about your favorite
the song or how something should sound. We if she didn’t have all the necessary language to keyboards that you are using and also what
are both very strong, passionate personalities, communicate what she was thinking musically. you are using for loops etc? Run down your
so that can be fun to navigate!
rig for us.
[WM] The first song released is “A Million
Ultimately though, I trust Jacob’s creative Saints”. Meredith tell us about this song and [Jacob] The hub of my live rig is a Nord
instincts more than my own, and there’s no one where it came from? Stage 2. It literally can do just about anything.
else I’d rather be working with than him. I have
The synth section is comprehensive enough
loved every part of this process, and we are [Meredith] “A Million Saints” was actually a to dial in most sounds I would need, and also
proud of what we’ve created together. song my friends Mia Fieldes, Hank Bentley and has the ability to sample in your own sounds.