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SOUND CHECK FINDING OUR VOICE There are more worship teams playing live worship team and the tech teams involved in all music every weekend in the U.S. than other facets of the production behind the worship in venues. In fact, there are over 300,000 the local churches. horizon too. This worship music movement is not just limited to the United States either. Contemporary churches (small, medium and large) and about 16,000 or so “other” venues where live music With a huge shift of worship bands switching and Modern Worship is blossoming in Latin is being played. That is a striking difference. to the silent stage (in-ears, playing to the click, America, in Southeast Asia and South Africa. Add to that the estimate that 30% of all new utilizing tracks along with the live music) multiple guitars, basses, amps, effects pedals, drums equipment companies are building products We have a voice. It is a musical one. It is not and keyboards being purchased are being just for our needs. about self-glorification. If you are doing it for that – you are doing it wrong. It is about used in playing contemporary or modern worship music and that 60% of all pro audio And with a new technology emerging - Impulse His glorification. That is why [WM] Worship equipment is going to the House of Worship. Response – or IR for short (an ‘impulse response’ Musician is here. We lend our voice to help you That is impressive! The industry that makes the is an audio file that contains a capture of the find yours – to His glory! musical instruments and equipment is taking inherent sonic characteristics of a piece of gear, notice of this largely underserved segment of acoustic environment or playback system) you the market… namely they have taken notice of now see several company’s products thriving you – the worship leaders, the musicians on the that offer it. More IR laden gear is on the #BetterBySunday Bruce Adolph / Publisher-Owner The Cast The Details Publisher + Editor: Bruce Adolph Vice President: Judy Adolph [email protected] [email protected] Editorial + Ad Director: Doug Doppler [email protected] Associate Editor: Michael Hodge [email protected] Social Media Director: Lance Seymour [email protected] Transcription Editor: Shelley Cush Ad Sales Manager: Andrew Adolph Ad Acct Exec: Steve Sattler [email protected] Higher Ed Acct Exec: Alex MacDougall [email protected] Production Manager: Mike Adolph Layout + Design: Matt Kees Customer Experience: Brian Felix [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] WorshipMusician.com ©2019 Worship Musician published by Adolph Agency, Inc. January 2020 Subscribe for Free... AAI Office: 253-445-1973 3