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[ SOUND CHECK ] A PIVOTAL ISSUE… inspiration from [CM] into the newly expanded serve our mission of improving skill and inspir- Readers and friends, we are at a pivotal time in [WM]. If you are a “Combo” subscriber, you will ing musicianship to help worship teams get the lives of our magazines. With the new large now get monthly editions of WM instead of al- #BetterBySunday. distribution we have, and the deep reach into ternating with the two magazines. If you are a the U.S. churches and beyond, it is time to Triple Subscriber - [WM], [CM], and Collectible I want to publicly thank the Lord for allowing make a pivotal announcement... Guitar, you will still get your bi-monthly issues me to print Christian Musician for 21 years now. of Collectible Guitar plus the monthly issues of That is remarkable in itself! Then, to see the [WM]. Lord’s hand moving in our plans for Worship We will now publish Worship Musician twelve Musician is something special as well. We are times a year (we were bi-monthly). To accom- modate this doubling of activity, we will be re- This pivotal change will help us streamline our tiring our sister publication, Christian Musician efforts as there will be just one website and magazine. set of social media feeds to manage. We have Thank you for your support! big plans for those both, so this is a judicious Bruce & Judy We will be rolling some of the great content and grateful for it all! move. This consolidation will help us better [ CONTRIBUTORS ] Blue Amber Freelance Music Photographer. Photographer @ Elevation Church CLT // Nikon BlueAmberPhotography.com Gerod Bass Worship leader in Tacoma, WA. Mentor with Worship Catalyst. Singer, songwriter, guitarist with a passion for impacting lives for the sake of the Gospel. Robert Berman Robert is a Sunday School teacher, music nerd, and acoustic guitar enthusiast. He lives in rural Tennessee with his wife and three boys. Mitch Bohannon Developed the Short-Cut Capo for Kyser. Worship Leader in Louisiana. Married to his beautiful wife, Noelle, for 23 years and they have three awesome kids. Tyson Bryant From a family of bluegrass musicians, Has played mando in worship bands for 20+ years. Also plays acoustic & electric guitar, cajon, and just enough banjo to make people cringe. Eric Dahl Host of the FOX 17 Rock & Review show in Nashville, TN. The program features new + cool gear that favorite artists are using or that is new to the market! Fox17.com/RockAndReview Doug Doppler Doug is a worship leader + former Guitar Hero session player, Favored Nations recording artist spends his time demoing the coolest gear. WorshipMusician.com Lynn Fuston Recording engineer. Has recorded Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, DC Talk, Russ Taff, Twila Paris, Gaither Vocal Band, Michael English, Newsong, Rich Mullins. He’s also the Sweetwater Manager of Written Content. Sheri Gould Internationally acclaimed vocal coach with a degree from U of Illinois. Coaching since ‘79 and leading worship since ‘85. www.SheriGould.com Paul Herman As a songwriter, worship leader, and a member of the marketing team, Paul is connected to CCLI in every possible way. Paul serves as CCLI’s Content Creator in the U.S. Service Center in Vancouver. WA. Tom Jackson Live music producer. Has taught indie + major artists of every genre, including Taylor Swift, Lecrae, Shawn Mendes, The Band Perry, Francesca Battistelli... OnStageSuccess.com Ed Kerr Director of Worship Studies at King’s University/Gateway Church in Dallas, TX. Masters in Piano performance, songwriter, clinician with Yamaha and Paul Baloche. www.KerrTunes.com The Cast Kent Morris 35 year veteran of the worship technology arena with a passion for excellence balanced by the knowledge digital is a temporary state. David Owens Drummer from Los Angeles. Currently playing for Franklin Graham events worldwide. Spent 2 years drumming for The Lion King in Hollywood. DavidOwensDrums.com Mark Shelton An active freelance musician, Mark’s percussion work can be heard live and on recordings with Gateway Worship. A member of the Texas Commission on the Arts Touring Roster. PercussionForWorship.blogspot.com. Vance & Michelle Shepherd Founders of The Shepherd School Of Music in Las Vegas, NV, where they work with youth to raise up the next generation of worship leaders and musicians. www.ShepherdStudiosLV.com Norm Stockton Session bassist, clinician, solo artist from Orange County, CA. Former bassist for Lincoln Brewster. Author of The Worship Bass Book on Hal Leonard. NormStockton.com Roger Zimish Freelance guitarist, indie artist, clinician + Jesus guy based in Hendersonville TN. Author of the Guitar from A2Z column. Like Roger Zimish Guitarist on facebook. 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