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changed over time?
there in Atlanta. What does playing at church services. A lot of their services will just flow
look like for ‘Lance from Gear Talk’? with however the Spirit is moving. Some days
[Lance] Aside from number of members
it would just turn into a worship set. Incredible
and the vibe small communities can have, the [Lance] In Atlanta, there’s definitely no experience for a church musician who may
overall community and spirit is still intact. It is still shortage of churches and there are tons of play at a church where you’re on a very tight
just a bunch of dorks debating on the esoteric mega churches. I love the diversity here. I can schedule with three songs up top and one
nuances of tremolo pedals and geeking-out go back and forth from playing at churches at closing.
about the same stuff over and over again, or that do primarily CCM to hardcore Gospel. I’m whatever it may be this time. As redundant as fortunate to be part of it.
Free Chapel put me on stage with everyone
this stuff might be, I think it’s really funny that I
from Hillsong to Benny Hinn! One of the
am still the nerd talking to my friends about the Not long after I moved to Atlanta for music highlights there was being part of the Moving
latest and greatest features of tremolo pedals! school, I was fortunate enough to be asked Forward record with Israel Houghton and
to become part of the worship band at Free Ricardo Sanchez. They brought in a stellar band
[WM] Gear Talk P&W isn’t just something you Chapel, whose lead pastor is Jentezen Franklin. but invited me to play guitar on the recording.
created to engage worship musicians, you’re That was pretty unreal for a first ‘church gig’. In Nigel Hendroff was the guitarist they brought in,
an active member of the worship community four years, I was able to play some incredible so that wasn’t intimidating at all (laughs)!
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