over and the name changed to Yamaha’ s Night of Worship. Regardless of who is producing it, I am grateful that there is an evening of worship at NAMM. Natalie’ s voice was amazing but more amazing was there must have been 1,000 people standing outside in a misty soft rain giving glory to God at NAMM. NAMM is a mainstream event, but the things of the Lord do go on there. Amen! I was pretty tired by then, so I walked back to my hotel, sat down and popped open my laptop and to my surprise Yamaha was broadcasting the worship too. The Belonging Co. team led the crowd very well in worship. Big win!
Yamaha Night of Worship
Here is a taste of it, but the audio is a bit challenged …
Natalie Grant at the Yamaha Night of Worship
FRIDAY: Another day stacked with editorial and advertising meetings – Kyser, Harman Audio, Radial, Hotone, DPA Mics, Casio, Breedlove, Sennheiser and more. I didn’ t even have time for lunch. The hi-light of Friday came at the Gator booth. I got to meet Mason Marangella from Vertex Effects and saw his new line of pedalboards that Gator is distributing. Mason is a well-known influencer and a good friend of my good friend Joe Riggio( Riggio Custom Guitars). We finally got a chance to meet. When the convention closed at 6:00pm I just wanted to get some food and go back to my hotel room and sort out all the good things the Lord did for me that day.
SATURDAY: For the last 10 years we have been presenting the Worship Musician Chapel in the morning before the convention starts back at the Hilton Hotel. Our team woke up early and went to meet musical guest Bob Bennett and guest speaker and longtime industry friend of mine Mark Kasulen for sound check. The chapel filled up with 100 people, and it was a |
Mason Marangella & Bruce Adolph |
Bob Bennett |
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