Worship Musician Magazine September 2020 | Page 96

‘general purpose’ patches. Sometimes we’ll do something really unique in a song patch, and that will spark some interest. The ‘This Is Amazing Grace’ patch comes to mind. The verse sections have a really cool sound to them, and I like to think we nailed it with that one. [WM] How long does it take to create a patch from the ground up? [Brian Wahl] We usually spend weeks – sometimes more. We like to build it out initially and then we take a break from it. Often when we come back there are things that immediately stick out to us that need to be fixed. Then we like to use them live to see how well they translate in that environment. [Brian Michael Fuller] It helps that we all use our patches almost every day! We basically make them for ourselves and then let others have access. We have always been that way with all of our products. We make stuff because we need it. And then we like to share the love! [Bradford Mitchell] Yeah, we’ve spent a few weeks on a patch trying to get it everything to sound right but sometimes it takes just an afternoon. It’s typically the base tone and overdriven tones that take us the longest. [WM] Noting the massive giveaway you’re doing with them; the Line 6 folks are clearly aware of what you guys are up to. Can you tell us about the giveaway and what it means to you? [Brian Wahl] We knew that we wanted to celebrate as we approached this milestone. Having Line 6 come alongside us like this is just icing on the cake – they’re such great people, and they really do desire to give back to the praise and worship community. [Bradford Mitchell] We really appreciate the support of Line 6. They’ve been in our corner for a couple years now. When we mentioned hitting 100k downloads to them they were so stoked for us and that meant a ton! [WM] What do you enjoy most about what you do? [Brian Wahl] Not many people get to do something they really love for a living. I try to never take that for granted. We often receive emails or comments from people who tell us that the content and resources we have made have had a huge impact on their lives and have enabled them to serve their churches better. Those never ever get old. [Bradford Mitchell] I love helping people realize that making excellent and authentic worship happen at their churches does not have to be rocket science. We should always 96 September 2020 Subscribe for Free...