Worship Musician Magazine September 2022 | Page 3

SOUND CHECK
COULDN ’ T HAPPEN TO A NICER GUY
When I first met Chris Tomlin , I was the promoter for three dates of a Delirious concert tour in the Northwest . It was sound check time in the afternoon and Chris walked in the building . I went to shake his hand to welcome him and quite honestly , he looked like a “ deer in the headlights ”. You could tell it was a moment for him as I believe it was the first night he joined the tour . Matt Redman had opened on the other dates .
Later I interviewed him for [ WM ] at a Saddleback Conference and his music was just starting to break on the radio and I remember telling him ( from the concert promoter part of me ) that he would be headlining large tours before he knew it . Chris kind of shook his head in humble disbelief at the time , but history tells us that I was correct in my estimation . at its heyday with Matt Redman opening and Louie Giglio giving the message . We had 2,900 worship team folks in the audience and another 2,000 concert fans added on to that to fill the building . The worship was so powerful that night that you could cut it with a knife . I remember Chris telling us that the moment he hit the first chord on his guitar that the crowd was already dialed in and ready to worship . It was like a plane just taking off to flight .
Since then , I am glad to see Chris get married ( I know at times the road can be a lonely place ) and is raising a family too . Even with all his success since then , each time I ( or one of our teammates ) have interviewed him , Chris has always been generous with his time and goodnatured attitude . He now graces the cover of [ WM ] yet again !
is time to host the event ? Ha ! All I can say , “ It couldn ’ t happen to a nicer guy ”. Go get em ’ Chris . Here is the info .
The 53 rd Annual GMA Dove Awards hosted by Erica Campbell and Chris Tomlin are happening live and in person in Nashville , TN , October 18th , 2022 . This year ’ s broadcast will air exclusively on TBN and the TBN app , Friday , October 21st , 2022 at 8:00p . m . ET and 10:00p . m . ET .
Then a few years later Chris was headlining our very own Christian Musician Summit conference
Next I see he is co-hosting the Dove Awards . Well , he has won enough of them – I guess it
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