PLAYING TOGETHER ONLINE // LUTEFISH STREAM INTERVIEW WITH PATRICK FINN
PLAYING TOGETHER ONLINE // LUTEFISH STREAM INTERVIEW WITH PATRICK FINN
By Steve Sattler
KEY FEATURES
• Enables musicians to rehearse and collaborate online in real time.
• Broadcast-quality sound and clear video stream optimized for music and speech.
• Seamlessly links main sanctuary teams with satellite campuses for consistent worship experiences.
• Simple, intuitive controls make it easy for volunteers and non-tech musicians to use.
• Works with existing DAWs, audio interfaces, and church AV systems for smooth workflow.
• Ideal for sectional rehearsals, music education, and mentoring new worship team members.
• Chat, scheduling, and collaboration features keep the entire team aligned.
For decades, Wenger Corporation has been synonymous with quality in music education, acoustic solutions, and performing arts equipment. Founded in 1946 by music educator Harry Wenger, the company built its legacy on practical, durable solutions for rehearsal, performance, and storage. The company’ s latest innovation, Lutefish, blends dedicated hardware, advanced streaming technology, and an integrated online community to solve one of modern worship music’ s most persistent challenges: how to rehearse and collaborate effectively when you can’ t all be in the same room.
Launched in November 2024, Lutefish is Wenger’ s answer to a problem worship leaders, musicians, and tech directors have wrestled with for years— keeping a worship team tight and engaged despite busy schedules, long commutes, and the increasing number of multi-campus church models. While services themselves might be a fixed point in the week, the rehearsal schedules leading up to them often get squeezed. Between volunteers juggling work and family commitments, musicians spread across different parts of a city, and the pandemic’ s long shadow, finding time to gather the entire team can be an uphill battle.
This is where the Lutefish Stream comes in. Instead of running rehearsal audio through traditional video conferencing platforms which can have poor audio quality and latency that make playing in time impossible, the Lutefish
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