by Kevin Ott | Oct 31, 2013 | Praise Music, Praise Teams, Shadowlands and Songs of Light
How To Implement Classical Guitar Technique in Worship![Note: after you read this article about classical guitar, if you’re a fan of U2 or C.S. Lewis, please check out my new blog Stabs of Joy that will explore 13 U2 albums and 18 C.S. Lewis books to answer one...
by Kevin Ott | Oct 28, 2013 | Audio 101, Church Media, Music Directors, Praise Music, Praise Teams
Five Easy Tips for Avoiding Feedback During A Live Performance! Let’s start off on a positive note: just because feedback sneaks into your live set does not mean you are a failure. It’s not always easy to avoid, even for experienced engineers. Although the definition...
by Kevin Ott | Oct 24, 2013 | Music Directors, Praise Music, Praise Teams
Climbing the Heights: How to Make Worship Songs Ascend! It was many years ago, but the memory is still vivid in my mind. After hiking for hours, I reached the top of a mountain’s summit with my family on a warm July afternoon. My mother looked at me with a smile and...
by Kevin Ott | Oct 19, 2013 | Movies/TV/Books
A Christian Review Of The Motion Picture Escape Plan In the opening scene of Escape Plan—starring Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Jim Caviezel—a world-weary prisoner named Ray Breslin (Stallone) sits in a lonely cell with a Bible in his hands. For a...
by Kevin Ott | Oct 16, 2013 | Audio 101, Praise Music, Praise Teams, The Christian Music Biz
Step Away from the Digital Delay: In Search of New Guitar Pedals After playing guitar in a wide variety of worship settings since 1996, I’ve noticed one thing: Christian guitarists really like digital delay pedals. I have certainly enjoyed them myself over the years....