Writing at BBPM
I didn't have an appointment this morning but I planned to go in early to write by myself at Brentwood/Benson. Simon Hawkins, my good friend and afternoon appointment was also there by himself so we decided to write early. It was so good to have a chance to catch up. It's also fun to try to analyze what is going on the music world together.
We finished a song we had started by e-mail. It was good to work through the lines in person and hammer out the wrinkles on the melody. That is not as easy to do via e-mail. We tried out a video conference a while back and we were able to get it to work pretty well. I really need to get a mac for video conferencing. He says it works a lot smoother. The song is turning out great, just love the idea.
We went for a late lunch and planned to get started on a new song. We were just about to begin when Jaime showed up a little early for our co-write (a day early) :) Simon had tomorrow afternoon free so he graciously consented to trade appointments.
Jaime Jamgochian is a Centricity artist. She led worship at the Seminar in the Rockies last year. She has a great voice and a good ear for melody. You need to check out her site and buy her new CD “Reason to Live“ http://www.jaimejam.com/ It is a great record. Keep your ears open for her radio single “Love Rains Down“.
I brought a hook we connected on and we spent time crafting a cool up-tempo worship chorus. We finished a verse and landed a bridge idea before we quit. It was really storming outside. It makes for interesting inspiration in writing worship. Sue told me she and Joel wrote one in the basement during a tornado warning a while back. Tony, who was writing down the hall kept an eye on the weather for us. He has big windows for watching tornadoes and sunsets and stuff like that.
Many thanks to Simon and Jaime for a great day of writing. Tomorrow I am with Marty and Simon again.
Jodie and Jubi had a great time at the art museum. Jubi made several art projects there. Grandpa Mehrens would be proud.
More tomorrow...
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