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Live Recording: Gospel Artist Martha Munizzi
A meeting of minds and ministry
Not many recording artists today can bring the heart of a live worship experience to the listener like Worship Leader Martha Munizzi. Her latest release, “Change the World,” was recorded live in December of 2007, at Munizzi’s home church, The Gathering Place, in Orlando, Florida. The CD captures the passion and pure essence of worship that make Munizzi’s live events so powerful.
The event also produced the alliance of two ministry-minded professionals who have a desire to carry their unique vision to the Church. They are industry-renowned live audio recording engineer Danny Duncan of Vanguard Recording and Design 2020’s Principal, Armando Fullwood, for the FOH mix.
Their combined vision is helping others to achieve a truly great balance between a brilliant live worship experience and attaining a technically remarkable recording. Let’s go behind the scenes of the Martha Munizzi live event with Fullwood and Duncan to discuss what factors contributed to their success.
CPM: You are each noted professionals in your field. Can you give us a bit of background on yourselves and how came to work this event?
Fullwood: Martha Munizzi is one of my favorite clients to work with because of her heart and her expectation for excellence, and having worked with other ministries like Bishop TD Jake’s live project in Kenya, Martha and her husband Dan asked me to be a part of the “Change the World” project. I spend as much time mixing worship concerts as I do designing audio systems for Design 2020. I also teach hands-on training for WFX audio seminars.
Duncan: Martha Munizzi is one of my regular clients. I’ve done a lot of live recording with Martha before and worked on her last record down in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The live recording company I have is called Vanguard Recording. You can see a lot of our gear and a list of our clients on the website. Some of the artists I have worked with are Bruce Springsteen, Garth Brooks, Stevie Wonder, CeCe Wynans, Usher and many others.
CPM: How many events have you worked together in the past?
Fullwood: This is the first time we worked together. Both Martha Munizzi and Producer Aaron Lindsey felt that Danny and I would make a good team. When we met and discovered our commonalities I felt like I’d found my symbiotic twin.
Duncan: We both realized that we each consider the spiritual side as equally important as the technical side. The importance of our roles takes what happened in the room that night all over the world.
CPM: So you found a meeting of the minds technically as well as in your ministry goals?
Fullwood: Yes, with Danny and me working together we realize we share a great deal in the way we approach and interact with the church, the band, and the artist. The event is about Martha being able to lead everyone into a worship experience. Part of what we do is to help facilitate an environment where everyone feels at ease.
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Alison Istnick is a regular contributing writer for Church Production Magazine and Worship Facilities Magazine. She can be reached at aistnick@churchproduction.com.
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