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Making Church Happen

en info@churchproduction.com Copyright 2012 2012-01-31T18:21:24+00:00 Selecting a Contractor http://www.churchproduction.com/go.php/blog_entry/12193 http://www.churchproduction.com/go.php/blog_entry/12193#When:09:23:43Z How to select the company that will install the new sound system at your church Selecting a Contractor 2010-08-17T14:23:43+00:00 Developing a Technical Ministry http://www.churchproduction.com/go.php/blog_entry/12169 http://www.churchproduction.com/go.php/blog_entry/12169#When:09:56:34Z So how does one put a winning team together to make the technical production happen? Developing a Technical Ministry 2010-08-10T14:56:34+00:00 Fader Rider vs. Fader Raider http://www.churchproduction.com/go.php/blog_entry/12096 http://www.churchproduction.com/go.php/blog_entry/12096#When:10:03:07Z Why not replace the "Fader Rider" and "Fader Raider" with a "Fader Rookie"?? Fader Rider vs. Fader Raider 2010-08-03T15:03:07+00:00 The one thing that will revolutionize your ministry! http://www.churchproduction.com/go.php/blog_entry/12055 http://www.churchproduction.com/go.php/blog_entry/12055#When:08:31:06Z The concept is a simple one but it changed the entire planning for the event! The one thing that will revolutionize your ministry! 2010-07-27T13:31:06+00:00 Producing great sound in a worship service! http://www.churchproduction.com/go.php/blog_entry/12025 http://www.churchproduction.com/go.php/blog_entry/12025#When:21:19:54Z Practical tips on how to tie all of it together to get the best sound. Producing great sound in a worship service! 2010-07-20T02:19:54+00:00 Sales or Fishing?  What’s your connection to them? http://www.churchproduction.com/go.php/blog_entry/11897 http://www.churchproduction.com/go.php/blog_entry/11897#When:10:48:54Z Want to increase your church growth by 11,000%? Want to enjoy 100% parishioner retention, or how about getting people to double tithe (giving 20% of Gross)? Just send $999.95 to......... Sales or Fishing?  What’s your connection to them? 2010-07-13T15:48:54+00:00 Are you dancing in the spirit, or do you need more vocal in your monitor? http://www.churchproduction.com/go.php/blog_entry/11864 http://www.churchproduction.com/go.php/blog_entry/11864#When:10:17:56Z To help avoid embarrassment I suggest that you work with the musicians to develop a simple set of signals to know when and how to adjust the monitors. Are you dancing in the spirit, or do you need more vocal in your monitor? 2010-07-06T15:17:56+00:00 Let’s go Retro….. all over again! http://www.churchproduction.com/go.php/blog_entry/11719 http://www.churchproduction.com/go.php/blog_entry/11719#When:12:10:08Z The reverb section of the VA 300C was spectacular! Well that is if you like noisy spring reverb. Think of the big Mr. Microphone that you can purchase at the dollar store. Let’s go Retro….. all over again! 2010-06-29T17:10:08+00:00 LED for me? http://www.churchproduction.com/go.php/blog_entry/11679 http://www.churchproduction.com/go.php/blog_entry/11679#When:13:48:04Z What are the pros and cons of LED? Is it like cats and dogs? LED for me? 2010-06-22T18:48:04+00:00 Test…..5…6…7…... part 2 of:  Ten Steps on how to use a sound check to ignite an explosion http://www.churchproduction.com/go.php/blog_entry/11669 http://www.churchproduction.com/go.php/blog_entry/11669#When:10:11:33Z This is part 2 of an article I started last week. Test…..5…6…7…... part 2 of:  Ten Steps on how to use a sound check to ignite an explosion 2010-06-15T15:11:33+00:00 Check 1…2…Test! part 1 of:  Ten Steps on how to use a sound check to ignite an explosion http://www.churchproduction.com/go.php/blog_entry/11592 http://www.churchproduction.com/go.php/blog_entry/11592#When:07:40:39Z Can a sound check lead to an explosion? Check 1…2…Test! part 1 of:  Ten Steps on how to use a sound check to ignite an explosion 2010-06-08T12:40:39+00:00 Is bad sound a sin? http://www.churchproduction.com/go.php/blog_entry/11546 http://www.churchproduction.com/go.php/blog_entry/11546#When:12:55:29Z Doug playfully asked the question “is bad sound a sin?” I took his bait and replied “not necessarily” Doug then asked “is breaking one of God’s Laws a sin?” Is bad sound a sin? 2010-06-01T17:55:29+00:00 Making Church Happen!!!! at the e3 summit http://www.churchproduction.com/go.php/blog_entry/11508 http://www.churchproduction.com/go.php/blog_entry/11508#When:15:15:05Z Points on How to Make Church Happen Making Church Happen!!!! at the e3 summit 2010-05-25T20:15:05+00:00 Making Church Happen!!! at the e3 Summit http://www.churchproduction.com/go.php/blog_entry/11507 http://www.churchproduction.com/go.php/blog_entry/11507#When:14:43:05Z The excerpt below is taken from the recent e3 summit http://www.e3summit.com Making Church Happen!!! at the e3 Summit 2010-05-25T19:43:05+00:00 Excellence…… is it for you, or do you just settle for adequate? http://www.churchproduction.com/go.php/blog_entry/11360 http://www.churchproduction.com/go.php/blog_entry/11360#When:08:31:03Z . As we sat simmering in the hot water and chit chatting about the facility, the event, the artists we would invite to perform….. one of the guys stated, “This is going to be an excellent event!” Excellence…… is it for you, or do you just settle for adequate? 2010-05-18T13:31:03+00:00 It’s a little too loud, but that’s good! http://www.churchproduction.com/go.php/blog_entry/11313 http://www.churchproduction.com/go.php/blog_entry/11313#When:21:16:17Z With the drums now in front of the opening and fully inside the main room we were hearing a lot more of the acoustic sound from the drum set than we were used to. It’s a little too loud, but that’s good! 2010-05-04T02:16:17+00:00 The Cave or the Fish Bowl…...where does your drummer belong? http://www.churchproduction.com/go.php/blog_entry/11225 http://www.churchproduction.com/go.php/blog_entry/11225#When:14:27:02Z I asked my client how the “drum cave” came out for her. Her reply was, “with the big glass window in front, I now call it the fish bowl”. The Cave or the Fish Bowl…...where does your drummer belong? 2010-04-26T19:27:02+00:00 It’s all about me http://www.churchproduction.com/go.php/blog_entry/11191 http://www.churchproduction.com/go.php/blog_entry/11191#When:08:05:21Z (M3) More Me Monitor follow-up It’s all about me 2010-04-19T13:05:21+00:00 Obfuscation in the presentation or; Can a cacophony of esoteric words make you look and sound smart http://www.churchproduction.com/go.php/blog_entry/11047 http://www.churchproduction.com/go.php/blog_entry/11047#When:04:58:04Z Why does it seem that people want to exacerbate the learning process, or any situation, by using big or industry specific words or jargon? Obfuscation in the presentation or; Can a cacophony of esoteric words make you look and sound smart 2010-04-12T09:58:04+00:00 Stage Presence or Stage presents http://www.churchproduction.com/go.php/blog_entry/11034 http://www.churchproduction.com/go.php/blog_entry/11034#When:14:56:45Z The band sounded great, but it took time to get the monitors right. Stage Presence or Stage presents 2010-04-05T19:56:45+00:00 Live is, (well I guess) TO LIVE! http://www.churchproduction.com/go.php/blog_entry/11019 http://www.churchproduction.com/go.php/blog_entry/11019#When:14:53:06Z “Audio is the art that everyone thinks is a science and Audio is the science that everyone thinks is art”. When you can both understand and mix science and art together, the results can bring sound to life! Live is, (well I guess) TO LIVE! 2010-03-29T19:53:06+00:00 Outreach, is it an inside joke? http://www.churchproduction.com/go.php/blog_entry/10859 http://www.churchproduction.com/go.php/blog_entry/10859#When:10:56:07Z My friend said “I can’t be sure that some of the attendees were people that are not in the typical Christian circles, and perhaps, the concert was even a turning point is someone’s life,but at this outreach event the great majority were already regular church goers". Outreach, is it an inside joke? 2010-03-22T15:56:07+00:00 To upgrade or not?  or, is it live or Memorex? http://www.churchproduction.com/go.php/blog_entry/10827 http://www.churchproduction.com/go.php/blog_entry/10827#When:09:54:23Z Between 1913 and 1920, the master showman Thomas Edison did more than 4000 “blind listening tests” to promote his Phonograph equipment and Diamond disc recordings. Could you determine what was live and what was Memorex? To upgrade or not?  or, is it live or Memorex? 2010-03-15T14:54:23+00:00 The Show http://www.churchproduction.com/go.php/blog_entry/10784 http://www.churchproduction.com/go.php/blog_entry/10784#When:13:53:17Z It's all about the sound, lights and video....... correct??? The Show 2010-03-08T18:53:17+00:00 Is Consumerism Dead? http://www.churchproduction.com/go.php/blog_entry/10671 http://www.churchproduction.com/go.php/blog_entry/10671#When:09:29:53Z The tough economy has forced many to re-evaluate their economic priorities. What about the spiritual priorities? Is Consumerism Dead? 2010-03-01T14:29:53+00:00 Sound Guy as King of the World? http://www.churchproduction.com/go.php/blog_entry/10648 http://www.churchproduction.com/go.php/blog_entry/10648#When:15:56:36Z The biggest event of my career? Politics aside, it was fun to be on the "inside" of a Presidential Visit. Sound Guy as King of the World? 2010-02-22T20:56:36+00:00 M3 Technology powered by TNT! http://www.churchproduction.com/go.php/blog_entry/10605 http://www.churchproduction.com/go.php/blog_entry/10605#When:14:12:59Z What is so captivating about a watching a brawl just as it gets ready to explode? M3 Technology powered by TNT! 2010-02-15T19:12:59+00:00 Sometimes Live is just so Live! http://www.churchproduction.com/go.php/blog_entry/10603 http://www.churchproduction.com/go.php/blog_entry/10603#When:14:05:23Z On a sunday morning there are no retakes or do-overs. It is just plain Live! Sometimes Live is just so Live! 2010-02-08T19:05:23+00:00 Upside down or inside out? http://www.churchproduction.com/go.php/blog_entry/10604 http://www.churchproduction.com/go.php/blog_entry/10604#When:15:25:12Z In the book of acts, Paul and Silas turned the world upside down. Find out how I turned mine inside out!!! Upside down or inside out? 2010-02-01T20:25:12+00:00