CONCERT: FRIDAY / MAY 20 / 7PM / with PHIL HAYMAKER

Hey guys!

On Friday, May 20th, 7pm, we will be playing our first concert outside the walls of Grace Calvary Chapel at Christian Family Church in Rossville, GA.

We are extremely excited and blessed to have this opportunity, and look forward to being able to play out more and more as God leads and directs us as a band.

Also, I know that many of you know Phil Haymaker who leads on the team at GCC, but I don't know how many of you know that he is an incredibly gifted and talented songwriter. He will not only be playing with us in the worship set as normal, but he will also be opening up the night with 30 minutes of his own original music. You can go to his website to learn more and listen to his music here.

Here is the address for the church so you can Mapquest / TomTom  / Google it or whatever for directions:

Christian Family Church
90 Hunt Drive
Rossville, GA 30741

Hope to see you guys there!

God bless,
-Timmy

"Saved Us" RIGHT HERE!!!

Hey guys!

I didn't know that you could do this or I would have done it sooner, but I can actually embed the Soundcloud player into the code of a website! So, if you haven't heard it yet, here is an unfinished version of "Saved Us" ...the first song off the album.

"Saved Us" (Album Teaser) by gracecchapeltn

Enjoy, and God bless!
-Timmy

WE NEED YOUR VOICE!!!

Want to be a part of the new album? ...well, here's your chance!

At the end of the last song of the cd we want to record a large group of people singing a chorus together, and we need you to make that happen. You don't have to be a great soloist; you just need to have a heart for worship.

We are going for a HUGE sound here so the more people show up the better. If you can spare an hour, join us in the Grace Calvary Chapel fellowship hall this Thursday, April 28th, 2011, from 6:00-7:00pm to take your part.

Here is the link for the event page on Facebook so please, please, please RSVP if you plan on attending so we can know what to plan for.


Thursday
6:00-7:00pm
Grace Calvary Chapel
Fellowship Hall

God bless you guys, and hopefully we'll see you this Thursday!
-Timmy

ALBUM TEASER UP!

Hello all!

So, you've waited and wondered what the new album will sound like, and I am proud to announce that you are now able to get a sneak peek on Facebook! All you have to do is go to the Grace Calvary Chapel Facebook page and click on the BandPage to listen.

Enjoy, and God bless!
-Timmy

MARCH 13 CONCERT PICS

Here are some pics from the March 13th SPIRIT//TRUTH Acoustic Worship Night:

God bless,
-Timmy

RECORDING PROGRESS: MARCH

Hello all!

So, we have been super busy with the recording the last month since my last post.

All the songs have gone from just being skeleton framed scratch tracks to now having drums, bass, acoustic guitar, and we just finished the rest of the electric guitar tracks Monday night! March was the big push, and now that it's through we can relax a little and take it slower through the piano and vocals. Please continue to pray for the team because these will take a lot more time to get right and can be frustrating.

Also, I will be posting a minute long teaser of one of the songs here in the next couple weeks so you guys can get a feel for how it's coming and get a grasp on exactly what it is that we're doing over here.

God bless,
-Timmy

P.S. Be on the lookout in the next couple days for photos from the Acoustic Night to show up here and on Facebook.

MARCH 13: PROMO VIDEO

Promo video for the March 13 2011 Spirit // Truth: Acoustic Worship Night



God bless,
-Timmy

CONCERT: MARCH 13, 2011

Hello again,

One of the big differences in our worship ministry this year at GCC is the amount of worship events we will be hosting. In 2010 we had one concert every other month beginning in February, and we couldn't handle it. Don't get me wrong, each night was great, but 2 months isn't enough time to plan an event in the scale we wanted to. So, this year we decided that it would be best to only do three big nights of worship: one in the Spring, one in the Summer, and one in the Fall.

Here's the poster for Sunday, March 13th, 2011

The night will be hosted in the fellowship hall, and all acoustic! Also, there will be a time for us to get into small groups, pray together, and lift our needs to God. I especially can't wait to hear you all sing because 20 people sound like 100, and 100 sound like 1000 in that room!

Here is the link for the facebook event page so you can RSVP and we can get a good idea of who's coming. The night is totally free and is open to anyone from any church, so don't let it stop you from coming if you don't normally attend GCC.

Hope to see you then!
God bless,
-Timmy

Pictures from past worship concerts:

ALBUM PROMO VIDEO

Here is the promo video for the album. Pass it along to your friends on facebook and spread the word!



God bless,
-Timmy

OFFICIAL RELEASE DATE!!!

I am proud to announce that the official release date for the Spirit+Truth worship album will be JULY 17th 2011 at the worship concert for July!

I am SOOOOOOO excited to see the ball finally get rolling on this thing considering that it's been in the works for over two years now. The wait has been hard, but I know that God's timing is perfect.

All the song writers met Tuesday night to discuss the album, and we now have some new details set in stone that I want to share with you guys. The album will be have 7 tracks on it and will be titled "Spirit + Truth Worship Band: Volume 1." Why "Volume 1?" We figured that since we would probably keep making albums as long as we wrote songs as a church then it would be a good idea to keep track of them in volumes instead of album names that don't distinguish dates. This way, when we look back ten years from now, we don't have to try to find a copyright date on the album cover or anything to know when it came out; we'll just see Volume 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ...etc.

I will be posting more blogs here soon with more details concerning the songs themselves so be on the lookout for that.

God bless,
Timmy

OFFICIAL STUDIO PICS

Hey everyone,

So, here are the pictures of the studio that I promised. The only thing that will change between now and when we start is that there will be some foam paneling on the walls soon.

Also, we set a date to begin recording in March, but until then we will be doing a lot of planning and pre-production so check back often for the latest news.

God bless,
-Timmy

FINAL WORD ON STUDIO

Hello all!

Sorry that it's been so long since the last update, but all the staff here at GCC have been really busy moving into our new offices the last few weeks. After much deliberation and thought we found a more efficient way to get all of us in offices and make the studio work. Our solution? ...my office has now become the studio (I know, go figure right).

It's awesome because this room won't be used for anything else except for recording and my deskwork! As of right now Frank has all his turntables and keyboards in here along with the church's drumkit and Lon's electric rig. I seriously LOVED walking in this morning and seeing it all hanging out in there! It's almost inspiring to me to have music gear everywhere ...which is weird I guess lol. Well, with the combination of that and listening to "Albertine" by Brooke Fraser. I want to write some music!!!

Kyle didn't have his camera today so I'll try to take some pictures tomorrow and put them up so you all can check it out.

God bless,
-Timmy

FIRST SONG ANNOUNCED: UNWORTHY

More to come soon!
-Timmy

THE FIRST WALK-THROUGH!

Hello!

So, the bad news is that I was not able to find that video of our makeshift studio from a few years ago, but the good news is that we were able to get our first look at where the new studio will be today!

I was hoping that the office next to mine would be good for building a studio, and it turns out that it is just the perfect size. Here are some pictures so you can see what I'm talking about:

We'll keep you guys updated on the progress as we do construction and what not.

God bless!
-Timmy

UPDATE: THE STUDIO

Hello again,

I apologize for the lack of updates in the last two weeks, but honestly it has been a little slow going. I have been in contact with the other worship leaders trying to figure out what songs we all want to put on the album, but this is taking some time because we don't just want the album to consist of random songs that we've written and put together just for the sake of having seven tracks or whatever. We want everything to have purpose and design; thus, we are giving great attention to theme and continuity in the songs from the album's beginning to its end.

However, one huge update is that instead of just recording back in my office we will actually be constructing a real studio to record in! Well, by studio I mean we're going to pick a room next to my office, cover the walls with egg crate foam, put a window in the wall so the person recording can see the person at the helm of the computer, and make a hole so cables can run through. Yes, it will still be makeshift, but before we were going to have to build a room out of risers, chairs, ladders, and futon cushions like we have in the past. I'll post a video of that later this week cause it's pretty funny.

Anyway, you all be blessed, and I'll talk to you again soon!
-Timmy

IT ALL BEGINS HERE

Hello all!

We are crazy excited to announce that Spirit+Truth (the worship ministry of Grace Calvary Chapel) will be recording our first album ever! We don't know very many details like what the album will actually be called or when it will be finished, but we are hoping to be done before Spring 2011. However, I can tell you that we will begin recording in the next few weeks!

The album will feature original songs from John Stutz, Phil Haymaker, Stacy Carmosino, Lon Eldridge, Dennis Thorne, and myself.

We've created this blogsite for the stuff we don't quite know yet. As we decide, as we write, as we record, it will all go up here. So, be on the lookout for regular blog updates, pictures, videos, and other shenanigans that will definitely happen along the way.

Talk to you guys again soon!

God bless,
-Timmy