Some days, you're sitting at your desk, fighting the drudgery of the day job when, out of the blue, you receive a text from the manager of The Union of Sinners and Saints inviting you to interview the guys as they wrap up in the studio. These are good days. And who are the guys? Billy Smiley and John Schillt. You might be most familiar with them as associated with their other projects: Whiteheart and Petra respectively.Joe sat down with Billy and John to chat about the forthcoming album, writing...
Mar 07, 2016•22 min
Multi-platinum five time Grammy Award winner Steven Curtis Chapman is set to release his latest project on March 4th, 2016. While Chapman contends that all of his records have been worship albums, he had yet to write one specifically with corporate worship in mind. Over the span of an almost 30 year career and 23 studio albums, this is Chapman's first “Worship” album. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 06, 2016•4 min
Check out our full Jody McBrayer podcast post here: http://wp.me/p2Zyqu-11P Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 28, 2016•45 min
You'd think that five albums into his career as a singer/songwriter and fronting the band that bears his name, more folks would be familiar with Josh Blakesley. He's worked with mainstays of the Christian music industry including our friends Michael Farren and Mia Fieldes, yet to many of us, he's a newcomer. And perhaps that's because he's Catholic. Though Matt Maher and our recent guest, Audrey Assad, have been able to breakthrough, many Catholic music artists have been unable to crossover into...
Feb 18, 2016•29 min
We’re back with another Amp’d interview! This episode features singer/songwriter and worship leader Audrey Assad. Joe was able to catch Audrey literally in her car via Skype to talk about her latest crowd-funded recording entitled “Inheritance“. View the full post on Frequency: http://www.frequency.fm/ampd-interview-audrey-assad/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 06, 2016•21 min
Read the full review on our site: http://wp.me/p2Zyqu-107 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 02, 2016•3 min
Joe Brookhouse was able to catch up with two members Corey Horn and Ben Garrett from the band Zealand and talk priorites, balance, Jon Foreman, Remedy Drive and other side projects of interest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 01, 2016•20 min
Though we spend a lot of time connecting with artists, we also believe it is important to connect with behind the scenes in those essential but often unheralded roles. Our conversation with Jonathan Mason is one of those occasions. Jonathan heads up the worship arm of Word Entertainment. An artist himself and graduate of Moody Bible Institute with a degree in Biblical Studies, he followed God's somewhat circuitous route from worship leader to his current position as Director of Word Worship. Lis...
Jan 20, 2016•8 min
Happy New Year and welcome back to the podcast. For our first episode of 2016, we wanted to share something special and uniquely appropriate. Katie Gustafson is a name familiar to many folks as an accomplished singer-songwriter and worship leader. But she wears another hat - she's a licensed professional counselor who has been in practice since 2009. It was her work as a therapist that brought her to our attention.The topic of self-care is one that is perhaps not discussed frequently enough amon...
Jan 06, 2016•1 hr 10 min
If you’ve been keeping up with our series of interviews from CMS NW 2015, the name Andrew Marcus is likely a familiar one. This gregarious Canadian songwriter and worship leader jumped in and facilitated several of the resulting artist conversations. Andrew is based out of Vancouver, BC, which is quick couple of hours from Seattle where CMS NW took place. Andrew has written and worked with some big names including Paul Baloche, Leeland Mooring, and producer Ed Cash. They describe him with words ...
Dec 09, 2015•53 min
We're back with another Amp'd interview! This episode features one of the original band members from the band Kutless, James Mead. Ironically, although Joe is a throwing distance from James in Oregon, Dan was actually the one who connected with James due to scheduling...soon to be rectified of course with a coffee at a local shop! Not unlike what happened with former band mate Nick De Partee back in an earlier episode.In this interview, Dan and James discuss the early days of the band, James ins...
Dec 02, 2015•34 min
CMS NW - Nathan Mark Begins the Songwriter Journey by Joe Brookhouse and Dan Thomson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 14, 2015•7 min
Interview by Andrew Marcus Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 14, 2015•8 min
Interview by Andrew Marcus Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 14, 2015•16 min
Andrew Marcus interviews fellow Canadian and Integrity artist Greg Sykes. Fun is had by all. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 14, 2015•12 min
CMS NW - Wombat Worship with Mia Fieldes by Joe Brookhouse and Dan Thomson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 13, 2015•26 min
CMS NW - Healing the Nation with Don Moen by Joe Brookhouse and Dan Thomson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 13, 2015•9 min
An episode or two ago, Dan and Joe were chatting about our friend, Christa Wells. Christa has been on tour with Plumb and has journaled about the experience on her blog. Dan remarked about how honest and vulnerable the entries were. So we decided to connect with Christa to see if she would spend some time chatting with us about the glamorous life of an indie artist on the road and how touring with a large act is quite a different animal. She kindly obliged us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv...
Nov 09, 2015•17 min
In June of this year, we published a humble, five-minute Amp'd episode that featured Brothers McClurg. Those of you who've been following understand that we shared the only remaining usable audio from an otherwise wonderful conversation. Well, because God is good and Brothers McClurg are good guys, we managed to connect again in late Summer for a redo interview.Our great friend, Paul Herman from CCLI, offered to allow us to use one of their conference rooms and host this motley group. We're prou...
Oct 26, 2015•38 min
Tim Timmons is cool. There. We said it. And you'll probably be saying that too when you've finished listening to our interview. Tim was our guest on Episode 13, and when we heard he was releasing a new LP, Awake Our Souls, we knew we had to catch up with him to talk about it.Tim took time out of his schedule on two different days to speak with us about the record, delving into the meaning behind the songs and offering insight into his personal journey, including how his relationship with Jesus i...
Oct 09, 2015•56 min
It’s been a while since we shared a new episode of “Shut Up and Listen” but that is not a reflection on host Jim Gray or his work ethic. For this latest installment, Jim connects with actor, writer, and director David Leo Schultz. You may be familiar with David’s directorial work in Ragamuffin, the well-regarded Rich Mullins bio pic from 2014. He’s currently preparing to roll out a full length feature addressing the life of author and evangelist Brennan Manning. Jim and David share some laughs a...
Oct 07, 2015•49 min
In our latest Amp’d Interview (#13 if you’re counting), Joe sits down with Building 429 frontman Jason Roy. We caught a few minutes of Jason’s time as he was enjoying the excitement of interstate travel on a tour bus. Joe and Jason explore the band’s new album, Unashamed, which is available today (September 25, 2015). In addition, they chat about Building 429’s involvement with the Kendrick Brothers and their movie, War Room, which songs are good to run to, and what Christian artistic endeavors ...
Sep 24, 2015•26 min
Happy Friday, everyone! We’re back – just in the time for the weekend, with episode 34. Our guest is a gentleman who makes up one quarter of the Juno Award winning band, The City Harmonic – none other than Elias Dummer. He’s the band’s front man, plays piano, and writes many of their songs. He’s also a native of Hamilton, Ontario, which is one of Dan’s old stomping grounds. Dan takes the lead on this in-depth interview with Elias touching on the new album, We Are, the nature of worship, and his ...
Sep 18, 2015•59 min
We’re back with episode 33 of the podcast! In this episode we introduce you to Brad Guldemond, a singer/songwriter and Canadian to the delight of our co-host Dan Thomson. In this episode, we talk about songwriting, opportunities for collaboration and Brad’s focus on kids’ worship music as well as fun new lyric videos. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 10, 2015•1 hr 6 min
What do Emily Freeman, Bonnie Gray, and Jessica Turner all have in common? As Frequency followers know, each of them has been a guest on the podcast. In addition, each of them is featured in The Beauty of Grace, a compilation of stories cultivated by our guest, writer and photographer Dawn Camp. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 25, 2015•35 min
We sit down with BEC recording artist David Dunn regarding his latest release, Crystal Clear. Joe chats with David about his stint on The Voice, songwriting, and some tough truths about being an artist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 22, 2015•48 min
Hey there. You non-songwriters will forgive us this little indulgence. For our latest Amp’d interview, we asked Shane Whalen from the International Songwriting Competition to hang out with us a bit. Why is that? Well, we like what they do and the way that they do it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 17, 2015•18 min
Perhaps we say this too much, but we really mean it this time: You are in for a treat today. For our latest Amp’d Interview, we brought on recording artist Josh Wilson to talk about his forthcoming album That Was Then This Is Now (July 31, 2015). Not only that, but we invited author (and occasional guest) Bonnie Gray to sit in as co-host for the interview. In fact, Bonnie did such a great job, Joe effectively just sat back and enjoyed the experience. We think you’ll do the same.Josh and company ...
Jul 29, 2015•35 min
OverviewAlbum: HomeArtist: Brothers McClurgGenre: Gospel, Roots RockLabel: SprigRelease Date: March 31, 2015Standout Tracks: “Still”, “Hem”, “Lord Lord Lord”ReviewIn 2012, a worship band out of Buffalo, NY, released an under-appreciated LP. Join the Sound by Brothers McClurg was released with little fanfare and, as one might expect, performed poorly. Subsequently, they were released by their label, and they retreated back to Buffalo to regroup.Fast forward three years. Chris and Anthony Hoisingt...
Jul 20, 2015•4 min
We’re excited to bring you Wise Words 36 featuring BEC recording artist David Dunn. This excerpt represents a teaser of the forthcoming full interview with David in which he discusses necessary humility inherent to the artist’s journey. Great stuff! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 13, 2015•3 min
