My Second Passion……
I am incredibly blessed by God to be surrounded my a wonderful church family at LifePoint Christian Church in Lake Mary, Florida. God has blessed me with opportunities to live my dreams. My second passion is God’s music. There is nothing like worshiping the Lord from behind an instrument, to feel the notes ring out in love and passion for Him….and to know that in our own small way, others are introduced to God’s Word through praise and worship in song. I am blessed to play bass, acoustic guitar and occasionally sing. Our practices as well as many of our recordings take place at my studio, the JamminStation in Sanford, Florida. You can listen to my Podcast interview at BaldWorsipLeader.com HERE.
I am thankful to be surrounded by a group of musicians that are not only encouraging, but who are family, people that it is fun to do life with. We play, we study, we praise, we laugh, we cry, we pray and we love…..together! I need to take a moment here to brag on my “family” here. They would not want me to as they don’t like to be in the spotlight, but, what can I say, I am blessed to be surrounded by an incredible amount of talent and passion for Christ. I would like to introduce these people that mean so much to me in my life:
PHIL AYRES: Phil “LostDog” is our Worship Pastor and one of my closest friends. When Phil came to LifePoint a few years ago, he took a band that was playing music and turned it into a band that was part of God’s plan. Our practice’s are as important spiritually as they are in sharpening our skills. Phil arranges our music, teaches and mentors many of us as leader’s of worship, plays guitar, drums, bass and is our lead singer. Most of all, he is our friend, our brother, and mentor. He also preaches on occasion and leads a weekly Community Group Gathering in his home.
If you are interested in leading worship in your church or outside your church in ministry, then you really must check out his website, BaldWorshipLeader.com. This site is dedicated the art of leading worship through music. You’ll find a ton of practical and spiritual helps here. Check out his weekly podacast, recorded directly from his studio, Lost Dog Studio here in Sanford, Florida.
JOEY NEIMAN: Joey, “Dr. J”, is one of our drummers, and a guitarist as well as a primary player in our recordings and mixing of our songs. Much of the mixing and mastering is done at his studio, Studio 12:1 here in Sanford, Florida.
Additionally, Joey is my closest friend. We have been playing together for almost four years. Joey currently leads worship at LifeWay Baptist Church in Lake Mary (LifeWay….we want Joey back! LOL). This is someone who leads worship at another church, but stops by LifePoint at 6AM on Sunday to help us set up and he leads one of our Community Group Gathering Bible Studies. You can listen to an interview with Joey at BaldWorshipLeader.com HERE.
LAURA MARTIN: Laura “BeachGirl” is our keyboard player and one of our spiritual leader’s in the band. For over a year she lived in Daytona Beach and drove over an hour to band practice and our Sunday Worship Gathering every week! Our favorite mutual Bible verse is Psalms 46:10, “Be still and know that I am God”.
GREG MARTIN: Greg “Gregario” is our primary guitarist and is a master at texture and is as well a shredder. Greg, Laura and I have been playing together over three years. Greg is also our primary technical producer and leads our team of mixdown and mastering engineers. Greg also plays acoustic guitar and bass. You can listen to an interview with Greg at BaldWorshipLeader.com HERE.
<< SHAWN RINEHART: Shawn is another of our primary drummers. A graduate of FullSail in Orlando, Florida, Shawn is now a professor as well as a graphic artist.
DAVID TAYLOR >>: Another of drummers, David has been playing with the band for over a year. As a fellow “Shepherd” of the flock, we like to kid each other saying we smell like sheep.
<< CHRISTI : Christi is one of our vocalist. A good friend, I have always been encouraged by her heart that beats for our Lord every day! When she sings I get lost in praise.
JEN >>: Jen has been gracing us with her beautiful voice for over two years. Always smiling, she brings a warmth and freshness to our group of friends.
<< JAMES: James is one of our percussionist but is better known as our “board man”. James has been heading our technical team of sound engineers for over four years. A great friend and fun to be around, I have rarely seen James in anything but short pants……no matter what the weather!
JORDAN >>: Our roadie extrodinare! This young man can set up any guitar or bass rig, run snakes, lights, you name it! He’s one hard workin’ dude, arriving every Sunday morning for setup around 6:30 AM.
<< STEVE LACEY: Steve records and mixes our services and the band each Sunday and is the driving force behind School of Fish Productions Christian artist development along with Joey Neiman and Greg Martin. Steve is the King of the Techies and owns School of Fish Studio in Lake Mary, Florida. A rapper, listen to Steve’s testimony in song HERE.
DAVE >>: While Dave is no longer with us, he has been a vital part of our group for over a year. Dave is the best of the best as a bass player, keyboardist and technical guru in the studio. A recent graduate of FullSail Recording Academy in Orlando, Florida, Dave has accepted an internship in a leading recording studio in Nashville, Tenn.
There are also a great number of other people who perform, who help set up, who roadie, who mix, do lights, run our video operations and a host of other duties, all in the spirit of love for jesus Christ. I am thankful for each and every one! I am blessed to be associated with a group of people who are so passionatly in love wity our Lord and Savior.
We invite you to listen to some of our music live from our Sunday Morning Church gathering at the following links or listen to excerpts from our first CD, “Awaken” recorded at the Jamminstation and Lost Dog Studio by the LifePoint Worship Band.
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