Frankendrums

Well let us stay on the subject of drums. Here is a photo of a kit Ian used for a Sunday morning recently. Really two kits. Here is the list of what he used and how we miked it all up.

10x26 Donkey- 1953 Slingerland marching bass drum- Shure Beta 52

18x22 Tama Star Classic kick- Audix D6

16x16 Tama Star Classic Floor Tom- Audio Technica ATM25

5.5x14 Slingerland Snare- Shure SM57

6.5x14 Pork Pie Big Black Brass snare- SM57

Zildjian late 60's 24in ride SM81 Overhead

14in Zildjian original made in Tukey circa 1920's or 30's HiHat- Shure SM81

Zildjian 18in Crash K Custom Dark- Audio Techica Pro 35 underneath

It was a fun day of mixing up this kit. 

Drums Anyone

Thanks to Ian Byrd for helping streamline out drum storage.

Fun Video from Gurus of Tech Conference

"I'm a Guru" - Gurus 2011 Rap from Church Tech Talk on Vimeo.

Final Christmas Eve Stage Plot

Well this updated stage plot for Christmas Eve. I split the kids choir into two sections to help parents see there kids just a little better.

Sydney's Song

 Here is a song that friend of mine wrote after they lost their daughter four years ago. We recorded it here at DSC. Buy it here. Proceeds are going to the adoption fund at Desert Springs Church. Learn more about the journey of Byrd Family here.

Christmas, Christmas Time is Here!

Well it is Christmas time again and it is one of the most challenging ones I have had in my 16 years at DSC. Christmas is on a Sunday! This means we are doing our two Christmas Eve services on Saturday night and then turning around and doing two completely different services Sunday Morning. We see it as a great time to celebrate the birth of our savior and his resurrection from the dead in one weekend. Needless to say that means one mighty big weekend of music. Christmas Eve will be our regular band consisting of bass, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, drums, percussion and 7 vocals rotating through, plus a string quartet, extra electric guitar, children's choir, twelve person ensemble.  Sunday Christmas Day we will be pairing back to our regular five piece band. Should be great fun and a lot of work. This a rough stage plot for Christmas Eve.

The Christmas Store

Here is our video for our annual Christmas Store project. It is video produce by our video team. You can see DSC videos on our You Tube Channel.