Mission Accomplished
It didn't look at all impressive from the outside, but the moment we stepped through the front door, my eyes grew wide. I couldn't believe the sight before my eyes! A beautiful grand piano directly in front of me, a massive mixing board and numerous monitors and speakers right around one corner, a sound-proof room with a super expensive mic cradled in a holder affixed to the ceiling around the other corner. A real live recording studio!
After a few moments of introductions and set-up, Michele and Chad and I were ready to begin recording the song I wrote for my sister and her fiance. Since they are having an out-of-town wedding and couldn't afford to transport Chad and Michele to sing live, we decided to do a professional recording of the song with a friend of theirs who operates a recording studio. This was my first such experience and as I sat down at the impressive instrument before me, I was glad for the time I'd spent this past week trying to perfect those fast sixteenth note passages.
I felt very professional as I donned the high-dollar head phones that transmitted the voices from the other room with crystal clarity and could have deceived me into thinking they were coming from right behind me. At the signal, we were off in our own little world, recording, playing back, listening intensely, redoing, cutting in, cutting out, playing back again. Finally, we were satisfied. After some additional playback, listening, tweaking, mixing and burning, I held in my hands a shimmering CD, emblazoned with the title, One Heart.
Four hours after we arrived, we found ourselves eyeing once more the deceptively unimpressive exterior of the little studio. But now we knew the secrets it held within. I breathed a sigh of satisfaction. Mission Accomplished.
Click here to listen to the song, One Heart. The words are taken directly from Jeremiah 32:38-41.
2 Comments:
Natalie, I just listened to the recording of your song, "One Heart." What a neat concept to write a song from scripture to use for your sister's engagement and wedding! I enjoyed the tight harmony between the tenor and alto voices. I have been wanting to make contacts with quality vocalists to use in recording or performing for special occasions. Where did you meet the two vocalists to sing for the recording? Which recording studio did you use? Was it in someone's home? I hope you don't mind me asking. If you would rather e-mail your responses, I would love to hear them.
Jeremiah 32:38-41 is such a poignant reminder to us of God's intent in accomplishing his purposes through our lives. What a wonderful message to convey in a wedding at the start of a couple's lifetime covenant together before God. Thank you for being willing to share with us some of the products from the talents the Lord has blessed you with. May you continue to use them for the glory of God to accomplish his purposes for your life.
~Lydia
Hi Lydia!
Chad is the Music Minister at our church and Michele is his wife.
The studio is called Winston Creative Sound Studios. It used to be a house, but is now used exclusively as a recording studio. Mark Winston is the owner. I believe they're listed in the phone book. Let me know if you need more specifics.
~Natalie
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