Jude 2

Somehow I missed this guy along the way and just discovered him. Has Dave Brown ever played on any Assembly worship team? If not: (a) why not, and (b) how can we fix that this year?

"The Gospel Trumpet Player".... did Joey give up that title?

I've heard Dave at Assemblies and several youth conferences, I believe. He is very gifted.

Gary, when he was at the GA, I know that he has played with every P&W team that Rolf Woodard led since 98.

He's definately played on a lot of GA praise teams.

Pastor Gary wrote:Somehow I missed this guy along the way and just discovered him. Has Dave Brown ever played on any Assembly worship team? If not: (a) why not, and (b) how can we fix that this year?

Never heard of him until a few minutes ago. WOW. amazing band playing behind him as well, love the bass lines and drums.

Paully_44 wrote:Never heard of him until a few minutes ago. WOW. amazing band playing behind him as well, love the bass lines and drums.

He sounds like a fine player, but I LOVE his back-up. 2/3rds of making a really good recording of a tune is getting the background music just right. If you do that, the lead breaks and/or vocals nearly play/sing themselves.

Why haven't they used him? Because it's never been about using the best. It always was, and probably still is, politics as usual. All in who you know, and family and friends are always out front, talent or no talent, anointing or no aointing.

I know/knew first hand, and was one of the most overworked, less-talented of a handful of rotating musicians. In my travels I would hear mind-blowing talent and would return begging that they be considered a place on the Assembly program. Nobody listened, and when the GA program rolled out every year, it was a virtual carbon copy of the year before.

Even though I am no longer COGOP I still attend every Assembly (too many friends to pass up) and, but for a new crop of faces, notice that some things never change.

I tired in my own personal way to encourage young, truly talented people, and let them know that I believed in them. I feel that I made an impact on some, but secretly felt frustrated with my unheard voice within the denomination.

uh soulsearcher, did you notice the answers we gave that he has been used many times?

Holy cow. Just listened to this guy's stuff for the first time. I second Paully in that it sounds awesome. Sounds like a fusion of worship (of course), new age jazz, R&B and funk. Very nice. I love it.

DeWayneTN wrote:uh soulsearcher, did you notice the answers we gave that he has been used many times?

Hurray for that! But he was only the vehicle for the focus of my post: the wrong people (ministers) selecting talent. (If this is not the case anymore, please forgive my ignorance.)

The main difference I see now is that one worship team dominates the main (evening) sessions of the entire Assembly. A mistake to me. The Assembly being an "international" gathering, each worship session should feature a different group, choir, band, leader, from areas across the nation and around the globe. The talent is out there, and easily accessible, if given an outlet, over the internet, for consideration... by a qualified music ministry team.

Just a thought, and only a personal one at that.