http://ajesuschurch.org/christmas/
(Click on the link above, not the picture)
No joke, no catch, it’s free really. You don’t even have to give them your e-mail address.
Here’s the story: Before I got all into photography, I was a music producer in Seattle for 3 years. During that time I met Josh White, at the time the lead singer of Telecast, while he was in the studio I was working at recording his first record with Aaron Sprinkle. I ended up hitting it off with Josh and played keys on that first record and a long relationship began. Josh moved down to Southern California to be a worship pastor there and around that time he and I recorded Telecast’s 2nd record with a slightly new band. I would fly down for Christmas and Easter and concerts and really whatever Josh was doing that needed a keyboard player/producer guy. It was through doing this that I met my wife, got my first photography job at the church’s small magazine, met some of my best friends to this day (Luke-best man- and Bobby and the rest) and eventually moved down here myself. Shortly after I moved down, Josh moved up to Portland (Oh the jealousy in my heart in writing that!) and began working for a church called Solid Rock, a really awesome church if I don’t say so myself. The same trend continued, me getting flown up for Christmas and big services and all. Well, then came Telecast’s 3rd record, which we ended up mostly recording at the church in Portland. (poor Telecast, never really got off the ground properly.) I got to know the Solid rock folks really well, and this summer talks of a Christmas record began. Now by this time, Josh and I had come up with Christmas arrangements like 2 or 3 years in a row, so we had a pretty good catalog of interesting music already, it just never had been recorded. So, in August we recorded it with all the talented folks at Solid Rock. Christmas in August felt weird. But, now it finally feels right. Here’s the coolest part: The church literally wants to give it away. Free download to anyone online and free CD to anyone who goes to Solid Rock and gets one.
So, Christian or not, scroll up, download and enjoy! There’s some fun stuff in there. Happy Thanksgiving and…
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Credits:
Josh White: Vocals, Acoustic Guitars
Chris Greely: Electric Guitars, mixing
Luke Stillar: Bass
BGV: Tim Aylward, Emily Otteson and Henry White
Drums: Ryan Peterson
Trumpet: Todd Newell
Keys & Programming: Me
Produced by me, Executive Producer: John Mark Comer
Arrangements by Josh White and I
“Wonder as I Wander” music written by Josh White. (It was an old song he found words to and rewrote music to)
