Month: June 2017

Spoken Prayer // To Dwell in Your Presence

It is helpful to identify and affirm what it is like to be near God, and what it is like not to be near God. This way, when you find your surroundings similar to being near or far from God, you can position where you are now. This is then a reminder to me, am I near or far? Am I close? Am I feeling those things, and experiencing what comes when I am close? If not, then I know what I need to do.

format: Y-M-D
music: 2017-04-20
bpm: 142
vocal: 2017-03-12 no.9

Vocals:
AKG D5

Hardware:
Apple Logic
Focusrite Scarlett 18i20
Behring ADA8200 (with Midas preamps)
iZotope Ozone7

Rhythm Guitar:
BlackHeart BH100H Loud Channel
(12:00 == 5.0)
Gain: 6.0
Level: 10.0
Treble: 8.0
Middle: 2.0
Bass: 2.0
Volume: 2.0
Presence: 7.0
Power: Half
Class: A
Peavey Windsor 412 Cabinet
Shure SM57

Guitar:
Bugera Trirec Ch3
(Clock Values)
Treble: 11
Mid: 1
Bass: 3
Presence: 2
Volume: 10
Gain: 2
Mode: Modern
Boost On: 10=4
Master: 9
VariPower: 0
Rectifier: Valve
Ibanez RG4EXFM1
VOX Valvetronix Cabinet
AKG P170
Bass:
Masada Bass
Peavey VK100 Head
(12:00 = 5.0)
-Clean Channel-(selected)
Bright: off
Treble: 4
Middle: 5
Bass: 7
Volume: 4
-Lead Channel-
Treble: 0
Middle:5
Bass: 6
Volume: 4
Gain: 4
Boost Volume: off
Gain: off
Reverb: 2
Presence: 0
Resonance: 0
Texture: Class A
Acoustic B210 Neo
EV C04

Drums:
iZotope BreakTweaker

Keys:
Arturia ProphetV

Spoken Prayer // Rise My Mind to Your Peace

A place between frustration, and unfulfilled confidence, where by you are trying to build some confidence in faith, to see it through to finish the race, and wait on God to work, and in this to be unfailing, but doubt has been creeping in, and you need that confidence to trust in the Lord a bit longer, to hold out for the better outcome, and yes, I have been there too. What I am asking here, is for God to rise me above, over, what I can see. When you have clarity and peace, you can act better, and make better decisions. Sometimes just removing yourself from a situation for a short time, can be all that is needed to have a fresh look, and move forward. Taking time to refresh is not escape, or to abandon the situation, it is to rise in your mind to a place of quiet, stillness, where you have the clarity to receive instruction, and then act on that direction. This is not taking anything, it is a discipline of the self, and the mind, to be able to find stillness in the moment. It is something that you practice, so that you can do it under pressure, or on demand. It is not a drink, or drug, it is purely self-discipline.

format: Y-M-D
music: 2017-05-02
bpm: 113
vocal: 2017-03-12 no.8b

Vocals:
AKG D5

Hardware:
Apple Logic
Focusrite Scarlett 18i20
Behring ADA8200 (with Midas preamps)
iZotope Ozone7

Rhythm Guitar:
Bugera 1990 (clean)
Master Lead vol: 2.0
Master Lead reverb: 3.0
Master Clean vol: 4.0
Master Clean reverb: 3.0
Presence: 3.0
Treble: 2.0
Mid: 5.0
Bass: 8.0
Lead vol: 18.0
Clean vol: 6.0
Ibanez RG3EXFM1
Custom Built Organ Cabinet
MXL 550

Lead Guitar:
Bugera 1990 (clean)
Master Lead vol: 2.0
Master Lead reverb: 3.0
Master Clean vol: 4.0
Master Clean reverb: 3.0
Presence: 3.0
Treble: 2.0
Mid: 5.0
Bass: 8.0
Lead vol: 18.0
Clean vol: 6.0
Ibanez RG3EXFM1
Custom Built Organ Cabinet
MXL 550
Lead Guitar:
Bugera 1990 (lead)
Master Lead vol: 2.0
Master Lead reverb: 3.0
Master Clean vol: 4.0
Master Clean reverb: 3.0
Presence: 3.0
Treble: 2.0
Mid: 5.0
Bass: 8.0
Lead vol: 18.0
Clean vol: 6.0
Ibanez RG4EXFM1
Custom Built Organ Cabinet
MXL 550

Bass:
Ibanez 2010 ASC Hybrid 6 string
Peavey VK100 Head
(12:00 = 5.0)
-Clean Channel-(selected)
Bright: off
Treble: 4
Middle: 5
Bass: 7
Volume: 4
-Lead Channel-
Treble: 0
Middle:5
Bass: 6
Volume: 4
Gain: 4
Boost Volume: off
Gain: off
Reverb: 2
Presence: 0
Resonance: 0
Texture: Class A
Acoustic B210 Neo
MXL V63M

Drums:
PDP Drum Kit with Sabian and Zildjan cymbals
AKG C3000, overheads
AKG C3000, overheads
AKG D8000, kick drum
MXL 551 snare drum
Keys:
Arturia SolinaV2

Spoken Prayer // Bring Me to a Place of Calmness

We can become anxious, fearful, panic, and become afraid. So then I pray this, that God would calm me down, and that God would lead me to a place of calmness and peace, to not fear that which is around me, but to trust that which is within me. When I wrote this I was wound up, and I asked God to calm me down. I did not even know why I was wound up, I just was. As I prayed to God, I then wrote down nearly what I prayed.

format: Y-M-D
music: 2017-04-15
bpm: 117
vocal: 2017-03-12 no.4

Vocals:
AKG D5

Hardware:
Apple Logic
Focusrite Scarlett 18i20
Behring ADA8200 (with Midas preamps)
iZotope Ozone7

Lead Guitar:
Peavey 3120 (2015 model)
(12:00 == 6.0 / 0-12/13 scale)
Lead Channel:
Gain: 3.0
Volume: 10.0
Bass: 5.0
Middle: 1.0
Treble: 8.5
Master: 1.0
Ibanez RG4EXFM1
Ephiphone Triggerman 412
Shure SM57
Keys:
Arturia SolinaV2
Arturia ModularV3
Arturia SEM

Drum:
iZotope BreakTweaker

Spoken Prayer // Your Mighty Hand Comes to My Aide

Life is hard, and we need help. No matter where we are or what we are going through, we can depend on God to move in situations and change the outcome. This understanding or belief, is a core of what gives us hope and finally peace. Leaning on this truth is what transforms us to trust on the Lord. The core fundamental, that must always be remembered is that God is sovereign. For now, let us see, that if we hope for God to help us, that it will indeed happen, an idea, or thought, or a circumstance will change, be open-minded and look for God to work in any direction, and in some cases give up how it must happen, just believe that God will come to your aide.

format: Y-M-D
music: 2017-02-15
bpm: 89
vocal: 2017-03-12 no.3

Vocals:
AKG D5

Hardware:
Apple Logic
Focusrite Scarlett 18i20
Behring ADA8200 (with Midas preamps)
iZotope Ozone7

Guitar:
Ibanez Artcore

Bass:
Masada Bass

Keys:
Arturia Stage73V

Drums:
iZotope Breaktweaker

Spoken Prayer // Deliver Me from Oppression

There are times in life, where we find that we are trapped in seemingly hopeless situations, and we call out to God to intervene and save us, from the oppression, or injustice, or whatever we may be facing, and so in those times of need, it is best to remember that God is always working, and can work in many ways, should we dare to believe in faith, that there is a greatest good outcome, then let us hold that dear and keep our hopes high that God is indeed working and will deliver us.

format: Y-M-D
music: 2017-01-24
bpm: 103
vocal: 2017-03-12 no.2

Vocals:
AKG D5

Hardware:
Apple Logic
Focusrite Scarlett 18i20
Behring ADA8200 (with Midas preamps)
iZotope Ozone7

Rhythm Guitar Left:
Bugera Trirec Ch1
(Clock Values)
Treble: 2
Mid: 12
Bass: 6
Presence: 4
Volume: 11
Gain: 1
Mode: Drive
Boost On: 10
Master: 2
VariPower: 0
Rectifier: Valve
Ibanez Artcore
VOX Valvetronix Cabinet
AKG P170

Rhythm Guitar Right:
Bugera Trirec Ch2
(Clock Values)
Treble: 2
Mid: 10
Bass: 8:30
Presence: 6
Volume: 2
Gain: 10:30
Mode: Classic
Boost On: 10
Master: 2
VariPower: 0
Rectifier: Valve
Ibanez Artcore
VOX Valvetronix Cabinet
AKG P170

Lead Guitar:
Bugera Trirec Ch3
(Clock Values)
Treble: 2
Mid: 11
Bass: 2:30
Presence: 2
Volume: 10
Gain: 2
Mode: Modern
Boost On: 10
Master: 2
VariPower: 0
Rectifier: Valve
Ibanez Artcore
VOX Valvetronix Cabinet
AKG P170

Bass:
Masada Bass
Peavey VK100 Head
Lead Channel
Treble: 0
Middle: 5
Bass: 6.5
Volume: 3
Gain: 3
Boost: off
Gain: off
Reverb: 0
Presence: 5
Resonance: 0
Texture: Class A
Custom Built Organ Cabinet
Blue Spark Mic

Keys:
Arturia Solina V2
Akai TimbreWolf

Drums:
iZotope BreakTweaker

Spoken Prayer // Passed Up the Lord

For those times when you feel like you passed up all the opportunities in life, and feel a bit sad about that, but remember it is never too late to pray to the Lord.

format: Y-M-D
music: 2017-03-04
bpm: 105
vocal: 2017-02-26 no.8
Vocals:
AKG D5

Hardware/Software:
Focusrite Scarlett 18i20
Behring ADA8200 (with midas preamps)
Apple Logic
iZotope Ozone 7
iZotope RX

Rhythm Guitar:
Ibanez Artmore
Acoustic GT50h
Ephiphone Triggerman
Blue Spark

Lead Guitar:
Acoustic GT50h
Ephiphone Triggerman
Blue Spark

Bass:
Masada Master Bass
Jordan J115 Bass Amp
EV C04

Keys:
Arturia Stage 73V
Roland A-80 midi controller

Drums:
iZotope Breaktweaker

Spoken Prayer // Am I Lost?

When you feel alone, God speaks in subtle ways. Many of us, are not used to living in the Spirit, and it can feel quite lonely when we are poised in the physical, carnal realm, and yet are told that the Lord is with us in Spirit. So the logical conclusion is to feel lost, when you can not feel connected. However this is untrue. The way to feeling connected is not to feel, it is to believe. To connect with God, is to believe you are already connected to God, and to let your feelings align to that. To many times, we are led by our emotions, which do have their place, but it is usually not to lead us. Some confuse intuition with led by feeling, intuition is not emotional feeling. Emotional feeling, is reactive in nature, and it causes us to feel after the fact. That is why it is not something to lead with, since it follows what it senses, its a reaction. Intuition is not a reaction, it is a directional sense. When you let go of logic and reasoning, and ask for help, you are actually asking to be led by intuition, though many do not think of intuition like this. When you are feeling lost, which is ok to feel as a human. You can do something about this, send up little help signals, and within a few minutes, you will start getting thoughts, ideas, or direction, it is not suggestions, it is from intuition.

format: Y-M-D
music: 2017-02-25
bpm: 109
vocal: 2017-02-26 no.7
Vocals:
AKG D5

Hardware/Software:
Focusrite Scarlett 18i20
Behring ADA8200 (with midas preamps)
Apple Logic
iZotope Ozone 7

Rhythm Guitar:
Schecter Diamond Series Electric (schecter pickups)
Bugera T5
Ephiphone Triggerman
Blue Spark

Lead Guitar:
Ibanez RG4exfm1 (inf pickups)
Line 6 Spider IV 30
AKG p170

Bass:
Masada Master Bass
Jordan J115 Bass Amp
EV C04

Keys:
Arturia Stage 73V
Roland A-80 midi controller

Drums:
PDP Drum Kit with Sabian and Zildjan cymbals
AKG C3000, overheads
AKG C3000, overheads
MXR v63m, kick drum
MXR 551 snare drum

Spoken Prayer // We Carry Burdens

One of my favorite reminders, that we carry the burdens of worry, stress, and anxiety, fear, things we do not commonly think of as burdens. Those things are burdens, though, and they can weigh us down, and strip us of energy, and take us down, and this prayer reminds me to be watchful, to take inventory of the burdens that I am carrying, and let them go, and give them over to the Lord.

format: Y-M-D
music: 2017-03-05
bpm: 128
vocal: 2017-02-26 no.6
Apple Logic
AKG D5
Focusrite Scarlett 18i20
Ibanez Artcore
Bugera T5, MXR distortion, Blackstar HT110, e609
Ibanez RG, Acoustic GT50h, Triggerman 4×12, Blue Spark
PDP Drumset with Sabian and Zildjian Cymbals
AHK C3000, AKG C3000, MXR 63M, MXR 551
iZotope Breaktweaker
Arturia Stage 73V
Masada Bass, Jordan J115 Bass Amp, EV C04
Acoustic GT50H
Crate GX412SR
Behringer Autonom
Shure SM57

Spoken Prayer // Tears to Pray for Change

Offer up a sacrifice of praise, using your deep feelings to pray and bring about change. Some of the most powerful prayers I have prayed, I took and felt all the emotions for the person I was praying for, and I gave it up like a incense offering to the Lord. Emotions can be used to add power to a prayer, just remember to let that emotion go when the prayer is said, it does you no good to hang onto it.

format: Y-M-D
music: 2017-03-16
bpm: 126
vocal: 2017-02-26 no.5

AKG D5
Focusrite Scarlett 18i20
Apple Logic
iZotope Breaktweaker
Arturis Arp2600 V
Arturia Matrix 12V
Arturia Prophet V
iZotope Ozone 7

Spoken Prayer // That Which Rang True

Stay true to yourself, no matter what you face in life. There are many things that you go through in life, and you adjust to get through them, but who you are is unchanged, when the trouble goes, so do those adjustments. Who you are is more than who you are in a moment, it is your underlying character.
format: Y-M-D
music: 2017-03-17
bpm: 128
vocal: 2017-02-26 no.4
AKG D5
Focusrite Scarlett 18i20
iZotope BreakTweaker
Arturia Modular V
Arturia Matrix 12V
Arturia Jupiter 8V
iZotope Ozone7
Apple Logic