How to co-write a song and by-pass the music business
June 29, 2009
I was in Thailand a few yeas ago on a team trip when I picked up a surprise email from Sam Middlebrook. He spoke about a half written song that I had posted on the blog (One Thing) that he had contributed a chorus and bridge to and then tried out with his church in Bellingham.
He told me that it had really worked well in helping folk worship and connect with God with a sense of intimacy.
One of the things that excited me, apart from the encouragement of seeing a song idea completed, was the fact that despite the song not being recorded, formally published or having to get some sort of distribution deal thousands of people were worshiping with it. And at that point I had yet to even hear it!
Gotta love this new fangled ‘interweb’ thing!
I’ve recently been using this version while here in the US and the feedback from first time hearers have been the same and shortly I’ll have the pleasure of meeting with and c0-leading with Sam.
I haven’t yet recorded the song, but Sam has – here is his YouTube version.
Enjoy!
Let’s Get Social
'I've known Andy for 18 years - both as a worship leader in the church I attended as a teenager, and then as a friend and co-leader as we grew a little older together.
