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- 0:00Room.
- 0:00So
- 0:01it's
- 0:01really
- 0:02something
- 0:02cool
- 0:02to
- 0:02see.
- 0:03Like,
- 0:04you
- 0:04know,
- 0:04the
- 0:05worship
- 0:05leader
- 0:05at.
- 0:06Chris
- 0:06would
- 0:07be
- 0:07singing.
- 0:07At
- 0:08Ballantine,
- 0:09he'd
- 0:09be
- 0:09singing
- 0:09the
- 0:10song,
- 0:10and
- 0:10everything
- 0:10is
- 0:11getting
- 0:11streamed
- 0:12in
- 0:12live
- 0:12time,
- 0:13and
- 0:13the
- 0:13campuses
- 0:14are
- 0:14actually
- 0:15playing.
- 0:16So
- 0:16he's
- 0:16singing
- 0:17the
- 0:17song
- 0:17and
- 0:17they're
- 0:17playing
- 0:18live,
- 0:18but
- 0:18it's
- 0:18at
- 0:18the
- 0:18same
- 0:19time,
- 0:20so
- 0:21that's
- 0:21intense.
- 0:22That's
- 0:22really
- 0:22cool.
- 0:22Very
- 0:23cool.
- 0:24So
- 0:24that's.
- 0:24That's
- 0:25Elevation
- 0:25Church.
- 0:25How
- 0:26did
- 0:26that
- 0:26opportunity
- 0:26come
- 0:27to
- 0:27be
- 0:27for
- 0:27you?
- 0:29Wow.
- 0:30They
- 0:30took
- 0:30you
- 0:31away
- 0:31from
- 0:31us.
- 0:32It's.
- 0:32It.
- 0:32Well,
- 0:34e.
- 0:34At
- 0:35about
- 0:3530.
- 0:38When
- 0:38I
- 0:38turned
- 0:3930,
- 0:39life
- 0:39went
- 0:40upside
- 0:40down.
- 0:40I
- 0:41ended
- 0:41up
- 0:41doing
- 0:41some
- 0:42time
- 0:42in
- 0:42the
- 0:43Middle
- 0:43East.
- 0:44He
- 0:45got
- 0:45arrested.
- 0:45That
- 0:45was
- 0:46really
- 0:46rough.
- 0:46Let
- 0:47me.
- 0:47Let
- 0:47me.
- 0:47Hold
- 0:48on.
- 0:48What?
- 0:49I.
- 0:50I
- 0:52stopped
- 0:52him
- 0:52deed
- 0:53you
- 0:53were
- 0:53in
- 0:53prison.
- 0:54What's
- 0:55going
- 0:55on,
- 0:55bro?
- 0:57That
- 0:57sounded
- 0:57really
- 0:57horrible,
- 0:59man.
- 1:00We
- 1:00all
- 1:00got
- 1:00like,
- 1:01okay.
- 1:02So
- 1:03I
- 1:03stopped
- 1:04mding
- 1:04at.
- 1:05At
- 1:05my
- 1:05old
- 1:06church
- 1:06and
- 1:08started
- 1:08working
- 1:08at.
- 1:10Started
- 1:10working
- 1:11in
- 1:11Walmart
- 1:11in
- 1:11warehouse.
- 1:12And
- 1:13one
- 1:14of
- 1:14my
- 1:14friends,
- 1:14Jeff,
- 1:15he
- 1:15hit
- 1:15me
- 1:15up
- 1:15one
- 1:16day
- 1:16and
- 1:16he's
- 1:16like,
- 1:16hey,
- 1:17we
- 1:17got
- 1:17this
- 1:17opportunity
- 1:18to
- 1:18go
- 1:18to
- 1:19Dubai
- 1:20and
- 1:20play
- 1:20music.
- 1:21I
- 1:22was
- 1:22like,
- 1:22yeah,
- 1:22whatever,
- 1:22bro.
- 1:23That's.
- 1:23That's
- 1:23a.
- 1:24That's
- 1:24a.
- 1:24That's
- 1:24a
- 1:25hoax.
- 1:25Whatever.
- 1:25He's
- 1:26like,
- 1:26no,
- 1:26this
- 1:26is
- 1:26serious.
- 1:27Nigerian
- 1:27prince
- 1:28wrote
- 1:28me,
- 1:28I
- 1:28swear.
- 1:31So
- 1:31I.
- 1:33You
- 1:33know,
- 1:34and
- 1:34here's
- 1:34the
- 1:34other
- 1:34thing.
- 1:35It's
- 1:35like,
- 1:35it's
- 1:36part
- 1:36of
- 1:36the
- 1:36evolution
- 1:36of
- 1:36who
- 1:37I
- 1:37am,
- 1:37because
- 1:38I
- 1:38only
- 1:38grown
- 1:39up
- 1:39in
- 1:39church,
- 1:39only
- 1:39known
- 1:40church,
- 1:40only
- 1:40known
- 1:40the
- 1:41church
- 1:41box.
- 1:41And
- 1:41I'm
- 1:42sure
- 1:42if
- 1:42you've
- 1:43talked
- 1:43with
- 1:43guys
- 1:43that
- 1:43have
- 1:44been
- 1:44in.
- 1:44In
- 1:45the
- 1:45same
- 1:45similar
- 1:45kind
- 1:46of
- 1:46scenarios,
- 1:48it
- 1:48has
- 1:48its
- 1:49pros
- 1:49and
- 1:49it
- 1:49has
- 1:49its
- 1:49cons.
- 1:50Growing
- 1:51up
- 1:51in
- 1:52church,
- 1:52I
- 1:52still.
- 1:52I
- 1:53mean,
- 1:53it's
- 1:53my
- 1:53foundation.
- 1:53It's
- 1:54what
- 1:54I
- 1:54do.
- 1:54It's
- 1:54what
- 1:54I
- 1:54love.
- 1:55But
- 1:56there
- 1:57can
- 1:57sometimes
- 1:57be
- 1:57a
- 1:57little
- 1:58bit
- 1:58of
- 1:58a
- 1:58disconnect
- 1:58between
- 1:58what's
- 1:59really
- 1:59going
- 1:59on
- 1:59in
- 1:59the
- 1:59room,
- 2:00what's
- 2:00really
- 2:00going
- 2:01on
- 2:01in
- 2:01the.
- 2:01In
- 2:01the.
- 2:02In
- 2:02the
- 2:02real
- 2:02world.
- 2:03And
- 2:04you'd
- 2:05know
- 2:05that's
- 2:05when
- 2:05we
- 2:06talk
- 2:06about,
- 2:06like,
- 2:06well,
- 2:07is.
- 2:07Are
- 2:08they
- 2:08even
- 2:08having
- 2:08any
- 2:08influence?
- 2:09Are
- 2:09they
- 2:09even
- 2:09being
- 2:09effective
- 2:10nowadays?
- 2:10Because,
- 2:11like,
- 2:12I
- 2:12mean,
- 2:12you
- 2:12still
- 2:13still
- 2:13fighting
- 2:13about
- 2:14tattoos
- 2:14and
- 2:15jeans
- 2:15and.
- 2:16And
- 2:17hair
- 2:17dye?
- 2:17Like,
- 2:18yeah,
- 2:18all
- 2:19right.
- 2:19If
- 2:19you
- 2:19want
- 2:19to
- 2:20waste
- 2:20time
- 2:20talking
- 2:20about
- 2:21that.
- 2:22But
- 2:23I
- 2:23left.
- 2:24And
- 2:25so
- 2:25we
- 2:25did
- 2:25this
- 2:25audition,
- 2:26and
- 2:27this
- 2:27is
- 2:27the
- 2:27first
- 2:27time
- 2:28I
- 2:29had
- 2:29ever.
- 2:29It's
- 2:29like,
- 2:30it
- 2:30was
- 2:30like
- 2:30a
- 2:30360.
- 2:31Because
- 2:31in
- 2:31church
- 2:32it
- 2:32was
- 2:32like,
- 2:32you
- 2:33know,
- 2:33don't
- 2:33be
- 2:33too
- 2:34showy
- 2:34because,
- 2:35you
- 2:35know,
- 2:35God
- 2:35don't
- 2:36like
- 2:36that.
- 2:36Don't,
- 2:36don't,
- 2:36don't.
- 2:37Don't,
- 2:37don't,
- 2:37don't,
- 2:37don't.
- 2:38Don't
- 2:38move
- 2:38too
- 2:38much
- 2:39because,
- 2:39you
- 2:39know,
- 2:39watch
- 2:40you
- 2:40be
- 2:40excited,
- 2:40but
- 2:41the
- 2:41moment
- 2:41that.
- 2:42The
- 2:42moment
- 2:42that
- 2:42you
- 2:42get
- 2:42a
- 2:42little
- 2:42too
- 2:43excited
- 2:43all
- 2:43of
- 2:43a
- 2:43sudden
- 2:44and
- 2:46going
- 2:46to
- 2:47performing
- 2:48where
- 2:48you
- 2:48have
- 2:48to
- 2:48be
- 2:48on,
- 2:49like,
- 2:49you're
- 2:49the
- 2:50main
- 2:50show.
- 2:50You're
- 2:50the.
- 2:50You're
- 2:51the
- 2:51attraction.
- 2:51Right,
- 2:52Right.
- 2:53So
- 2:53we
- 2:53did
- 2:54end
- 2:54up
- 2:54getting
- 2:54the
- 2:54gig,
- 2:56went
- 2:56to
- 2:56Dubai,
- 2:59did
- 2:59some
- 3:00time,
- 3:00did
- 3:00some
- 3:00time,
- 3:02did.
- 3:02Did
- 3:02the
- 3:02circuit
- 3:03out
- 3:04there,
- 3:05got
- 3:06engaged
- 3:06during
- 3:06Ramadan,
- 3:07came
- 3:08back,
- 3:09and
- 3:09then
- 3:09it
- 3:09was
- 3:09like
- 3:10in
- 3:10my
- 3:11couple
- 3:11months
- 3:11in,
- 3:12she
- 3:12called
- 3:12me
- 3:12and
- 3:12she's
- 3:13like,
- 3:13babe,
- 3:13I
- 3:13think
- 3:13you
- 3:13need
- 3:13to
- 3:13come
- 3:14home
- 3:14now.
- 3:15And
- 3:15I
- 3:15had
- 3:15been
- 3:15feeling
- 3:15like,
- 3:16I
- 3:16need
- 3:16to
- 3:16come.
- 3:16Yeah,
- 3:17I
- 3:17need
- 3:17to
- 3:17come
- 3:17home.
- 3:19Which
- 3:21is
- 3:21scary
- 3:22when
- 3:22you
- 3:22leave
- 3:24what
- 3:24you've
- 3:24been
- 3:24building
- 3:25for,
- 3:26you
- 3:26know,
- 3:26a
- 3:26certain
- 3:26amount
- 3:27of
- 3:27time.
- 3:27Yeah,
- 3:28you
- 3:28lose
- 3:28connects.
- 3:29And
- 3:30life.
- 3:30Life
- 3:30has
- 3:31to
- 3:31go
- 3:31on.
- 3:31Like,
- 3:31you
- 3:32know,
- 3:33people
- 3:33are
- 3:33gonna
- 3:33fill
- 3:34your
- 3:34gig
- 3:34or,
- 3:35you
- 3:35know,
- 3:35like,
- 3:36it's
- 3:36not
- 3:36to
- 3:36say
- 3:36that
- 3:37you
- 3:37got
- 3:37forgotten,
- 3:37but,
- 3:38like,
- 3:38life
- 3:38goes
- 3:39on.
- 3:39So,
- 3:40yeah,
- 3:41you're
- 3:41coming
- 3:41back
- 3:42and
- 3:43you're,
- 3:43like,
- 3:43starting
- 3:43from
- 3:44ground
- 3:44zero.
- 3:44Like,
- 3:44you're.
- 3:45You're.
- 3:45You're
- 3:45literally
- 3:46starting
- 3:46from
- 3:46the.
- 3:47From
- 3:47the
- 3:47bottom
- 3:48again.
- 3:48Yeah.
- 3:49Yeah.
- 3:51And
- 3:51so
- 3:52we
- 3:52ended
- 3:53up.
- 3:53That
- 3:53was
- 3:54the
- 3:54first
- 3:54time
- 3:54I
- 3:54heard
- 3:54Elevation
- 3:55Church
- 3:55when
- 3:55I
- 3:55was
- 3:55in
- 3:56the
- 3:56Middle
- 3:56East.
- 3:58And,
- 4:00you
- 4:01know,
- 4:01it
- 4:01was
- 4:02like,
- 4:02you
- 4:03know,
- 4:03one
- 4:03of
- 4:03those.
- 4:03It
- 4:03was
- 4:03like
- 4:04a
- 4:04surreal
- 4:04moment
- 4:05where
- 4:05I
- 4:05flipped
- 4:06open
- 4:06my
- 4:06laptop,
- 4:06was
- 4:07watching
- 4:07on
- 4:07YouTube,
- 4:08watching
- 4:08my
- 4:09pastor,
- 4:09and
- 4:09he
- 4:09said,
- 4:10doesn't
- 4:10matter
- 4:11what
- 4:11you've
- 4:11done,
- 4:11doesn't
- 4:11matter
- 4:12where
- 4:12you've
- 4:12been.
- 4:13God
- 4:13loves
- 4:14you
- 4:14as
- 4:14a
- 4:14call
- 4:14for
- 4:14you
- 4:14on
- 4:14your
- 4:15life.
- 4:15It's
- 4:15time
- 4:15for
- 4:15you
- 4:15to
- 4:15come
- 4:15home.
- 4:16And
- 4:17it
- 4:17was
- 4:18too
- 4:19close
- 4:19to
- 4:20what
- 4:20we
- 4:20had
- 4:20been
- 4:20talking
- 4:20about
- 4:21to
- 4:21me
- 4:21to
- 4:21be
- 4:21a
- 4:22coincidence.
- 4:23So
- 4:25told
- 4:26my
- 4:26band,
- 4:26you
- 4:26know,
- 4:26handed
- 4:27in
- 4:27my
- 4:27two
- 4:27weeks.
- 4:28Broke
- 4:28out
- 4:29of
- 4:29jail,
- 4:29Matt.
- 4:30Yeah,
- 4:31handed
- 4:32in
- 4:32my
- 4:32two
- 4:32weeks
- 4:32and
- 4:33then.
- 4:35And
- 4:36so
- 4:36left.
- 4:39We
- 4:39went
- 4:39back
- 4:39to
- 4:40Calgary,
- 4:40actually.
- 4:41So
- 4:42we
- 4:42didn't.
- 4:42I
- 4:42didn't
- 4:43go
- 4:43right
- 4:43back
- 4:43to
- 4:43Toronto.
- 4:43Went
- 4:44back
- 4:44to
- 4:44Calgary.
- 4:45It
- 4:46was
- 4:46surreal
- 4:46because
- 4:47I
- 4:48couldn't
- 4:49do
- 4:49music.
- 4:49Like,
- 4:50Calgary
- 4:50really
- 4:51didn't
- 4:51have
- 4:51a.
- 4:53I
- 4:53don't
- 4:53know,
- 4:53man.
- 4:53It
- 4:53was
- 4:53weird.
- 4:54There
- 4:54was.
- 4:55I
- 4:55was
- 4:55at
- 4:55a
- 4:55good
- 4:56place.
- 4:57I
- 4:57was
- 4:58newly
- 4:58married,
- 5:00learning
- 5:00about
- 5:01marriage
- 5:02and
- 5:02just
- 5:02enjoying
- 5:02that
- 5:02phase
- 5:03of
- 5:03life.
- 5:03And
- 5:05I
- 5:06set
- 5:06up
- 5:06all
- 5:06my
- 5:07keyboards
- 5:07in
- 5:07our
- 5:07apartment,
- 5:08and
- 5:08I
- 5:08would
- 5:08play
- 5:09and
- 5:09I
- 5:09would
- 5:09practice,
- 5:11but
- 5:13didn't
- 5:14want
- 5:14to
- 5:14go
- 5:14work
- 5:14in
- 5:15another
- 5:15church
- 5:16at
- 5:16the
- 5:16time,
- 5:17didn't
- 5:17want
- 5:17to
- 5:17do
- 5:17any
- 5:18of
- 5:18that,
- 5:19so
- 5:20ended
- 5:20up
- 5:22using
- 5:22my
- 5:23biology
- 5:23degree
- 5:23and
- 5:24went
- 5:24back
- 5:24into
- 5:24pharmacy.
- 5:25So
- 5:25I
- 5:25was
- 5:25legit
- 5:25going
- 5:26to
- 5:26Go
- 5:26back
- 5:26into
- 5:26pharmacy
- 5:28in
- 5:28Calgary.
- 5:29Wow.
- 5:29So
- 5:29worked
- 5:30at
- 5:30London
- 5:30Drugs
- 5:31as
- 5:31a
- 5:31pharmacy
- 5:32tech
- 5:32for
- 5:32a
- 5:33while.
- 5:34But
- 5:34during
- 5:35that,
- 5:35I
- 5:35would
- 5:36follow
- 5:36elevation,
- 5:38and
- 5:39it
- 5:39was
- 5:39the
- 5:39strangest
- 5:40thing.
- 5:40So
- 5:41when
- 5:41we
- 5:41initially
- 5:42started
- 5:42talking
- 5:42about
- 5:43going
- 5:43backwards
- 5:43to
- 5:44learn
- 5:44foundations,
- 5:45Yeah,
- 5:45I
- 5:46would
- 5:46wake
- 5:46up
- 5:46every
- 5:46morning,
- 5:486:00
- 5:48clock,
- 5:495:00
- 5:49clock,
- 5:49and
- 5:50just
- 5:50get
- 5:50up
- 5:50and
- 5:50practice.
- 5:51I
- 5:51didn't
- 5:51know
- 5:51what
- 5:51I
- 5:52was
- 5:52practicing
- 5:52for.
- 5:53I
- 5:53didn't
- 5:53have
- 5:53a
- 5:53job.
- 5:54I
- 5:54didn't
- 5:54have
- 5:54nothing
- 5:54lined
- 5:55up.
- 5:55But
- 5:55I
- 5:56would
- 5:56get
- 5:56up
- 5:56and
- 5:56I
- 5:56was
- 5:56cutting
- 5:57up
- 5:57things.
- 5:57I'd
- 5:58be,
- 5:58you
- 5:58know,
- 5:59listening
- 5:59to
- 5:59jazz
- 6:00standards
- 6:00and
- 6:00working
- 6:00on
- 6:01my
- 6:01chops
- 6:01and.
- 6:01And
- 6:02just
- 6:02getting.
- 6:04Getting
- 6:04better.
- 6:05Gotta
- 6:05say,
- 6:06shout
- 6:06out
- 6:06to
- 6:06Chick
- 6:06Corea,
- 6:07one
- 6:07of
- 6:07the
- 6:07greats
- 6:08who
- 6:08just.
- 6:08He
- 6:08just
- 6:09left
- 6:09us
- 6:12was
- 6:13doing
- 6:13that.
- 6:13And
- 6:13then
- 6:14on
- 6:14Sunday,
- 6:15because
- 6:16the
- 6:16church
- 6:17service
- 6:17would
- 6:17be
- 6:17streaming
- 6:18live,
- 6:19we
- 6:19would
- 6:19hook
- 6:19up
- 6:19our
- 6:19laptop
- 6:20and
- 6:20we
- 6:20would
- 6:20watch
- 6:21and
- 6:22I
- 6:22would
- 6:22play
- 6:22along.
- 6:23Oh,
- 6:23wow.
- 6:24So
- 6:24I
- 6:25would
- 6:25play
- 6:25along
- 6:25with
- 6:26the
- 6:26songs.
- 6:26Just
- 6:27me
- 6:27and
- 6:27my
- 6:27living
- 6:27room
- 6:28just
- 6:28playing
- 6:28along.
- 6:29And
- 6:29I
- 6:30didn't
- 6:30know
- 6:32they
- 6:33had.
- 6:33They
- 6:34were
- 6:34asking
- 6:34to
- 6:34do
- 6:34auditions,
- 6:35and
- 6:35my
- 6:35wife
- 6:35came
- 6:35in
- 6:35one
- 6:35day
- 6:36and
- 6:36she's
- 6:36like,
- 6:36hey,
- 6:36you
- 6:36need
- 6:36to
- 6:36do
- 6:36this
- 6:36audition.
- 6:37And
- 6:37I
- 6:37was
- 6:37like,
- 6:37nah,
- 6:38I'm
- 6:38not
- 6:38really
- 6:38trying
- 6:39to
- 6:39do
- 6:39that.
- 6:39I
- 6:39was.
- 6:39Plus,
- 6:41they're
- 6:41in
- 6:41America,
- 6:42man.
- 6:42They
- 6:42got.
- 6:42They
- 6:43must
- 6:43have
- 6:43thousands
- 6:44of
- 6:44keyboard
- 6:45players.
- 6:45Just
- 6:46true.
- 6:46Lining
- 6:47up,
- 6:47ready
- 6:47to
- 6:47get
- 6:47at
- 6:48the.
- 6:48You
- 6:48know.
- 6:50So
- 6:51got
- 6:51home
- 6:51one
- 6:51day
- 6:51from
- 6:52work.
- 6:52She's
- 6:52waiting
- 6:53for
- 6:53me
- 6:53at
- 6:53the
- 6:53door.
- 6:54Wow.
- 6:54And
- 6:55she's
- 6:55like,
- 6:55you're
- 6:55gonna
- 6:55do
- 6:55this
- 6:56audition?
- 6:57So
- 6:57she
- 6:57filmed
- 6:58it.
- 6:58We
- 6:58did
- 6:58the
- 6:58audition
- 6:59time.
- 7:00I
- 7:00sent
- 7:00the
- 7:00audition
- 7:01in.
- 7:01They
- 7:01called
- 7:01me
- 7:02originally
- 7:02and
- 7:02said,
- 7:02hey,
- 7:03do
- 7:03you
- 7:03want
- 7:03to
- 7:03come
- 7:03down
- 7:04to
- 7:04do
- 7:04the
- 7:04live
- 7:04audition?
- 7:05But
- 7:05things
- 7:05didn't
- 7:06work
- 7:06out,
- 7:07so
- 7:08I
- 7:08still
- 7:08stayed
- 7:08in
- 7:09Calgary.
- 7:10And
- 7:10then
- 7:12we
- 7:12decided
- 7:13that
- 7:13our
- 7:13time
- 7:13in
- 7:13Calgary
- 7:14was
- 7:14up,
- 7:14so
- 7:14we
- 7:14went
- 7:15back
- 7:15to
- 7:15Toronto,
- 7:16back
- 7:16to.
- 7:16We
- 7:16had
- 7:16a
- 7:17house
- 7:17in
- 7:17Brampton.
- 7:17Back
- 7:17to
- 7:18our
- 7:18house
- 7:18in
- 7:18Brampton.
- 7:19Wow.
- 7:20And
- 7:21we're
- 7:21gonna
- 7:21start
- 7:21over
- 7:22again.
- 7:22Yeah.
- 7:23So
- 7:25this
- 7:25time
- 7:25I'm
- 7:25working
- 7:26at
- 7:26McKesson
- 7:26Canada,
- 7:28so
- 7:28I
- 7:28had,
- 7:29like,
- 7:29music
- 7:29was
- 7:29just
- 7:29like,
- 7:32you
- 7:32know,
- 7:32it
- 7:32was
- 7:32just
- 7:33something
- 7:33that
- 7:33I
- 7:33did
- 7:34in
- 7:34the
- 7:34background
- 7:34at
- 7:35least.
- 7:35Still
- 7:35practicing
- 7:35still.
- 7:36It's
- 7:36still
- 7:36a
- 7:36part
- 7:37of
- 7:37me,
- 7:37you
- 7:37know,
- 7:37But
- 7:39I
- 7:39just
- 7:39wanted
- 7:39to
- 7:40be
- 7:40a
- 7:40good
- 7:40husband
- 7:41and
- 7:41build
- 7:42for
- 7:42my
- 7:42family
- 7:42and
- 7:43do
- 7:43all
- 7:43that
- 7:43stuff.
- 7:43So
- 7:46the
- 7:46audition
- 7:47went
- 7:47to
- 7:47Elevation
- 7:48Church
- 7:48in
- 7:48Toronto
- 7:49and
- 7:49just.
- 7:50Just
- 7:50started
- 7:51serving
- 7:51there.
- 7:51Just
- 7:51started
- 7:52playing.
- 7:52Just
- 7:52wanted
- 7:52to
- 7:53be
- 7:53on
- 7:53the
- 7:53team.
- 7:53When
- 7:53I
- 7:53walked
- 7:54in,
- 7:54you
- 7:55know
- 7:55how,
- 7:55like,
- 7:55people
- 7:56from
- 7:56your
- 7:56past,
- 7:57there's
- 7:57always
- 7:57somebody
- 7:58from
- 7:58your
- 7:58past
- 7:58that,
- 7:59like,
- 8:00kind
- 8:00of
- 8:00trickles
- 8:00into
- 8:01where
- 8:01you.
- 8:01Where
- 8:01you
- 8:02want
- 8:02to
- 8:02be.
- 8:02So
- 8:02I
- 8:02walk
- 8:02in,
- 8:03they
- 8:03don't
- 8:03really
- 8:03have
- 8:04a
- 8:04keyboard
- 8:04player.
- 8:05This
- 8:05old
- 8:05dude
- 8:05from
- 8:06my
- 8:06old
- 8:06church.
- 8:07Oh,
- 8:07my
- 8:07God,
- 8:08LJ's
- 8:09here.
- 8:09Oh,
- 8:09wow.
- 8:10You
- 8:10know,
- 8:10did
- 8:10the
- 8:10whole
- 8:10thing.
- 8:11I
- 8:11was
- 8:11just
- 8:11trying
- 8:11to
- 8:11sneak
- 8:12in
- 8:12the
- 8:12back,
- 8:12mind
- 8:12my
- 8:12own
- 8:12business,
- 8:13slide
- 8:13out.
- 8:14Yeah,
- 8:14this
- 8:15guy,
- 8:15you
- 8:16know,
- 8:16I
- 8:16gotta
- 8:17thank
- 8:17him
- 8:17for
- 8:17it
- 8:17because
- 8:17it
- 8:18has
- 8:18me
- 8:18where
- 8:18I
- 8:18am
- 8:18today.
- 8:18But
- 8:19he
- 8:20talked
- 8:20to
- 8:20the
- 8:20md
- 8:22and
- 8:22the
- 8:22MD
- 8:23there
- 8:23was
- 8:24like,
- 8:24well,
- 8:24you
- 8:24know,
- 8:25if
- 8:25you
- 8:25want
- 8:25to
- 8:25join
- 8:25the
- 8:25team,
- 8:26you
- 8:27know,
- 8:27there's
- 8:28an
- 8:28audition
- 8:28that
- 8:28we
- 8:28usually
- 8:29do.
- 8:29And
- 8:29I
- 8:29was
- 8:29like,
- 8:29oh,
- 8:30you
- 8:30mean
- 8:30like
- 8:30this
- 8:30audition?
- 8:31Because
- 8:31I
- 8:31had
- 8:32it
- 8:32on
- 8:32my
- 8:32phone
- 8:32from
- 8:32a
- 8:32year
- 8:33and
- 8:33a
- 8:33half
- 8:33ago.
- 8:34So
- 8:34I
- 8:34showed
- 8:34him
- 8:34that
- 8:35audition
- 8:35and
- 8:35he's
- 8:35like,
- 8:35yeah,
- 8:37so.
- 8:37And
- 8:38you
- 8:38know
- 8:38what,
- 8:38man?
- 8:39I
- 8:39was
- 8:39good.
- 8:40I
- 8:40was
- 8:40good
- 8:41to
- 8:41just
- 8:41do
- 8:41that
- 8:41for
- 8:42the
- 8:42rest
- 8:42of
- 8:42my
- 8:42days.
- 8:42I
- 8:43wasn't
- 8:43looking
- 8:43to
- 8:43do
- 8:43anything
- 8:44else.
- 8:45We
- 8:45were
- 8:45at
- 8:45a
- 8:45school
- 8:46at
- 8:46the
- 8:46time,
- 8:46so
- 8:47we
- 8:47would
- 8:47get
- 8:47up
- 8:48at
- 8:48five
- 8:48in
- 8:48the
- 8:48morning,
- 8:48set
- 8:49up,
- 8:49play,
- 8:50really
- 8:50play
- 8:50two
- 8:51songs.
- 8:51Got
- 8:52to
- 8:52see
- 8:52the
- 8:52whole
- 8:53point
- 8:54to
- 8:54point
- 8:54thing
- 8:55from
- 8:55Charlotte.
- 8:56I
- 8:56was
- 8:56like,
- 8:56man,
- 8:56this
- 8:56is
- 8:57cool.
- 8:57Pack
- 8:58up,
- 8:58go
- 8:59home.
- 8:59We
- 9:00moved
- 9:00to
- 9:00a
- 9:00new
- 9:00location.
- 9:02One
- 9:02of
- 9:02the
- 9:03worship
- 9:03leaders
- 9:03from
- 9:03down
- 9:03here,
- 9:04one
- 9:04up
- 9:04there,
- 9:06heard
- 9:06me
- 9:06play.
- 9:06And
- 9:07I
- 9:07didn't
- 9:07know
- 9:07that
- 9:07they
- 9:08were
- 9:08looking
- 9:08for
- 9:08a
- 9:08guy
- 9:09with
- 9:09a
- 9:09unique
- 9:09set
- 9:09of
- 9:10skills
- 9:11down
- 9:11here
- 9:11in
- 9:11Charlotte
- 9:12to
- 9:13Play.
- 9:14So
- 9:15I'm
- 9:1640,
- 9:16Pastor
- 9:17Steven's
- 9:1741.
- 9:18So
- 9:19we
- 9:19grew
- 9:19up
- 9:20in
- 9:21the
- 9:21same
- 9:21era,
- 9:22in
- 9:22the
- 9:22same
- 9:22time,
- 9:23with
- 9:23the
- 9:23same
- 9:23music,
- 9:24same
- 9:24hymns,
- 9:24what
- 9:25not.
- 9:25He
- 9:25grew
- 9:25up.
- 9:28He
- 9:28grew
- 9:28up.
- 9:29He
- 9:29didn't
- 9:29grow
- 9:29up
- 9:29Baptist.
- 9:30I
- 9:30don't
- 9:30want
- 9:30to
- 9:30say
- 9:31he
- 9:31grew
- 9:31up
- 9:31Protestant,
- 9:31but
- 9:33he
- 9:33grew
- 9:33up
- 9:34in
- 9:34one
- 9:34of
- 9:34those
- 9:34denominations
- 9:35just
- 9:35like
- 9:36me,
- 9:37who
- 9:37we
- 9:38sang
- 9:38a
- 9:38lot
- 9:38of
- 9:38hymns.
- 9:40And
- 9:40so
- 9:42they
- 9:42were
- 9:42looking
- 9:42for
- 9:42a
- 9:43guy
- 9:43that
- 9:43could
- 9:43play
- 9:43hymns
- 9:45but
- 9:45could
- 9:45play
- 9:45gospel
- 9:46as
- 9:46well.
- 9:47Because
- 9:47Pastor
- 9:48Steven's
- 9:48a
- 9:48gospel
- 9:48head.
- 9:49I'm
- 9:49gonna
- 9:50tell
- 9:50you,
- 9:50he's
- 9:50a
- 9:50gospel
- 9:50head.
- 9:51Like
- 9:51he's
- 9:51like
- 9:51a
- 9:51real
- 9:52one
- 9:52and
- 9:53a
- 9:53real
- 9:53one.
- 9:54And
- 9:54yeah,
- 9:54he's
- 9:55a
- 9:55real
- 9:55one.
- 9:55Like.
- 9:57Like
- 9:57a
- 9:57real
- 9:58one.
- 9:58His
- 9:58first
- 9:58text
- 9:59to
- 9:59me
- 9:59about
- 9:59gospel
- 9:59was
- 10:00like,
- 10:00yeah.
- 10:00He
- 10:00sent
- 10:01me
- 10:01James
- 10:01Hall,
- 10:01God
- 10:01wants
- 10:02a
- 10:02yes.
- 10:02And
- 10:02he
- 10:02said,
- 10:03top,
- 10:03top
- 10:0410
- 10:04gospel
- 10:04song
- 10:04of
- 10:04all
- 10:05time.
- 10:06You
- 10:07gotta
- 10:07know
- 10:07gospel
- 10:08to
- 10:08know
- 10:08James
- 10:09hall
- 10:09in
- 10:09New
- 10:09York
- 10:10and
- 10:10all
- 10:10that
- 10:10stuff.
- 10:11Yeah.
- 10:14So
- 10:16the
- 10:16guy,
- 10:16the
- 10:16worship
- 10:17leader
- 10:17that
- 10:17was
- 10:17in
- 10:18Toronto
- 10:20took
- 10:20my
- 10:20name
- 10:20back
- 10:20down
- 10:22and
- 10:22said,
- 10:22hey,
- 10:22man,
- 10:22you
- 10:23gotta
- 10:23hear
- 10:23this
- 10:23guy
- 10:23LJ
- 10:23play.
- 10:24He's
- 10:24at
- 10:24the
- 10:24Toronto
- 10:25campus.
- 10:26Then
- 10:26Mack,
- 10:27who
- 10:27was
- 10:27there
- 10:27at
- 10:27the
- 10:27time,
- 10:28said,
- 10:28wait
- 10:28a
- 10:28minute,
- 10:29was
- 10:29that
- 10:29the
- 10:29guy
- 10:30that
- 10:30sent
- 10:30his
- 10:30audition
- 10:30in
- 10:31two
- 10:31years
- 10:31ago
- 10:32from.
- 10:32From
- 10:32Calgary,
- 10:33but
- 10:33couldn't
- 10:33Come
- 10:34down.
- 10:35And
- 10:36then
- 10:36Mac
- 10:37messaged
- 10:37me,
- 10:38which
- 10:38I
- 10:38thought
- 10:38was
- 10:38another
- 10:39hoax,
- 10:40because,
- 10:40like,
- 10:40these
- 10:41are
- 10:41like
- 10:41the
- 10:41big
- 10:41time
- 10:41guys
- 10:42to
- 10:42me
- 10:42now.
- 10:43He's
- 10:44like,
- 10:44hey,
- 10:44you
- 10:44know,
- 10:45I
- 10:45remember
- 10:45your
- 10:45audition
- 10:45for
- 10:46a
- 10:46couple
- 10:46years
- 10:46ago.
- 10:47You
- 10:47wanna.
- 10:48You
- 10:48wanna
- 10:48come
- 10:48down
- 10:48and
- 10:48do
- 10:49this
- 10:49audition?
- 10:50And.
- 10:51And
- 10:51then
- 10:51they
- 10:51said,
- 10:51but
- 10:52there's
- 10:52one
- 10:52catch.
- 10:52You
- 10:52know,
- 10:53we're
- 10:54looking
- 10:54for
- 10:54a
- 10:54specific
- 10:55guy.
- 10:55Do
- 10:55you
- 10:55know
- 10:55these
- 10:56songs?
- 10:56And
- 10:56he
- 10:56sent
- 10:56me
- 10:57a
- 10:57list
- 10:57of
- 10:57all
- 10:57these
- 10:58hymns,
- 10:59which
- 10:59I
- 10:59had.
- 11:00Like,
- 11:00I
- 11:00told
- 11:00you,
- 11:00my
- 11:00dad
- 11:01was
- 11:01a
- 11:01song.
- 11:02So
- 11:02I
- 11:03grew
- 11:03up
- 11:03playing
- 11:04all
- 11:04of
- 11:04those.
- 11:06And
- 11:06then
- 11:06there
- 11:06was
- 11:06a
- 11:06list.
- 11:07And
- 11:07then
- 11:07the
- 11:07list
- 11:07got
- 11:08weird
- 11:08because
- 11:08it
- 11:08was
- 11:08like,
- 11:09all
- 11:09this
- 11:09Israel
- 11:10Houghton
- 11:10stuff.
- 11:10I'm
- 11:11a
- 11:11big
- 11:11Israel
- 11:11Houghton
- 11:12fan.
- 11:12Like,
- 11:12huge.
- 11:14Aaron
- 11:14Lindsay,
- 11:14New
- 11:14Breed,
- 11:15all
- 11:15that
- 11:15stuff.
- 11:16Then
- 11:16there
- 11:17was
- 11:17some
- 11:17gospel
- 11:17stuff
- 11:18in
- 11:18the
- 11:18list.
- 11:19There
- 11:19was,
- 11:19like,
- 11:19Vashon
- 11:20Mitchell.
- 11:20There
- 11:20was
- 11:20some
- 11:20weird
- 11:21stuff
- 11:21in
- 11:21the
- 11:21list.
- 11:21And
- 11:21I
- 11:21was
- 11:22like,
- 11:22yeah,
- 11:23I
- 11:23wrote
- 11:23them
- 11:23back.
- 11:24And
- 11:24I
- 11:24was
- 11:24trying
- 11:24to
- 11:24be
- 11:24humble.
- 11:25Trying
- 11:25to
- 11:25be
- 11:25Canadian.
- 11:26Sorry,
- 11:26man.
- 11:27No
- 11:27lie.
- 11:27I.
- 11:27I
- 11:28probably
- 11:28don't
- 11:28know
- 11:28about
- 11:28five
- 11:29of
- 11:29these
- 11:29songs.
- 11:30Yeah,
- 11:30I'm
- 11:31pretty
- 11:31sure
- 11:31they've
- 11:31heard
- 11:31that
- 11:32before.
- 11:33Yeah.
- 11:34So
- 11:34flew
- 11:35down
- 11:37at
- 11:37our
- 11:37Blakeney
- 11:37campus.
- 11:38I
- 11:39met
- 11:39Chris,
- 11:41geeked
- 11:41out
- 11:41a
- 11:41little
- 11:41bit
- 11:41because
- 11:42that
- 11:42was
- 11:42like
- 11:42my
- 11:42dude
- 11:42that
- 11:43I
- 11:43would
- 11:43see
- 11:43on
- 11:43TV
- 11:43all
- 11:43the
- 11:44time.
- 11:44And.
- 11:44Yeah,
- 11:44I
- 11:44mean.
- 11:46I
- 11:46mean,
- 11:46the
- 11:46rest
- 11:46is
- 11:46history,
- 11:47man.
- 11:47Sat
- 11:47down,
- 11:47did
- 11:48the
- 11:48audition,
- 11:48and
- 11:51kind
- 11:51of
- 11:52never
- 11:53turned.
- 11:54Never
- 11:54turned
- 11:54back,
- 11:55man.
- 11:55Just
- 11:56came
- 11:56down.
- 11:56And
- 11:57the
- 11:57rest
- 11:58has
- 11:58been
- 11:58a
- 11:58beautiful
- 11:59journey
- 11:59from
- 11:59where
- 12:00I
- 12:00started
- 12:00to
- 12:00where
- 12:00now
- 12:01you're
- 12:01the
- 12:01MD
- 12:01there.
- 12:04I'm
- 12:04actually
- 12:05the
- 12:06broadcast
- 12:06worship
- 12:06director.
- 12:07So
- 12:08it's.
- 12:09I
- 12:09was
- 12:09the.
- 12:09Can
- 12:10you
- 12:10explain
- 12:10to
- 12:10our
- 12:10audience
- 12:11real
- 12:11quick,
- 12:11though,
- 12:11what
- 12:12a
- 12:12musical
- 12:12director
- 12:13does
- 12:13and
- 12:13specifically
- 12:14what
- 12:15your
- 12:15role
- 12:16would
- 12:16do
- 12:16in
- 12:17a
- 12:17church
- 12:17setting?
- 12:19All
- 12:19right,
- 12:19so
- 12:20when
- 12:20I
- 12:20first.
- 12:20Yes.
- 12:22No,
- 12:23no.
- 12:24When
- 12:25I
- 12:25first
- 12:25got
- 12:25down
- 12:26here
- 12:26four
- 12:26years,
- 12:27five
- 12:27years
- 12:27ago,
- 12:28all
- 12:28I
- 12:29was
- 12:29was.
- 12:29I
- 12:29was
- 12:30Pastor
- 12:30Steven's
- 12:30keys
- 12:31guy.
- 12:32So
- 12:33he
- 12:33would
- 12:33preach,
- 12:34I
- 12:34played
- 12:34keys,
- 12:35and
- 12:35then
- 12:35I
- 12:35was
- 12:35a
- 12:35part
- 12:35of
- 12:35the
- 12:35team.
- 12:37Then
- 12:38the.
- 12:39I
- 12:40wasn't
- 12:40even
- 12:40directing
- 12:40the
- 12:41band.
- 12:41There
- 12:41was
- 12:41another
- 12:41great
- 12:41guy
- 12:42named
- 12:42Lance
- 12:42who
- 12:42was
- 12:42directing
- 12:43the
- 12:43band.
- 12:44Lance
- 12:44transitioned,
- 12:45and
- 12:47then
- 12:47I
- 12:48became
- 12:48the
- 12:48music
- 12:48director,
- 12:49which
- 12:49would
- 12:50be
- 12:51the
- 12:52guy
- 12:52who
- 12:52would
- 12:52be
- 12:53calling
- 12:53everything
- 12:53to
- 12:53all
- 12:53the
- 12:54other
- 12:55campuses.