http://visionmusicministries.org The official website of Vision Music Ministries Thu, 27 May 2010 16:57:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 33.9666-78.387808http://visionmusicministries.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/sand_150x112.jpgVisionMusichttp://feedburner.google.com Ok, first of all, let me explain what this section is all about: My name is Adam, and I am a guitarist for Vision Music Ministries. In fact, right now I am "The ONLY Guitarist" in the band. In the past years we fluctuated in size and have had anywhere from ... http://visionmusicministries.org/?p=179 Shallotte First Baptist is hosting an event called "Spring Sing", which is sponsored by the South Brunswick Interchurch council on April 25th, to benefit the food pantry. Please come out and support the food pantry, and listen to lots of great music. The event starts at 2:30 and lasts through 4:30. http://visionmusicministries.org/?p=286 Thanks for everyone who has supported us so far. Due to your support in T-shirt sales, and a couple of sizable anonymous donations, we have now collected about 1/2 of the $2,000 we need to get us started on the new equipment. We were finally able to purchase a used ... http://visionmusicministries.org/?p=273 Vision T-Shirts will be available starting Febuary 1st. Regular sizes will be $15.00 and plus sizes (2X and 3X) will be $17.00 Please see a band member if you wish to purchase a shirt. Proceeds will go towards upgrades to our sound system. http://visionmusicministries.org/?p=269 For one, a good, professional, drummer is hard to find. Most drummers we have met are self taught. For many bands this isn’t a problem if he (or she) has good dynamic control. However, these musicians typically cant play through a song the same way every time. They are used to a more dynamic ... http://visionmusicministries.org/?p=178 2010 is here, and we are looking forward to big things this year! In 2009 we did a total redesign of our website to make it more "content" focused. We also started a facebook fan page, added a video library to the website, and started the gear blog. We connected with ... http://visionmusicministries.org/?p=258 Ok, I went to Radio Shack today to pick up a replacement 9v power adapter for my X2 wireless system, and it got me thinkin, I never reviewed this thing! The version I have is the sub-$200 XDS95. I've been using it for probably 6 months now. I know what you’re ... http://visionmusicministries.org/?p=254 Click for a larger picture Ok, so you decided to jump head first into using a laptop with Ableton Live, or similar software, on stage... Or you just got these really snazzy in ear wireless monitors and you're not sure how to include them in your setup? Maybe you're just curious about this ... http://visionmusicministries.org/?p=228 For those of you who dont know, Ableton Live is a music program with features designed around live performances. What makes "Live" different from the other offerings is its focus on the ability to dynamically move from one area of a song to the next seamlessly. We have been using Ableton ... http://visionmusicministries.org/?p=220 Vision was asked to participate in the Shallotte Christmas Parade on behalf of Open Door Baptist Ministries, but we were not able to participate due to the weather. We hope to try this again next year. http://visionmusicministries.org/?p=218