Hello my few readers!

Just giving you an update on where things stand musically with me.

At church, the new 249 bands kicked off this past Sunday and I thought it went great. Leading a band is a lot different than playing the drums.. both from a musical standpoint and a leadership standpoint. It’s going to be a great year though and I’m looking forward to it.

I have one of my worship songs ‘in the can’ at the church’s studio. It’s called “Emannuel” and I think you have seen the lyrics to it.. anyways it’s been fully tracked and is in the mixing stage. I’m at a crossroads, however, on how to prioritize my studio ventures. Should I try for a full-band, fully-produced studio EP or try for something more acoustic and less difficult? The latter can be produced quicker and would probably be something like a Hymns EP. The former would be a fully-done, maybe 5-track EP of my music and would take much longer.

What do you guys think? The ‘well-done’ EP, if you will, would include tracks like ‘Beside Me’ in production value but would vary in how they drive (drums, arrangements, etc). The ‘medium rare’ EP, if you will, would be something like just acoustic guitar and vocals on some tracks, just piano and vocals on some tracks, with probably some realistic (hopefully) sounding string samples tossed in occasionally.

I want your opinions. Both EPs would be cool and hopefully I’ll release one of each in the near future, but I do need to get one out of the door so I can get some cashflow going after my car purchase. This EP would not be free :-) .

Thoughts? Opinions? Rebukes? Encouragements?

-Riley