Worship Song Podcast

CityLight Church
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CityLight is a church in Adelaide, Australia that writes congregational music. We want to share our experience of doing this as a small church. We hope this will enourage you to do the same.

Episodes

  1. 10 Mixing

    07/06/2020

    10 Mixing

    This week Jake and Tran discuss mixing, what is it? how does it work? what does it achieve?

    36 min
  2. 09 What gear do you need?

    04/20/2020

    09 What gear do you need?

    This week, a basic run down of what gear you need to get started recording your songs.

    36 min
  3. 08 Why songwriters should learn how to record their songs

    04/14/2020

    08 Why songwriters should learn how to record their songs

    In this episode we discuss why it is a good idea for songwriters to learn how to record their music.

    21 min
  4. 07 Why right now is a great time to write and record music for the glory of God

    03/27/2020

    07 Why right now is a great time to write and record music for the glory of God

    This week we are getting relevant as we discuss what we should do as creatives during the Coronavirus Pandemic. We also discuss some possible streaming options and how our church is going about being a church during this time. We hope you find it useful and relatable. If you have any questions feel free to hit us a message and we hope you are able to use this time to write great music for the glory of God. citylight.church/music Season 2 will be all about recording music so/but stick with us (even if you aren't tech savy).

    23 min
  5. 06 Truth and Emotion

    01/22/2020

    06 Truth and Emotion

    In this episode we discuss the relationship between Truth and Emotions in worship music.

    36 min
  6. 05 The writing of Great Are Your Ways

    01/22/2020

    05 The writing of Great Are Your Ways

    The final episode in our "Writing of" series shows how the song "Great Are Your Ways" was written. People often ask how songs get written and this podcast will show you at least one example almost in full. The song was written in about six minutes and then shaped and formed over time and this podcast will take you on that journey.

    29 min
  7. 04 The writing of "Declare"

    01/22/2020

    04 The writing of "Declare"

    This week we look at the writing of the song called "Declare" from our last album. It shows, through the voice memos, the collaborative nature of the process. We hope that the insights will help you in writing your own songs for your church.

    29 min
  8. 03 The writing of "With and Above"

    01/22/2020

    03 The writing of "With and Above"

    ​This week is the first of three in-depth breakdowns of the writing process of songs off our latest album. Using voice memos, it shows how this song was written and the role collaboration played in the process.​

    27 min
  9. 02 "So how do we do this?"

    01/22/2020

    02 "So how do we do this?"

    Want to know how your church might go about writing its own music? In this podcast we discuss how you might determine if you are in the position to do it, and how you might go about doing it, drawing from our own experience in producing our album so far.

    52 min
  10. 01 A small church writing songs

    01/22/2020

    01 A small church writing songs

    This episode fills you in on who we are. We definitely don't have all of this stuff figured out, but our church writes and releases music. We want to pass on the things that we have learned so that you can do the same in your church. In this episode we discuss the backgrounds of the hosts, a bit about our church, and what God has been doing in the songwriting and recording ministry at our church. We discuss how we went about recording our recently released album.

    50 min
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CityLight is a church in Adelaide, Australia that writes congregational music. We want to share our experience of doing this as a small church. We hope this will enourage you to do the same.

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