Crazy Christmas Music Give-aways!

So did I mention that it's nearly Christmas?!

About this time of year there are songs that keep coming around, some that we love and some that we don't. Hopefully you enjoyed Pageant Music's Christmas albums enough to re-visit them, and just so you can share them more easily with your friends, they are HALF OFF!

Yes, you heard/read right! If you use the code 'christmas2011' when you buy anything on the BandCamp sites of Pageant Music or Hiram Ring (where you can also listen before downloading), you'll get 50% off the total price of your order. As an added bonus, if you download a full album from Pageant Music, you'll get two Christmas songs re-worked for 2011.

And now to the OTHER free stuff: head to http://noisetrade.com/amerrymixtape (or enter your email below in the widget) to get 6 free Christmas songs from Kurt Scobie, Maura Jensen, Hiram Ring, Joy Ike, Brooke Annibale, and J.D. Eicher and the Goodnights. All donations to this album will be going to support the work of Operation Christmas Child, which brings the hope of Christmas year-round to children all over the world. Please embed this on your blog and share it around to everyone that you know!

Also, my computer (the one I use for recording, mixing, video editing, and documenting unwritten languages in a remote part of India) died last week. I just got a new one, but it has set me back rather significantly this month, so I have to wait until next month to purchase my air tickets to India (I leave at the end of January for 6 months). If you'd like to donate to the cause, and get some more free music at the same time, you can do so at http://noisetrade.com/hiramring

For even more great sounds, check out the music of my friend Cliff Lewis, whose Christmas EP is free for a limited time here: http://xmasmoviesoundtrack.bandcamp.com

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

PS: for ideas for your services the rest of the year, you might also check out the great collections on Cardiphonia Music's BandCamp site. A couple of the free compilations feature a Pageant Music track by yours truly.

ENCS Music and Real Life

I was hoping to get a blog post on this earlier, but alas, my macbook died last week, and I've only got to it now. But better late than never...

I've been involved in a few things here in Singapore, and one of the highlights has been getting to know people at church. Every Nation Church Singapore is a relatively new congregation which is connected with Every Nation Ministries worldwide. It's been a blessing to start getting involved in the ENCS music ministry with Sunday morning worship and special events.

In November they released a worship album with some great songs. It's called "All the Way", and you can check it out on iTunes or view the acoustic video version of one of the songs we do on Sundays below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c08ZFMslsbY

This past Sunday I was glad to be part of an event to raise money for the Real Life foundation in the Philippines. We were able to raise scholarship assistance for over 20 disadvantaged kids to go for college degrees, which was really exciting. Performances by myself, Alarice, the Next Movement, and ENCS music, and we ended with a group rendition of "This Christmas" (Donny Hathaway) - you can see me there in the middle. It was a great night.