Hey everyone,

My friend in Romania, Adrian Schiopu, put up a little page for me on his site. Thanks!
Go check it out here >>

It is still my intention to visit.

I found Scott Waldrep whilst scouring MySpace for other Christian drummers and thought it would be good to get to know him better and find out more about his thoughts on drumming in a worship team. Scott was very gracious in responding to my mails and even provided some MP3 clips of his playing for everyone to listen to and enjoy! The MP3 clips are at the end of this interview. Continue reading »

Tree 63 was formed in 1996. Their first album released in the United States, Tree63, won the GMA Dove Award for “Rock Album of the Year” in 2001. The current band members are Jon Ellis (Vox, Guitar & Piano), Daniel Ornellas (Bass) and Darryl Swart (Drums).

Originally from Durban in South Africa, the band are now based in the US (Nashville, Tennessee) and do extensive touring worldwide, bringing music and the news of the Gospel to all they encounter.

From the Tree63 MySpace page:
“Each day is full of constant curveballs and soul-searching, but out of our most vulnerable and defenseless periods often come the most valuable lessons of character, spiritual sharpening and insight to the questions that weigh heavy on our hearts. Some of our music is prophetic, some contemplative, some confrontational – all worship ultimately. Our music is about God, about our love for Jesus, about some of the frustrations that come from being alive with Christ in a world dead with sin. We believe that life is about more than music. It is about people and we would love to get to know you and hear your story.”

I was able to get in touch with Darryl and pester him with some questions while he was touring and playing all over the place and he was gracious enough to answer all my questions! The best part was that Tree63 were in Belfast in April and I was able to catch up with Darryl to have a good chat about all things drumming and beyond! Continue reading »

My first introduction to Simon Edwards was shortly after my wife and I had moved to Northern Ireland. I was trying to find other drummers in Northern Ireland that were Christians and even thought about starting up a Christian drummer group (before I knew about Psalm Drummers or The Gathering). Somehow I found The Gathering web site and was overjoyed to see that someone already had the vision to get the drummers together! Continue reading »

I had the incredible privilege of being able to get (and stay) in touch with William Glover, one of the founding members and drummer of the band Petra. What an opportunity! This guy was bashing skin before I was even born! Awesome! Petra literally rocked my world from their very early stuff like the 70’s rock to the late 90’s. I just couldn’t get enough of the lyrics, the beat, the heart behind it all and the sincerity of the band and its members. I posed 5 questions to Bill and he graciously answered them all! Here is everything you wanted to know about the early days of Petra and Bill Glover, the drummer! Continue reading »