Well hello there everyone! It's been a busy couple of weeks for us over here, but a very fun couple of weeks. We are now over the halfway point of the recording! This means that this coming week will be a bit of a break, but after that point there will be no more breaks. We will work then 'till the 30th of May very heavily, when we will be going down to Lifeword Studios to do percussion, electric guitar, bass, and some other odds and ends.

Friday the 27th was a pretty exciting day, as we brought in a friend of Lendell's: David Ervin to do accordion and melodica for Grant Me Wisdom. Sure is getting me pumped up for the work we will do at Lifeword.

Make sure to come back sometime today, as I will be adding a new song for you to listen to! ***Update*** The new song is now up! Check it out on the left side of the page. It's called "Restore". Thanks for stopping by, you guys rock!

I was deeply saddened to learn today about the shooting at Virginia Tech. It is times like these I cannot comprehend how someone can experience so much pain and be emotionally distraught as to do something of this magnitude. On behalf of all of us here, I want to say we are praying for the families and friends of all involved.

Sometimes things get so crazy busy, and you just need a break. This week has been a bit of a (much needed) break, but next week I will be jumping back in to recording. Speaking of recording, we have made some awesome headway in the last few weeks, and not only in the studio. We will be doing all of the drums, electric guitar, and bass at Lifeword Studios in Conway, as they are more equipped to handle the drum tracks in particular, and our players are very near to Conway. Lifeword has been around for quite some time, and recently began building a brand, state of the art studio. We will be their first project in their new location.

Lendell visited a couple days ago, and has reported back with great news. They are just about done with everything, and it is looking incredible. In talking with their audio engineer, Mark, the subject of where we plan on mixing the CD came up. Until this point, our plan has been to do the mixing at Lendell's studio and then sending it out to Nashville to be mastered. Mark offered to do the mixing for us. (And then we will still have it mastered in Nashville) What does this mean? It means the album will sound even better! Lendell is excellent at mixing, but this will let him sit back and really focus more on the production side, and will give us an extra set of ears. Mark has been mixing for more than 15 years, so we are so excited to be working with him.

So at this point we are expecting a late June release. Make sure to keep checking out this site though, as we will be adding some updated recordings. Thanks for all of the support and prayer, God is good!

Sorry for being out of touch for the last week or so... My travel to Chicago combined with a very busy recording schedule sure takes a lot out of me. I have been able to take a bit of a much needed break the last couple of days, which has been so refreshing. Hannah arrived safely back from her spring break trip on Sunday night (finally!) and I am so thankful to have her back. Makes me realize even more how much I need her and how she is such an integral part of all this. Today she will be going into the studio with me to see what is involved in the whole process, so that is very exciting.

Speaking of which, we now have the guitar tracks done for nearly half of the songs! We will retrack Most Wonderful's guitar and vocals, but other than that, we have quite a few final tracks. Yesterday we began the vocals on Restore, and before we know it, we will be halfway through this project. Finishing will certainly be bittersweet, but I am excited to get this out to all of you. Lendell's understanding of where I want to take this musically is astounding, and we are having such a fun time working on everything.

Thanks for your prayers; we are still shy of our goal, so if you are thinking about sending something in, please do as soon as you can, every little bit helps! But even more, please keep us in your prayers, because that is what we need the most.

Hello to all who are following Jeremiah's CD through the blog! We had a productive week of recording for the new project. I've been producing CD's for a while, and have to say that Jeremiah is one of the quickest people I've worked with, when it comes to getting a good, clean track. We're having a blast taking the words and music God has given Jeremiah, and dreaming how best to represent the thoughts behind each song on a plastic disc. We've got a number of guitar tracks and several vocals finished, with a few more guitar tracks needed before we head to the other studio to lay down drums, bass, and electric guitar.

I'll keep you posted on the progress from my vantage point.

L

Today my publicist called to let me know some awesome news. On April 21st, I will be playing at Rocketown in Nashville. This will be an incredible opportunity, as a lot of industry people will be present. I will have more details regarding this shortly, so I will keep you posted.

Secondly, at the end of the post is the song list for "The Sun Still Rises". This is NOT in order of how they will appear on the CD, but it is in alphabetical order. If one of your favorites is missing off of this list, head on over to the preorder page, and help support this CD so it can be on the next album. This CD has a mix of old ones and new ones, so there should be something for everyone.

Also, Roger, my manager, has begun posting on the blog. My wife will be blogging soon as well as my producer, Lendell Black. This should help keep you informed on the status of this project. Thanks for your continued prayer and support, God is providing!

SONG LIST for "The Sun Still Rises"
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All For You
Anxious Awaiting
Blessed
Finished
Grant Me Wisdom
Great Is The Lord
Lullaby
Most Wonderful
Restore
Situations
Waves
Yet To Come