Album Update and Final Public Donation Request

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We've been pretty busy over the last few months (which is one reason we haven't not been posting much) with the summer album project. For those who haven't received updates on our supporter list, here's a brief overview of how the project is coming along.

April and May were spent doing lots of arranging and initial contact with dozens of musicians that we ended up recording with on this project. I had the privilege of working with some world-class musicians and arrangers, and of spending time with Steve Cook to get to know his engineering and production process and to work on fine-tuning some arrangements. We headed into the studio in early June with Jake Armerding to record a couple of songs live – Begone, Unbelief (bluegrass) and Glory Is Certain (celtic). I also brought my jazz quartet into the studio and recorded a live arrangement of Majestic Sweetness. In mid June I got the "hard rock" group together to record The River. July was spent laying down lots of individual parts for the remaining songs, including the orchestral songs There Is No Greater Portrait and O God the Holy Spirit, which had a lot of instruments.

I was traveling for the first two weeks in August, and we used that time to send songs to some of our remote studios to get various parts recorded, including some vocals from the Sovereign Grace studio in Maryland. We have a couple of main vocals, some background vocals, and a congregation to record, and should be finished in the next couple of weeks. Steve is finishing up his editing work and moving on to mixing. We are targeting mid to late September for an actual release date and hope to give a concert in the Minneapolis area at the end of September; stay tuned for details if we are able to put on a concert.

The track list has changed a little bit since our first post. Here is the final list:
Merciful to Me
There Is No Greater Portrait
Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken
O Jesus
O God the Holy Spirit
So I Will Come
Jesus, Lover of My Soul
The River
Glory Is Certain
There Is No Sin that I Have Done
O Weary Saint
Begone, Unbelief
Majestic Sweetness

Financial Status


As outlined in our previous post asking for donations, we have been asking for help with the cost of the album since the costs for a project like this are almost all up front and we are a donation-supported ministry. The Lord has moved many of you to give, and we are very grateful. So far, we have raised about $7k of the estimated $12k that we need to complete the project. The remaining donations will cover the mixing, mastering, manufacturing, and some of the artwork fees. Please see our previous post for information about how to donate.

In June we received a very generous offer from someone who was willing to match donations, up to a certain limit. Because of this generosity, instead of needing $5k, we really only need $2,250! Please remember that your donation, no matter how small, will be a big help. We would also love your prayer support as well – prayer both for our work and how God will use the project.

If you choose not to donate, we hope that you'll take advantage of a pre-order, which we will post information about in a couple of weeks. That'll be another way to support the project and help us with the final costs and get access to the album a little bit before the general public.

Thanks again to all who are supporting this project in various ways!

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