“It’s incredible to be able to take what God has entrusted to us, and impart that to the Body… this is about us coming together and lifting up the name of Jesus. We’re here to empower generations.” This week on the Song Revolution Podcast, John Chisum and BJ Pridham discuss
QUESTION: What would it feel like to hear thousands of people singing your songs? ANSWER: Really, really great, believe me. I remember the first time that it happened for me and the thrill that I felt realizing that God had actually used me to bring something valuable to a lot of
“When God puts something together, it doesn’t have to look like anything you’ve ever seen or sound like anything you’ve ever heard, there’s an anointing and power to it.”” This week on The Song Revolution Podcast, John Chisum and Jackie Patillo talk about the gospel music industry, and the past,
“Songs are more assembled than written… Pro songwriters understand the craft of songwriting and they use every tool they have to assemble a good song.” Last weekend, Nashville Christian Songwriters hosted the 4th Songwriting Intensive Weekend. Forty aspiring songwriters came together with professional level song coaches and speakers from the
There’s a reason they call it a “hook.” Your song’s central theme – your “one big idea” – must be found in your song often enough to “hook” your listener like a fish on a line in order to keep them interested and engaged. If your hook is your title
“One thing I always feared is what if this is the last song I ever write, or what if this is the last good idea I ever have, and that’s a lie from the enemy. You’re always going to write another song, and that’s how you should approach co-writes and
“This whole thing is not about instant gratification. You have to work and learn your craft.” This week on The Song Revolution Podcast, John Chisum spent time with Lowell Alexander. While you may not recognize the name, you would definitely recognize his work. Lowell has had over 600 songs published,
“We have to treat our songs not as something holy, but just as a song… ‘Ain’t nothin holy but the Lord.’ If we cling to what we wrote so tightly that it can only ever be that, if someone doesn’t like that, it won’t get cut. If my goal is
“The mistake I see young writers making sometimes… is they focus most of their energy on what they can do, instead of focusing their energy on being who they should be. If you’ll be who God wants you to be, He’ll take care of the doing what you should do.”
“There are definitely challenges and struggles that come with being on the road, I think people forget about the challenge that comes along with it. If you do feel called to it, you have to learn how to balance time with your community, and time on the road.” In this
