Eoghan
Puritan Board Senior
"Worthington First Baptist Church Signs Greg Johansen from Elim Pentecostal"
Members at Worthington First Baptist are appreciating anew their Pastor Hank Rose, after signing sound engineer Greg. Sister Clara's voice broke down as she described the blessed way Greg boosts the bass at the climax of the sermon. I know that Hank and Greg rehearse the sound levels for the sermon Friday night and Saturday afternoon if there are any re-writes, deacon Bob Bradshaw said, they make a great team!
The secretary of the Elim Pentecostal was unavailable for comment pending a court case in which Greg Johansen is being sued for breach of contract. While the six figure salary offered by Worthington First Baptist Church remains unconfirmed, it is common knowledge that the "company car" Greg has been given is a BMW 6 series convertible.
Asked to comment Greg said that his was a classic case of the American dream - you work hard and reap the rewards. Greg, who used to work for Sony-EMI until the lay-off's of 2007 says that there is a great future for sound engineers in churches. "As the music industry contracts with online databases and P2P downloading music engineers should think about a career in sermon engineering"
It's not on LarkNews but it should be!
I thought of this on Sunday when the minister was using a microphone with a lot of amplification. He sounded as if he was coming from the front even as he walked about at the back! Very disconcerting!! I also think it makes for a lot of passionless preaching. I feel that emotion does not play well with the amplification system. It seems to engender a conversational tone and volume. Maybe I am limited in my experience but back in the day at The Tron, the minister used the mic sparingly and more for hearing loop. His preaching was passionate when warranted and unfeigned. Technology has in large measure taken that away.
Correct me if I am wrong but without automatic sound level adjustment would the preacher raising his voice not sound like a sonic boom? If the sound engineer has to make a decision about whether to over-ride the equipment and let the preacher raise his voice (or drop it to a whisper) then that interposes between you and the preacher. Where will it end? Well I will tell you it will end up on LarkNews as a news item.
Members at Worthington First Baptist are appreciating anew their Pastor Hank Rose, after signing sound engineer Greg. Sister Clara's voice broke down as she described the blessed way Greg boosts the bass at the climax of the sermon. I know that Hank and Greg rehearse the sound levels for the sermon Friday night and Saturday afternoon if there are any re-writes, deacon Bob Bradshaw said, they make a great team!
The secretary of the Elim Pentecostal was unavailable for comment pending a court case in which Greg Johansen is being sued for breach of contract. While the six figure salary offered by Worthington First Baptist Church remains unconfirmed, it is common knowledge that the "company car" Greg has been given is a BMW 6 series convertible.
Asked to comment Greg said that his was a classic case of the American dream - you work hard and reap the rewards. Greg, who used to work for Sony-EMI until the lay-off's of 2007 says that there is a great future for sound engineers in churches. "As the music industry contracts with online databases and P2P downloading music engineers should think about a career in sermon engineering"
It's not on LarkNews but it should be!
I thought of this on Sunday when the minister was using a microphone with a lot of amplification. He sounded as if he was coming from the front even as he walked about at the back! Very disconcerting!! I also think it makes for a lot of passionless preaching. I feel that emotion does not play well with the amplification system. It seems to engender a conversational tone and volume. Maybe I am limited in my experience but back in the day at The Tron, the minister used the mic sparingly and more for hearing loop. His preaching was passionate when warranted and unfeigned. Technology has in large measure taken that away.
Correct me if I am wrong but without automatic sound level adjustment would the preacher raising his voice not sound like a sonic boom? If the sound engineer has to make a decision about whether to over-ride the equipment and let the preacher raise his voice (or drop it to a whisper) then that interposes between you and the preacher. Where will it end? Well I will tell you it will end up on LarkNews as a news item.