TheMonoBox

It has been a long time.  A very long time.  Most of you have noticed that I have dropped off of the face of the earth.  There are many reasons for that -- reasons which I will elaborate upon in a later post. That being said, I wanted to write a quick post to apologize for my unexplained absence.  It was a good break for me, that's for sure.  Within the past several days, though, I have really been wanting to get back ... Read More

So, I have been working on a huge 14 minute long sequence for our upcoming Grand Opening here at New Life Church.  I started working on the project about a month and a half ago...and today marks the day on which the creation potion has been finished.  Now, time to clean all of the transitions up, work on some tasty effects, mix it and master it...but the hard part is over. So, if you know me, you know that (especially with my workspace) ... Read More

As I promised, here is the first submission.  This is a great loop made by someone that I've really grown to respect over the past year or so. Josh Collesano is a singer/songwriter/worship leader from Detroit.  He leads worship regularly at NorthRidge Church in Plymouth, MI. as well as various conferences, camps, churches, and events around the country.  Be sure to check out his blog, especially his live videos. This loop is a Reason 4 loop for David Crowder Band's "Neverending".  It is a ... Read More

In a previous post, I asked whether all of you would be interested in contributing loops and sequences to the growing community of loop-using worship leaders.  The response was great; I had a great time connecting with a number of you and loved checking out some of your loops.  I must say, there are a ton of very talented folks stopping by TheMonoBox.  That being said, I think that it would be huge a shame to not share the loops you guys ... Read More

It has been a while since I have posted anything, and I do apologize for that. I would like you all to know that I am working on a couple of exciting things for the blog, so stay tuned. In the meantime, I have been doing some fall-cleaning on the site and I have added several links over on the sidebar -- some blogs and sites that I read on a regular basis, and thought that you would benefit from. ... Read More

As many of you know, this blog was started with the intent of being a resource for the greater church community, particularly for those involved in leading musical worship.  That being said, a couple of individuals have emailed me regarding the possibility of using this blog as a platform for the sharing of tutorials, loops and sequencing, and further, peer reviewing of loops and sequences.  The more I have thought about it, the more I am intrigued by this idea.  I believe ... Read More

Alrighty...so as you may remember in a previous post, I spent some time making a loop for God of this City (the Bluetree version). We are going to be running this song as part of the grand opening for New Life Church's new campus in greater Little Rock. So, in an attempt to familiarize the congregation with the song, we ran the song (with the sequence) in 3 services - the Saturday night service in Little Rock, the Sunday morning ... Read More

This tutorial covers how to effectively use Reason's instruments effectively in a live situation. The method covered in this tutorial can only be used in Reason 4. If you have an earlier version of Reason, make sure to look at the previous tutorial (part 1), which provides another method. Quick note - forgive me for itching my face a couple of times throughout the video. I know, sounds odd. You'll see what I mean. It is quite ... Read More

Alright, as promised in the previous post, here is the .rns (Reason) file for "God of This City" by Bluetree. This is a Reason 4 file, so if you are using Reason 3, chances are, you won't be able to open it. If any of you have found a solution to this issue, please let the rest of us know! God of This City - Reason File Again, if you are having issues with opening it in Reason 3, I am very ... Read More

With New Life Church's grand opening quickly approaching (less than a month and a half away!), I have been buckling down and knocking out all of the projects before me. One of these projects was sequencing out "God of this City". In listening to the two different versions (Chris Tomlin's version and the original - Bluetree's version), we all came to the same conclusion - Bluetree's version is much more interesting. Therefore, I created a sequence which follows Bluetree's ... Read More