Pictures from the GMWA

Simon already started blogging about our next Praise Unit adventure. But before I leave last month behind me I want to share some pictures of great people I met at the Gospel Music Workshop of America in Tampa, Florida.

This is Naimi (to the right) who I met in Sweden last spring. She and her friend Stephanie took a two hour drive to Tampa to share their hospitality with me. God puts great people all over the world and it never stops amazing me!

Walt Whitman is known to many europeans. We had time to sit down and chat at some kind of Harley Davidsson hang out.

This is Avis Graves who used to do workshops in Sweden at the time when I did not yet know what gospel music was about. We had some time to chat in Florida, and next year we will work together in Torino, Italy.

I know you can't see it, but this is Kirk Franklin. This concert was great because it was very casual and Kirk was doing whatever songs the audience asked for. My friends Isaac Carree and Myron Butler were singing with Kirk, and Isaac's new CD (which is great) was promoted this evening.

This is a cockroach crawling into my friend's can of coke. You see about 30% of the cockroach in this picture. I know this is not relevant to anything, but I have only seen big bugs like this in cartoons, so I had to share this picture.

Day 4 - Christmas drums are finished!

Hello everybody!Now I'm sitting here, back in my apartment in Sthlm, after 3 hours cardriving. I will now try to describe the 4th and last day of the drum session.

When I woke up this mornin' I was really tired 'cause I couldn't sleep last night due to the late drum session the day before.

After the breakfast, me, Kristian and Joakim went to the studio to meet up Tobias and start the last day.
We started to structure up the last songs and then the recording started. It wasn't that much work. Some hihat and cymbals. That's it.
So now I'm done for this time and I look forward to here the results!

Keep looking for updates on the blog!!

Marys Boy Child - Ending

Day 3 - Christmas drums are hammering!

Today has been a loooong but very funny day!! We've recorded 5 songs and I'm very satisfied with the results. 2 of the songs that I recorded I had never heard before so that was an interesting experience for me and I've worked so hard that I have a blister on my thumb! hehe!
In the afternoon Joakim came to visit us. That was great so we could record the songs that wasn't ready yet.

Now I only have 2 songs left to record. I feel a little sad 'cause it has been a great week! I thank God that he put me here in Praise unit, I just love it!!

Here's a clip from today:
Marys boy child

Day 2 - Christmas drums are ringing

Good evening!
Now I'm sitting here with Kristian, at Johannes place, trying to sum up the day.
The day has been long and fun. We started 'bout 9.00 with the recording and we did 2 songs before lunch and 1 after. We decided to do 3 songs today so that Tobias and Kristian had a little time for some producing on the rest of the songs.

Now I'm really tired and I will go to bed. Here you have a clip from todays session:
Tomrecordings on "Joy to the world"

Day 1 - Christmasdrums are ringing!

                                                        Tobias

Simon

This is the first report from our christmasproject. 

Me(simon), Tobias, Kristian and Johannes is having a session in Jönköping and recording some drums and here's day 1 of the week.

8.10 "Good Morning" and Breakfast time.

9.10 We're heading for the studio and Kristian and I began to change the drum-skins.

10.30 Anders Köllerfors(drumtechnician) arrived and started to tune my drums and gave me some tuning tip.

14.00 Lunch at a local Pizzeria

ca 15.30-18.30 Recording started

19.30 We decide to stop for the day. 

It's been a great today and I look forward to continue recording!

Keep you updated!!