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<\/a>The sound man had a benign tone about his delivery, \u2018Don\u2019t worry, I\u2019ve done this before \u2013 it\u2019ll be really cool.<\/p>\n

The first part of that sentence is a moot point \u2013 I am stymied by a burden of proof – but the second proved to be woefully incorrect and as such I have learned never, ever, to trust anyone claiming to be, or even anything that looks remotely like a sound man, again<\/p>\n

I had been asked to play drums at a Christian youth event at a college in a small town just outside London. The event assumed the moniker Fresh Fire: a welcome title since it was a bitter November night compounded by an absence of heating in the venue. The crowd and God\u2019s almighty presence, we were sure, would warm things up<\/p>\n

I set my kit up on stage at the side: I have come to hate the clich\u00e9 of the drum-riser-centre-stage arrangement. The sound man worked around me, miccing up the drums and arranging monitor placement. It was a relationship of total silence, yet we worked with efficiency and alacrity. Our work, soundcheck and all, was complete in an awe-inspiring 15 minutes<\/p>\n

Then the lighting rig. Our sound man, it appeared, was a multi-tasker although, to me, he might have wanted to work on his communication skills which consisted of little more than a few grunts and a limited array of hand gestures.<\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t mind: the job was being done and I began to appreciate the simplicity of it all. Then, without warning, he used his first subject-verb-object sentence: \u2018I\u2019ll put this floodlight behind you. It\u2019ll create an amazing silhouette.\u2019 It was surprisingly erudite particularly in view of our earlier exchanges, and then he placed the high-powered unit about a foot behind my drum stool<\/p>\n

\u2018Won\u2019t it get a bit hot?\u2019 I enquired. He reverted back to type with grunt<\/p>\n

Fast forward an hour. I am in the thick of exuberant worship. The band has chosen to play a three-song medley to warm the congregation up<\/p>\n

Song one is completed without incident, yet song two is accompanied by the smell of burning. The floodlight is being used without restraint: the silhouette creating the perfect visual impact. Thing is, I was getting extremely hot – sweat is pouring from my brow and my body is burning up. I suspect a medical drama is in the offing<\/p>\n

I was, in fact, in perfect health, but there was a more pressing problem. I was on fire or, more accurately, the jumper I wore to stave off the cold, was. Now the final throes of \u2018I\u2019m Not Ashamed Of The Gospel\u2019 had a distinctly incendiary feel: Fresh Fire had a completely new meaning, for me at least<\/p>\n

I had no choice: the jumper had to go. I brought the song to a premature end in order to dispense with my flaming garment. Thankfully the heat had not transferred to my T-shirt but the sweater had a wonderful \u2018camp fire\u2019 look about it. I stamped out the flames, moved the floodlight three paces back, sat back on my stool and clicked the band in for \u2018They That Wait On The Lord.\u2019<\/p>\n

The tempo was a little fast, if I remember rightly.<\/p>\n

Tim Bowdler has been playing drums for around 20 years. He played at Soul Survivor Church in Watford for about 7 years working with worship leaders Matt Redman, Martin Layzell and Tim Hughes. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

He is a part-time drum teacher with Musicademy and is currently working as a motoring journalist with Channel 4.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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