Ask the Expert – Mic use for school play

By Marie@Musicademy | June 10, 2012

Tim Thompson emailed a question regarding microphones for a school play. “We don’t have the ability to mic every kid in the play and would love to have just a general mic on the stage that would pic up the kids as they speak. The stage is about 35 ft wide. What kind of mic […]

5 ways to use technology at church

By Guest Blogger | May 17, 2012

I’m a fan of technology. I’m also very pro technology when it comes to church and leveraging that technology to make things interactive, engaging and user-friendly. So if your church isn’t on the technology train yet or you’re wondering if there’s something new that you might be missing, here’s some places to start: 5. Get […]

Improving Your Projected Song Lyrics – Part 3

By Kenny Lamm | May 8, 2012

In the last two posts on improving your projected song lyrics (part one; part two), I dealt with many design issues. Today, we will look at the operation of the slide show. Timing of the Slides It is of utmost importance for the person running the presentation to always be very aware of what is happening […]

Improving Your Projected Song Lyrics – Part 2

By Kenny Lamm | May 2, 2012

Displaying song lyrics in worship with excellence is an often overlooked area of preparation, yet one that can really enhance our worship times. Conversely, poor slide production and operation of the lyric display can greatly hamper worship. Today, I will continue the series (check out part one here) as we look at some additional considerations. One […]

Improving Your Projected Song Lyrics – Part 1

By Kenny Lamm | April 23, 2012

Displaying song lyrics in worship with excellence is an often overlooked area of preparation, yet one that can really enhance our worship times. Conversely, poor slide production and operation of the lyric display can greatly hamper worship. (If your church does not use video in worship, start with a previous post, Got Video?) In the next […]

What size screen do you need in worship?

By Kenny Lamm | April 17, 2012

  I have been working with my home church in a video installation project. We have had a number of “experts” come to make proposals. I have been amazed at the seeming lack of understanding as to the needs of churches in video projection and the lack of knowledge of appropriate sizes of screens for […]

7 reasons music techs are late with the words

By Guest Blogger | March 29, 2012

Don’t be LATE!  My fellow media technicians.  Let me make a request to you pretty please.  It doesn’t matter what presentation software you are using.  Powerpoint, Keynote,Propresenter, EasyWorship, Media Shout, Song Show Plus, …  It doesn’t matter.  I would say probably THE #1 most distracting thing about using media in worship is when we put […]