INERTIA

INERTIA

It’s been a while since I’ve blogged…a week to be exact. There’s really no reason for it other than the fact that I’ve been so dang tired. I know you know exactly what I’m talking about. It happens when you’re so tired that you start seeing everything in a surreal light. It’s like everything you’re experiencing at that point in time is merely a dream amidst a conscious world and air in my lungs.

However, I heard some words this weekend that clicked in an equally surreal way.

“Sometimes you have to go backward to go forward” – Craig Groeschel

He actually used an analogy of a slingshot. In order to gain forward momentum, you have to be pulled backwards first. For me though, it’s a little different. This is why I made my own personal analogy of a pinball machine.

In order to get the ball moving you have to put the right amount of force behind it.

Tonight at my weekly group gathering, we were talking about what lies that we personally buy into every day about ourselves. I knew mine from the beginning, but I waited until my turn to completely spill it all….I’ve always felt like I couldn’t do anything. It was as if I could never do anything worth while in this world because I would never be able to finish it. I’ve lacked a vision.

“Where there is no vision, the people perish” ~ Proverbs twentynine:eighteen

Ok, so, let me Tarantino this back to where I’ve been for the last few weeks. I have this vision that will NOT leave me alone. Wait, did he just say vision? Yes he did. It’s probably one of the purest things that have ever pooped its way into this young mind of mine. I want to create a sense of musical purity and integrity into the Nashville community. This could ONLY be accomplished by creating community.

Community? Community.

Here’s what I mean by community.

~Achieving and assembling an ever growing number of people using the best, most creative & innovative music, people and technology while establishing a repertoire in the community as a place full of growing acceptance regardless of race, religion, financial or social backgrounds.

Literally….people loving people while listening to great music.

Why can’t we have such a place that strives to beat out the industry at its own game while at the same time having a BLAST doing so?

I know that this is quite an undertaking, but I will have to say that I’m not alone. Among the small conversations I’ve had with friends and strangers, there are already people wanting…dare I say NEEDING to be a part of something like this.

For all of you Nashvilleans:

When was the last time that you went to a show (other than bonaroo) and felt like someone actually gave a crap that you were there? Have you ever gone to a show alone and felt like you were alone, even though you were in the middle of hundreds of others?

I have and that’s why I started hating the scene.

We’ve needed something this refreshing for a long time. Something that is so liberating that when you walk in, you feel like there are real people developing real communities. Something that is so diverse that it mows down all cultural barriers and embraces people for people. Something that you’re not afraid to tell people about because you KNOW without a doubt that they will be welcomed with open arms….no matter what. Something downtown that you’ll NEVER have to hear a p.o.s. cover of some band playing “Pour Some Sugar On Me” (they have their place too, but just not here J). Something with enough pull behind it to get everything moving. Community IS that pull. We need….

INERTIA

More than just a clever name, we need people. A vision is nothing without people to fuel it. If you would like to participate in any aspect of INERTIA, then why are you waiting?

JOIN INERTIA

GET MOVING…INERTIA

An Awakening

i live in Nashville. Music City U.S.A. The epitome of everything that is music. you can find any brand or type of music you want.

obviously, there is the country genera which is what this town is famed for. not exactly my cup of tea, but it still abounds here.

then there's the Christian music scene. the gma's. the church's "answer" to the music of the world. there's just one problem with it all...it's that whole "there is nothing new under the sun" thing.

case in point. i went to hear a friend play a showcase at the Gospel Music Association's annual event. think of it like a big Grammy party. he was excellent and i know he's going to do great things musically in his life.

however, as i was standing there...listening to the other acts i found myself needing to leave with a quickness.......and that's EXACTLY what i did.

i walked to my car and called my fiance' and the first thing out of my mouth was, "baby, this is NOT my scene". just a few years ago, i thought that it could be. maybe SOME kind of possibility would lead me there. but tonight i felt a different vibe....an uneasy vibe.

as i walked down the hall, i could only feel the symptoms of such a self serving, egotistic, processed feeling of a watered down version of the real message that should be so passionately conveyed in a real, honest way. think of it as more of a lens rather than a focus.



let's face it...Christians only make music for other Christians. there is a whole marketing outlet out there specifically geared for one purpose...to pimp the praise.

never before has being a "worship leader" been such a loose term amongst Christ followers. it's almost as loose as the term "Christian" has become in our culture. when people will follow a formula, making the status quo a bear market. they are less worried about leaving so much as a fart stain on society and are more consumed about being noticed. (cause it sure as crap aint for the money)

don't get me wrong, there are some really great people with amazing attitudes and larger than life hearts in that same industry like in every industry. but, just like every industry...those people tend to be run over and forgotten.

will it go away? no. i hope it doesn't. i hope it (the industry) has left enough room to change.

to embrace musical culture
to compensate their musicians properly
to enrich integrity

you know what i mean? basic, Biblical principles.

it's time for change. real change.