Intersect

Eric Heilman - Worship Leadership & Playing with Charlie Peacock
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Eric Heilman - 
"I grew up playing jazz and pop in Sacramento, playing with a variety of musicians in there and in San Francisco, working mostly as a bass player on fretted, fretless, and acoustic bass. I played briefly with Charlie Peacock and recorded several songs on Charlie's early albums. Eventually moving to San Francisco, I began playing piano more often and led a jazz and R&B band in small clubs there and in the East Bay. I met my wife Pam while teaching in an elementary school in San Francisco, made a decision for Christ shortly after the birth of my son Max in 1995, and moved to Long Beach to start a family.
I dropped out of music for a couple of years after that, eventually finding my way back after being recruited to sing in a church choir, and then developing skills as a worship leader in contemporary settings. I've been serving as worship leader in some capacity in several churches since then, and currently serve as Worship Coordinator at my home church, Bridges Church, in Long Beach, were I'm frequently joined in the worship team by my son Max, who is a fine drummer, and my daughter Abigail (19), who is a gifted singer, pianist, dancer and actress. My youngest, Grace (14), is also a piano player and until recently also an active ballet dancer.
Pam and are are amazed at the way the LORD has worked in our lives and our family - He led me to a career change in 2001, when I began teaching math to middle schoolers at Calvary Christian School in Pacific Palisades. Pam now serves as director of the Academic Resource Center there, and we together suffer a daily commute on the 405, but also share the joy of pointing children to God's goodness. "

Bill Mallonee - Prolific Americana Songwriter (Vigilantes of Love)Hear more shows like this at https://entertalkradio.com/intersect
"Mallonee has remained fascinated with the shadowy emotional toils and struggles inherent in the American experience; Album after album is compelling & insightful; He continues to probe through Americana rock and roll proving that sometimes the only story worth telling is that of the journey." - Rolling Stone
"Dylan-tinged vocal and introspective lyrics that spin out big-picture stories imbued with chilling small details." - Billboard"Mallonee's songs give words to shadowy fears of intimacy, of it's loss, even of the value of what he feels compelled to do." - USA Today
https://billmalloneemusic.bandcamp.com/

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Steve Hindalong is a songwriter, percussionist and producer. He is best known for co-founding the alternative rock band, The Choir, and serves as the group’s drummer, lyricist and co-producer. Debuting in 1985, The Choir was nominated for a Grammy in 2001, and recently released its 17th studio album, Bloodshot, in 2018. In addition, he is a member of the alternative Americana rock group, The Lost Dogs.
A prolific songwriter, Hindalong has written and co-written hundreds of recorded songs. He has produced numerous artists including Sixpence None the Richer, The Prayer Chain, Solveig Leithaug and Sara Groves, and most recently a solo album for his bandmate, Derri Daugherty.
Among Hindalong’s most notable creative conceptions is the four-album worship series, City on a Hill, for which he received multiple Dove awards and nominations as producer, writer and artist. Included in this series is the widely known worship standard, God of Wonders, which he co-wrote with Marc Byrd.
He has recorded two solo albums, Skinny, in 1998 and The Warbler, in 2016.
Facebook: Steve Hindalong - Drop the Feather in the River www.thechoir.net

With Shadow Weaver, veteran alternative rockers the Choir took their first plunge into crowd-funding. Although the GRAMMY®-nominated group has long relied upon some of pop music’s most ardent supporters, the results were unexpected. “The response was not only stunning, but humbling,” says singer and guitarist Derri Daugherty. “It made us want to deliver, and I think people are going to be blown away by this record. It’s pretty epic.”
A fearless sonic explorer, Daugherty has nurtured shimmering, otherworldly textures by employing his guitar in impressionistic brushstrokes rather than blunt force. He has also dug for visceral tones associated with shoegazer and noise-pop styles.
Together with Daugherty’s imaginative soundscapes, the Choir has also won careful attention through drummer Steve Hindalong’s contemplative lyrical themes. Past Choir albums including 1996’s Free Flying Soul summoned images of unfettered potential alongside Hindalong’s “prayers and twisted love songs.” The new album’s title turns a shade darker, recalling the questioning nature of the group’s 1985 debut Voices in Shadows.
http://thechoir.net/

Matthew Chapman started playing bass when he was 15 and backed up a singer that did entertainment at wineries in the St. Helena, California, area where he grew up. He discovered Contemporary Christian Music in 1973 and immediately knew that was something he wanted to do.  He's not a Preacher, but he wanted to encourage people to pursue a relationship with God and, for him, music with a message was the best way to do that.
 
He moved to Southern California in 1974 to play Christian Music full time and at that time began friendships with Sam, Randy, Bob, Jimmy, Steve and Bryan, along with a host of other musicians in Christian bands all wanting to do the same thing he wanted.  The '70s were a great time of grassroots ministries and sharing their love for God and music. 
 
Through the years he also toured with Benny Hester, Bryan Duncan, Rick Elias, Darrell Mansfield, to name a few.  Matthew currently play with three bands: Princeton Revival - a men's ministry band, UZoo - a U2 Tribute band and The Deck Band - a group of friends that play small venues and parties in the Nashville area.

Nick Giaconia, AKA Mattie Groves grew up on the east side of Cleveland, Ohio in a town known as Kirtland and began playing guitar as a Freshman in High School after an injury sidelined involvement in the sport of wrestling. Nick released the record Center of the Earth in 1994, a recording that was designed to fail in the Christian market. Produced by Ric Hordinski, the record was the favorite of some critics but did not fare well when it came to the buying demographic.In 1998, he began working with Dave Perkins on the Mattie Groves project. Mattie Groves was a band moniker created to provide distance between Nick’s work in the Christian Market and his work in the main stream market. In 2002, the independent movie Home Town Legend, featured the Mattie Groves song You’ll Never Take Me Down. Nick developed a great relationship with Country Music legend Vince Gill, who will frequently play guitar in Mattie Groves. And a very unlikely performance with P-Funk made for an interesting career in the music business.

As a drummer and hand percussionist Michael Radovsk's recording credits include Black Hawk, Phil Keaggy, Beth Nielson Chapman, Marshall Crenshaw, Bill Lloyd, Bedlam, Reservoir Dogs (soundtrack), Rango (soundtrack), Billy Falcon, Patricia Conroy, Ronna Reeves, Victoria Shaw, Andy Pratt, Jimmy Abegg, Kiya Heartwood, Suitcase Pimps, and the Grave Blankets.
As a composer of music for TV film and commercials, Michael Radovsky have created music for companies such as Firstcom, Sonoton, APM, Nonstop, Warner Chappell, Megatrax, Groove Addicts, Groove Worx, One Music, Riptide, NHK, Jingle Punks, and Mibe Music. He's had placements in the films Rango (starring Johnny Depp) and Kicking And Screaming (featuring Will Ferrell And Robert Duvall). His Television placements include AMC's Breaking Bad, Dancing With The Stars, So You Think You Can Dance, American Idol, as well as numerous uses on Fox,ABC, ABC Family, CBS, Food Network, Lifetime, USA Network, NPT, HGTV, MLB, HBO, A&E, and “reality” television shows too many to mention.
Michael's music for commercials include Jeep, Ford, Toyota, Dodge, O'Charley's, NASCAR, Johnsonville, Health South, Tri-Star Medical, and TN Farm Bureau.
https://soundcloud.com/mike-radovsky

Rico Thomas is a guitarist who started playing from the age of 7 in LA. Currently based out of Nashville, TN he has been working in the CCM industry for many years, with some of the top recording and touring artists. Rico has enjoyed a 5 year career, recording and touring with pop star Michael Damian, and has many solo projects under his belt. Writing and Producing has also been a part of Rico’s career over the years and he has been a member of Grammy-nominated CCM group NewSong, as a guitarist/Mando/Uke/Banjo/Lap steel player. NewSong has had 20 number 1’s over the years and have founded The Winter Jam Tour and "This is Winter Jam" movie. 

Phil Keaggy is perhaps one of the most admired guitarists in music today. His fans range from those who aspire just to be able to play his mistakes, to professional musicians who have been strongly influenced by his style. And in between are those who don’t play guitar, yet find solace in his beautifully penned lyrics and memorable melodies.
Phil’s solo career has spanned more than 45 years and has included over 60 solo albums, both vocal and instrumental, 8 releases with his band, Glass Harp, as well as numerous duets and trio albums. One of the most sought after studio guitarists, Phil also continues to sell out concerts all across the United States with his ever-changing style, ranging from rock-and-roll to fully orchestrated instrumental compositions.
Born on March 23, 1951 in Youngstown, OH, the ninth of ten children, Phil grew up in a home filled with music. On Phil’s 10th birthday, his brother Dave returned home with a Sears Silvertone guitar. That’s when the magic began.
Phil spent most of his younger days involved in music and at the young age of 13, he joined his first band, The Keytones. He later went on to join such local groups as The Vertices, The Squires, and the Volume Four who later changed their name to New Hudson Exit.
It wasn’t until 1970 when Phil’s band Glass Harp (with childhood friend John Sferra on drums and Daniel Pecchio on bass) recorded their self-titled first album that people really began to take notice of this incredibly gifted guitar player. Glass Harp gained more popularity in the Ohio area opening for such bands as The Kinks and Yes, and even performing at the prestigious Carnegie Hall in NYC. Over the next few years, they recorded two more albums entitled “Synergy” and “It Makes Me Glad”.
By 1972, Phil saw his life going in a different direction and made the tough decision to leave Glass Harp and pursue a solo career. His first solo album, “What A Day”, was recorded in just a week’s time during January 1973. He married his sweetheart Bernadette that summer and the following year they moved to upstate New York and joined a church community called Love Inn.
During his years there, Phil took a break from recording his own music. It wasn’t until three years later in 1976 that Phil would record his second solo album, “Love Broke Thru”, which was soon followed by a stream of albums, including the acclaimed instrumental album, “The Master And The Musician”.
With the Christian Music industry really beginning to grow, Phil won his first Dove Award in 1988 for his instrumental album, “The Wind And The Wheat”. Phil’s second Dove Award came in 1992 for his Celtic-influenced, “Beyond Nature”. Each year from 1998 to 2001, Phil dominated the “Instrumental Record” category at the Doves, winning for “Invention”, “Acoustic Sketches”, “Majesty And Wonder”, and “Lights Of Madrid”. For three years in a row, Phil was voted one of the top fingerstyle guitarists by Guitar Player Magazine readers.
These days, Phil Keaggy continues to delight audiences all over the U.S. performing primarily acoustic shows that showcase his intricate looping technique, and occasionally with a band. He is aware that God gave him a calling to deliver the Gospel through music, and for over 45 years, Phil Keaggy has been grateful to do just that, and will hopefully continue to do so for many years to come.
http://www.philkeaggy.com/

Chris Taylor is fearless musical and artistic performer from San Antonio, TX. Whether he is solo, with an acoustic guitar and harmonica or with his band (Chris Taylor & The Setting Sons) you can expect a passionate musical experience. “Here's a guy with a voice reminiscent of Jeff Buckley, whose musical approach should appeal to you if you hate bubblegum and want something with more substance!” Mike Rimmer - CrossRhythms  He has cowritten two songs with Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics fame and has over 30 musical projects to his credit. His album, Never Ending Now, released through Lo-Fidelity Records in 2016, is a double album featuring some of his best music to date. 
Throughout the 90’s, Taylor was the primary writer and visionary for the band Love Coma, which included Matt Slocum (guitar player for Sixpence None The Richer) and they developed quite a cult following across the US. With both his music and visual artwork, Taylor has remained prolific and prominent in releasing new work for his fans. Chris Taylor is a solo artist in every sense of the word. Chris Taylor & The Setting Sons are a rock and roll band. No two Chris Taylor shows have been the same. Acoustic guitar and harmonica. Electric guitar and amplifier. Chris Taylor paints and sings at the same time, creating something unique right in front of you. The Setting Sons provide the muscle, the psychedelia, the rock and roll rhythm to it all. 
 
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Official Website: www.christaylorworld.com
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