Our Own Music

2009: A Year to Give More

Enter The Worship Circle — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:39:44 GMT

I don’t think I am all that generous, really. I like my stuff. Today, when I was whipping through my iPhoto looking for a pic to post and a thoughts to share I hit this photo of me in Cuba back in the summer. I don’t think I wrote much about my trip… We met for [...]...(read more)

That’s The Way

Enter The Worship Circle — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:48:23 GMT

Here is an improvisational song from a house concert at Matt Ayers’ in Colorado Springs. We had just finished a huge version of “Give Me Your Hand” from the Fourth Circle and we realized we needed a “cool down” before we attempted some Christmas songs. Here is the unedited improv featuring Tim and Laurie Thorton, [...]...(read more)

10% Christmas Sale Storewide!

Enter The Worship Circle — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:02:48 GMT

Everything in the store is 10% off from now until Christmas! Yes, everything. CD’s, T-Shirts, MP3 Albums, and even Special Sales…take an additional 10% off! Merry Christmas! No coupon required. We will be shipping every day from now until noon December 23th to help you get everything you order as fast as [...]...(read more)

FlipCam Shots from Tutorial Videos

Enter The Worship Circle — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:17:04 GMT

Sort of a behind the scenes collection put together by the talented Michael Dalton that gives little glimpses into the fun of making our new “Learn-To-Play” videos. We shot 30 and we are working to get them into the store for you!...(read more)

Christmas Sales are Here!

Enter The Worship Circle — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:00:14 GMT

We have packaged up some great album collections just for you! Christmas is just around the corner so order now to keep shipping and gift buying stress low… We just put all four of the primary Enter The Worship Circle albums in a single Circle Collection that saves you 25%! And we have all three of [...]...(read more)

Sweep Me Away…An Early Cut

Enter The Worship Circle — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:16:40 GMT

This is a great version of the song “Sweep Me Away” from the Fourth Circle album…but it didn’t make the album. It contains a false start, a confession from Tim, and some subtle differences from the final track. Can you find them?...(read more)

Name That Tune

Enter The Worship Circle — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:20:18 GMT

We roll some silliness from the “cutting room floor” and play Name That Tune. You can hear some false starts, bad takes, and then the full version of the song from the Fourth Circle. It is about 9 and a half minutes long....(read more)

Chair and Microphone, Vol. 3: CHARTS!

Enter The Worship Circle — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:00:29 GMT

Yes, they are finally here! Karla is a busy girl, and these charts have been a long time coming, but thanks to the help of Aaron Strumpel (Vol. 2) and her family’s successful relocation to the high country (which bought her some much needed open space) these charts from Chair and Microphone, Vol. 3 are [...]...(read more)

Video Tutorial: Come Fall On Us

Enter The Worship Circle — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:53:10 GMT

This the song “Come Fall On Us” from the First Circle in a “how to play it” tutorial video. There are so many more tutorials to come! Enjoy!...(read more)

First Learn-to-Play video tutorial!

Enter The Worship Circle — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:02:36 GMT

Wow, they are finally here! This is the very first of a series of tutorials focused on help you play this song. It is free! The song featured here is Crown Him from the Chair and Microphone, Vol. 1 album and it can also be downloaded at our online store anytime. [...]...(read more)

Our very first Learn-to-Play video!

Enter The Worship Circle — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:07:02 GMT

We are so proud to announce the very first in a long line of new videos designed to help you play Worship Circle songs! Our good friends Michael Dalton with the help of Tony Vilgiate have put together the most amazing multi-camera, multi-angle, get-a-look-at-everything video tutorials ever. We have 30 of these videos [...]...(read more)

Don't Forget to Resubscribe

Restoration Village Updates — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 16:30:36 GMT

Friends, just sending another reminder that I do not use blogger anymore. I switched to wordpress. If you want to keep up, you must resubscribe here: http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailverifySubmit?feedId=2373100&loc=en_US I'm blogging as I tour this month, so I hope you'll follow me! -Tracy...(read more)

Fourth Circle: I Remember

Enter The Worship Circle — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 23:05:55 GMT

Just an incredible song written by Aaron Strumpel and featured on the Fourth Circle album. In this podcast here his original solo rough track and the final production recording complete with pre- and post-roll! This is about 9 minutes long....(read more)

Never Again: Live Recording Cam

Enter The Worship Circle — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:00:07 GMT

The song “Never Again” is just out of control. Check out the sky cam of the song as it developed during the live recording!...(read more)

You are invited to CHURCHTHINK

Enter The Worship Circle — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:47:13 GMT

Did you know that Ben works every week on writings to encourage and equip the Family of God? The website is called CHURCHTHINK, and we want you to take a look. Every Wednesday Ben (and Robin) hole up in their studies and work the experience and insights of their lives into articles and essays as [...]...(read more)

Enter The Worship Circle — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:00:56 GMT

We are feeling completely stupid. We have already marked the Enter The Worship Circle books to sell, but we have put on our crazy hats and marked them down to $2 a piece if you buy a 10-Pack. Seriously, buy some for friends, a small group, or for door prizes. Why? Well, the book gets [...]...(read more)

Build Us A House: Live Fourth Circle

Enter The Worship Circle — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 22:08:14 GMT

A cool video of the recording of the Fourth Circle songs “Your House” tracked live in front of a stereo microphone. Couldn’t be simpler!...(read more)

All The Way Home (First Take!)

Enter The Worship Circle — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:13:29 GMT

Here is a podcast of an unpublished recording take of the song “All The Way Home” from the Fourth Circle. It is just crazy fun to hear the song coming together for the very first time. We think this kind of stuff is very fitting for a crew (us) who obsess over the spontaneous and [...]...(read more)

To My Subscribers

Restoration Village Updates — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 01:12:07 GMT

Hi Friends, Thanks so much for subscribing to the blog. I have switched over to Wordpress because there are some more powerful tools I can use, which hopefully means some more frequent and interesting posting going on! So, to keep getting your email alerts, you need to resubscribe. You can do it by clicking this link now: http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailverifySubmit?feedId=2373100&loc=en_US I'm also in the process of archiving past articles and resources and categorizing them. If you...(read more)

Forgiveness: The Way of the Kingdom, Part 3

Enter The Worship Circle — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:39:52 GMT

A conversation between Ben Pasley and Todd Berger on the power and necessity of forgiving others, releasing offense, and being about the work of reconciliation. Part 3 of 3....(read more)

New Blue Renaissance Site

Enter The Worship Circle — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:04:14 GMT

Some of you may have noticed that our sister site www.bluerenaissance.com has been asleep for quite some time…well, she’s awake! We had to let that site go for a bit as we worked in other areas to make the world beautiful. Here is why we want you to check it out: First, you can make a [...]...(read more)

PSP Audioware: Neon EQ

Enter The Worship Circle — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:04:52 GMT

Ben goes over some basic digital EQ uses and tips while demo’in the super high res Neon HR eq from PSP Audioware. This is an affordable mastering quality EQ…enjoy!...(read more)

Forgiveness: The Way of the Kingdom, Part 2

Enter The Worship Circle — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:36:23 GMT

A conversation between Ben Pasley and Todd Berger on the power and necessity of forgiving others, releasing offense, and being about the work of reconciliation. Part 2 of 3....(read more)

Crazy Store Sale!

Enter The Worship Circle — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:29:22 GMT

Crazy store sale! Click over to the Special Sales area of our store. The prices are already ridiculous, but if you put crazysale in the coupon box of the checkout page we give you an additional 50% off! It includes some great albums from Kate Hurley, John Mark McMillan, and Kevin Prosch that we guarantee [...]...(read more)

Crazy Week and Time to Play

Restoration Village Updates — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:06:03 GMT

Hi friends. Well, after a last minute surgery last week, I'm feeling remarkably well. I'm amazed actually at how fast we can heal. This is the free mug you get from Boulder Community Hospital if you get surgery. ANYWAY...I'm just very grateful that I'm feeling good and ready to play and sing with my friends Todd and Angie from Portland. We'll be doing Agents of Future songs and some Restoration Project Songs. If you're in Colorado, I hope you can make it to one of the shows...(read more)