#196: An Interview With Meredith Andrews & Jacob Sooter [Podcast]

Beyond Sunday Worship Leader Podcast

What a treat to welcome Meredith Andrew and her husband Jacob Sooter to the podcast…together! If you don’t know Meredith Andrews, she is a wonderful worship leader, songwriter, and vocalist based out of The Belonging in Nashville, TN. Her husband Jacob is an incredible producer in his own right.

And this interview covers the spectrum. We go deep into Meredith’s new project Faith and Wonder and discuss the heart of the project as well as talk production, how to create a great pad sound, keyboards, creative process, songwriting, and best practices for a live recording.

So good!

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In This Episode You’ll Hear More About:

• Managing the tension of parenting and ministry
• The science behind pads
• What makes a great pad sound
• Creative process and productivity
• Why Jacob & Meredith decided on a live project for Faith and Wonder
• Special moments from the live recording
• The tension between pleasing your congregation and pleasing God
• Best practices if you want to do a live recording
• When to write a lot of songs and when to hone in your ideas
• Why some great worship songs don’t work in your church

Resources Mentioned:

• Show Sponsor: Coresound Pads
• Music: Faith & Wonder by Meredith Andrews
• Podcast: Meredith Andrews on Vertical Worship, Songwriting, & Balancing Family & Ministry
• Website: Meredith Andrews
• Instagram: @meremusic
• Instagram: @jacobsooter

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