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rian Gates --

    Instruments: Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Mandolin, Backing Vocals

    Experience: guitar for 4 years and mandolin for about 2 years.

    Equipment Used:

    Major: Christian Education

    Hometown: Orlando, Fla. but my home is in Montgomery.

    Most Memorable Music Experience: When I got to play with a guy named Henry Smith. He was the rhythm guitarist for Clay Walker, a pretty big country singer.

    Favorite Bible Verse: 1 Corinthians chapter 13(the whole chapter. love rocks!!!!)

    Favorite Band(s): Sister Hazel, Hootie, Third Day, Caedmon's Call

    Most Influential Person(s): Ms. Goldie. She had a direct line to God!!! She told me a long time ago that God told her that I would be a preacher one day and needless to say she was right!

    Email Brian


im Harber --

    Instruments: Bass Guitar, Kazoo and the Digereedoo!

    Experience: Five Years

    Equipment Used: An early 90's Ibanez Soundgear SR400 / 1975 Rickenbacker 4001 fretless / Hartke 3500 amplifier, 115XL speaker cabinet

    Major: Religion with a concentration in Christian education Minor: Drama

    Hometown: Panama City, FL (now resides in Cary, NC)

    Most Memorable Music Experience: Playing at "Java-loo-yah," a Coffee house in Panama City with my previous band - Area 51.

    Favorite Bible Verse: John 3:16 (A little over used, yes. But, still one of the most powerful staments in the scriptures.)

    Favorite Band(s): Skillet, Seven Day Jesus and of course Captain Geech and the Shrimp Shack Shooters!

    Most Influential Person(s): Steve Beck, my old Youth Pastor.

    Email Tim



onathan McCarthy --

    Instruments: drums and percussion

    Experience: Seven Years

    Equipment Used: Tama Rockstar 5 piece / Zildjian 14in hi hats, 16in crash, 17in crash, 18in crash, 18in china boy low / Paiste 20in ping ride / Yamaha double bass pedal / Easton AHEAD 2A sticks / Remo Ebony Pinstripe heads

    Major: Business with Concentration in Marketing

    Hometown: Mobile, Alabama

    Most Memorable Music Experience: High School Talent Show - 1200 people and a killer P.A.!

    Favorite Bible Verse: Psalm 40

    Favorite Band(s): Brother, Blues Traveler, Sunchild, Cowboy Mouth, (I like Sister Hazel too !)

    Most Influential Person(s): My mother and grandparents, who's strength and love make me whole. Father Deasy, who's wisdom and understanding has brought me through difficult times.

    Email Jonathan


rent Murrill --

    Instruments: bass, engineer of the funktrain

    Experience: about Eight Years

    Equipment Used: Ibanez soundgear 1998 custom lightweight superfly, soulmachine bass/ anything loud and funky that will produce a crisp sound.

    Major: Musical Theatre

    Hometown: Mobile, Alabama

    Most Memorable Music Experience: jamming out with former members of the BAR-KAYS.

    Favorite Bible Verse: Psalm 40

    Favorite Band(s): U2, James Brown, Bootsy Collins, Led Zeppelin, the Who, Miles Davis, Dr. John, Buddy Guy, the Beatles, Jimmy Buffet, Third Day, Steven Curtis Chapman, K.C. and the Sunshine Band, and Bob Marley.

    Most Influential Person(s): My uncle Randy who first got me into the performing arts scene. He always made the connection with me, and I have always felt a major "in sync" feeling with him.

    Email Brent



ick Mielke --

    Instruments: Acoustic Guitar

    Experience: Two and a half years

    Equipment Used: Epiphone Acoustic / EMG pickup / Dean Markley BLUE STEEL strings / Dunlop Tortex picks

    Major: Christian Education

    Hometown: Selma, Alabama

    Most Memorable Music Experience: First performance with Weeping Isaiah.

    Favorite Bible Verse: Matthew 16:26

    Favorite Band(s): Third Day, Sister Hazel, anything Clapton, Hootie, and Smalltown Poets

    Most Influential Person(s): My Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, my Parents for always supporting me no matter what happens even in the bad times. Alan McBride for helping show me how to be a good Christian man. And last but certainly not least Steve Boston for showing me how cool it is to spread God's word, and for helping me see my calling into youth ministry.

    Email Nick



att Sigler --

    Instruments: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica

    Experience: five years

    Equipment Used:

    Major: History/Christian Ed.

    Hometown: Daphne, AL

    Most Memorable Music Experience: getting my "sweet guitar of life" on Christmas. I love her man!

    Favorite Bible Verse: I don't have a favorite. Some of my favorites are: (I"LL SEND YOU THESE LATER JON!)

    Favorite Band(s): Jars of Clay, The Beatles, Third Day, PFR, Reality Check, any Vinyard praise band!, the Bee-gees, Credence Clearwater Revival, JS Bach, Cream, Simon and Garfunkel, Handel, Herman's Hermits, James Taylor, DC Talk, AND MANY, MANY MORE!!!!!!

    Most Influential Person(s): Jesus, my youth director, my family, and Jon Myles

    Email Matt





Updated: 13 February 1998 By Weeping Isaiah
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