This was a step out of my comfort zone in 2014 but something I knew I had a strong desire to pursue.
It would take time & experience to get used to. I had to focus on singing and recording with the same focus that I had used towards drums years prior… same method of focus, just in a new direction…
I’m pretty sure this is in 2014 as well when we were kicking off my first song, “Discover”
Looking back now, anything that stretches you is something you’ll never regret… even if you feel like you're stumbling along the way. I view it all as necessary steps that have been the building blocks for where I am today.
These were foundational steps for me that were the building blocks to how fast and effective I can move in writing/recording songs today.
‘Magnus’ finished in 2018. Then in 2020, I began working toward my 2nd album, ‘Color’
This project was a natural progression after getting my process even more locked in.
Being more relaxed and willing to see where things may go resulted in a diversity of songs and sounds… some expected (songs that I had written years earlier) But mostly unexpected and new songs that flowed out in a matter of days.
I realize now that without ‘Magnus’, there would be no ‘Color’
God has built us to keep expanding, so your giftings will just continually progress as you keep laying a stronger and stronger foundation
We have SO many gifts that God has put in us that are lying dormant. You most likely can’t see down the road how BIG that expression is going to become.
Just take whatever step you can today. Give yourself PERMISSION to just “go for it”. Even if it’s just me right now being the first voice in your life telling you “YOU’VE GOT WHAT IT TAKES” … it’s time to break out of the mold and pursue your God-given dreams, desires and passions!
Who cares what other people think. At the end of your life, it’s just going to be you and God. And because you pursued what HE placed into you, you’ll be able to hear from The Creator, “WELL DONE, good and faithful servant!”
Each day is an opportunity to deepen your roots and KEEP building. Seize the moments you have and put NO LIMIT on what God can do with it and whose lives it will affect!
Thank you for reading my backstory! I pray it sparks something in you that you’ll be shocked years later in what it produced in your life! Keep shining brightly -Tyler