instrumentals...

[ginkgotree]

Looking for suggestions on Christian artist instrumentals.... need to fill with
them and streaming fills. Need plenty to put on a rotater.

Thanks!

 

[ginkgotree]

upbeat please...not elevatorish...

 

[rbrucecarter5]

Looking for suggestions on Christian artist instrumentals.... need to fill with
them and streaming fills. Need plenty to put on a rotater.

Careful - you might offend the Church of Christ listeners!

I hate to admit it - but I used jazz tracks from a local artist that wasn't a Christian for musical beds. The thing with instrumentals - the line is really blurred whether it is Christian or non-Christian. Unless you play only recognizable hymns or recognizable CCM - there really is no "Christian" vs. non-Christian instrumental. In my case, it was a co-worker of mine on my day job. He wasn't antagonistic towards Christianity, just hadn't made a profession of faith yet. His music was upbeat, creative, I'd even call it inspirational - and he was very happy to get the exposure on the air.

 

[anotherguyTN]

Phil Keaggy has several instrumental albums that run the gamut from almost classical to rock. He also has instrumentals mixed in on some of his vocal albums. My favorite Keaggy rock instrumental albums are 220, Premium Jams, and Jammed. Some of these may be out of print now, but most are available on his website at http://www.philkeaggy.com.

 

[William_Yeager]

I recommend the Vitamin String Quartet's tributes to Switchfoot and Casting Crowns.

 

[MyCatKnight]

Phil Keaggy has several instrumental albums that run the gamut from almost classical to rock. He also has instrumentals mixed in on some of his vocal albums. My favorite Keaggy rock instrumental albums are 220, Premium Jams, and Jammed. Some of these may be out of print now, but most are available on his website at http://www.philkeaggy.com.

I also liked some tracks off the collaboration "Keaggy, King, and Dente." "Brentwood Jazz" CD's tended to go over well, at wedding receptions as well. What about Phil Driscoll?

 

[Retro]

And if you can find it, don't forget that 80's artist Dino as well.

 

[R.D.P.]

Jay Rouse
Maranatha Strings w/Steven Anderson
John Catching
100 Instumental Hymns by Henderickson Worship
Our Daily Bread Instrumentals (Day of Discovery)
St. Andrew Strings (Ligonier Ministries)
Terry Yount and Chris Dolske (Ligonier Ministries)
Prayerful Moods (Madacy Christian)
The Great Classical Composers and their Wonderful Works

These are a few of my recommendations. I like to listen to them very often.

R.D.P. <><

 

[getsmart]

a few years back, hadley hockensmith put out some good stuff, as well as koinonia

 

[MightyFrenchman]

a few years back, hadley hockensmith put out some good stuff, as well as koinonia

In 1985 Debby Boone came to Indy to do a concert and Koinonia was her band.
They were incredible. In fact, Koinonia was the best part of the whole concert.
They only did 2 or 3 CDs. In a concert setting an instrumental group like Koinonia can make a difference because of their talent. People are taken aback and are open to what the individual members of the group share about their faith. It's different on the radio, especially in this case where you're simply looking for "filler".

 

[rbrucecarter5]

It's different on the radio, especially in this case where you're simply looking for "filler".

My point exactly. What constitutes "Christian" instrumentals vs non-Christian instrumentals? If you define it as instrumentals performed by Christians, then you are dangerously close to the type of bigoted sectarianism that the world is seeing - and rejecting - when they look at our faith. You also might start lending an air of legitinacy to radical elements like Dial the "Truth" who contend that musical style inherently can be evil or good. Or say the anapestic beat or drums are of the devil (strange people, those AV1611 folks!) I found instrumentals produced by Christian artists to be one of three types:

(1) Bland, boring, and not fitting a CHR / rock format at all
(2) Holy Spirit "spiritual music" often accompanied by "singing in the spirit" that also would not fit a CHR / rock format - because it just plain sounds wierd, especially to non-believers.
(3) Instrumental versions of familiar hymns. Also not fitting a CHR / rock format.

The key to all of it was - not fitting the format. So I had to resort to instrumentals by non-Christian artists in order to have something that was a reasonable fit with the youthful outreach of the station.

 

[justalurker]

t's different on the radio, especially in this case where you're simply looking for "filler".

Probably a few vocal songs on the station as well as "filler". It is hard to be deeply committed to every song that hits the air.

BTW: I spent some time with the late (he wasn't late then) Anthony Berger after a concert when I purchased a couple of his CDs for personal listening. He wanted me to promise not to air them as fade off fill. (No problem ... I wouldn't do that.) A nice guy. If you end up using any of his music please play the full song!

 

[MyCatKnight]

I used to pick some tracks off "The New Young Messiah," and it didn't seem to bother anyone whether or not they aired around Christmastime. Like or hate the available instrumentals, I stilll prefer most of them to a PSA parade. Anyone remember John Denver wallowing "Plant a tree, for your tomorrow..."?

 

[gr8oldies]

How about the oldie "Put a little zip in your local mail"? At my first station, we had an album (yes, that far back) called Sunday Sax (as well as Sunday trombones and Sunday Guitars) for our fill between religious broadcasts on Sunday morning.

 

[radiocph]

How about Michael W. Smith's "Musical Instruments"?

 

[MarkLaRoi]

Kim Costanza and Kirk Whalum will give you lots of options.

 

[Retro]

The local Christian station here back in the late 80's would play Vangelis's Chariots of Fire in between breaks.