June 2nd, 2010
Ryan Axtell EPK from Ryan Axtell on Vimeo.
It’s finally done! Chris Loope did an amazing job putting this EPK together. It does an amazing job of sharing the heart and the story behind what I do what I do! Hope you enjoy and let me know what you think!
April 22nd, 2010
So I am in a predicament and need your input!
I am currently exporting some of my soft synth/ambient/rhythm tracks from the “This Valley” protools files so I can play them live. I normally use Ableton Live to trigger my loops/tracks live, but the lately I’ve been having trouble making my loops warp to Ableton’s built in click (which I hacked and replaced with a Boss DB-90 rimshot sample). Sometimes it works, but almost any song in 6/8 won’t properly warp.
April 16th, 2010
Thank you, everyone who came out to the CD Release show tonight. I can’t express how much your support means to me. What a fun way to wrap up this last season of my life! Its amazing to see these songs used in a way so much bigger than I could have imagined. Here are a few pictures you guys posted on twitter. Tag me in either twitter and facebook and I’ll post more pics. Comment and let me know what you guys thought of the show! Let me know you were there!
All of you who watched online, I’ll come to your city next!
Tags: Album, Ashur Benjamin, Brett Reinhart, Casey Block, CD Release, Cornerstone, Record, Release, Sarah Grey, Steve Axtell, This Valley, Worship
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April 14th, 2010
Here is a blooper real invite video Brian Wurzell and I made as one last push to pack out the Cornerstone Auditorium for Thursday’s CD Release! Check it out and please pass it on to any embeddable site you can!
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April 2nd, 2010
Join me at Cornerstone Church in Chandler, Az for the release of This Valley! Come hear the songs and the stories behind them, and be the first to pick up a copy! April 15th, 7-9pm, FREE! Everyone welcome! Make sure to check out special guest Raining and OK … They ROCK!
Church Campus
1595 S Alma School Rd
Chandler, AZ 85286
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Tags: 15, April, cd, Release, Show Concert, This Valley
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July 16th, 2009
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Love Alive Right click and select ‘save as’ to download.
“Love Alive” is a worship song I just finished in the last few weeks. It was a journey for me to write this song. In the midst of our pregnancy complications, I really felt God challenging me to look at the big picture and to soak in His grace, instead of just focusing on the day to day hardships. Through weeks of prayer I was reminded of the immensity of what Christ did for us and what that really meant to me. It affects absolutely everything I do. The more we let that amazing truth grow in our hearts, the more we have to share it…We just can’t contain something of such great porportions. I hope you enjoy this live version.
Additional Musicians:
Ashur Benjamin- Bass, Casey Block- Drums, Phil Tipping- Keys, Brett Reinhart- Guitar
January 23rd, 2009
This is an example of some of the songs I am writing for my new side project Oktava and the Trade Secret. This particlar song is written in 9/4. Its not finished but it will wet your palette for more OATS!
Tags: Electronic, OATS, Oktava and the Trade Secret, reason
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December 26th, 2008
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I wrote the song “What I Have to Give” for a benefit CD used to raise money for Cornerstone Church’s flood campaign. The message of this song is very simple: What we do to others, we do to Christ. Inspired by the styles of Bob Dylan and Robbie Robertson (The Band).
Tags: Benefit, Bob Dylan, Cornerstone, Flood Campaign, Huruma, Robbie Robertson, The Band
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December 21st, 2008
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Merry Christmas! I hope you enjoy these versions of Away in a Manger and Jingle Bells, featuring Steve Axtell on piano and Luke Bechtel on drums (for Away in a Manger). Click the “play now” link or the play button on the mp3 players above to listen in and let me know what you think!
(Right click the links below and select “Save as” to save to your computer)
Away in a Manger
Jingle Bells
Tags: Away in a Manger, Christmas, Luke Bechtel, ryan axtell, Steve Axtell
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