Easter At Bayside

Posted By CJ / April, 14, 2009 / 1 comments

This year at Bayside we hosted 10 Easter Services.  We wanted to keep it simple and focused on celebrating the meaning of Easter.  We had a blast!  Lincoln and team did an amazing job leading in worship.  Our setlist was: Today is the day (Lincoln Brewster), I belong to you (parachute band), Mighty to save (Ben fielding), Amazing Grace (tomlin version) and then closed the service with You are good (Israel Houghton).

We produced 3 videos for this service 1 at the front end, 1 during Amazing Grace and 1 for Ray’s sermon.

Our stage and production team did a great job with the set and our lighting guy, Dave as usual did an amazing job.

We even pulled out the confetti canons for 3 of the services and shot them off at the end.  I have an amazing team!

Lincoln Brewster-Today is The Day Tour

Posted By CJ / September, 22, 2008 / 1 comments

This was a fun project which enabled me to wear a couple different hats making it an exciting challenge for me to over come.  First, the deadline to get this one complete was very tight.  We had roughly a month to get it all designed, tweaked, built and rehearsed.  Second, the team was made up of all in house staff and volunteers.  We had to organize a team with diverse experiences.  Some with lots of tour experience and some young guys with none but they did not let this get in the way of executing with excellence.  Thirdly, the set had to be constructed in a way that could handle a 3 week tour.  Fourth, the concert was dead smack in the middle of a TMS conference which the staff was also a part of.  In the end, the event went extremely well and the team performed amazingly.

Lincoln Brewster Instructional DVD:Vol 1

Posted By CJ / September, 6, 2008 / 1 comments

Lincoln Brewster’s long anticipated Instructional DVD for guitar is finally here! Sit down for a private guitar lesson with Lincoln Brewster, former lead guitarist for Steve Perry (Journey) and chart topping CCM solo artist.

Shadows

Posted By CJ / August, 6, 2008 / 1 comments

Snyopsis:

What if there were no such things as accidents? Scott has just seen the supernatural invade the natural world and is coming to grips that he may be more than just a man. Now he has to convince his wife…

Starring Scott Parks and Jenn Parks

Directed by: Andrew Gutierrez

Music and Arrangements: by CJ Alvarado

Cinematography by: Scott Coones

Produced by: Andrew Gutierrez, Scott Coones and Peter Coulter

The Into piece to the movie.

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The Outtro piece just before the credits.

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The Shamigo Sessions

Posted By CJ / August, 4, 2008 / 1 comments

This Project was recorded at the Annex Studios/Shamigo Productions in Menlo Park CA.  At the time the whole idea behind the “Soul Rock” genre had yet to really be catagorized.  One of the bands (highlighted here), Samo Praze, fused a very unique blend of rich harmonies, with agressive beats and distorted guitar takes.  A fun band to work with.

 

“Still Amazing”

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