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25 years old Producer. Mainly into Liquid Drum n' Bass. Formerly Bona Fides.

Dance is my Prayer.
Nature is my Sanctuary.
My Body is the Temple.

I am a Christian Mystic, a Christian Ecstatic, a New Mystic as opposed to the old Roman Catholic mystics. I value all their experiences, miracles & writings about union with God, but I don't buy into all their theology.  Thus I am a Reformed Mystic (as in The Reformation) because while wholeheartedly embracing experiential union with the awesome Goodness of the uncreated God ours in Christ it's not about me or you or the experience at all.  It's about Him & His Glory.  I'm just being who I was created and now re-created to be. I do love the Bible and know our salvation, our redemption, our ALL is in Christ by Grace through Faith in the Finished Work of the Cross.  That means I believe all the happy benefits & promises of God are available to us now as we accept the truth of the Stupendous News of the Gospel, and our only real "works" are to believe.  

I am also a Christian Hedonist in that I believe we are created for bliss & pleasure, and that pleasure is only completely found in a supernaturally emotional oneness & love relationship with Father, Son & Holy Spirit, just as they have always had with themselves .  The word Eden in Hebrew means pleasure.  Although unredeemed human emotions can obviously get you in trouble the Bible says our "old man", our sinful nature, our fallen nature is dead.  It was cut away when we mystically, timelessly died in Christ 2000 years ago which was all by His doing.  But as I believe and embrace that for myself  I experience His emotions, His Joy, His Love, His Enthusiasm, His Compassion instead of the best I could hope to muster up using my own willpower.  So if I don't need to be concentrating on a task at hand I'm likely to be found hanging out in the Presence of God, feasting on the Lamb, whether alone or with fellow believers in a love drunk state of intoxication with one foot in heaven & one on the earth.  

Eat, oh lovers, and drink till you are drunk with love! (Song of Solomon 5:1)  Good News Translation

The only real bane of my existence is religion which I define as mankind's efforts to reach union with God through their own efforts.  It is do-it-yourself spirituality which looks like it should be good, but actually keeps people separated from God because it denies or ignores what He has already done for us in the gift of His Son.  And unfortunately way too many people practice Christianity itself as a religion, or they mix grace with self-effort & live in a state of continual striving thinking that is required.  

What does that have to do with sounds & tunes?  Everything in my mind.  Jesus or Yeshua is my sweet, sweet Song, my loving melody, my dancing rhythm, and I live in a state of worship & communion with Him.  That is expressed in everything I do, but especially my music as a bass guitar player, and in my writing.  If  you have any questions and interest I'd love to turn you on to the joys of knowing God for yourself.  You'll find it's the only thing that really satisfies.  

P.S.  Some things I will post here will not be my own efforts, but will be that of friends who've given me permission to share their creative works.  Love & Bliss


The Church of Philadelphia is an experimental gospel band from Texas, comprised of a carpenter, a master gardener, two filmmakers, a hairdresser, and a bookkeeper. These tongue-talking missionaries marry a love for creative expression with a revelation of the Creator’s love for the world. The result is a majestic, cinematic sound with revival-like fervor. This is The Church of Philadelphia. 

Their diverse musical backgrounds and experiences include sharing bills with the likes of Roger Waters, Frank Black and the Catholics, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Blonde Redhead, At The Drive In, and Depeche Mode. 

On June 30, 2006 the band released its first piece of music, a self-titled E.P. recorded at Portland’s Type Foundry Studios with Jason Powers. Following the release, they immediately went to work playing their songs of redemption in clubs and churches throughout Texas. In the 6 years since the debut release, their community has continued to multiply with several members marrying, followed by the arrival of an army of children (future band members.)
 
Although drunk on the bliss of family life, The Church of Philadelphia decided to come out of their long hiatus in October of 2012 to record their follow up full-length album "We're Gonna Dance Tonight." The album is comprised of the band’s earliest work, a tribute to their original vision. They began production in November 2012 at Cacophony Recorders in Austin, TX with the ever-gifted Erik Wofford at the helm. With the album due out early 2014, the band is looking forward with a fresh fire in their hearts to releasing these songs to those who have ears to hear what the Church is singing.

Album Out FEB 16 - Pre-Save Album On Spotify: http://save.empi.re/BathedNGold 

William learned to play the guitar and write songs at the age of 13, as a way to deal with the pain of his grandfathers passing. That initial coping mechanism quickly grew into a passion and a calling. Though William spent most of his young adult life on the football field, he couldn’t escape the melodies playing in his head. After a career in professional football, William set out to re-invent himself as a socially conscious musician and entrepreneur. William knows that music can heal & can bring the most unlikely people together; music makes strangers friends. Eclectic in his musical tastes, it’s hard to categorize his sound into one genre (Indy-R&B/Soul-Pop) but in every song there is a raw energy and soulful passion. His music lifts listeners out of the grey. The nuanced yet singable melodies demand to be heard, but above all else, they make you smile.

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