Zion

Nothing Like Your Love

Mercy Mercy

Stay And Wait

King of Heaven

Tapestry

“O Lord, open our lips and our mouth shall proclaim Your praise” (Psalm 51:15)

Young Oceans has been, from the start, a deeply gratifying and enlightening project.  I’d like to believe that we’ve approached art for art’s sake at our best moments, and I hope to keep pushing in that direction.  So it's been a bonus to hear from listeners around the world who have stumbled upon the music and felt a personal connection with these songs.

The impetus for the first Young Oceans album was to take songs that were written for my church community and arrange them as a meditative soundscape.  As we’ve progressed through ‘Advent’ and now 'I Must Find You’, the aesthetic has admittedly moved even further afield.  Ironically, one of the most consistent requests we have received over the years has been for help in adapting the songs for use in the local church setting.    

Cue several seasons of fits, starts, lengthy philosophical conversations, and artistic self-loathing.  Eventually and thankfully, we connected with a talented new friend named Jonny Macintosh.  Jonny helped us cast a vision forward: a group of outside vocalists capturing an album of songs that could be a resource for Christian communities.   Simple, humble progressions flowing underneath a wave of human voices… other people’s voices.  As Jonny put the album in motion, a humbling list of artists expressed interest in being involved and, all in, close to 30 people lent their musical talents to the project.

It was my middle school music teacher who first taught me that, compared to any other other instrument, the human voice is the most dynamic, versatile and fundamental.  Anyone who’s sung a hymn in church or a pop song in the shower knows that something mystical happens when your voice box resonates and stretches and forms a wild melody.  Something even more profound occurs when we sing as a group, crying out together with songs of faith, longing, praise and lament.

I don’t claim for one second to have cracked the code on how to write songs for the Church to sing.  Writers across the ages that have already provided enough songs to last a lifetime.  This is just our small attempt at joining that great chorus and we hope it blesses you richly.    

- Eric Marshall, Brooklyn NY, 2016

VOICES, Vol. I

We Sing As One (ft. Mike Donehey)

Hillsong United - Fire Fall Down (Painting Skies Remix)

Losing - NEW Tenth Avenue North Single

Just trying to learn how to mix in Logic.  Here is my take on Reckless Love.

Used a Condenser Mic and an SM58 --> Scarlett 2i2 into Logic
Also used an iRig midi keboard via usb
Used Schecter Baritone (Tribal Elite) with Active EMGs for the heavy guitar.  PRS 408 for the clean.  Helix Native.

Corey Asbury - Reckless Love (ROCK VERSION)

Lyrics:

God is able
He will never fail
He is almighty God
Greater than all we seek
Greater than all we ask
He has done great things

Lifted up
He defeated the grave
Raised to life
Our God is able
In His name
We overcome
For the Lord
Our God is able

God is with us
God is on our side
He will make a way
Far above all we know
Far above all we hope
He has done great things

God is with us
He will go before
He will never leave us
He will never leave us
God is for us
He has open arms
He will never fail us
He will never fail us

God is able (Remix) - Hillsong x Remix Worship

Holy One - Casting Crowns

Our brand new album People is out now! See you soon on The People Tour!

Mercy Mercy

Hillsong UNITED

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