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500th post + Goals for the New Year

Russ Hutto — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 04:56:23 +0000

This post marks 500! yay! Happy 500 post day! I haven’t been blogging here regularly as I keep a consistent writing schedule going on The Worship Community and over on my health and fitness blogs. RH.com has kind of taken a back seat. But I try to share about the times I lead worship or [...]

New Song: We Will Shout It (From Isaiah 40)

Russ Hutto — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 21:19:26 +0000

So here’s contribution number 2 this month for the Songwriting Assignment over at The Worship Community. It’s out of the same passage (Isaiah 40). It’s neat how you can meditate on a passage for almost a month and then write 2 totally different songs, almost based on the same ideas. Nice. This song is basically [...]

New Song: God Is Coming Back [Isaiah 40]

Russ Hutto — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 21:36:27 +0000

This is a new song in progress for the Worship Community’s Songwriting Challenge for April 2010. My Thoughts: Arrangement-wise this ended up being kind of a club, soul, smoky jazz kind of a 6/8 groove. I’m tempted to not share this version, but I worked on it for a few hours so I’m sharing! It [...]

Worship Songwriters: Want to Go Deep?

Russ Hutto — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:52:05 +0000

So you want to be a successful worship songwriter? Here’s a pointer: Write deep stuff. Not obscure. Not psychedelic. Not indecipherable. Not over spiritual. Just deep. I saw Carlos Whitaker share a review from his latest EP in which a reviewer basically gave it 1 star because they felt it wasn’t “deep” enough. One of [...]

Lord of My Refuge (Psalm 31)

Russ Hutto — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:35:18 +0000

So here’s my contribution to the Worship Community’s February Songwriting assignment (Psalm 31). If you’re a writer there’s plenty of time to get in on the action! The intro stinks. No excuses. i just stunk it up. The lyrics and melody are what I’d like you to focus on. NOT the production or instrumentation! I [...]

Sunday Setlist [PWAC Jesup 2.7.10]

Russ Hutto — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:16:52 +0000

Had the great privilege of leading worship at Providence Worshiping Arts Center in Jesup, Ga today. It’s been a while since I’ve worshiped there and I always enjoy the warm welcome and the freedom given to just go for it in God. It was only me on an acoustic this trip, which I REALLY enjoy [...]

I Used To Be A Hip Hop Star: Revisited

Russ Hutto — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:43:43 +0000

…heh, just kidding. But one of my BIG musical influences is hip hop. Not the watered-down, monotonous drivel that has crept into the mainstream these days, but more of the underground, old school stuff. Ya know, kind of the Dirty South stuff before it became public enough to package it up, slap a label on [...]

Calling Worship Songwriters: February Writing Assignment

Russ Hutto — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:37:11 +0000

As part of challenging myself (and others) to continue to write. I’d like to issue a challenge to you! Write a song! For the month of February I’d like to encourage you to write a song based on Psalm 31. Feel free to use your translation of choice, but it’s a great idea to look [...]

Sunday Setlist [Morning Gatherings 01.31.10]

Russ Hutto — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:23:49 +0000

Today IS a great day! We’re through our first service here at SSCC. Looking forward to our second gathering and our night of worship tonight! I had the great privilege of leading a song I wrote this morning. Psalm 63. I think it’s going over well. I’ve gotten a lot of good feedback on this [...]

50 Songs: It Is Good (Psalm 147)

Russ Hutto — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:56:49 +0000

So I’m still behind on my goal to write 50 songs this year, but I’m still writing! This is a song with lyrics based on Psalm 147. I could definitely hear a big group of people singing, not necessarily a choir, but just a big group of friends hanging out and singing some worship to [...]