Brian has been part of KiwiSong since the beginning. He has been a student and has been on teaching staff of subsequent KiwiSongs. He has also taught as staff of the Elkanah School of Music Ministry. Brian is currently in the worship team at Massey Presbyterian Church in West Auckland. He plays Bass guitar and is making and learning Taonga Puoro (Traditional Maori musical instruments). He has led worship for Sunday School and at small and large church gatherings, as well as leading a worship team for a number of years. Brian is a practised lyricist and was co-awarded International Songwriter of the Year in the New Gospel category by the US Country Music Association International in 2003. He has also written one of the tracks on Jules Riding’s album “Amazing Sacrifice”. Married to Julie for 34 years and with two grown up daughters, Brian is a family man who has run the gauntlet of teaching Sunday School, leading Church Youth Group and Home Group, and being staff on school adventure camps from Primary through High School. Self employed in the Film and Television Industry behind the scenes, Brian also owns a recording studio for Christian artists which has albums by Brent Chambers, Rob Packer, Detour 180, James Bloom, One Man’s View and others to it’s credit.
Brian's heart's desires:
• To be the man that God has intended that he should be, and to encourage others in their journeys • To hear God more and more clearly
• To find and write the songs that God has inspired in him, and to help others to become skilled in the craft of song writing.
Teaching Topics:
• Listening to God, how God speaks
• Practical song writing, the 80% perspiration. What makes a good song. Writing lyrics.
• Leading a Worship team and worship team dynamics
• So you want to record a song?
• Sound System 101