April 2000 saw the beginnings of a musical movement that has all but become its own genre.

Technology had just started to shape the way we listen to music, and a lone producer set off to Louisiana to visit the Gospel Music Workshop of America, armed with 5000 leaflets a mini disc player (remember the mini disc?) and 7 changes of clothes.

One week later following encounters with luminaries such as Kirk Franklin, Donald Lawrence and Tramaine Hawkins an unexpected invitation to speak to a collection of nationwide DJs opened a debate about the future of not just gospel music but how we want music in general.

The future was spoken then as though it was light years away, internet radio, radio on demand, the end of the CD, endless downloads, music as we want it.

In a fast paced world, what was a crazy idea yesterday, is standard today and will be advanced upon tomorrow.

SO WHAT IS IT, GARAGE GOSPEL?

First they said it was a 2 step movement, latched on to by gospel DJs as far away as Europe, then they said its kinda broken beat, Jazz Fusion, traditional gospel, then I heard it was funky house. On and on the desire to categorise what thousands have come to own and constantly demand more of has developed a momentum of its own.

“I guess it’s all of that, we didn’t decide, we just made the music people downloaded it and haven’t stopped”.

10 years and 1000′s of downloads later, today marks the relaunch of the Garage Gospel website.

Visit the new site at: http://www.garagegospel.com

- Garage Gospel is The Soundtrack to Your Life!

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DJ-Short-E has been in the news again!

Studio Scratches supremo and Garage Gospel beatmaster has been featured on the groundbreaking website, I Want Her Job.

Emma is renowned in the industry as one of the leading exponents in the art of scratching, and her work as a beat master has also gained her placement on several productions as well as gaining her a loyal following across the globe.

In line with the Garage Gospel central theme, that if  you to Change Your Mind, you will Change your Life, Emma also posts her thoughts and encouragement to live life intentionally, through an incredible resource called Be Deliberate, and we will continue to champion her work on this website.

If you need beats for your next production click here, and be sure to check out her influence on the upcoming release of Garage Gospel Volume 2 .

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When you were a child, did you ever use of a magnifying glass and heat from the sun to start a fire.

This happens by positioning the glass so that the sun’s rays pass through the lens, forming a small point of light on dry substance. If the sun’s light is hot enough, the substance dry enough and the focal strength of the lens is correct,  the fire will eventually spark.

However, even if the sun is hot, and the substance is dry, the wrong angle of focus of the magnifying glass will cause a greater  time delay in sparking the fire.

So it is with our goals and dreams.  Great ideas, brilliant dreams can come to nothing as result of a lack of focus.

Its time to get focused!

Nigel Ipinson-Fleming

Emerge Me- Personal Development.

Why do some people make the leap of faith and others not?

What is the decision-making process, the gut feeling, and the overriding factor that allows one to defy the odds and go for the dream?

As children we were naturally brave and courageous. Our inquisitiveness led us to continually explore our world, to do new and different things. We never said, “I wonder if it’s going to work out or not?” when trying something new. We just did it. We trusted life. But as we grew older we lost much of this ability.

Something happened and we began to distrust life. We came to distrust our instincts, our dreams, and ourselves.

This is unfortunate, because our fear and uncertainty about life often hold us in situations that are inappropriate. We hear the call but do not have the courage and self-assurance to follow it.

The countdown has begun to the release of ‘Are You Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired?’

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Nigel Ipinson-Fleming

Emerge Me

The Attitude of Gratitude

The way that you think is rooted the way you feel, and the key to successful living is to concentrate on generating the best feelings by being careful of how you think.

Here are 3 major wrong thinking patterns or dont’s that we all do:

1.I will be happy when………

2.I wish I was…….

3.It never seems to work out for  me…….

The reality is that an attitude of gratitude, and the ability to count your blessings, will eliminate the feeling that reaching a place, or gaining a possession equates to happiness.

The habit of wishing, is rooted in making comparison with others, and developing the habit of looking at your strengths and accomplishments irrespective of their size or importance, will help you to love yourself right now as opposed to feeling impatient about who you seek to become.

The bible says that the rain falls on the good and the bad- its the ebb and flow of life.  However, If you choose to focus on the bad it will permanently frustrate you, so choose to use negative circumstances as opportunities to learn, grow and expand.

In closing, James 1:2-4 puts our 3 major don’ts into context like this………..

Consider it a sheer gift, friends, when tests and challenges come at you from all sides. You know that under pressure, your faith-life is forced into the open and shows its true colors. So don’t try to get out of anything prematurely. Let it do its work so you become mature and well-developed, not deficient in any way. (The Message Translation)

Nigel Ipinson-Fleming

Emerge Me