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Carson welcomes back “Spooky” Scott Miller of Red Rocks Church to share how his team uses aux keys to create a fuller, more dynamic worship experience. Scott shares practical tips on using synths, pads, and keyboard layers, controlling tracks with TouchOSC, and reducing reliance on backing tracks. He also explains how churches can get started with aux keys on a budget and why communication, listening, and serving the team are essential to creating a great worship sound. Whether you’re a worship keyboardist, music director, or worship leader, this episode is packed with practical ideas to help you grow your skills and bring more creativity to your worship arrangements. Don’t miss out on this conversation with Spooky Scott Miller! Like, subscribe, and share with your worship team.

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Let's talk with Micah Weber of Red Rocks Worship about Experience Conference 2026, his PT calling, and prophetic worship keys moments.

Micah recaps Red Rocks Worship’s recent pace after releasing Promised Land, touring, then taking time off before campus worship nights and Experience Conference 2026 in Orlando. At the conference, the band led a session and Micah joined a packed backline Q&A; he also shares a surprising moment where parents recognized him as their daughter’s physical therapist, connecting his PT work and worship ministry.

Micah explains his journey from an Oklahoma kinesiology degree and PT school acceptance to moving to Colorado in 2024, continuing clinic work, and aiming to apply for PT school in fall 2027. He discusses his simple keys rig (Nord Stage 3, Logic/MainStage, That Worship Sound pad, Kontakt 7 Noire Pure with felt, and Arturia), instrumental worship, and gives advice on career crossroads, keeping focus on Jesus, and approaching prophetic flow through surrender, unity, and listening.

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Part 2 is here with Josh Brown. In this episode, Josh takes viewers behind the scenes of building a complete keys and stems arrangement for I Thank God, walking through his production process from foundational pads to layered synths, leads, drones, orchestral elements, and other finishing touches. Along the way, he demonstrates MIDI editing and quantization techniques while sharing practical workflow tips for creating polished arrangements that enhance a live worship experience.

Josh also discusses the role of stems in supporting a band, his favorite production tools and sound resources, and why musical collaboration remains something AI cannot replace. Drawing from his experience as a touring musician and music director, he shares valuable insights on creativity, workflow, and perseverance, including how he navigated recent hearing challenges while continuing to serve and create at a high level.

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Josh Brown returns to break down how he builds worship stems in Logic Pro X using Maverick City Music’s “I Thank God” as the foundation. From loops and guide tracks to transitions and arrangement ideas, he shares practical techniques to help your worship team sound tighter and more intentional.

More than a production tutorial, this conversation explores why excellence is the starting point, not the goal. Josh shares insights on preparation, consistency, competency, and loyalty in worship ministry, making this a must-watch for worship leaders, producers, music directors, and musicians. This is Part 1 of a special two-part series, so be sure to catch it before Part 2 drops.

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Producer/arranger Roger Ryan joins Carson Bruce to discuss how the music business has shifted from label-driven support to indie entrepreneurship, with artist development now often missing as more people self-produce with laptops.

They compare the pros and cons of being signed versus independent, including owning masters but carrying the burden and cost of marketing, content, and hiring top players, mixers, and mastering.

Roger emphasizes that songs and genuine gifting still matter, that music for film/TV/games offers new opportunities, and that success often requires long-term investment and relationships rather than shortcuts. They also address AI tools like Suno as both helpful and risky, noting current hesitation from music supervisors and the need for future checks, balances, and royalty clarity. Roger outlines how to choose a producer through listening, fit, trust, and a servant mindset, and highlights his Berklee PEARL artist development work in Abu Dhabi.

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Carson Bruce continues a music theory series on the Worship Keys podcast, moving beyond last week’s circle of fifths episode into passing chords. He explains secondary dominants (the “five of” the next chord) using a memorization tool called the “musical phone number” 736-2514, derived from the circle of fifths, to help choose what chord can precede another in a progression. In C, he demonstrates how these ideas spice up simple progressions in songs like “Amazing Grace” and “How Great Is Our God,” emphasizing slash-chord/left-hand approaches and using major dominant chords before IV, V, and vi (e.g., I7→IV, II7→V, III7→vi). He then introduces tritone bass substitution, replacing a dominant 7 with another dominant a tritone away (often thought of as playing a dominant a half-step above the destination), demonstrates it in “We Wish You a Merry Christmas,” and encourages practicing these concepts in every key.

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What is the circle of 5ths? How is it used in context? Why is it important?

Let me teach this from a simple beginner perspective and how to apply it to piano playing in a church/worship context.

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Carson Bruce welcomes Garrett Miller back to The Worship Keys podcast for a behind-the-scenes look at how The Choir Room captures and mixes live recordings. Garrett shares how the production has grown from a simple recording setup to larger, multi-night events with expanded inputs, advanced microphone techniques, and more detailed tracking for choir, band, drums, and guest musicians. He also breaks down the recording systems used across several Choir Room events and shares practical tips for reducing bleed, cleaning up tracks, and improving live recordings using tools like iZotope RX, Acon Digital, gating, and de-feedback processing.

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