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Hi all,
Just wanted to give a little update of what we've been up to since returning from Nashville.
We will be keeping in touch with the Band with a Mission people to see if anything pops up in the future, but have tentatively decided to push forward on our own for the time being. There would have been way too many sacrifices involved to make it work at this point.
We will be continuing to try and raise the remaining funds needed to record our full band demo. Hopefully within the next few months we can put a nice dent in that.
We have a few shows coming up, if you haven't already seen them. Plainville, CT, Feeding Hills, MA, and New Haven, CT to name a few. Last night we put together our set list for the first few shows and feel really good about it.
On another note, the days are counting down until Jonah moves out to CT to reunite with td. Things have been tough with the band being separated by 1000 miles.
Stay tuned for more updates and news on.... tttttttorndown tttttuesdays
Spread the word about torndown and God Bless,
~td
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Thursday, March 26, 2009
The Nashville update....
The road was long, bumpy, and scary but we made it and are back home!
First off, thank you to everyone for the overwhelming level of support we received and for all of your prayers....
Here's the recap. Tim, Dan, and Eric hit the road from Amston, CT before sunrise on Saturday, March 21st. Had an overnight in Christiansburg, VA and then hit it again about 6am Sunday morning. We arrived in Nashville around 1pm. The trip totalled over 1000 miles one way and roughly 17 hours of driving! Jonah left Indiana Sunday morning and met the rest of torndown at the hotel for an unplugged practice in the hotel room.... =)
We got to experience some great food Sunday night and walked downtown taking in the city of music!
Monday morning came quickly as we anticipated it would. We ran through our three songs once more in the hotel and arrived at Rocketown just before 11am. In total, there we 10 bands. We loaded into the venue's underground perfomance hall and waited our turn to get on stage....
We ended up being the third band to get on stage and rocked out our three tunes. The performance went really well with the exception of a few mistakes. One of the exciting parts for us was the fact that the first two bands that played were both VERY GOOD, but sounded similar where as we broke up the similarities with a different sound and style of music and for lack of a better explanation, woke everyone up a bit =) We noticed several people including BWAM and other bands moving to our tunes....
After finishing our performance, we loaded up and listened to the rest of the bands play out. Austin from BWAM handed us our written assessment and complimented us on our performance. There was a lot of information in the assessment both good as well as areas for improvement. The overall assessment scored us at a 7 out of 1-10. We are pleased with this grade seeing as we went to this showcase with about 10 days of preparation as a full band.
Hitting the road Tuesday morning, Jonah headed back to Indiana while Tim, Dan, and Eric headed for the Northeast. We received our detailed assessment in email from BWAM and read it over during the drive. Lots of food for thought, but overall, we are thankful for the opportunity and the results from the showcase! There is potential for several opportunities that could stem from this trip so right now we are praying over these things and are trusting that God would lead us through this unchartered territory.
Finishing up our trip home, we had an overnight in Maryland at Tim's brother's house (thanks Will and Alycia!) on Tuesday night and continued on Wednesday morning, getting home around 5pm.
We look forward to sharing more details soon once things settle down and we've had time to pray and plan for the next step.....
That being said, we are happy to be home and want to thank everyone again for their prayers and support!
Please keep checking in with us on our pages for what comes next!!!
In Him ~
Tim, Dan, Jonah, and Eric
First off, thank you to everyone for the overwhelming level of support we received and for all of your prayers....
Here's the recap. Tim, Dan, and Eric hit the road from Amston, CT before sunrise on Saturday, March 21st. Had an overnight in Christiansburg, VA and then hit it again about 6am Sunday morning. We arrived in Nashville around 1pm. The trip totalled over 1000 miles one way and roughly 17 hours of driving! Jonah left Indiana Sunday morning and met the rest of torndown at the hotel for an unplugged practice in the hotel room.... =)
We got to experience some great food Sunday night and walked downtown taking in the city of music!
Monday morning came quickly as we anticipated it would. We ran through our three songs once more in the hotel and arrived at Rocketown just before 11am. In total, there we 10 bands. We loaded into the venue's underground perfomance hall and waited our turn to get on stage....
We ended up being the third band to get on stage and rocked out our three tunes. The performance went really well with the exception of a few mistakes. One of the exciting parts for us was the fact that the first two bands that played were both VERY GOOD, but sounded similar where as we broke up the similarities with a different sound and style of music and for lack of a better explanation, woke everyone up a bit =) We noticed several people including BWAM and other bands moving to our tunes....
After finishing our performance, we loaded up and listened to the rest of the bands play out. Austin from BWAM handed us our written assessment and complimented us on our performance. There was a lot of information in the assessment both good as well as areas for improvement. The overall assessment scored us at a 7 out of 1-10. We are pleased with this grade seeing as we went to this showcase with about 10 days of preparation as a full band.
Hitting the road Tuesday morning, Jonah headed back to Indiana while Tim, Dan, and Eric headed for the Northeast. We received our detailed assessment in email from BWAM and read it over during the drive. Lots of food for thought, but overall, we are thankful for the opportunity and the results from the showcase! There is potential for several opportunities that could stem from this trip so right now we are praying over these things and are trusting that God would lead us through this unchartered territory.
Finishing up our trip home, we had an overnight in Maryland at Tim's brother's house (thanks Will and Alycia!) on Tuesday night and continued on Wednesday morning, getting home around 5pm.
We look forward to sharing more details soon once things settle down and we've had time to pray and plan for the next step.....
That being said, we are happy to be home and want to thank everyone again for their prayers and support!
Please keep checking in with us on our pages for what comes next!!!
In Him ~
Tim, Dan, Jonah, and Eric
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
new addition
some of you may have seen him around a bit. he mysteriously appeared in some torndown photos and videos. some of you may know him for previous musical endeavors. some of you may even BE him. HE is the new official bassist for torndown. his name is Eric Armstrong. crowd roars. after successful rehearsals and even a breakthrough performance, Tim, Dan, and Jonah, and God, officially offered the spot to Eric.
standing a mere 8 feet tall, Eric adds some height to the group. much needed height. he also adds a 5 string bass and some awesome low notes to the mix.
Eric seeks to grow his relationship with God and further the mission of torndown...
welcome aboard.
standing a mere 8 feet tall, Eric adds some height to the group. much needed height. he also adds a 5 string bass and some awesome low notes to the mix.
Eric seeks to grow his relationship with God and further the mission of torndown...
welcome aboard.
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