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Michael Patrick
CD: Turn To God
Listeners
Of All Ages Are Saying," Turn To God Is Joyful, Uplifting, Inspiring, and
Touching". |
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Singer, Songwriter,
Producer Michael Patrick's Powerful debut CD "Turn To God" reflects his
passion for spreading the word of God and his love for music --in all its
many styles.
Three years ago I
fell down to my knees and asked God to completely change my life. Right
after my prayer a song came to me - Turn to God. I dusted off my guitar
and the melody came to me and the words flowed. Before the end of the
night the song was completed. I never wrote a song that fast in my life.
Then other songs came to me one right after another. God gave me both the
music and the words. I knew then that this is what God wanted me
to do.
After I completed 14 songs, I knew that I had to find an arranger to help
me piece the music together. I prayed for God to send me the right
arranger. After many interviews, I found an arranger that I knew God had
sent. We clicked instantly and he was the only arranger that I have ever
worked with that did not try to change my style. His name was Tim
Bradford.
We immediately got started on the first song and everything fell into
place. But unfortunately, soon after the first song was completed,
everything started to go wrong. Tim Bradford called me and said that I
would have to find a new arranger because he was just diagnosed with a
brain tumor. He was afraid that he would not make it through surgery and
even if he did, he would slow me down. I knew I couldn't let him go
because God sent him to
me.
Six months later we started working on the songs again. Due to Tim's poor
health it was a long, hard, stressful battle to complete the songs. It
took over 2 years to completely arrange these songs. We even had to delete
two songs because he didn't have his health back yet. We both came very
close to giving up but God kept us going. The CD was finally finished.
After the CD was completed, I knew that I needed to find a cover picture
for the CD. Many people said that it should be a picture of me with my
guitar in a religious setting. I hired a professional photographer and had
my picture taken at various locations. Out of 48 pictures taken, none
turned out. I prayed to God to show me what to do. I then knew that the
focus was not to be on me but on God. I then happened to come across a
magazine that had a picture on it of the trinity. Its awesome beauty
struck me and the story touched my heart. The artist, Barbara Francis,
died soon after completing this painting. I was able to track down her
husband, Bob Francis, who gave me permission to use the painting on my CD
cover.
I thank God for helping me through the many obstacles that stood in the
way of finishing this CD. If this music could even touch one person's
heart, it will all be worth it. Thank you God.
In Your Service,
Michael Patrick
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