I was brought up in a musical family. My parents, my sisters and myself would gather in the living room and there we would begin to sing gospel songs. Mom and Dad would often utilize this time to teach us the wonderful art of music. We’d make contests of who could harmonize better and who could create a better arrangement of the song. This was my life as an ten-year old child.
Years later I began to sing at church, lead worship, sing in a band, and even record background vocals for some friends, but the real fun was to help arrange the harmony for a group of singers. I loved listening to the sound of perfect harmony. It’s true beauty. Throughout the years, my ear has been trained to listen to even the most minute details in a person’s voice. Sometimes it can be a wonderful thing, sometimes not so much.
When I heard about the International House of Prayer and The Prayer Room, I really was shocked to see so many talented people. Unless you are in a school of music, it is very rare to find a large amount of extremely good singers and musicians all located in one place. And to put the cherry on top, I live here (sigh of relief).
One of those amazing singers that I began to listen to on a constant basis was Joy Maves. What a voice. It’s like listening to 10 angels sing the most beautiful songs you’ve heard, ever. I’m not exaggerating. Since I began to listen to Joy (about three years ago), I wanted to meet her and tell her how amazing she is and how much her music had inspired me. It wasn’t until this year that I got the pleasure to meet Joy and though in the beginning I was a bit star struck and kinda giddish, I just had to tell her. Joy just smiled, kind of embarrassed, said: “Aw, thank you!”.
All that to say that I got the opportunity to work with Joy on her website and I feel incredibly blessed for being able to have done so.
Below, *drumroll please* … Joy Maves site! http://joymaves.com
