Our
Mission:
Our
mission is simple: Promote Diversity In Fellowship.
As
the "sound guy / roadie" for How Praise, I have been
attending all of their local performances from open mics to feature
venues (and luckily I did or no one would be able to hear them!).
As a "techie geek" I love audio, video, computer, and
lighting equipment. As a "music geek" I love all types
of music. As a "techie geek" I love anything that lights
up, is computerized, special effects, and so on. At our last open
mic night at The Vine Bookstore, I thought "Hmmm, if we did
our own open mic at PUMC I can play with sound equipment, lighting,
video, and listen to music as well as share it with others. So
now mission in hand, I tackled How Praise and hounded them to
start our own open mic / musical events. The idea was already
being thrown around to start a Christian coffee house. Coffee?
Food? Music? And years passed (ok, 2 days) and Labyrinth was born.
As
we all met to discuss the purpose of Labyrinth, it became clear
to us that what we want to accomplish is a place to meet once
a month with the friends we have already made at the various music
events we have been to but also bring in new friends. To bring
a voice that is not limited to one type of music, but to show
that there are many more ways to worship God and sing his praises.
That the spirit comes to people in different ways and we want
to give them a forum to share that spirit.
From
Contemporary to Gospel, from Gospel to Bluegrass, from acoustic
guitars to drums, come out and celebrate what God has put in you
and share it with others!
All
proceeds raised from Labyrinth will go towards future coffee house
events as well as Prospect United Methodist.
I
hope that you come out to support our fellow musicians and share
in the musical fellowship experience we are hoping to create.
Your's
in Christ & song,
Martin English - Co-founder Labyrinth Coffee House
Meet
The People Behind the Scenes
Martin
English
Co-Founder, Sound, Video and Lighting Technician, Webmaster,
Advertising
I
have always had a love for music of every genre. I have also always
had a love for all things electronic (fadeback to Marco and Gina’s
(our own remake of Tony and Tina's wedding) at PUMC when a quick
and easy setup ended up in hours going through DJ Lighting stores
for the “reception”)? And I am sure you can figure
out that I hated every minute LOL). Ok, I was totally in my glory!
I have worked for several theatre companies in the Pennsylvania
/ New Jersey area; including West Deptford Little Theatre (my
summer home) and Spotlighters as crew manager, stage crew, set
design, and set construction. As the sound technician for HoWpraise!
I have attended all of their performance events and venues and
have met a lot of amazingly talented Christian musicians and performers
and I hope to share these wonderful people with a new audience.
Sabrina
Daluisio
Co-Founder, Vocals – HoW praise!
Sue
Price
Co-Founder, Vocals – HoW praise!
Rosemary
Haley
Co-Founder, Vocals – HoW praise!
Matthew
Phillips
Co-Founder, Artistic Director, Musician/Composer, HoW praise!
Having grown up in the various arts, my love of music is constantly
growing. I currently play over 25 orchestral instruments and compose
music frequently. Much of my time is spent working with HoWpraise
and writing all of their music. I have an overall appreciation
of the various genres and styles of music, more specifically,
those varieties in Christian Praise music is my focus and where
my heart lies. As Artistic Director for Labyrinth, I work with
my creative team on developing logos, promotional symbols, and
any visuals needed. This role also entails the fun task of auditioning
groups for the feature block and running the 'schedule' on performance
nights. Finally, I get to decorate and setup the look of Labyrinth
for each month's performance. "Music is my passion that guides
me through life and I hope to share this experience with all I
encounter."
John
Bell
Co-Founder, Advertising, Drums – HoW praise!
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