Citipointe Live

Well, we are back home in Aussie-land now after our 10 day tour in beautiful New Zealand! I never knew our sister country could be so much fun & with such incredible people & scenery. In fact, it’s actually so ‘picture perfect’ that my fiancé & I are thinking of having our honeymoon in mountains of New Zealand. Whoever thought that only a three hour flight could take you to another world.

Parachute Festival was wild hey. Such a blessed country to have such a killer festival on each year. Over 28 000 people all coming together to celebrate Christ through worship, music and dance – it was so inspiring. Our Citipointe Live team had the honour to be on Main Stage on Sunday night with other bands like Hillsong United, Leeland & Parachute Band. Also, on the same stage performed Underoath & Swichfoot on the Saturday night. Even in the pouring rain & mud – thousands would come out at night with their raincoats & umbrellas to worship God. The main thing that stood out to me is that the Kiwi’s have such a culture of passionate worship & immediate response to God. It really is a culture that is so genuine, generous and fun to hang with!

We had such a ball traveling the country and making such a bond with several churches and specifically music teams. I think the biggest honour is when you have people come to you saying that your songs have impacted their personal lives & their local Church. Our team just thrived on having the privilege to host The Ultimate Worshiper Master class workshops & impart into the music teams of New Zealand. We felt such a unity with them as worship leaders together holding each others hands up high and going forward in what God has called us to do.

If I had to pick one testimony out of all of them that moved me, it would have to be when I had an elderly lady tell me that the week before her husband passed in hospital last year he asked her to play our Citipointe Live album ‘DEVOTED’ and specifically ‘Name of Jesus’ on repeat in his ward. It’s funny to think that God can use an ordinary song that was originally intended for our local Church, Citipointe, to then go into the homes & hospitals in other nations around the world and impact lives in amazing ways.

Now back home in Brizvegas,  I am so pumped about what God is building in our church, its true there’s no place like home (thank you Citipointe!) I sooooo loved you NZ and looking forward to seeing you again with my fiancé in August.

Share the love peeps

Chardon

Commission My Soul: Present (itunes store link)
Commission My Soul: Past (itunes store link)

Its 4am about two hours from leaving the gold coast airport, our destination: Cambodia. I’m sitting next to my good friend Jake and have been since about midnight as he finalizes the artwork and trailer for the new special edition album “commission my soul” past and present, can’t wait for the release. Also really can’t wait to see our eyes opened as we visit our rescue home in Cambodia and move on to worship with our soon to be friends all throughout the Philippines. It really is time to be commissioned, to light up the darkness and be the answer this hurting world needs

Joel+

Commission My Soul: Trailer from Citipointe Live on Vimeo.

Commission My Soul – Released 27.09.09 – www.citipointelive.com

If you can’t see this trailer, try here or here.

Hey everyone, just want to give props to THE RED FROG crew! Andy Gourley and his Froggers are hittin’ up Uni’s and ‘Schoolies’ (school leaver’s celebrations) being somebody’s answer by just hanging out or blessing them with free stuff, yew!!! Both locally and globally, they are showing God’s love wherever they can. They are truly being a light in the darkness and we totally 100% love’em and believe in all that they are doing. If you haven’t been involved in any way you should defs give some time helping out, it’s all about being God’s love to a love robbed world! Checkout the youtube doco below or visit www.redfrogs.com.au

Love mucho
Aaron & Beck

Sometimes I reflect inwardly (as we all do sometimes) and ask myself the question…. “Why am I doing this?”  What’s my purpose, my reasoning, my motive behind what I’m doing right now?  We’re sitting here at Andrew Cochrane’s studio mixing the latest Citipointe Live tracks and I’m asking myself, “Why spend so many hours in the studio creating music?”

I know it seems like a pretty simple question to answer, but asking yourself the question “WHY” can ultimately define and direct where your life and more so, where your heart is heading.  I think it’s a habitual question we should be asking ourselves.  Because life hits you hard, fast, and constant.  And if we can’t help guide this ship, especially what’s happening on the inside, then I think it’s fair enough to ask ourselves are we doing “all that we do” for God or for ourselves.

Making music is fantastic. Yes, a huge blessing. Yes, for me it is dreams becoming reality. However, there has to be more than just the music. More than just creating another song amongst the thousands upon thousands of songs that blast the airwaves.  There must be a core God-given purpose. A God-breathed calling attached to what we do in life.  Music can bring incredible hope, passion and a persuasion to live for a higher purpose. It can unite differences. Best of all, it can open the Heavens for God to flood the earth.  So passionate to see His Kingdom come upon our earth as it is in Heaven.

In a way, this blog is me just spilling my heart and thoughts. I’m actually answering the question “Why”, right now. So, whatever you’re doing right now, it very well may be chillin in a studio producing music, working your 9-5 job or pursuing the dream that wakes you up in the morning… Take some time and check yourself. Check your heart and make sure your motives line up with His.

Nothin but love!
Aaron

Hey Everyone!

Well we are very excited and looking forward to our touch down in the beautiful regions of Cambodia and the Philippines!
Fanning this flame of excitement is our belief that there will be such an opportunity for our team to impart something unique and fresh into the minds, hearts and lives of all those who are to fellowship with us. It truly will be such a time of precious worship moments and revelation as God’s presence can not help but come as His Church and His people choose to sacrifice their time to meet and love Him.

So just to give you all the run down, we will be holding a series of Masterclass workshops called the Ultimate Worshipper which will highlight the spiritual and practical elements of what is needed to effectively fulfill our call as worshippers in the modern day church. The classes range from insightful topics that depict what it means to have true worship in our hearts through to streamlined electives options that aim to refine your practical giftings in the areas of the Vocalist, the Musician and the Production Technician.
Along with this, Citipointe Live will be leading worship at various events across the Philippines and areas of Cambodia.
Let us encourage you all to be there as we believe it will be a time of Heaven meeting Earth and we do not want you to miss out on this!

So take a look at the dates below and locate your nearest venue so you can be a part of this exciting time.

5th September – New Life Fellowship
Contact for more details: karen@nlfcambodia.org

6th September – New Life Fellowship
Contact for more details: karen@nlfcambodia.org

7th September – Heartland Ministry
Kampong Cham
Contact: www.heartlandinternational.org.au

8th September – Heartland Ministry
Kampong Cham
Contact: www.heartlandinternational.org.au

9th September – SHE Rescue Home
Contact: www.sherescuehome.org

12th September – The Ultimate Worshipper Masterclass
Cebu, Philippines
PM : Worship Event
Cebu, Philippines
Contact: www.beccamusic.com

13th September – 10 a.m. GCF Church
Cebu, Philippines
4:30 p.m. Citichurch
Cebu, Philippines
Contact: www.beccamusic.com

15th September – Worship Event
Bacolod
Contact: www.beccamusic.com

16th September – Worship Event
Dumaguete
Contact: www.beccamusic.com

20th September – 9 a.m. VCF Church – The Fort
Manila
11 a.m. VCF Church – The Fort
Manila
3 p.m VCF Church  – Greenhills
6 p.m. VCF Church – Venue TBC
Contact: www.beccamusic.com

So make sure you pre register to be a part of our Ultimate Worshipper Master Class which has been designed for the sole purpose of growing and inspiring YOU as a follower and worshipper of our God. Tickets are also becoming limited for the concerts in the Phillipines so get in quick, tell your friends, and let’s make these meetings an encounter in His presence that will be forever remembered.

Now for those who have already set aside the time for an amazing few days of deep communion and teaching, we genuinely can not wait for our time together to begin and pray your hearts be opened with anticipation for His glory to move in and through your lives.

Can’t wait to see you very soon!

Love to you all,

Citipointe Live

Hey ya’ll!

In da studio tonight, kickin it with Bretty J. and Stu.
Doing some bass recording, stu by the way is killin’ it.
It’s incredible to hear songs come to life bit by bit.  These
Songs are really pulling on my heart at the moment.  They carry a real touch
of God, we’re so excited to release them to ya’ll, check the website for
details www.citipiontelive.com
For those that don’t know, we’re recording a 7 song studio EP this year.
It’s incredible when you go to choose which songs are going to go on the
album.  Some songs are no brainers and you know for sure they will go on,
but others seem to fall out of the sky and get onto the list.  There is one
song in particular that wasn’t even in our first discussion when we chose
the songs, then one night in the studio we scrolled down and found this long
lost demo that we did a few months previous.  Somehow it made it on the
album, crazy.
Keep praying for us hey, we’ve still have a few months left to go recording,
mixing etc.  Any and all prayers help BIG TIME!!!

Love ya’s mucho!

Aaron

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Hello. I  have just been sitting in the studio with Mr. Brett our engineer, and Mr. Stuart Bolger recording some serious bass guitar parts. It’s going really well. We have 3 of the seven songs completed for bass. The songs are sounding fantastic! All I can say is move over Flea ( Red hot chilly peppers)!!

So far, my favourite part from this album are the moments we have captured. Not just good music but amazing worship. I really believe that it is the heart behind these songs that is going to change and affect peoples lives. I believe that songwriting is a gift from above that we can work on and increase our skill level just like any other gift that we have. Meaning these songs could sound great just by the skill of our muso’s and from the fantastic song writing of Azza. But…. to have His presence all over it come from deep within our heart and motives is what makes it what it is!

Be good. Love you all.t’s time for the heart of Jesus Christ to be shown in this earth.

All my love

Joel +