Roland’s 5th Annual Worship Summit was held at the recent Winter NAMM show and this year was fortunate to host the David Crowder*Band. Sunday is the final day of the music products trade show in Anaheim, CA and the Roland Showcase Theater was once again the destination for uplifting, energetic worship music.

“The Crowder band was very generous to come all the way to Southern California just to perform here at the show,” said Corey Fournier, Roland’s Worship Resources Manager. “These guys really have a great ministry and they bring such great energy and enthusiasm…especially this early in the morning!”

The band from Waco, TX performed twice for the eager NAMM audience in the intimate theater which was filled beyond capacity. Between performances, David and some of the band members had a chance to see some of the show and marveled at the sheer size of it. “We’ve never been to a NAMM show before,” David remarked. “I didn’t know what to expect, but this is beyond anything I imagined. You could get lost in a place like this.”

The band’s unique sound and stirring lyrics are blended with catchy melodies and delivered with high energy and dry whit. David welcomed the crowd and got them involved, teaching them the chorus, “There Is No One Like You” and had them singing (shouting) right away. They also performed songs from their most recent CD Remedy featuring the title track and the powerful anthem, “The Glory of It All”.

Most of the members of the Crowder band play more than one instrument when they perform. But in almost every case, whatever instrument they’re playing is going through a BOSS pedal. Both guitarists, Jack Parker and Mark Waldrop, use an array of BOSS pedals including DD-20, DN-2, and RT-20 Rotary Ensemble played through a Roland CUBE-60 amplifier. Even violinist Mike Hogan uses an RE-20 Space Echo pedal.

Along with the live music, John Broadhead from Roland Systems Group “performed” live video and graphics to accompany the song words. He sat on-stage with the band and used the Edirol PR-80 and the CG-8 – the world’s first visual synthesizer – to generate moving visual images.

Both sets had their own unique feel, but the common thread was the amazing musicianship and authentic delivery.

The David Crowder*Band will be touring throughout 2008 so be sure to check www.DavidCrowderBand.com for details on upcoming performances and their new CD Remedy.