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El Capitan at Sunset in Yosemite.
Taken on September 5, 2011
Photography by Brian Petersen at http://www.brianapetersen.com
This photo is being used by the Biola University Library on their twitter page http://twitter.com/biolalibrary
“You are the light of the world.”
The roses continue to bloom on Easter Sunday.
Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came early to the tomb, while it was still dark, and saw the stone already taken away from the tomb. So she ran and came to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid Him.” So Peter and the other disciple went forth, and they were going to the tomb. The two were running together; and the other disciple ran ahead faster than Peter and came to the tomb first; and stooping and looking in, he saw the linen wrappings lying there; but he did not go in. And so Simon Peter also came, following him, and entered the tomb; and he saw the linen wrappings lying there, and the face-cloth which had been on His head, not lying with the linen wrappings, but rolled up in a place by itself. So the other disciple who had first come to the tomb then also entered, and he saw and believed. For as yet they did not understand the Scripture, that He must rise again from the dead. So the disciples went away again to their own homes.
But Mary was standing outside the tomb weeping; and so, as she wept, she stooped and looked into the tomb; and she *saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had been lying. And they *said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She *said to them, “Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him.” When she had said this, she turned around and *saw Jesus standing there, and did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus *said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?” Supposing Him to be the gardener, she *said to Him, “Sir, if you have carried Him away, tell me where you have laid Him, and I will take Him away.” Jesus *said to her, “Mary!” She turned and *said to Him in Hebrew, “Rabboni!” (which means, Teacher). Jesus *said to her, “Stop clinging to Me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to My brethren and say to them, ‘I ascend to My Father and your Father, and My God and your God.’” Mary Magdalene *came, announcing to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord,” and that He had said these things to her.
John 20 nasb
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Brian Petersen and Jordan Tolentino in the studio for the King’s Men from Biola
Posted on May 24, 2009
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This dude can sing!
Session signal path
Neumann TLM 49 microphone
Universal Audio LA-610 Tube pre / T4 Optical Compressor
Digi 002 Mixer
Digidesign Pro Tools
The TLM 49 is a large diaphragm condenser mic with a cardioid pickup pattern that sounds amazing on strings. It is transformerless and has the K 47 capsule with a boost at 2kHz.
Engineering by Brian Petersen
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Brian Scheuble
Producer / Audio Recording / Mixing Engineer
Online Mixing available email for details: bscheuble@mac.com
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Brian Scheuble – Audio Recording / Mixing Engineer / Producer Credits
Need To Breathe – Record & Mixing (upcoming releaes)
Crosby Loggins – Record & Mix (upcoming release)
Dave Matthews “Live” – Mix (upcoming release)
“Yes Man” Jim Carrey – Mix – New Movie (upcoming)
Brett Dennen – Record & Mix (New record)
Serena Ryder – Record & Mix (upcoming release)
Tyler Hilton – Record & Mix (upcoming release)
Lenka – “Knock Knock” – Single Mix – New Record
Robbie Robertson – Mix
Ben Lee – Record & Mix
A Fine Frenzy – Record & Mix
Sheryl Crow – Record
Aimee Mann – Record & Mix
(Magnolia soundtrack) & Bach. #2
Matt Nathanson – Recording
Rachael Yamagata (new record) – Record & Mix
Bethany Dillon – Record & Mix
Edie Brickell (new record) – Recording
Brendan James – Record & Mix
I Nine – Record Strings
Trevor Hall – Recording & Mixing
John Mayer Live – Mixing
New Found Glory -Recording
Dave Matthews – Record & Mixing
Meika Pauley – Mix
Stone Temple Pilots “Revolution” – Record
Liz Phair – Recording & Mixing
Five For Fighting – Record
Eric B. & Rakim – Mix
The Last Goodnight – Record
Michelle Branch – Record
Kate Voegele – Record
Ryan Shupe & The Rubberband Band – Record
George Stanford – Record & Mix 2 songs – new record
Train -Record
Lisa Marie Presley – Record
Year Long Disaster – Mix
Megan McCauley -Record & Mix Song on, Dr Phil Show
Chantal Keziazuk – Record
Stage – Record
Dishwalla – Record & Mix
Elton John – Record
MC Solaar Live – Record & Mix
Fiona Apple “TIDAL” – Record
Amy Carriea “Carnival” – Record & Mix
Stevie Nicks (soundtrack) – Record
Five For Fighting “America Town” – Record & Mix
Jeremy Toback – Record & Mix
Liz Phair (single) – Record & Mix
Crash Test Dummies – Record & Mix
Wallflowers (Godzilla soundtrack) -Record
Wallflowers (Virgin) – Record & Mix
Ringo Starr & The All-Starrs – Mix
Marilyn Manson – Record
Nine Inch Nails – Mix
Butthole Surfers – Mix
Ice Cube – Record & Mix
Don Henley “End Of The Innocence” – Record & Mix
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers – Record
X – Record
Wild Colonials “This Can?t Be Life” – Record
John Hiatt -Record & Mix
Mel Torme “Joe’s Garage” Soundtrack – Record & Mix
Wayne Shorter “High Life” – Record o/d’s
Barbara Streisand Rehearsal
Charlie Haden/Hampton Hawes – Mix
Beth Nielsen Chapman – Record & Mix
Soul Mission – Record & Mix
Robben Ford “Handful of Blues” -Record
Lili Haydn – Mix (2 songs)
Paul Thorn – Record
3 Mile Pilot – Record
Jon Bon Jovi “Blaze of Glory” – Mix & co-record
Fantasia “American Idol” – Record
Otep – Record & Mixing
Backstreet Boys – Record
Dandy Warhols (new record) Mix 1 song
Teddy Thompson (new record) – Recording
honeybird – Mix
ALSO-Recording & Mixing – iTunes Originals
Death Cab For Cutie
Liz Phair
Melissa Etheridge
Under The Influence Of Giants
Papa Roach
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A shot from Jina Romania in 2007.
Our team split up as the VBS took place in the villages of Jina and Poinana with stories about Zacchaeus, the story of creation, and a Gospel message based on the wordless book. After the story and times of worship with fun children’s songs, we divided the kids into two groups and sent them off to do crafts while the other group went outside to play games. Working with the translators while trying to communicate with a hundred kids was challenging at first but the team did well, and it became comfortable by the end of our time. Some of the children traveled miles on dirt roads in the summer heat to get to the church for the VBS, and we know it was as the children had a great time. Even though Romania has few resources for children’s ministry when compared to the U.S., we are thankful that at each location there are local Romanian Christians who will continue their work with the youth through the local evangelical churches. Jina (Hungarian: Zsinna) is a commune in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania, in the Cindrel Mountains, 40 km west of the county capital Sibiu, in the Mărginimea Sibiului ethnographic area.
church sound & video production for worship – yamaha m7
Posted on April 19, 2009
by Brian Petersen 0 
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See the following pictures taken from this booth.
Good Friday 2003
Resonate Worship Service 04
School Christmas Program 06
Bethany Chapel 07
Stained Glass 07
Stained Glass 07
For live sound I use a Yamaha M7 48 channel digital console , an analog Mackie 32 and 24 channel 8 buss mixer and an old Yamaha PM 3000 32 channel console. I use Shure Wireless Microphones and Shure wired mics when possible. For kick drums and bass instruments including djembe, I like the Shure Beta 52, the AKG D112, and the Audix D6 is also a popular choice. For electric guitars I prefer Shure SM 57s or the Beta 57As . For vocals the Shure Beta 58A is the standard in the wired or wireless form. The Shure KSM series sounds great on strings, choirs, pianos and anything else you could throw at it. The Rode NTK tube mic is also a favorite of mine for electric guitars, strings, and pianos. The Barcus Berry system is not a recommended choice for pianos although many churches use them.
For audio recording I use a Digi 002 and Pro Tools by Digidesign. I also use Waves plug-ins. A Universal Audio 2108 and a Event Monitors for reference. I like using a LSD2 large stereo diaphragm mic for acoustic guitars and a M-Audio Microtrack 24-96 is a Pro Tools approved hard drive and works great for portable recording.
In this shot I am using Keynote from Apple and I also have two versions of Powerpoint on this Mac. The church has a video projection room with PCs running Mediashout.
I like using Keynote for song projection due to personal preference and it works well with the wireless remote that comes with a MacBook Pro. The wireless controller is the white rectangular unit above the faders on the bottom right side of the mixer. I can walk away from the computer and still switch slides for the next verse or chorus.
I keep 1,600 song files in a folder on my Mac with most of the worship songs that churches use today. I have customized most of these files for my preference and I am familiar with the song layout so I know where the worship leader is going if they move around in the song form. I also have a pretty big picture selection on the laptop that I use for display backgrounds. Many of these come from pictures I have taken and you can see them online in my nature folder.
I use Accordance Bible Software for scripture references and it also makes a fantastic Bible study software as I am in Talbot Seminary in the Los Angeles / OC area.
For video editing I use iMovie and a full version of Final Cut Studio. This includes Motion, Soundtrack Pro, and DVD Studio.
For a great list of recommended audio visual gear for ministry from CCLI check out this link.
Christian worship service in Nepal following the ceasefire of the civil war in 2006.
Erik Thoennes preaching the gospel at Grace EV Free in La Mirada.
Grace EV Free worship service: Erik Thoeness preaching, originally uploaded by bpbp Brian Petersen.
After Good Friday I awoke with beautiful roses that had just opened. They are huge and they fit it the palms of your open hand.
Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice;
Let the sea roar, and all it contains;
Let the field exult, and all that is in it.
Then all the trees of the forest will sing for joy
Before the LORD, for He is coming,
For He is coming to judge the earth.
He will judge the world in righteousness
And the peoples in His faithfulness.
Psalm 96:11-13 nasb
LA-610 Tube Recording Channel pre, originally uploaded by Brian Petersen.
LA-610 Classic Tube Recording Channel
The LA-610 brings UA’s legendary vintage "all tube" luxury sound into a modern channel strip format by combining the 610 Mic-Pre/EQ/DI section and a T4 Opto-compressor into a single 2U unit.
The 610-tube preamp, DI and EQ is from UA’s TEC award winning 6176 and is based on the legendary console modules developed by Bill Putnam in the 60′s. Countless classics have been recorded using these preamps, noted for their musical character and warmth.
The simple operation and program dependent nature of the LA-610 T4 compressor provides the same extremely musical control that has made the LA-2A such a well-loved classic for over 40 years.
The LA-610 packs tremendous sonic versatility and is an ideal front-end for tracking with modern DAW’s and the serious project studio looking to get the UA sonic experience : real quality and character at an accessible price.
In collaboration with Dennis Fink, one of the original UREI® analog design engineers, the LA-610 was carefully designed to deliver the essence of the “LA” sound but without the costs of being an exact LA-2A component clone. The LA-610 uses three 12AX7A’s, a single 6072A and a single 6AQ5 tube for amplifier warmth and overall tonal balance.
After the preamp section, the LA-610 offers a new T4 optical compressor. The electro-optical detector or "T4 cell”, is the very heart and soul of the Teletronix LA-2A. The unique combination of electroluminescent panel and photo-resistors inside the T4 cell are the crucial circuit components that give both these compressors their signature sound.
Rock breaker on the Seti, originally uploaded by bpbp Brian Petersen.
Rock breaker on the Seti River in Nepal.
Neumann M 149 Tube microphone on a Steinway Grand Piano recording session
Posted on April 17, 2009
by Brian Petersen 0 
Steinway Grand Piano recording session at Crowell Hall located on the Biola campus in La Mirada, CA. The tracks are to be used as an interlude for a Christian worship album that will be released by Grace Evangelical Free Church.
Westminster Abbey – London church, originally uploaded by bpbp Brian Petersen.
Westminster Abbey in London
Westminster Abbey’s long history can be traced back to the community of Benedictine monks established here c. 960 by Dunstan, bishop of London. Almost a century later King Edward established a palace close to this community and built for it a new church, dedicated to St Peter. It was consecrated on 28 December 1065 and when King Edward died a few days later he was buried in front of its high altar. When William the Conqueror arrived in London after the Battle of Hastings he chose to be crowned in the Abbey (on 25 December 1066) and it has been the coronation church ever since.
The monastery flourished. Royal patronage, extensive lands and the presence of the shrine of St Edward the Confessor (King Edward had been canonised in 1161) made it a wealthy and influential religious house. In 1245 King Henry III resolved to build a new abbey church, modelled on French Gothic cathedrals such as Reims and Amiens. By October 1269 the choir, transepts and eastern section were complete, and St Edward’s body was translated to a magnificent new shrine, where it remains to this day. Henry III’s own tomb was subsequently placed near by and the Abbey became the principal place of royal burial until the eighteenth century.
Building work continued at the end of the fourteenth century but in the earlier architectural style, thus giving the church a remarkable unity of design even though the very west end of the nave was not finally vaulted until the early 1500s. By then the construction of the new Lady Chapel of King Henry VII was also well advanced at the east end. This chapel, one of the architectural glories of the Abbey, became the chapel of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath in 1725. An early procession of the Knights of the Order was painted by Canaletto and provides one of the first views of the west towers which were finally completed in 1745.
Preserving the physical structure of this great church and its precincts has always been a challenging task. In the second half of the twentieth century the removal of centuries of dirt both inside and outside the church revealed its full beauty to many people for the first time. The restoration of the exterior (completed in 1995) was made possible by the Westminster Abbey Trust which, under the chairmanship of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, raised more than £25 million to fund the work, but important works of maintenance and repair continue.
The Benedictine monastery at Westminster was dissolved in 1540. Most of the liturgical furnishings were removed, but the Abbey’s status as a coronation church and a royal mausoleum probably protected it from more extreme vandalism at this time. For ten years the Abbey became a cathedral, and then under Mary I the monastery was briefly revived. Mary’s successor, Elizabeth I, established the Abbey as ‘the Collegiate Church of St Peter’, outside the jurisdictions of the Bishop of London and the Archbishop of Canterbury but instead a ‘Royal Peculiar’, with the Sovereign as its Visitor. The new foundation consisted of a dean and prebendaries (later known as canons), minor canons and additional lay officers. It was charged with two main duties: to continue daily worship (for which an organist, choristers and singing men was provided) and to maintain a school for the education of forty scholars. Both activities continue today, though Westminster School is now greatly enlarged and independently governed. The Abbey’s own choristers are educated at Westminster Abbey Choir School.
In the later sixteenth century the apsidal chapels, stripped of their medieval altars and furnishings, began to fill with tombs and monuments. Edmund Spenser’s burial close to Geoffrey Chaucer’s tomb in the south transept initiated what later became known as Poets’ Corner, and over time large numbers of monuments were also erected in the transepts and the nave. Today, with over 600 such memorials, the Abbey houses the most important single collection of monumental sculpture in the country.
The reform movements of the nineteenth century touched the Abbey in two significant ways: in 1868 Westminster School became independent of the Dean and Chapter’s control, and at about the same time the Dean and Chapter was required to hand over its extensive estates to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. The latter change had significant financial consequences for the Abbey which receives no funding from the Church or the State. The Dean of Westminster at this time, Arthur Penrhyn Stanley, brought new vigour to the Abbey’s life and wrote extensively about its history. He gave permission for the burial of figures such as Dickens, Livingstone and Darwin, and did much to establish a unique place for the Abbey in the nation’s life. This sense of the Abbey’s national role was reinforced in the early twentieth century by the burial here of the Unknown Warrior in 1920 and continues to be evident in the many special services held each year to mark national events or to commemorate significant anniversaries.
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Westminster Abbey
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