"Whoooooo's Jonny?!"

I don't know how to put this...but, Jon Skaggs is a pretty big deal.  He has many leather-bound books and his apartment smells of rich mahogany.  And, he's producing our album.

Okay, the first two things aren't true.  But he is a pretty big deal. Along with producing our CD, he's currently the third man in a waiting-to-release, 3-man band called "Arrows to Athens." The other two men in the band? David Hodges and Steve Miller.  You're gonna wanna check out those links, friends.

Speaking of artists to check out, here are some of the others Jon has worked with/for:

Lance Beaumont, Nichole Nordeman, Tyler Hilton, Warren Barfield, Bethany Dillon, Brandon Heath, Josh Hoge, Chris Sligh, Casting Crowns, Meredith Andrews, Aaron Shust, The Afters, Kerrie Roberts, Billy and Cindy Foote, Matt Papa, Josh Bates, Andrew Carlton, Jason Walker, Jeff Johnson Band, Shane and Shane, Matt Wertz, Anthem Lights, Dropknee, Joel Johns, Jourdan Burkes, The Black Bonnets, April Geesbreght, Tim Bach, Flying Machine, Caleb Carruth, Noel Johnston, Forty Days, John Carlson, Rodrigo Rodriguez, Moriah/Life of Riley, Tin Roof Riot, Tom Hemby, Tim Ward Band, Sean McCurley, Five Stone Canvas, Pherigo, Joey Wright, Union, Justin Cofield Band, Quentin Hope, Mark Philpot, Jordan Critz, Destination Known, The Continental Singers, Jeff Berry Band, Jared Wood

And now, "The Wicks".  

This one's for you, Jon.  If you like it, you can take it.  If you don't, send it right back.

Point A. to Point L.A.

How did we get from Point A. in January to Point L.A. in early March?  Simple! 


Two years ago, I auditioned for a show called "Gospel Dream" and made top 30, flew down to Nashville to sing n'that.
Two months later, Jedidiah and I got married.
One month after that, Jedidiah got on a flight to Dallas for an Advocare conference and en-route, met Jon Skaggs.


Jedidiah's call from the airport went something like this:


"BABE!  You'll never guess who I sat with on the plane! A musician! Jon just got off tour with (a well-known CCM artist) in Alaska! I told him you were chosen top 30 for Gospel Dream by (a well-known CCM producer) and he gave me his card! He said to call him if we ever wanted to do something and he'd see what he could do!"


From that point on, Jon's biz card stayed close to Jedidiah's chest through two moves and two local attempts at forming a band.  He was just waiting for the right time to use it.  

January 2011, Jedidiah calls Jon.  Jon remembers Jedidiah.  Jedidiah sends some of our music samples and we're in L.A. six weeks later!


Point A. in January to Point L.A. in March?  All it took was a 2-year, on-and-off flight from SeaTac to LAX with layovers in Nashville, Dallas, Cashmere, Marriage, Band-land, and a minor train wreck in life-ville!  Like I said - it was simple! ;)

  

The Wicks

Candlehand, a photo by .Bradi. on Flickr.

I got a job on New Year's Day.

Manesseh and Carlos came over for a New Year's weekend getaway and we tripped right onto the topic of music. I could go into details, but the short of it is, I got a woopin' from my friends for not using my voice and writing to full capacity.

"Today is the day, Pauline! From now on, you treat this as your job! You get up in the morning and you write, you sing, you record your melodies. You do whatever it takes to make this happen!"

May sound strange, but I said, "Okay," and it's what I've been doing since, and it's what I plan on doing for a long time.

...

The past 3 years have been fairly dismal in regards to career. When you get laid off from a marketing firm, it's one thing. When you then get laid off from Curves...it's another. One must pause and consider, "What is it exactly that I am supposed to do with my life?"

I started asking the Lord this question for months afterward. Clean my house, pray and ask. Have a yard sale, pray and ask. Volunteer, pray and ask. Serve house guests, pray and ask. I was weary of pouring my passion into things that didn't last. I told The Lord I wasn't going to commit to another job until I knew it was one He wanted me to pursue. And He was gonna have to make it drop-it-on-my-head obvious.

New Years came, and He dropped it on my head.

I got a job. It's called, "The Wicks."