The mics have been checked, the sound board is set, producer Johnny Ericson mouths out a countdown. Five, four, three, two, one, and all at once fiery passion, raw emotion, and lyrical flow erupt from the small closet made to be a soundproof recording booth.
“The weapons are many, the people are few, Lord give me the strength to trust you. I can’t do it alone, I can’t even stand, my mind is the weapon that’ll kill me again.”
A small sample of the song “Weapon,” by Alex Nelson, a communication major at LBCC, and an aspiring Chiristian hip hop artist.
Nelson, 20, recently got the opportunity to work with Ericson to produce his first song. Ericson has a portion of his home set up to be a studio.
“It wasn’t until I walked in there that I realized this was happening,” Nelson said.
They talked, got all set up and Nelson walked into the somewhat cramped recording booth. Ericson had a headset to use to communicate with Nelson while he was inside.
“We ran through the song, did some practicing, listened to music to get into the flow, I spoke the same line over and over, it was quite the experience,” Nelson said.
Once Nelson was ready the recording began, and he fired away intense vocals about his hardships, and the truths that God gave him to save him. As the song progressed it only got more passionate, and then suddenly it was finished, the mic had been dropped.
“When it was all over I was completely out of breath.”
Nelson hopes through his music he can encourage others to get through problems and expose the stress of constant identity crises.
“The goal is to pull people away from putting their identity in their own personal goals, and towards putting their identity in Jesus.”
Miguel Merales, a friend of Nelson’s who attends the same church, Valley Springs in Corvallis, got a rare opportunity to hear his first recording.
“I really like his message, and how passionate he obviously sounds, I can’t wait to hear more and how he will continue to grow in his music.”
Nelson’s music isn’t just for others though, it’s also for himself. “It’s my therapy with the daily struggle.”
When asked why he chose hip hop Nelson replied, “It has a certain tone to it. It allows me to fully express my feelings and what I’m going through with God and with the world. I grew up in the church worshiping God, and love to sing. I wanted to take that a step further and really dive deep with my relationship with Him. Hip hop allows me to do that.”
Nelson plans to hopefully keep working with Ericson, as he’s already got three more songs written, and hopes to eventually come out with his own album. He also wants to release his songs online either via Soundcloud or Spotify.
For now though, if you want to listen, you may have to wait just a little bit longer.
“The weapons are many, the people are few, Lord give me the strength to trust you. I can’t do it alone, I can’t even stand, my mind is the weapon that’ll kill me again.”
A small sample of the song “Weapon,” by Alex Nelson, a communication major at LBCC, and an aspiring Chiristian hip hop artist. Nelson, 20, recently got the opportunity to work with Ericson to produce his first song. Ericson has a portion of his home set up to be a studio.
“It wasn’t until I walked in there that I realized this was happening,” Nelson said.
They talked, got all set up and Nelson walked into the somewhat cramped recording booth. Ericson had a headset to use to communicate with Nelson while he was inside.
“We ran through the song, did some practicing, listened to music to get into the flow, I spoke the same line over and over, it was quite the experience,” Nelson said.
Once Nelson was ready the recording began, and he fired away intense vocals about his hardships, and the truths that God gave him to save him. As the song progressed it only got more passionate, and then suddenly it was finished, the mic had been dropped.
“When it was all over I was completely out of breath.”Nelson hopes through his music he can encourage others to get through problems and expose the stress of constant identity crises.
“The goal is to pull people away from putting their identity in their own personal goals, and towards putting their identity in Jesus.”
Miguel Merales, a friend of Nelson’s who attends the same church, Valley Springs in Corvallis, got a rare opportunity to hear his first recording.
“I really like his message, and how passionate he obviously sounds, I can’t wait to hear more and how he will continue to grow in his music.”
Nelson’s music isn’t just for others though, it’s also for himself. “It’s my therapy with the daily struggle.”
When asked why he chose hip hop Nelson replied, “It has a certain tone to it. It allows me to fully express my feelings and what I’m going through with God and with the world. I grew up in the church worshiping God, and love to sing. I wanted to take that a step further and really dive deep with my relationship with Him. Hip hop allows me to do that.”
Nelson plans to hopefully keep working with Ericson, as he’s already got three more songs written, and hopes to eventually come out with his own album. He also wants to release his songs online either via Soundcloud or Spotify.
For now though, if you want to listen, you may have to wait just a little bit longer.
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