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If you play piano, organ, synths, pads, or any keys instrument for worship ministry or the music industry, you are in the right place! Nashville-based worship keys player, Carson Bruce, interviews a variety of different musicians every week. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned pro, this is the podcast for you to learn and feel inspired to enhance both your technical playing skills and to also gain spiritual encouragement while being in a local church congregation. New episodes release every Wednesday! Reach out directly to Carson on Instagram or email: carson@theworshipkeys.com.
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20% off with Promo Code: WKPOD Sunday Sounds In this episode, I demo the Sunday Keys app by Sunday Sounds as a simple, effective all-in-one worship keys rig for 2026, running it on my MacBook Pro (also available on iPad) and explaining why it’s a standalone ecosystem that can host supported third-party plugins. Sunday Sounds helped me learn sound design many years ago, helped me to compare hardware vs software flexibility, and highlight Loop Community/CCLI integration via Loop Con...
Watch on YouTube Carson Bruce sits down with John Mike to talk about his journey from teaching piano lessons and creating YouTube tutorials to building music production tools for worship musicians. John Mike shares the challenges he faced, how he started creating gospel multitracks, and what inspired him to build his first plugin. He also talks about the importance of persistence, learning new skills, and finding opportunities even during difficult seasons. Whether you’re a worship keys play...
Watch on YouTube Carson welcomes back “Spooky” Scott Miller of Red Rocks Church to share how his team uses aux keys to create a fuller, more dynamic worship experience. Scott shares practical tips on using synths, pads, and keyboard layers, controlling tracks with TouchOSC, and reducing reliance on backing tracks. He also explains how churches can get started with aux keys on a budget and why communication, listening, and serving the team are essential to creating a great worship sound. Wheth...
Watch on YouTube Let's talk with Micah Weber of Red Rocks Worship about Experience Conference 2026, his PT calling, and prophetic worship keys moments. Micah recaps Red Rocks Worship’s recent pace after releasing Promised Land, touring, then taking time off before campus worship nights and Experience Conference 2026 in Orlando. At the conference, the band led a session and Micah joined a packed backline Q&A; he also shares a surprising moment where parents recognized him as th...
Watch on YouTube Part 2 is here with Josh Brown. In this episode, Josh takes viewers behind the scenes of building a complete keys and stems arrangement for I Thank God, walking through his production process from foundational pads to layered synths, leads, drones, orchestral elements, and other finishing touches. Along the way, he demonstrates MIDI editing and quantization techniques while sharing practical workflow tips for creating polished arrangements that enhance a live worship experien...
Watch the full episode Josh Brown returns to break down how he builds worship stems in Logic Pro X using Maverick City Music’s “I Thank God” as the foundation. From loops and guide tracks to transitions and arrangement ideas, he shares practical techniques to help your worship team sound tighter and more intentional. More than a production tutorial, this conversation explores why excellence is the starting point, not the goal. Josh shares insights on preparation, consistency, competency, and...
Thanks to our Sponsor: Aerospace Audio Watch on YouTube Roger Ryan Producer/arranger Roger Ryan joins Carson Bruce to discuss how the music business has shifted from label-driven support to indie entrepreneurship, with artist development now often missing as more people self-produce with laptops. They compare the pros and cons of being signed versus independent, including owning masters but carrying the burden and cost of marketing, content, and hiring top players, mixers, and mas...
Watch on YouTube Carson Bruce continues a music theory series on the Worship Keys podcast, moving beyond last week’s circle of fifths episode into passing chords. He explains secondary dominants (the “five of” the next chord) using a memorization tool called the “musical phone number” 736-2514, derived from the circle of fifths, to help choose what chord can precede another in a progression. In C, he demonstrates how these ideas spice up simple progressions in songs like “Amazing Grace” and “...
If you play piano, organ, synths, pads, or any keys instrument for worship ministry or the music industry, you are in the right place! Nashville-based worship keys player, Carson Bruce, interviews a variety of different musicians every week. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned pro, this is the podcast for you to learn and feel inspired to enhance both your technical playing skills and to also gain spiritual encouragement while being in a local church congregation. New episodes release every Wednesday! Reach out directly to Carson on Instagram or email: carson@theworshipkeys.com.
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