089 – Three Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Leading Worship w/ Ryan Dahl
Ryan Dahl, the Founder of PraiseCharts, joins LC Founder Matt McCoy to talk about three things he wish he knew when he started leading worship!
088 – How to Grow as a Worship Musician w/ Jason Houtsma
Jason Houtsma from Worship Artistry joins LC Founder Matt McCoy for a great conversation about how worship leaders can continue to grow as musicians and leaders. They share tons of great tips for any worship leader, whether you’re a new Read more…
Hardware
Expanding the Looptimus with the Looptimus Mini
Did you know you can connect the Looptimus Mini to the Looptimus? By doing so, you are given even more capabilities and modes to use while running your tracks. Let’s take a look! In order to connect the two devices Read more…
MultiTracks
CCLI Top 100
CCLI just released their Top 100 songs for 2021! Check out the top 25 songs in the United States below. You can also get the multitracks on LoopCommunity.com and the chord charts on SongSelect. Click here to view the full Read more…
Community
Easy and Affordable Resources for Churches
At Loop Community, we know that there are many small churches out there. Some may not even have musicians to serve. From day one at Loop Community, we’ve wanted to create easy and affordable resources for churches that don’t have Read more…
Prime
5 Reasons to use the Prime App
Are you looking for an easy way to run multitracks in worship? Here are the top 5 reasons to use the Prime App from Loop Community! 1. Prime is extremely easy to use Whether you’re a full time worship pastor Read more…
087 – The Worship Innovators Conference w/ Ryan Dahl
In this episode, Ryan Dahl from PraiseCharts sits down with Matt, Derek and Slack from Loop Community to discuss the upcoming Worship Innovators Conference. This virtual conference is happening on June 7 and will be a great day of practical Read more…
Leading Worship
Worship Innovators Virtual Conference
Become an expert at using technology in worship Loop Community is excited to be a part of the Worship Innovators Conference that is happening virtually on June 7, 2021. If you’re a worship leader or sound tech, this conference is Read more…
Hardware
Using a Looptimus with Prime
One of the biggest things we hear from worship leaders that use the Prime App to run their tracks is “How can I be more spontaneous with my tracks? I don’t want to be stuck to my tracks”. Prime gives Read more…
Hardware
Using Looptimus Mini with Prime
If you use the Prime app in worship to run your tracks, you may wonder how you can use some of the features in Prime while you’re leading worship onstage. If you’re playing an instrument, how can you lean over Read more…
086 – Interview with Phil Wickham – “House Of The Lord”
Phil Wickham shares his heart behind his new song “House Of The Lord”. He also plays some of the song, shares tips for worship leaders and what he has learned this last year.
Leadership
Performing vs. Leading Worship
As worship leaders, there’s this constant tension between the idea of leading vs performing. Here are a few things to keep in mind as you prepare for this weekend’s worship services! 1. Remember that it’s not about you Worship is Read more…
Prime
Using Transitions in Prime
One of the awesome things about running your multitracks in the Loop Community Prime App, is that you can automate your entire setlist using transitions! Let me show you how this works. In Prime, on the right hand side of Read more…
MultiTracks
Balancing Tracks and Authentic Worship
Have you ever had someone say that playing with tracks is “cheating”? Like playing along with a karaoke track? At first it can seem like using tracks may take away from your worship services. How do you balance using tracks Read more…
MultiTracks
10 Tracks for Palm Sunday
Are you looking for tracks for your Palm Sunday services? Check out some of our favorites! You can download the tracks on LoopCommunity.com! 1. See A Victory by Elevation Worship 2. Son of Heaven by Brandon Lake 3. Hosanna (Praise Read more…
Uncategorized
Should You Use Tracks in Online Worship?
Like many churches, you’ve probably started live streaming your worship services. You might be wondering if there’s still a need to use tracks in your services. Are they still helpful? And are you legally allowed to stream tracks? If Read more…
085 – The History of Gospel Music w/ Marvin Mumford
In this episode, Director of Loop Gospel John Mike sits down with Marvin Mumford to discuss the history of Gospel music, how it has changed over the years, and more!
MultiTracks
Using Worship Technology Without Distraction
Using technology in worship can enhance our worship services and make things easier, but how do we make sure that it isn’t a distraction? Here are three things to keep in mind when using technology in worship so that you Read more…
Leadership
Remembering Why You Lead Worship
Sometimes as a worship leader, it’s easy to forget why you started leading, and quickly lose sight of your calling. Do you ever feel this way? It can sometimes be tempting to quit. Whether it’s due to the busyness, not Read more…
084 – Rhett Walker
Rhett Walker joins the Loop Community podcast to talk about his latest song “Goodness of God”! Rhett also shares how he got started in Christian music and what he learned in 2020. Listen to “Goodness of God” wherever you stream Read more…
Uncategorized
Top 25 Easter Tracks for 2021
Easter is just over one month away! Do you need ideas for what songs you want to play in your worship services? Check out the top 25 Easter songs on LoopCommunity.com. Click here to browse all of our Easter tracks. Read more…
083 – CeCe Winans
In this episode, we had the honor of sitting down with Gospel artist CeCe Winans! CeCe has won 12 Grammy Awards, 20 Dove Awards and 7 Stellar Awards. She is also the co-founding pastor of Nashville Life Church. We got Read more…
Leadership
Handling burnout as a worship leader
Have you ever felt burnt out as a worship leader? Maybe you’re feeling that way right now. Here are a few things to keep in mind when you start to feel this way. 1. Acknowledge Seasons of Weariness Pushing these Read more…
MultiTracks
3 Things To Know About Using Multitracks in Online Church Services
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, churches everywhere had to quickly scramble to figure out how to stream their worship services online. This added a lot of new questions for worship leaders like “How do I set up a Read more…
MultiTracks
What Are Master Tracks?
Have you ever wanted to sound just like your favorite worship band? Master Tracks are the original multitracks from the artist. We partner with record labels to provide you the same high quality tracks that are exactly what you hear Read more…
082 – Patrick Mayberry
In today’s episode Derek sits down with artist Patrick Mayberry to talk about his new song “Breakthrough Miracle Power”! We also discuss songwriting, worship leading, and more. After you listen, listen to “Breakthrough Miracle Power” wherever you stream music and Read more…
MultiTracks
What Are Enhancement Tracks?
Do you ever find that when you are putting your setlists together, that you end up muting a majority of the instruments in the track? Enhancement tracks are designed to be used with a full band and fill out your Read more…
081 – Jake Stemo – Presence Worship
In this episode Matt McCoy sits down with Jake Stemo. Jake works with Presence Worship to equip and disciple worship leaders. He shares all about the amazing work they’re doing in this ministry, and tips for the younger worship generation. Read more…
MultiTracks
How to get started with tracks
Do you want to start using tracks in your worship services? Getting started can be intimidating. There are so many different softwares, track types and audio routing options to choose from. It may seem too confusing or too expensive for Read more…
MultiTracks
What Are Premium Tracks?
Premium Tracks are created by professional musicians on the Loop Community studio team. These are high quality tracks that follow the arrangement and are created to sound like the original. Premium Tracks start at $11.99 for the Split Track! This Read more…
080 – Austin French
In this episode we sat down with Austin French! He shared his story and we talked about his EP “Wake Up Sleeper”. Austin also shares a lot of great encouragement for worship leaders. Be sure to listen to “Wake Up Read more…
MultiTracks
What Are Community Tracks?
Community tracks are created by worship leaders who have become approved Loop Producers. These tracks follow the arrangement of the original song, but also provide their own unique sound crafted by the producer who created it. Community Tracks are also Read more…
Uncategorized
3 Tips on Leading Acoustic Worship Sets
If you lead primarily acoustic or stripped down worship sets, or are looking to switch things up with one, here are a few tips to keep in mind! 1. Keep Things Interesting When thinking about a stripped down worship set, Read more…
MultiTracks
Top 20 Tracks of 2020
This has been a challenging year in many ways for churches and worship leaders. But there have also been highlights as well, including the songs that we sang in our churches to praise God this year! Here are the top Read more…
Uncategorized
How to Equip Your Worship Team
As a worship leader or pastor, it’s important to make sure that your team is equipped with the tools they need to adequately prepare for a weekend of worship services! Here are a few tips that will help you accomplish Read more…
Uncategorized
How to plan speaking moments in your worship set
Do you ever struggle coming up with what to say between songs in your worship set? Here’s a few tips to think about for next weekend! 1. Know the Message Know the topic of the message that week. This way Read more…
Uncategorized
3 Tips for a Successful Worship Rehearsal
Are your worship rehearsals not going as smoothly as you would like? Here are a few things to set yourself up for success heading into a full band practice and worship service! 1. Practice with a Click Use a click Read more…
079 – Loop Producer Michael Gum
In this episode we sat down with Loop Producer Michael Gum to talk about how he got started producing tracks, what he loves about producing and how his church has adjusted this year. Check out all of Michael’s tracks on Read more…
Prime
Pastoral Moments with Prime
The Prime App makes it easy to run tracks in worship, but what about the in-between moments when you want to read a passage of scripture, pray or speak to your congregation? With Prime Pads, you can create a great Read more…
078 – I AM THEY
In this episode we sat down with Abbie Parker from the band I AM THEY. We talked about how the band started, their latest album Faithful God and what it was like to record during quarantine. Check out “Faithful God” Read more…
Uncategorized
How to help your congregation engage in worship
Do you sometimes find that your congregation is hesitant to fully engage in worship? Here are a few things you can keep in mind as a worship leader to encourage your church to be all in while worshipping. 1. Choose Read more…
077 – Songwriter Chat – “Hide Myself In You” by Loop Worship
We sat down with the songwriters of the Loop Worship song, “Hide Myself In You”. Get to know the writers, learn how the song was written and get tips for songwriting from worship leaders! Loop Community is passionate about collaborating Read more…
Prime
Purchasing Tracks on Loop Community
When you are purchasing tracks on LoopCommunity.com, there are three different track formats to choose from. Let’s dive into each one so you can see which option is best for you and your worship team. 1. In-App Only This version Read more…
MultiTracks
Planning Christmas Services with Loop Pro
Planning for Christmas services can be stressful and take a lot of time. You may have more services than normal, more team members to coordinate, and added pressure to make sure everything runs smoothly. With the features included in Loop Read more…
076 – Elle Limebear
In this interview we had a great time talking with Elle Limebear about her latest single “Angels (Reimagined)”, hearing her story, the importance of mental health, and what she’s been up to the last few months. Download the Master Tracks Read more…
MultiTracks
Which in-ear monitor system do you need for running tracks?
When you get started using tracks, one of the biggest hurdles is implementing in-ear monitors at your church. There are many options, and it can be incredibly expensive. The benefit of using in-ears though is that your band will be Read more…
Hardware
Setting Up Track Rig with Logic Pro
Track Rig is an 8 channel audio interface that’s great for running tracks. It’s simplistic design makes it easy to set up in Logic Pro. It has eight XLR outputs so that you can get more control of your tracks, Read more…
075 – Jamie Kimmet
In this episode we sat down with artist Jamie Kimmett. He shares how he got started in Christian music, gives songwriting tips, and more! Be sure to check out his latest EP “Prize Worth Fighting For” wherever you stream music. Read more…
Hardware
Setting Up Track Rig with Ableton Live
Track Rig is an 8 channel audio interface that’s great for running tracks. It’s simplistic design makes it easy to set up in Ableton Live. It has eight XLR outputs so that you can get more control of your tracks, Read more…
074 – Leanna Crawford
In this interview we sat down with artist Leanna Crawford! She shared her story with us and how she got started with Christian music. We also talk about her new EP, songwriting and more! Listen to the “Leanna Crawford – Read more…
Hardware
Using a MIDI Expression Pedal with Looptimus and Prime
Did you know you can use a MIDI expression pedal with your Looptimus to control faders inside of Prime or any other MIDI mappable software? This allows you to smoothly fade in and out your tracks hands-free! In terms of Read more…
073 – Loop Producer Jesse Fellows
In today’s episode, we sat down with Loop Producer Jesse Fellows to get to know him better and hear about how he creates tracks. He also shares tips for producing and mixing your tracks. Jesse has a ton of great Read more…
MultiTracks
Top 10 Songs of 2020
At Loop Community, we have a front row seat to what songs are impacting churches the most around the world. This past year, we developed analytics that give us real-time data and insight to what songs are being used in Read more…
Prime
Loop Kits for Prime
Leading by yourself? No drummer this week? Trying to fill out your sound? Loop Kits for Prime are here to help you! Add a Loop Kit to Prime for added percussive elements and pads that fit with any song. Each Read more…
072 – Lydia Laird
In this episode, Derek sits down with artist Lydia Laird! They discuss Lydia’s new EP, mental health, and how to lead worship when you aren’t doing okay. Listen to Lydia’s self-titled EP wherever you stream music, and download the Master Read more…
Hardware
How to Calibrate your Expression Pedal with Looptimus
In addition to mapping buttons in Prime to a Looptimus foot controller, you can also map Prime’s faders to a MIDI expression pedal! This will allow even more control of your tracks and is optimal for fading in and out Read more…
Hardware
3 Reasons to Buy A Looptimus Mini
The Looptimus Mini Foot Controller is a great way to control your tracks in live performance. Let’s take a look into its features and how it can help you lead worship. 1. Simple setup and easy to use The Looptimus Read more…
071 – Loop Producer Jacob Bergeron
In this episode, we interviewed Loop Producer Jacob Bergeron. We sat down with him to talk about how he get started producing tracks, his process, worship leading, and more! Check out Jacob’s tracks for “The Blessing”, “We Praise You” and Read more…
MultiTracks
Sorting the Loop Feed by Genre
On LoopCommunity.com, we’ve made it easier to find the tracks you want! You can now sort your feed by genre! On the LC homepage, click the dropdown arrow in the top right corner. Here you can select from genres such Read more…
070 – “Heaven’s Open” – Songwriter Chat
In this interview, we sat down with the songwriters of the Loop Worship song, “Heaven’s Open”. Learn how the song was written and get tips for collaborating with others when writing songs. Loop Community is passionate about collaborating with songwriters Read more…
069 – Jim Jensen – The Creative Arts Ministry Field Guide
In this interview, Matt sits down with Jim Jensen, the author of “The Creative Arts Ministry Field Guide”. They discuss the book, and also how to leverage time, people and money when being creative in your ministry.Get “The Creative Arts Read more…
Community
Become a Loop Producer!
Do you produce your own tracks for worship? If you do, you can become a producer for Loop Community to upload and sell your tracks! Loop Community has four track types. Master Tracks, Premium Tracks, Enhancement Tracks and Community Tracks. Read more…
068 – Yancy – Leading Worship in Children’s Ministry
Do you lead worship in children’s ministry, have children’s ministry at your church, or have kids of your own? Yancy, an artist that focuses mainly on worship music for family and children, joins the podcast to discuss how to lead Read more…
Prime
Should you use Prime on a Mac, iPhone or iPad?
The Prime App is available for Mac, iPhone and iPad. All of the features in Prime are available on each device. But there are a few small differences on each device as well. Let’s take a look at the differences Read more…
067 – Gabriel Finochio – Worship Theology – TheosU
Gabriel Finochio, from the Royal Royal and Co-Founder of TheosU, joins the podcast to discuss worship theology and the struggles of a worship leader. Be sure to check out theosu.ca for Biblical Theology video courses!
Prime
How to Sync Lyrics with Your Tracks on two Macs
With Prime’s new MIDI Out feature, you can automate your lyric slides with your tracks! This ensures that your slides automatically change in time with your tracks. Note that this feature in Prime uses MIDI cues, only available with a Read more…
Mainstage
How to Create A Session in MainStage
MainStage is a great application designed for live performance. With a look and feel similar to Logic Pro, it has many capabilities that DAWs have. Let’s look into the different facets and features it has to offer so that you Read more…
Ableton Live
How to Import Tracks in Ableton Live
Do you use Ableton Live to run your tracks in worship? If you’re just getting started, there are a few things you need to know about importing your tracks so they work correctly. Let’s take a look at how to Read more…
066 – Zach Neese – “How to Worship a King”
In today’s episode, Matt interviews Zach Neese. Zach is a worship pastor at Gateway Church. They talk about the most important thing a worship pastor or worship leader needs to remember and why this season of leading church online could Read more…
065 – All Nations Music
In this episode we sat down with Chinaa and Darius from All Nations Music! We loved getting to talk with them about their new album “Come Alive” and how they put it together. We also talk about the importance of Read more…
064 – Dwan Hill, Nashville Life Music
In this episode, we sat down with Dwan HIll from Nashville Life Music! We talk about leading a worship team with a lot of volunteers, their new album “Here For Jesus”, and more! Listen to “Here For Jesus” wherever you Read more…
Leading Worship
Using PraiseCharts with Enhancement Tracks
If you use chord charts in worship, PraiseCharts is a great resource! They provide simple, readable and clean charts that match the arrangements. Did you know if you are on LoopCommunity.com, you can find the PraiseCharts chord chart that matches Read more…
Looptimus
Controlling Line 6 Helix with Looptimus
With the Looptimus Foot Controller, you can send Program Changes to your guitar pedals to easily trigger your presets. You can also have them sync with your tracks in the Prime App. With the simple press of a Looptimus button, Read more…
063 – Andi Rozier, Vertical Worship
We sat down with Andi Rozier from Vertical Worship to discuss their latest album “Grace Is On Our Side”, songwriting and leading a worship team. Be sure to check out Vertical Worship’s new album and get the Master Tracks on LoopCommunity.com!
Prime
Using a Roland SPD-SX Sample Pad with Prime
With Prime’s MIDI Out feature, you can automate patches to any program or device that accepts MIDI! This includes the Roland SPD-SX sample pad. The SPD is a percussion pad with tons of sounds that are great for the studio Read more…
062 – Aaron Stewart – Why every worship leader needs Planning Center
Are you struggling to organize your worship team and weekend services? Matt McCoy interviews Co-Founder of Planning Center, Aaron Stewart, on how to make your scheduling easier and worship services more seamless.
MultiTracks
Using Split Tracks
Are you looking for a simple backing track to use in worship? Using our online mixer, you have the ability to mute instruments, change the volume of instruments, and change the key of a track to create a custom Split Read more…
061 – Loop Producer Paul Krieg
For this episode, we interviewed Loop Producer Paul Krieg. Paul uploads tracks to Loop Community under the name ALTO STUDIOS. We sat down with him to talk about his process for producing tracks, worship leading, and more! Check out all Read more…
Prime
Loop Pro – Prime Setlists
Have you ever wanted to be able to create a setlist in the Prime App on one device and have it sync to another device? Do you have an iPad at your church you use to run Prime, but you Read more…
060 – Job Gonzalez
In this episode, we interview artist and worship leader Job Gonzalez! Get to know Job and hear about his heart for the local church. We also talk about the new album “La Bondad de Dios” that Job was featured on. Read more…
059 – Panel Discussion – Introducing New Songs at Your Church
As a worship leader, introducing new songs at your church can be challenging. In this live panel discussion with Matt McCoy, Chad Negley and Dustin Smith, discuss why, when, and how to introduce new songs.
058 – CAIN
In this episode, we sat down with the band CAIN! They came out with their first Christian music EP in March and just released a cover of Elevation Worship’s song “Never Lost”. We got to know them, discussed how they Read more…
MultiTracks
Using Enhancement Tracks
Do you ever purchase a track and find that you ended up muting most of the instruments in the track? We created Enhancement Tracks to contain instruments that will not overlap with what is already being played on stage. Whether Read more…
5 Lessons for Teams From “The Last Dance”
This is a little different than our normal podcast episodes. Many of our team members watched the Michael Jordan documentary called “The Last Dance”. Derek put together a presentation that might be helpful for you with leading teams and being Read more…
Uncategorized
5 Lessons for Teams From “The Last Dance”
This is a little different than our normal blog posts. I watched the Michael Jordan documentary called “The Last Dance”, and put together a presentation that might be helpful for leading teams and being on a team at your church. Read more…
Prime
How to Trigger Program Changes in MainStage with the Prime App
MainStage is a popular music application that musicians use to play along with their tracks. With the Prime App’s MIDI Cues feature, Prime can now trigger Program Changes in MainStage to automatically change presets. Set up the IAC Driver For Read more…
057 – Jordan Pflederer – Wearing different hats as a worship leader
If you’re worship leader at a church with a small staff, you know that a lot of the time, you aren’t “just” a worship leader. Matt McCoy interviews Jordan Pflederer, the Worship Pastor at Oasis Church in Chicago. They talk Read more…
Featured Artist
Elevation Worship makes history on Loop Community
For the past 4 weeks, Elevation Worship has consistently held the spot for the Top 5 songs on Loop Community. Never before on the Loop Community platform have the Top 5 song positions ever been held by the same artist, Read more…
Featured Artist
Track Rig on the Road
If you’re a musician that uses tracks, Track Rig is the best way to run your track audio to your soundboard. It’s also lightweight which makes it great to take on the road! Check out all of these great artists Read more…
Prime
Loop Pro – The Sync Button
If you become a Loop Pro member, you get access to syncing your setlists in Prime between your devices and LoopCommunity.com. You can also share your setlists with your band members so they can prepare for rehearsal on their device. Read more…
#BlackOutTuesday – David Caton
Learn from this conversation with Loop Producer David Caton. On June 2, Loop Community joined the music industry in observing #BlackOutTuesday as a day of reflection and declaration for change. Throughout the day, we did interviews on our Instagram with Read more…
#BlackOutTuesday – Marques Murrey & Sheriden Williams
Learn from this conversation with Loop Producers Marques Murrey and Sheriden Shanwi Williams. On June 2, Loop Community joined the music industry in observing #BlackOutTuesday as a day of reflection and declaration for change. Throughout the day, we did interviews Read more…
Prime
How to Trigger Your Lights with Prime
With Prime’s MIDI Out feature, users can send Notes, Program Changes, and Control Changes from Prime! This allows you to sync your tracks with your lyrics, lights, and more. Today we’re going to take a look at Lightkey and how Read more…
#BlackOutTuesday – Yaahn Hunter & Brian Williams
Learn from this conversation with Loop Producers Yaahn Hunter and Brian Williams. On June 2, Loop Community joined the music industry in observing #BlackOutTuesday as a day of reflection and declaration for change. Throughout the day, we did interviews on Read more…
#BlackOutTuesday – Aaron Daniels
Learn from this conversation with Loop Producer Aaron Daniels.On June 2, Loop Community joined the music industry in observing #BlackOutTuesday as a day of reflection and declaration for change. Throughout the day, we did interviews on our Instagram with producers Read more…
#BlackOutTuesday – Marvin Mumford
Learn from this conversation with Marvin Mumford. On June 2, Loop Community joined the music industry in observing #BlackOutTuesday as a day of reflection and declaration for change. Throughout the day, we did interviews on our Instagram with producers from Read more…
#BlackOutTuesday – John Mike
Today we’re listening. Learn from this conversation with John Mike, Director Loop Gospel. Today, June 2nd, Loop Community joined the music industry in observing #BlackOutTuesday as a day of reflection and declaration for change. Throughout the day, we are doing Read more…
Hardware
3 Reasons to Buy a Track Rig
Track Rig is an 8-channel audio output device designed for running tracks in live performance. Let’s take a look into all of its features and see how it can help you lead worship! 1. Track Rig is inexpensive With a Read more…
Hardware
3 Reasons to Buy a Looptimus Foot Controller
Looptimus is a MIDI foot controller designed to be used during live playback. Let’s take a look into all of its features and how it can help you lead worship! 1 . Control tracks with your feet The Looptimus is Read more…