Greetings and welcome to the iSound New Creation Music site! My name is Tony Gardner. I've been writing original Christian music since 1981. I literally performed my first Christian song the same day I became a born again Christian! Over the years, I had composed dozens of songs, but never did any kind of recording. Soon after the 911 attack on America, I was laid off and had some time to take the first step toward recording. Using Sonic Foundry's (now Sony Digital Pictures) Acid Pro loop based software to "fill in" the parts, I completed 17 songs in two months, and over 35 to date. I invite you to visit New Creation Music on-line at www.newcreationmusic.org for more info about NCM. You can listen to my music here at iSound and about 20 other music sites on the web.
You may notice that my lyrical style is highly evangelical in nature. I’m not ashamed of the Gospel! I sing what God tells me to sing, and share what God tells me to share. The music is simply a catalyst to soften our hearts and ultimately fulfill God’s purposes in our lives.
I am currently serving at Higher Vision Church in Castaic, CA. Prior to that, I was Worship Leader at Christian Life Center (formerly Abundant Life) in Santa Paula, CA. I also served as Worship Leader at New Creation Christian Assembly in San Marcos, CA for five years. I have played in several local Christian bands (San Diego area) over the years including Heartfelt, Change of Heart, Souls in Exile and Extol.
I play an Ibanez Artstar semi-hollow guitar for my jazzy songs, an old '57 mahogony Martin OO-14 acoustic guitar for my mellow songs. When leading worship, I use an Alvarez Fusion acoustic-electric guitar coupled with a Behringer V-Amp Pro for effects. I also play an Alesis QS7 keyboard and sing lead vocals and harmonies on most my songs.
I graduated State University of New York, Oswego with a B.A. in music composition and also completed extensive coursework at Point Loma Nazarene University in hymnology, choral conducting and worship leading. Although computers are my livelihood, writing and playing music have always been my greatest passion.
In 2002, I founded New Creation Music, which is a non-profit organization dedicated to encouraging aspiring Christian artists by providing quality original material if needed, recording and production services and promotion via internet exposure and local performance opportunities.
If this ministry rings true with your heart, please consider supporting NCM by purchasing our CDs (Volume Two was just released by Statue Records) or visiting the web site and learning more about us.
Thanks for taking the time to read about New Creation Music and may God bless your day!
Tony Gardner, Founder
New Creation Music
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