I'm playing at the Bluebird with some great writers on March 16th. I'll be playing some new songs and a few olds ones. Come check it out!
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Come As You Are is #1 this week!
The song, "Come As You Are" that I wrote with Michael Farren and Tony Wood went #1 at Inspo radio this week. This is the video about the song and this is a video of the song. Here is the chart!
Milly
We have spent so much time praying for her and asking people to pray in the last month and a half. She is recovering slowly at home. Evidently the second month of chemo is not as invasive as the first month which is good news. There are months coming in the two and a half years of treatment that will be tough. We went to go see her on Friday night and she seems to be in good spirits. She is smiling which was good for our souls to see. If you think about it, pray for Milly. Pray for continued healing. We have seen the Lord answer prayers over and over again.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Welcome to the new CHADCATES.net!
Welcome! Take a look around. I've had this site for a while but have refined it and added elements in the last few days. I've also redesigned the blog. Hope you like it.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Come As You Are-New Single Coming Out
I have a new single coming out this week by Pocket Full of Rocks. I wrote it with the lead singer Michael Farren and Tony Wood. I am so excited for people to hear this song. This video is about the process of writing this song. You can download it on iTunes here. Check it out!
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
True Greatness: The 2010 Belmont Best of the Best
On Saturday night, Belmont hosted the Best of the Best Showcase. They have 5 student-produced showcases throughout the year and this show was the winners of all of those showcases. The show was amazing. The production was stellar...and again all student-produced. For the past three years, they have honored someone tied to Belmont. This years honoree was Vince Gill.
My wife Sarah has found so much favor in her job at Belmont. I think it's because she loves to inspire people. She also loves leadership and is not afraid to walk into conflict knowing that something great can come out of resolving it. For several years, she was the staff advisor for the student showcase council and walked closely with them as they planned the showcases throughout the year. A couple of years ago, Belmont allowed her to hire and lead someone in those responsibilities. She has a new employee in that position and is still in the process training and equipping her. Because of this, Sarah has been more directly involved with the students as they prepared for The Best of the Best. A few weeks ago, the student council went to breakfast with Vince Gill at Noshville and the students talked about how selfless he was. He made the statement, "What if we lived in a world where we always put ourselves last?" This quote was directly in line with what my wife has been telling the students. She has kept saying, "This is not about you. This is about honoring someone and it will make your show SO much bigger."
They succeeded in really making the show about Vince. Sarah had hired a former student to do several videos about Vince's life as a musician, as a family man, and as a philanthropist. They were very moving to watch and I teared up a few times. There were also video tributes from Dolly Parton and Brad Paisley. During the tribute, Vince's daughter Jenni played a song and told a story about asking her dad to play at he first grade talent show. The week before, he was asked to play on the Grand Ole Opry for the FIRST time. He turned it down to play for his daughter. It reminds me of a Kyle Mathews song called "The Way We Go About It Matters". His wife, Amy Grant and his friend Rodney Crowell both played a song.
When Vince accepted the Robert E Mulloy Award of Excellence(which were replicas of his and Amy's basketball seats in the Curb Event Center), he kept telling stories that honored other people. Vince is an AMAZING musician but what makes him truly great is much more than his voice and guitar ability. He is so generous with his time and resources. I was a recipient of his generosity in college. I received one of his scholarships and was able to thank him at a reception before the show.
The students who produced the Best of the Best succeeded in making their show SO much bigger by honoring Vince Gill. It was a wonderful evening with so much good music that was filled with true greatness.
My wife Sarah has found so much favor in her job at Belmont. I think it's because she loves to inspire people. She also loves leadership and is not afraid to walk into conflict knowing that something great can come out of resolving it. For several years, she was the staff advisor for the student showcase council and walked closely with them as they planned the showcases throughout the year. A couple of years ago, Belmont allowed her to hire and lead someone in those responsibilities. She has a new employee in that position and is still in the process training and equipping her. Because of this, Sarah has been more directly involved with the students as they prepared for The Best of the Best. A few weeks ago, the student council went to breakfast with Vince Gill at Noshville and the students talked about how selfless he was. He made the statement, "What if we lived in a world where we always put ourselves last?" This quote was directly in line with what my wife has been telling the students. She has kept saying, "This is not about you. This is about honoring someone and it will make your show SO much bigger."
They succeeded in really making the show about Vince. Sarah had hired a former student to do several videos about Vince's life as a musician, as a family man, and as a philanthropist. They were very moving to watch and I teared up a few times. There were also video tributes from Dolly Parton and Brad Paisley. During the tribute, Vince's daughter Jenni played a song and told a story about asking her dad to play at he first grade talent show. The week before, he was asked to play on the Grand Ole Opry for the FIRST time. He turned it down to play for his daughter. It reminds me of a Kyle Mathews song called "The Way We Go About It Matters". His wife, Amy Grant and his friend Rodney Crowell both played a song.
When Vince accepted the Robert E Mulloy Award of Excellence(which were replicas of his and Amy's basketball seats in the Curb Event Center), he kept telling stories that honored other people. Vince is an AMAZING musician but what makes him truly great is much more than his voice and guitar ability. He is so generous with his time and resources. I was a recipient of his generosity in college. I received one of his scholarships and was able to thank him at a reception before the show.
The students who produced the Best of the Best succeeded in making their show SO much bigger by honoring Vince Gill. It was a wonderful evening with so much good music that was filled with true greatness.
Saturday, April 24, 2010
There's a Bluebird on my shoulder...
I played the Bluebird Cafe on Thursday night with some GREAT writers. John Lemonis invited Tony Wood, Dave Clark and myself to play. Dave Clark has had 25 #1's in Christian Music and Tony Wood has had 18 #1's. If your doing the math, that is 43 #1's between them. They have held the Bluebird cafe in such high esteem and it was both their first time to play. I was so honored to be playing with them for their first time there. It was a wonderful evening! Thank you John for the invitation!
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