Deep to Deep

	What?	When?	Where?
	Deep calls to deep at the sound of Thy waterfalls (Psalm 42:7)

What is Deep to Deep?

Deep to Deep is an opportunity for Christian bassists in Great Britain to meet, pray and play. In doing so we build up each other's skills, make useful contacts and hopefully encourage each other to return refreshed to using our bass in the place God has called us to serve.

It was dreamt up and organised by bassists who have linked up via the ChurchBass mailing list but is open to anyone who uses their bass in the service of the Lord Jesus Christ. Deep to Deep was the first such gathering of bassists to come out of that list, but there have since been others (some on a much grander scale) established in the USA - for a list, visit the ChurchBass website above and click on the Subscribers button.

To get a better idea of what Deep to Deep is about, read the short history of previous gatherings. The event is now in its tenth year, with almost twenty gatherings behind it.

When is Deep to Deep?

The next Deep to Deep will take place on Saturday 26 April 2008 at Mid Sussex Christian Centre (180 Leylands Road, Burgess Hill, West Sussex, RH15 8HS). This is on a busy road, so it is best to drop equipment off and then park in a quieter side street. The day will run from 11:00 am until 3:30 pm (for the sake of those travelling some distance to attend). Bring bass(es), amp(s), other toy(s) and a packed lunch (or money to buy something from the local chippy); there will be no charge for the day.

Three topics will definitely feature alongside the regular time to chat, relax and try out each others bass gear:

• "Musician, Listen to Thyself" - the practicalities and value of learning by recording your playing and reviewing the results
• "And All That Jazz" - how to make familiar worship tunes swing with the best of them.
• "All in the Fingers" - ideas for right hand techniques to add variety to your playing. All advice easily reversible.

Further thoughts and contributions are very welcome in advance and on the day. If you want to take part in discussion to shape the event, that is taking place over on the Worship Released forum.

The most recent Deep to Deep took place on Saturday 16 June 2007 at St Julian's Baptist Church in Newport, South Wales. A report is available, linking to some pictures and giving an outline of what went on. If you blog anything about a Deep to Deep event, please tag it deep2deep so it can be found online via services such as Technorati and Flickr.

You can also read about some of the previous events:

• June 2007
• November 2006
• April 2006
• October 2005
• July 2005
• March 2005
• October 2004
• March 2004
• October 2003
• June 2003
• Mini Deep to Deep - May 2003
• March 2003
• October 2002
• June 2002
• March 2002
• September 2001
• June 2001
• December 2000
• April 2000
• September 1999

Eat to Eat, July 2001: an informal social gathering which occasionally spins out the relationships formed via Deep to Deep and Churchbass. Above you can see Joel, Andy and Jackie Long, Steve Lawson, Wulf and Jane Forrester-Barker outside the Deep Pan Pizza Co. near Leicester Square, London.

Where is Deep to Deep?

We've had meetings in locations from Bognor Regis on the South Coast, to Birmingham in the Midlands, with several stops in between. However, I'm open to suggestions from any part of the UK; where do you live? If you are interested in offering a venue, drop me a line. Church halls with plenty of power points and not too many neighbours are ideal, especially if we can get them for free and thus avoid having any costs to pass on.

Even if you don't think you could host an event, let me know if you are interested in attending. Finally, spread the word to all the other Christian bass players you know. If you're online you already have a great big advantage in the ease of getting to know other bassists... one of the aims of Deep to Deep is to provide support for all Christian bassists, not just those who also have time to fiddle around on the Internet.

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