Music Is Life
“After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.”
“Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.”
Sound Ministry
Rev C The Gray Music
Is Your New Book "Cross Roads" Out Yet?
I just received the proof for Cross Roads - Profane and Prayerful in the mail today. Now that the changes have been completed, here are links to find various formats of my book:
Amazon
Barnes and Nobel
Bandcamp
Where can I stream the album Profane & Prayerful
Where can I stream the album AILMTTNTAL album?
Where can I stream the album Now, Then Again...?
Where can I stream the album Six Year Dream?
What other bands or recordings have you been in?
In no particular order and not an exhaustive list:
Sound Ministry Studio
To disseminate this existence while attempting an explanation is a feat in and of itself.
To look beyond is a gift into the unknown where certain uncertainties are found.
The Rev C The Gray Story
I was born at an early age (LOL) but music was alive in me. I started writing music at age 6 on guitar and piano. When I came to be in the 4th grade I chose to play the saxophone but I still was left for wanting. In 8th grade, my friends and I decided to start a band. We needed a bassist and so the role fell on me. It was kismet for I was no longer wanting and the stars were in alignment.
The bass was my foundation and so I set out writing music compositions and even incorporating lyrics to some of them. In college put some of these talents to use in various bands. As I progressed through college I was undertaking an English degree where I honed my lyric skills to bring them to a new level. I took Music Theory classes which added dimension to my writing. I still use what I learned to invoke a deeper sense of meaning that brings the listener into a new realm of understanding in my music and writings.
A little over 20 years ago, I felt the itch to record some of the songs which were swimming around my head. I built my first studio and started writing and recording. Half a dozen albums later several years have passed and here we are today where I have rekindled my passion of writing and recording. My wife encouraged me to setup a new studio so I did and called it Sound Ministry Studio. From it I have produced some of my best work. A new album a decade later is about to be unleashed on the world. It includes a couple of college bandmates on several of the songs. I can’t wait for you to hear it…but wait there’s more. I have written several songs to follow up this album so keep coming back for updates!
In closing people have asked me why “Rev C The Gray” so here is a little context and history for you. In the early 2000’s I was in a band called militantPoet. One day before we got together to practice, I happened to become ordained online thus becoming a reverend with the Universal Life Church. I had printed off my certificate and showed the guys at practice. From that moment on I was called either “The Reverend” or “Rev C”. Years later I created the handle “Rev C The Gray” for Xbox Live and figured I would use it for producing my music. Since I am Rev C and gray it makes sense. And there you have it…peace and love to you!