John Tibbs and Facebook DJ Deb - Artist Exclusive : 1-on-1

Well Bloggees… You should recognize that name; John Tibbs. After all, early this year I did a blog piece about my entry into his Run Wild In My Soul EP cover art contest. (click here for my earlier blog). (Much to my dismay, I did not win. However, the best man did! You'll see the mountain picture below and know why)...

Well! I recently got to catch up with John via email about where he is in his journey. 

So…John, before we get into the nitty gritty of your current Kickstarter Campaign, your album plans, and your tour schedule… Let’s get the readers acquainted with you.

John Tibbs Brief Bio

Hi Debbie, I’m a singer/song-writer. I have a beautiful, loving wife [Emily Tibbs. Follow her on Twitter for amazingly encouraging health and wellness tweets! @EmilySueTibbs on Twitter; Editor's note]. And I love Jesus.

Q – Aside from that, how long have you been recording music in the church?

A- I’ve been playing in the church ever since I was a small kid.  My first album released in 2010!

Q- When did you decide to quit your job and go full-fledged committed to a recording/traveling schedule? And what went into that decision (i.e. prayer, family discussion, epiphany, etc.)

A- I was leading worship at the church and traveling on the side. I began to get called a lot to travel. I had to choose. It was a tough decision, but I definitely feel like I’m right where I need to be.

Q – On your Twitter page you have this quote:

“Music inspired by Mountains and Big Skies. For fans of Gungor, Mumford and Sons, & Jonsi. Get my new EP for free: www.johntibbsmusic.com”

I previously got in on the free music offer earlier this year and very much enjoyed Swallowing Death Breathing Life. But…I heard you are in the studio for a new album… Is this the album for which you ran the cover contest in January this year (“Run Wild (In My Soul)”)?

A- Nope. That was a single. It’s on iTunes. This is an entirely separate project. However, it won’t happen if the Kickstarter campaign is not fully funded. So I’m working hard raising the support for that!

Okay…now that they are up to speed…let’s talk about your new project.

Q- At what stage are you in writing, recording, production , etc.?

A- All the songs have been written. Just working on the funds to book the studio, musicians, etc.

Q- Tell us a little bit about the KickStarter Campaign?; What influenced you to choose a Kickstarter campaign?; and when does it end?

A- I am trying to raise $15k in 30 days. I started June 1, so it will end July 1.  I love Kickstarter. It gives such an incredible opportunity to connect to your friends and fans.  Right now I am an independent artist – meaning I do not have a label lending me thousands of dollars to record and support these songs. So I am counting on the people who like my music to ensure that it happens!

Q- Are you excited to get out on tour? Your schedule appears to reflect Indiana (your home state) and surrounding Midwestern states (MI, AL, NE, etc.). Are you accepting any churches around the U.S. that are interested in booking you?

A- Yes, definitely. I was just in Phoenix. Anyone who would like to worship with me and these songs – I’m game.

Q- How can interested churches contact you for booking a concert? 

A- It’s a very easy process. Email: johntibbsbooking@gmail.com

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And now – for the Facebook DJ Five. The Five Questions I ask everyone I interview... 

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Q – In 5 words or less, who/what is your target audience? 

A- People who like music.

Q- What is the mission of your music/songs? 

A- To be authentic and real

Q- What result would you want to see happen by the listeners of your songs? (5 yrs, 10 yrs, tomorrow?) 

A- People encounter Jesus.

Q- What’s your life Bible scripture right now?

A- ‘Power, Love, Holy Spirit’
[This stems from  2nd Timothy 1:7 (pasted from BibleGateway.com) which is]

2 Timothy 1:7

New International Version (NIV)

"For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline."

                                                                                                                        

Q- Who is Jesus to you?
  
A- My saviour

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So you are on

Facebook , Twitter , Instagram , Pinterest , YouTube , and your website
 

Q - Do you have any other social media, email or snail mail connections? 
A- Would love for people to join my mailing list on my blog: www.johntibbsmusic.com

Q - Thanks to John Tibbs for the interview. Here's what he would like to share with the readers in closing...

A- I would love and appreciate any support you can give to this Kickstarter campaign.  You can stream my music on the page to hear what you’re buying into. Thanks in advance!

Pssst! ... Here is an update on where John was at in his campaign on Wednesday (6-19-13)...

Hi friends ... as of tomorrow, we will have 10 days left in this Kickstarter campaign!
We are 43% funded so far ... another 57% to go! Again, if we do not reach our full goal by July 1st, I do not get any of the pledges. It is so important that this happens. This EP will mark a significant chapter for this ministry. I can't do it without you!!
Please help me raise awareness about this Kickstarter. Send people to the page and show them your favorite package option.
We can do this!!

Come on fans! Let's help John Tibbs make a JOYFUL NOISE for the Lord by sharing his Kickstarter link on Facebook, Twitter, and wherever else you find yourself on social media ONCE A DAY this week! He's only about $8,300 away from his goal!!! And he's got 8 days from the writing of this article before his campaign ENDS! Let's help him make it! #1KaDay! Let's Go! :) Get out there and Tweet it up! :) Here's the link: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/706283407/john-tibbs-fall-ep-anchor  ...AND DONATE!  .. I did! :) :) :) :)

[UPDATE: Tibbs made his Kickstarter goal weighing in just a lil over needed at $15,556 and counting! Thank you for all your sharing, prayers and support! - Editor's note 6/30/13]

Album Art and photos provided by John Tibbs 

Check out his latest at http://bryanduncan.com/

And this has been your Artist Exclusive 1-on-1 with Facebook DJ Deb and John Tibbs! 

Tune in next time on this same Blog Page for something else! Very awesome I’m sure! 


Chatta’ Latta!

Facebook DJ Deb

Taking On A Great Adventure

Colorado River, Grand Canyon, U.S.A - 2011 D. Dickson

Well ... Small ordeal anyway. Yes. I have decided after some prayer and chit chat that I am going to submit a song of mine to http://www.createsongwriter.com/submit/ .
So any prayers anyone wants to send up would be appreciated. :)

The picture? ...oh, that is just from another time when I embarked on a great adventure with my friend and my sister. But I'll save that for another blog. If I blog at all about it.

But indeed I have decided on submitting what I consider is my best song to the above linked contest. However, for lack of knowing the whole copy rights bit, I will post a lesser of one of my songs so you readers can have an idea of my songwriting that is touted all across every page of social media I am on. So here goes. This is one of my not-so-best songs.

So Many needing Souls                 D.R.D                 5/19/06

V1.

There’s a soul crying

There’s a soul out on the road to dying

Jesus, hold these lonely souls to You

Jesus, take these lonely hearts Your Truth

V2.

There’s a flowing River

There’s a healing touch

Sent by the Giver

Jesus wash these lonely souls for You

Jesus take these lonely hearts Your Truth

‘Cause (Repeat V 1) (or music)

V3

There’s a wayward stranger

There’s a heart who’s always filled with anger

Jesus heal these lonely souls for You

Jesus take these lonely hearts Your Truth

‘Cause (Repeat V1 again)

Last Line

Yes, Jesus take these broken hearts Your Truth

            Well there it is. So, now you have seen  one of my songs, BlogWorld. Have a great weekend!

            

            DD (Or sometimes Just Deb)

Well I Was Told to Blog

Yes. I was. So hello world. I have entered the BlogSpace. I'm sure that's not what they call it- even if it is, I am notorious for making up terms about, well, everything. So -not sure if I'm supposed to introduce myself in this or what. If I could sum up my life on a sticky note it would be....Pretty much what it is on my Twitter page: "Loves Jesus, screenwriting/songwriting (4 public brdcst), Kayaking, and Christian music. Was told I was more than meets the eye. Isaiah 41:10. Psalm 27:8,144:1" so let's not re-invent the wheel. If you'd like to follow me there, feel free to do so. https://twitter.com/drdickson1    I also have a YouTube channel that was just recently born My YouTube Page

Okay - enough about me. The reason for why I have entered BlogSpace...the final frontier, is so that I can share fun and inspiring ideas, stories, skits, movies, plot lines, and/or whatever else decides to jump out at me to blog about. Since my life on a sticky note states I love Jesus, expect some of the blogs to be Christian, or 'religious' or whatever terminology you subscribe to.

So, I don't know. Maybe I'll post some of my song lyrics one day, and a log line for one of my movie ideas the next.  I am known to be a creature of habit, but sometimes unpredictable. Not in the Willy Wonka sense of the word, but, indeed, even I sometimes don't expect the funny things that fly out of my mouth before my mind catches up with me.

Two paragraphs back I said 'enough about me' and here I am, not finished telling my story. Expect that too. I have been called "quirky" "the exception" "That's Deb" and a number of other names I'd rather leave off of TheBlogSpace. But my humor is usually on the dry side, engulfed in cultural references to television, music or movies ranging anywhere from the late 1800's to approximately 2008 when I went hardcore at studying science and lost sight of the entertainment world.

Did I really mean "lost sight?"....Oh yeah, and sometimes I question myself in text. I think it's funny. Personalities that I wouldn't be afraid to equate/associate mine to/with would be Lucille Ball (yes, from back then) Laurel of Laurel and Hardy, however, sometimes I can have a serious edge and go all Jack Shephard from Lost. Amanda Bynes is another close personality to mine. At least how she was in the Disney shows and movies she has been in. I always thought I looked kind of like Gwenyth Paltrow. ...I'm really only naming these figures so my blog gets hits on Google. Ha ha! Kidding! Because I don't even know if it works that way or not. Baby blogger here.

Here's a story - and then I'm done for my first blog.
I used to own the Spiderman 2 video game on the original XBOX. I won several levels and I was sure I was the nicest Spidey character ever played, because anyone who has played the game knows that just when you get to fighting off 6 muggers, and a truckload of bank thieves, that's when you hear that all-too-un-ignorable sound. A child's voice. "I lost my ballooooon!" And yes. I was the Spidey who ALWAYS stopped what I was doing to go climb a building and get it for the little tyke.
Well - all that said, the XBOX Spiderman 2 from the Tobey Macguire series of Spiderman movies was a scaled version of the real Manhattan Island. Guess what? When my family vacationed there on a whim's notice, the first thing we did was duck into a Holiday Inn (more tagged words to get views ;-) ) get a street map, and I instantaneously became the navigator of that trip from day 1 to finish.

Yep. I knew you would find that pretty sweet. Hadn't lived in New York a day in my life, but I found out all those lost balloons weren't a waste. We saw Lady Liberty, Fifth Avenue, Macy's, Central Park, the Empire State Building and most of it was on foot. That is a trip I will never forget.

I guess that is all for tonight. Let's see how this uploads. Good night, America....and the World Wide Blog Space.

~ Debbie D. (or sometimes DD, or Facebook DJ)