Between the Grooves

This week, James and Ayiesha spoke with the President of the Marlin Awards Kevin Harris! Hear how God helped order Kevin’s steps from starting the Bahamian rap group System 3 - to singing on the first Motown gospel album with Stevie Wonder and Smokie Robinson and eventually creating The Caribbean Gospel Music Marlin Awards. Social Links Instagram: @betweengroovespod Facebook: @betweengrooves Twitt...

James and Ayiesha talk with Singer-Songwriter and Producer Brandon Camphor from BC OneWay about how he’s learned to appreciate, respect, and fall in line with God’s timing. Social Links Instagram: @betweengroovespod Facebook: @betweengrooves Twitter: @betweengrooves Do you have a question, comment, or a music project you want to promote? Email betweenthegrooves@faithstrongtoday.com See omnystudio....

This week on Between the Grooves, James & Ayiesha chatted with Singer/Songwriter Natalie Layne about how hard work and faithfulness have helped her stay on track in her music career. Social Links Instagram: @betweengroovespod Facebook: @betweengrooves Twitter: @betweengrooves Do you have a question, comment, or a music project you want to promote? Email betweenthegrooves@faithstrongtoday.com S...

This week, James and Ayiesha spoke with Singer/Songwriter and past Between the Grooves co-host Drew Brown! Hear everything about his community outreach programs, how he rebuilt his relationship with God and faith, and how he discovered it’s okay to ask questions. Social Links Instagram: @betweengroovespod Facebook: @betweengrooves Twitter: @betweengrooves Do you have a question, comment, or a musi...

This week, James and Ayiesha chat with Christian Hip-Hop/Rap artist JOliver about God's impact on his music, military service, and marriage. Social Links Instagram: @betweengroovespod Facebook: @betweengrooves Twitter: @betweengrooves Do you have a question, comment, or a music project you want to promote? Email betweenthegrooves@faithstrongtoday.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa...

James Kurtis chats with Worship Leader Cliff Cline about the importance of making time for a Sabbath day, what building a healthy community looks like, and how he provides consulting for charities. Social Links Instagram: @betweengroovespod Facebook: @betweengrooves Twitter: @betweengrooves Have a question, comment, or a music project you want to promote? Email betweenthegrooves@faithstrongtoday.c...

This week, James and Ayiesha chat with Brandon Love about his journey from building a relationship with God to being a mentor/travel pastor for Justin Bieber, creating music with a mission, and how he has continued to mentor young individuals through his creative arts outreach called Go Gettaz 4 God . Social Links Instagram: @betweengroovespod Facebook: @betweengrooves Twitter: @betweengrooves Hav...

This week, James and Ayiesha spoke with RCMP officer and Christian artist Stirling John about how he nurtures his roots within his community. Stirling talks about the Stirling John Foundation for Youth Empowerment  in Indigenous communities, how he’s strengthening relationships while in uniform, and why it’s important to write music about the issues he faces. Social Links Instagram: @betweengroove...

We can't believe the last time Micah Tyler was on Between the Grooves was 5-years -ago! James and Ayiesha catch up with Micah to talk about everything that has happened since his last visit and how he took time during the pandemic to revitalize his faithfulness. Social Links Instagram: @betweengroovespod Facebook: @betweengrooves Twitter: @betweengrooves Have a question, comment, or a music projec...

This week, James catches up with Jake Fretz to talk about how building connections through music and church has changed since the pandemic. Jake dives into how to build up others within your church, the difficult conversations surrounding payment for church services, and how staying firmly grounded in faith has helped him grow as an artist and leader in ministry. Social Links Instagram: @betweengr...

This week, James and Ayiesha chat with worship leader and singer/songwriter Patrick Mayberry about his new album Wild Faith, touring with Jeremy Camp, and how faithfulness helped him to continue taking steps toward becoming a solo artist. Social Links Instagram: @betweengroovespod Facebook: @betweengrooves Twitter: @betweengrooves Have a question, comment, or a music project you want to promote? E...

James and Ayiesha catch up with Jeremy Camp to discuss his upcoming tour, how he balances touring and family, and the importance of keeping authenticity in worship and music. Social Links Instagram: @betweengroovespod Facebook: @betweengrooves Twitter: @betweengrooves Have a question, comment, or a music project you want to promote? Email betweenthegrooves@faithstrongtoday.com See omnystudio.com/l...

This week James and Ayiesha chat with close friend Monique Sade about how God led her to Florida, recording her first EP, and finding the balance between a corporate worship leader and a worship artist. Social Links Instagram: @betweengroovespod Facebook: @betweengrooves Twitter: @betweengrooves Do you have a question, comment, or a music project you want to promote? Email betweenthegrooves@faiths...

Our last guest on our Road Trip Edition of Between the Grooves is Grammy award-winning songwriter and worship leader Mitch Wong! Mitch talked about the importance of God’s timing when it came to completing his album, collaborating with artists, and winning his first Grammy. Social Links Instagram: @betweengroovespod Facebook: @betweengrooves Twitter: @betweengrooves Have a question, comment, or a...

Continuing our road trip edition of Between the Grooves, James catches up with Christian Alternative Rock band Citizens to find out what it takes to be a band. They talk about the importance of their friendship, side projects, and how they figure out their set lists without getting into silly fights. Social Links Instagram: @betweengroovespod Facebook: @betweengrooves Twitter: @betweengrooves Have...

Our road trip continues with Songwriter, Producer, Worship Leader, and 3x GRAMMY award winner Dwan Hill! Dwan talks about balancing family and worship, his passion for teaching, and the importance of setting boundaries regarding free time but still finding room for God in all of it. Social Links Instagram: @betweengroovespod Facebook: @betweengrooves Twitter: @betweengrooves Have a question, comme...

Welcome to the first episode of Between the Grooves: Road Trip Edition! James stopped by Kingdom Bound to talk with Christian artists about music and faith. In this episode, Dustin Lolli from Sanctus Real stops by to share what goes into being a Christian artist. Dustin talks about dealing with exhaustion, keeping faith first, and finding the balance between business and ministry. Social Links Ins...

Summertime is often the season where artists choose to embark on new songwriting journeys. Hear James & Ayiesha discuss some of the challenges found in songwriting and how Ayiesha has found inspiration for songs in her dreams! Social Links Instagram: @betweengroovespod Facebook: @betweengrooves Twitter: @betweengrooves Have a question, comment, or a music project you want to promote? Email bet...

James and Ayiesha catch up with Ben Grace to discuss everything that has happened since their last conversation three years ago! Ben talks about livestreaming, Story & Tune , and how he’s started to look at moments in his life as seasons. Social Links Instagram: @betweengroovespod Facebook: @betweengrooves Twitter: @betweengrooves Have a question, comment, or a music project you want to promot...

This week, James and Ayiesha are joined by Red Worship Vice President and Music Producer   Terrance White ! Terrance shares the importance of “musicians lending their gift back to the creator that gave it to [them]”. He dives into what started his musical journey, the beauty of improvisation in music, and how he lends his mentorship to other artists. Social Links Instagram: @betweengroovespod Face...

This week, Award Winning Songwriter, Singer and Worship Pastor Michael Bethany joins James and Ayiesha to promote his new album ‘ Overflow ’ which he says is the embodiment of how building an intimate relationship with God privately will naturally flow into your life publicly. Social Links Instagram: @betweengroovespod Facebook: @betweengrooves Twitter: @betweengrooves Have a question, comment, or...

James and Ayiesha are joined this week by Canadian singer / songwriter Brooke Nicholls! She shares about what it's like to travel & tour with her family (including her toddler!), and how touring in the United States can be difficult for Canadian artists. She also touches on some of the incredible work she's done with churches over the pandemic, and about her upcoming tour with Don Moen. Social...

On this episode of Between the Grooves, we are celebrating 25 years of PraiseCharts with founder Ryan Dahl! Hear all about how Ryan came up with the idea of PraiseCharts, how he sets PraiseCharts apart from his competitors and what his plans are for the future. Social Links Instagram: @betweengroovespod Facebook: @betweengrooves Twitter: @betweengrooves Have a question, comment, or a music project...

This week, James and Ayiesha chat with Scott Jackson about checking off ‘becoming a rockstar’ from his bucket list. Scott formed his band “ The 8th Line ” back in November 2020 and released their first album 8x8 last May. Hear all about Scott’s Rockstar experience on Between The Grooves. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Natasha Zimbaro started off as a country singer opening for Carrie Underwood at just 13 years old. Though music has always been her passion, being a country/pop star felt inauthentic to who she was. Once Natasha tapped into her love of worship music and dedicated her time making songs for God, she felt like she found her true calling. Learn all about Natasha Zimbaro’s musical journey on this week’...