David Shipps
David Shipps
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David Shipps is an active arranger, orchestrator and producer based out of Nashville, TN, working with a variety of clients ranging from print music and internet-based publishers to recorded works and album projects, from live event productions to film and video game recordings.
David began studying music at an early age, first learning the piano, and then moving on to the trumpet. Along the way, he developed an interest in composition and soon began studying the scores of great classical works. Out of these studies came a love for composing, premiering his first work for full orchestra entitled “Sounds of Life” at the age of 18. As a Magna cum Laude graduate of the University of North Texas, David received an intense classical training in composition, studying for two years with one of America’s most prominent female composers, Dr. Cindy McTee.
Out of this training comes a deep-rooted passion for creating music at its highest level, both aurally and visually. Whether writing an arrangement, orchestrating, or composing an original piece, David displays this desire for musical excellence through the quality of his work, both as a composer and as an engraver.
Well established in the sacred print industry, David has over 300 arrangements and orchestrations to his name, and has been a key figure in several large projects, including the LifeWay Worship Hymnal, WORD Music’s “More Songs for Praise and Worship” product line and most recently, the Worship Together Modern Hymnal. As an orchestrator, he has worked with Westpark Creative Group writing brass arrangements on over 20 productions for Celebrity Cruises, Royal Caribbean Cruises, Regents Cruises, and Disney. His contributions on live events have included the Nashville Symphony’s “HymnSing,” North Dakota’s “Medora Musical,” the Air Force Band of the Reserve, as well as concerts by multiple orchestras across the United States. Recent opportunities in the film and videogame market have included orchestrating for the EA/BioWare game “Dragon Age: Inquisition” and working as a session conductor for an upcoming film as well as a science documentary (with acclaimed composer Austin Wintory).
When he is not writing music, David enjoys spending time with his family, serving in various ministries at his church, studying Bible chronology, and attempting to stay in shape on his trumpet. His professional associations include ASCAP, the Texas Music Educator’s Association (TMEA) and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia.
David makes his home in Spring Hill, Tennessee, with his beautiful wife, Elizabeth, their two sons, Drew and Dawson, and his overly-energetic dog Humphrey.
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Multitracks offer an amazing way to enhance the sound of your live worship band. Our producers have created hundreds of custom tracks, designed to emulate the sound of the original recording. If you have the musicians, simply turn those tracks off. If you are missing musicians, bring those sounds into the mix. Our MultiTracks will keep your band in the groove and in the right tempo. No more speeding up, slowing down and sounding thin.
Imagine live brass, wind, and stringed instruments filling out the sound of your modern worship band. It's not just about sounding like the recording -- it's about engaging people of all ages who desperately want to get involved, use their gifts, and play inspiring music. There is room for more than just drums, bass, piano, and guitars. What about trumpets, flutes, violins, cellos, trombones, or clarinets. If you are willing to put them on stage, we have charts to help them fit right in.
We ask to be surrounded, and God sends His mighty waters to immerse us in love. This is our access, and this is our acceptance. It is the heavenly revival of river beds gone dry, awakening dried land through the flowing waters of new life. It is God's greatest desire to use us in this mission for renewal, and as He floods the earth with His presence, He appoints His children as the vessels of His truth. Here is a list of songs focusing on flooding.
Wonderful Counsellor, King of Kings, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. God reveals Himself through the sacred communication of His name. As we are named with a purpose to be known, God is named so that we may know Him with purpose. And because we know Him, we praise His name eternally. Here is a list of songs focusing on His name.
Unmatched by His Kingdom, the opposition of God lays in fires of eternal suffering. Hell is the waiting place of our enemy. However, where fears rise and our hope becomes distant, we are reminded of God’s promise to bring restoration to His people. Nothing will remain without judgment, but all who believe in the Son and follow His will shall be exalted in heaven. This is God’s promise to us. Here is a list of songs focusing on the concept of hell.