THE STORY BEHIND THE MUSIC: RESTFUL WATERS: INSTRUMENTAL OASIS VOL. I

Last year I received an email from a ministry in Birmingham, AL, called Identity Network. It was a mass email advertising their "Soaking" music. Within seconds of receiving the email, I emailed back that I would be glad to create some soaking music for their CD of the month series. (They had done one advertisement email for me for the "A Quiet Place" series so at least they were familiar with some of my music.) Within an hour (this was late in the evening) I got a reply saying that they were very interested in exploring the possibility of a mutual creative relationship. A few days later it was official and I began creating instrumental music.

With my new tools- a great new Yamaha Keyboard and a Macbook Pro, (and my trusty Fender Precision Bass I began to explore the creative opportunities of spontaneously composing fresh, Spirit-Filled instrumental music that was more than just piano. (My "FingerPaintings" and "A Quiet Place" series were basically just piano.) Identity Network has released several of these CDs. In our agreement, I can also release the music myself, as long as it has a different title.

Hence the new series: "Instrumental Oasis" (thank you Bethany for that title)  and the first volume: "Restful Waters."

After I ministered recently in a home group meeting at my brother Philip's home in Little Rock AR, a lady said she saw colors- red, yellow and blue while I was playing prophetically, and that each color had a distinctive sound with it. A brother shared that those colors are primary colors and that he thought that the Holy Spirit was taking me and the music back to Genesis, to the beginning of God's purpose for music. Another man said that he believed that as I obeyed the Spirit of God and made sounds instrumentally and vocally (not necessarily just words) that God would move mightily to bring His love and healing and Word and Spirit to people, to nations. Pretty cool stuff! I had already titled these songs before that encounter. The titles:

Eden, The Living River, Tree Of Life, Restful Waters, Sons and Daughters of God, New Creation, On The Seventh Day...hmmm

Thank you for your interest and encouragement and taking the time to read this. I would appreciate your prayers and if you are inclined to share about this series (and in particular Volume I) to your spheres of influence, I would be grateful.

I am excited!

Here is the Itunes link:

By the way, my soon to be son-in-law, Brandon Triola, did the cover design. I like it a lot!

Thanks again, 

Godrest and Godspeed,

David Baroni