I think it’s really important sometimes to just disconnect and re-charge.  When there are great opportunities and challenges in your forecast it’s important to just sit back, relax, breath in and go full force. We’re excited for the future, cause we’re confident in the decisions we are making now. If you don’t know how to live now, how can you expect something great in your future?

Many times I’ll just sit around the house with Diego and begin to dream for him. I see the potential he has now as a child, and how that will grow into more. Or how he jams out to the songs I sing as if they were the greatest tunes ever written! Everyday I sit here in our apartment and look around at all the cool stuff Reina is designing and making, and see potential for greatness in her. Zion is only 7 months and I can see the great things in store for his future.  The things we dream and foresee may not be here now, but we’re living as they are and they are on their way.

I’ll pace back and forth at the apartment with song ideas, film ideas, book ideas and try to fit them all into a piece of paper. LOL. I see potential for great things and believe they shall come to pass. I think many times other people believe in me more then I believe in myself…I am a work in progress for myself. My prayer and thoughts are that in all that we do, we give honor to Christ the ONE and only in all things.

I am taking some overdue time off from blogging and facebooking  to re charge.  Not sure how long this time off will be. It could be a few days, a few weeks, months, a yr…But please know I shall return. I am Gonna sit back, breath in, meditate on truth, on faith, worship and love. I will  write, create, sing, design, re build and return when I am ready for the next season of this journey and  I look forward in connecting with you great folks all over the globe. For those who read my blogs, thoughts and random left hooks, please continue to leave your comments, your thoughts and prayers. Feel free to take over my page with your thoughts, jokes, random nonsense, encouragement and comments, I will continue to read them from time to time. Lots to do my friends, lot’s of stories to live and tell, lot’s of dreams to build, see you soon.

For The Saturn Project updates, upcoming shows and news continue to visit our web page HERE.

Hasta luego y hasta la victoria siempre…

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Check it out…Here’s a sneak peek at some of Reinalisa’s(my wife) art work. These items are not for sale…yet.  But please let us know your thoughts…I’ll get some Home design decor pics up  as well, as soon as I get clearance.. So proud of my girl!!! More art, designs and online store to come soon…

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Well, we just got back from an amazing vacation. It was great to take some time off and do nothing…It was everything and more. My brain took a break, my body indulged in traditional criolla foods, spent way too much time under the sun, and loved my wife and crew more and more. It was trully a blessing. On the flight back I took some time to think. Think of what is next for fuser…I realized the idea of writing a book is not time yet, but I will c0ntinue to journal and document key moments in my life and soon enough it will be time…I am still not the best leader I can be but was totally humbled by how great of a team I have at LPC. Major “ups” for the production and worship band!!!

I think I am gonna keep chipping away at the film I’ve been writing for some time now and let that flow and take its shape and story…I love being creative, and starting new projects but with all that comes great responsibility…New tunes are stirring in my soul,and in the next few months they will go on paper and rough demos on garage band…I am playing with the idea of a “fuser EP”…not sure how that will pan out and sound like…But why not right? There are some words and melodies I’ve never shared with anyone…I think I just may turn the lamp on, and let you see…Sometimes you gotta stop looking for the created masterpiece, get your own blank canvas and paint on it…What that will look like? I am not sure. But I am always up for a good journey. So for the fun of this blog, if you were my creative manager, what would you like to see me do next?

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There is always more room to grow. Ok, maybe not in height but in other areas of life. It’s been insanely awesome having 2 boys at home. One thing is for sure, I couldn’t  handle it without my amazing wife. She is an amazing wife and mother. Having 2 kids has it’s challenges, but I am all about that! Challenge!!!!  We will learn as we live and grow together. Just proves there is always more room to grow as a leader of my home. It is a daily adventure. Yesterday as I changed Zion’s stinky diaper I thought, wow…one day he will change mine. But until I grow completely old, my duty is to lead my boys in the best path possible and Instill in them a passionate love and desire for God’s heart. I invision them impacting the world with me, on stage, across the continent, in the streets, thru the arts…It’s a fathers dream…

After being in the hospital with Reina as they removed Zion from her body, I realized how much more amazing she is day by day, hour by hour, minute by minute. It was scary seeing all these Dr’s operate on her. As I wiped her tears in that room, I felt so weak inside but did everything possible to be strong for her in the outside. Then within minutes there was a sound in the room that took all worries away. Zion’s firsts words in this world. It was amazing. He is God’s gift for us!!!  Having 2 children requires double the attention and work, but it made me realize there is so much room for us to grow as a couple, as companions and lovers.  New adventures, new words, new gestures, new jokes and dreams. There is so much more…Love my Reina more and more…

Performing in Asia was really cool. I felt like the saturn project was making moves so loud the whole earth can hear our anthems. It was cool walking out of that auditorium  to screaming fans who embraced our songs and our mission. It had it’s weirdness of course, flashing cameras and autograph signing everywhere, but it let us know we are up to something good on it’s way to being great. Arriving here to the US, we didn’t have screaming fans at the airport, nor billboards displaying “The Saturn Project Rocks!” Just proves there is so much more room to grow as an artist and a band. So much more to achieve, so much more to do and share the anthems for a broken world story. We are eternally grateful to those who have and continue to believe in our sound and what we do…the best is yet to come…

As the creative arts and worship pastor for life pointe I have a team of leaders, artists, directors and producers that I lead. There is always that challenge to be the best possible leader I can do. From time to time I drop the ball and maybe don’t lead as I am meant to lead. Just proves there is so much more room for me to grow. It is a blessing to be able to fly out from time to time with the Saturn Project to share  our talents with the world. From Cambodia to the Philippines, Europe to South America and the US. None of that is possible without the amazing  staff and teams I have the privilege of working with at LPC.  When you are encouraged to dream and follow those dreams by the people you work and experience life with, it really encourages me to be a better leader, artist and “pastor”. There is plenty of room for that…

Me and my crew live in Homestead Fl, many of my family and friends live in Chicago. I don’t have the luxury of driving over to my Mom’s for Dinner, nor hanging at the pool with my brothers and bust each others chops. I can’t drive over to see a show in wicker park with my fellow chi-town artists. Just shows me there is more room for me to grow as a friend, brother and son. I am challenged to constantly reach out and say “what up?”, or constantly post pictures and videos of my crew so my family in Chi-town can see them. Out of sight, out of my mind shouldn’t exist for me. But rather push myself to be available to all my distant peeps.

We are all constantly growing, learning, dreaming and living. The day we stop that process, the things that wage war against growth, lessons, dreams and living will begin to eat away at our bones and quickly lead us to our death bed.I wanna constantly live and grow. As my  1773 friends in chi town would say, “Constant Motion”.

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“i should write a book”…Who would read it?

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Today is our 5-yr anniversary!!! We’ve been dating since we were teenagers…Now we have a son named Diego Alexander and are expecting our second son Zion Max in about 3 weeks. It’s been quite an adventure and journey, and I look forward to many more with you… Love you Reinalisa!!! “WoW, five yrs babe!!! Who would’ve thought…LOL!!!

and so it continues…

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“The Living Room Sessions”
A community of artists changing the face of pop culture
In faith, love and revolt.

Music and art is a vital force, it is a universal strand that unites us all. It can be a weapon for good or bad. It is a universal language that will speak life or death into many. I introduce to you guys a very good friend of mine doing some amazing things in Chi-town. I look forward to joining forces and doing something significant for Christ together.

JS: Bro! wanna welcome you to the first official online “the living room sessions. By the way thanks for being on our anthems for a broken world record.
ES: It has been an amazing adventure already. By the way, I am Esteban Shedd and I go by Boogalu! Not that it matters too much. Ha. I also have a great crew of artists with me called ALERT – musicians and such. We rather call ourselves simple servants though.
JS: You and I go way back in the Chi-town music scene. We performed together at multiple venues including a very cool gig in Germany. Give us a long story short of them days…
ES: Great times. Powerful shows. God empowered work. LOTS of laughs and memories and….fake music videos crossing the English Channel.
JS: Many things have shifted recently in your life, from starting ALERT Music, a new job, marriage in the forecast…how has that been for you?
ES: Great but challenging…I feel a load of responsibility and excitement. I see Jesus orchestration of everything in His timing. I guess last year has been the lesson of learning to let go and follow the Master in a deep way. And marriage…ha, I can’t wait! As fr as ALERT goes….I am blown away with it all.
JS: The music and arts has always been something not viewed as a powerful tool especially growing up in Church as a kid. I remember people being applauded for the desire to be a missionary or an evangelist, which I think is awesome. But when the desire to pursue the arts was voiced it was sort over-looked..any thoughts on that? And how important music and art can be for today’s generation?
ES: Music is powerful and so are the arts. They are God given and have the ability to communicate truth in a powerful way. In short they are a tool – nothing more or less. I see two extremes with the arts in the Church. One is that they are not valued or used to the extent of what God has placed them there for or two, artists become too infatuated with the arts and not God. I read a great quote from Joel Houston of Hillsong United the other day, “…at the end of the day, our art is simply a donkey.. Just like the one that carried Jesus.. just a donkey, who’s purpose was to carry the Savior.”
If they carry the message of the Savior the arts are a tool they has limitless possibilities for use within the body of Christ and reaching out.
JS: what are you working on these days? Care to share any visions and dreams? What motivates you? What are your passions? And will there ever be a time you can sit back on your chair and say….I am successful…I did it? What would you say to the local city artist looking to be a successful artist?
Success…haha. My definition of it is this. Christ – Him crucified and resurrected and living – and others first. Powerfully living and creating each day with the power of the Spirit. If these things are kept first, my life will be successful. It has nothing to do with what the world tries to force feed us, which is exactly what most artists seek their whole life – “to blow up” (this concept is a joke to me). Check out “Under the Sun” on the coming ALERT album.
ALERT is kicking off now. Albums, Live outreach to broken communities and people, an Art launching pad, as well as discipling shorties in the ways of Christ.
THIS IS MY JOB NOW! I let go of “my dreams” and God brought His better blueprint.
I will basically be doing music production and discipleship full time from the Chicago Public Schools to a music venue near you.
Redemption through Christ inspires me. My favorite verse from God’s mouth is this, It is for freedom that Christ has set you free…” Galations 5:1 – Check it out for yourself. There is no other answer for the world – from the gutter to the silver spoon.
Love ya’ll. Can’t wait to move forward together!
PPPPEEEACCCCEEEEE!

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