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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So… I am taking on a new project. I am gonna transform my garage into a production suite…a mobile one that is….I am an artist, songwriter and visionary…But right now I don’t have a space at home where I can lose myself to that….Reina, my amazing wife is an artist, Interior designer and painter…But right now she doesn’t have a space at home to lose herself to that… SO!!!! Starting this weekend I am going thru the garbage, getting rid of the stuff I don’t need and keeping the cool items of inspiration and need. If you wanna help, come on by. If you have ideas, come on by or shoot me an email. I am excited.

Once the room is set and ready, I am gonna work on an EP…yes a “fuser” EP. Until then though, lets get this creative room designed, created and built. Just gotta figure out how i can keep my garage cool? Any suggestions?

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stay tuned for the progress…what should we name the room?

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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Billy Gilbert photography

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?

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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If all goes as planned(I hope!!!) this Thursday evening I will start the process of finally getting inked. From what I hear it will be painful, and will have to do it in a few sessions. The Santoyo’s will be filming the whole thing. So stay tuned to watch me get Art on my Arm.

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So today I said farewell to my 20’s.  I am not sure what it is supposed to be like? What I am supposed to feel, but everyone sounds horrified when I say I am now 30yrs old. It was cool when someone guessed that I was 25 yrs old while performing at Sonfest. LOL. So far the thought of being 30yrs old(has a weird ring to it) feels great! God has blessed me with 30yrs of life. A great family and cool friends.  I will never be in my 20’s again and I think that’s great. I am not who I used to be anymore and I think that is great. I will never forget the bitter and sweet memories, they refined who I once was and took part in building the man I am today. I don’t have it all together, nor am I in the place I know I should be, but you better believe I am on my way. I feel so freakn honored that God would take a flawed, dysfunctional dude like me and use me to do some pretty amazing things!!!

Looking back at 30yrs of life…To all those who have been by my side, I am forever grateful. To all those who challenged me, THANKS!!!! To my pastor/friend/boss… Trav, dude…this is all insane!! World domination! I never thought I’d be a leader of tribes…I’m ready to put more on the line. To all those who have believed in me, hope you guys are proud, To all those who said I would never succeed, I would’ve never made it here without you guys, To all those who betrayed me, life happens and I forgive you. To all those who have loved me, I love you too. To all the heart-aches, I now appreciate what Love is. To all those who have mentored, educated, guided me through some of Life’s trials and obstacles, Words are not enough to express my gratitude. My my wife and kids, I can not picture my life without you!!! Life is only gonna get better! I love you so much!!! To my LPC fam, you guys are awesome for embracing the city kid and making me your own. To PCL and Cambodia for opening my eyes and ears and inspiring me as a human being. To all the musicians that took time to give me some musical tips back in the day, thanks. To Javi for showing me my first steps to drumming, you created a monster! To my lil bro! I knew you’d be great! To the “2nd hello”, for inspiring me. To mom and pops for not giving up. This list can go on and on and on…

To GOD for being my friend, and making me, and writing the coolest story ever…So what’s next? I am ready!  All in All, I am just so blessed and grateful for the life I’ve had so far…Have any memories? share them here. Peace

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