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David Vallier
DEVELOPING A
UNIQUE
SOUND
Don’t create with the intent of any other reaction
but His.
I grew up on the indigenous sounds of
Louisiana zydeco. As a young boy I was
convinced this was the music of the
common man…America's music. I often
found myself dancing and attempting to
sing in french with my grandmother after
eating copious amounts of cajun delicacies.
Pure joy would be the only way to truly
describe the experience. I would liken it to
the same sensation I feel when I worship
wholeheartedly and in my own unique
expression. It wasn’t until I was
much older that I discovered zydeco wasn’t
so common and this was something very
special and unique to my family's culture.
This was the beginning of my journey to
learn to develop and appreciate the unique
sound in my heart and the desire to
creatively express this to Jesus. I believe this
was a part of a grandiose plan of the Holy
Spirit to not only teach me about my unique
sound, but to help me empower others to be
able to fully and truthfully express
themselves to Jesus.