Hey Jeff,

There are a gazillion Praise and Worship styles in BIAB that would mimic any church sound today and I know because I play lead guitar in a very uptempo contemporary Praise and Worship Band. Go into style picker and use the search bar.

One is:


Style is _SHINSOL.STY (Praise&Worship Shining w Gt Solo)

(For ones without solos, just type Praise and Worship Shining and Listen to them All. Pick the non-solo version or one you like the best for overall feel.)

Example:

RealTracks in style: 1255:Bass, Electric, PopShiningA-B Ev 120
RealTracks in style: 1264:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm PopShiningA-B Ev 120
RealTracks in style: 1259:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm PopShiningRockA-B Ev 120
RealTracks in style: 1260:Guitar, Electric, Soloist PopShining Ev 120
RealDrums in style: PraiseWorshipShine^10-a:Sidestick, HiHat , b:Snare, HiHat Kick2
*******************

Or, you could go a "Pop Ballad" route with something like this:

Style is _PJONPBA.STY (PopBalladPiano & Ac.Guitar[85RS])

RealTracks in style: ~701:Bass, Electric, PopHalfNotesSync Ev 085
RealTracks in style: 1728:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm PopBalladJohn Ev 085
RealTracks in style: ~362:Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming Ev 085
RealDrums in style: NashvilleEven8^2-a:Sidestick, HiHat , b:Snare, HiHat
*******************

This is for singer songerwriter type stuff.


It sounds like she is looking for Modern Praise Rock (read Hillsong) and for that Pop Shining styles get really close.

Look for Power Push drums too.

After you get CLOSE--then you have to think of adding a guitar part of your own, or maybe a piano to give it the melodic flavor.

But essentially, she has to decide what decade she wants to sound like and what genre. You could literally show her hundreds of styles in the BIAB catalogue and ask her what is closest.

The lyrics don't seem to be 2016, they seem a little more old school, which is awesome, I love old school. New school praise and worship has fewer words, though, and a lot more repetition, and kind of an "aching" quality to it--against tight drums and U2 sounding guitars. Old school P&W seems to be about cheerful praise and major chords. New school P&W seems to be more about pain and aching and crying out and minor chords. I like old school better to tell you the truth.

Anyway, I think you did a great job, but if I were to bet, I would bet she is looking for the Pop Praise Shining Vibe. Listen to all those styles and tell me what you think. No need to worry about the mastering with these. These styles are virtually pre-mastered.

I would be interested to hear the outcome.

Cheers.

David Snyder
Songwriter/Renaissance Man
Studio + Fingers

https://davidsnydersongs.com/
https://spoti.fi/359Gigs
www.davidsnydermusic.com/
www.reverbnation.com/davidpsnyder
www.soundcloud.com/davidsnyderchannel
https://www.songtradr.com/user/profile/david.snyder