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Fred McKinnon

Fred McKinnon, Worship Leader, Pianist, Producer

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Fred F. McKinnon
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Born and raised in McRae, GA - a small, middle Georgia town that is perhaps best known for the Dairy Queen stop on Hwy 341. The youngest of 4 total siblings, I was blessed to grow up in a Christian, loving home. My years were filled with small-town activites, hunting, fishing, 4-H club, "Outdoor Education" and all the fun stuff small towns are known for.In 1989, I graduated from Telfair County High School as an Honor Graduate and "Most Likely To Succeed" and went to Georgia Southern University on a music scholarship where I obtained a Batcher of Music double-majoring in Piano Performance and Theory Composition. During the last half of my college years I began to "seriously" commit to a relationship with Jesus Christ. Although I'd grown up in church my entire life, and had responded to the "salvation" altar call in 1983, i began to realize that I was called to use my musical giftings for God and was first exposed to "contemporary praise and worship music".My first job was as the Worship Director at New Life Christian Fellowship in Vicksburg, MS. In 1995 I moved to Saint Simons Island, GA where I was the full-time Chief Musician/Worship Leader at Christian Renewal Church of Saint Simons Island (www.christianrenewalssi.org). At the same time, I started my first business, Highest Praise Productions, Inc. ( www.highestpraise.com ) and recorded my first three instrumental recordings - "QuietTimes", "QuietTimes Volume 2" and "Be Glorified". My production company grew as I continued to record, publish, and produce indie music. As music and multimedia began to take the internet by storm, I began using the internet to promote the music I'd produced and published and soon started a new company called "HPP Christian Web Hosting Solutions" ( www.hppwebsolutions.com ) - a company dedicated to providing professional web hosting, e-commerce, multimedia streaming, podcasting, and design. As my role and businesses grew, I eventually resigned from my full-time position at Christian Renewal SSI and became the Part-Time Worship Pastor.Today, I serve as the Full Time Worship/Music Director for St. Simons Community Church . My production studio and internet business is located on St. Simons Island where I enjoy a blessed, fun life with my wife Joy and 4 beautiful kids, Jon Michael, Will, Rebekah, and Andrew.My passion is to see people discover God's Presence through worship and media.For the Kingdom, Fred F. McKinnon (read my personal blog at www.fredmckinnon.com )

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/23/2005
Band Website: fredmckinnon.com
Band Members: FRED MCKINNON
Influences: Integrity Music, Vineyard Music, Chris Tomlin, David Crowder Band, Passion, Hillsongs, John Tesh, Yanni, George Winston, Don Potter, Leonard Jones
Record Label: http://www.highestpraise.com
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Free $25 - No Kidding!

Hey Everyone,Usually when something seems "too good to be true", it is. In this case, that doesn't seem to be the way things shake down ... and this is verified by USAToday news.A rather new Payment P...
Posted by Fred McKinnon on Wed, 14 May 2008 12:14:00 PST

Tuesday Quick Start

Hey Everyone,My Sunday recap/worship confessional review is still pending ... but I hope to have something for you by tomorrow at the latest. I want Sunday's sermon to be live on our podcast before d...
Posted by Fred McKinnon on Tue, 13 May 2008 05:43:00 PST

Friday Kick-Start

(full version posted here.)Hey Everyone,So, it's been a wild week. I typically take one day per week and "unplug" from blog world. Normally, I'll catch up pretty easily but this week has had it's sh...
Posted by Fred McKinnon on Fri, 09 May 2008 05:29:00 PST

Who is worship for?

Hey Everyone,Happy Friday (for me)! ... I'm back from my day of blog/twitter unplugging. I've got a packed day - hopefully I can blog some things later today, but in the meantime,There is a great dis...
Posted by Fred McKinnon on Fri, 02 May 2008 06:04:00 PST

Neil Diamond on American Idol

Hey Everyone -My thoughts and predictions about Neil Diamond on American Idol, just posted at:http://www.fredmckinnon.com/myblog/2008/04/29/neil-diamon d-on-american-idol/What do ya think?Fred...
Posted by Fred McKinnon on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:55:00 PST

TheWorshipCommunity.Com on Twitter and Hot Topics

(original post from www.fredmckinnon.com)Hey Everyone,Just sent this update out to members of TheWorshipCommunity.Com:Hope you are looking forward to a great weekend. I wanted to send a quick update ...
Posted by Fred McKinnon on Fri, 25 Apr 2008 06:13:00 PST

Quick Happenings

Fasting, baseball, DaveRamsey, Logic Studio, IH, Shannon Lewis, and YouVersion contributions, all at: http://www.fredmckinnon.com/myblog/2008/04/24/quick-happenin gs/ - check it out!Fred...
Posted by Fred McKinnon on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 06:34:00 PST

Goodbye ProTools, Hello Logic Studio?

Hey Everyone,I'm thinking of pushing my ProTools rig to the side, or at least - adding to it, and getting Logic Studio .... any switchers out there? Read the details and chime in with your input at:h...
Posted by Fred McKinnon on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:20:00 PST

Treasure Hunts and Faith

Hey everyone,Just posted an interesting blog on Hebrews 11:6 called "Treasure Hunts and Faith" - would love for you to check it out and leave your comments on the blog:http://www.fredmckinnon.com/mybl...
Posted by Fred McKinnon on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 07:10:00 PST

Blog Tech: Blog Rush

Hey Everyone,I just discovered a free service that's out there - not sure how long it's been available, but anyway ... it's called "BlogRush".Basically, BlogRush syndicates other blog headlines and in...
Posted by Fred McKinnon on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 05:32:00 PST