A "Working Vacation"

My blog opens with the thought of you are on a "working vacation". Well for the last week I've packed my family up and headed to Nashville to show them how I roll up there when i'm working. We left bright and early Tuesday at 11:00am. (yeah right) Doesn't that always happen? You have big plans to leave for a trip early the morning of and then everything under the sun happens and you finally get gone at lunch, huh.  Well we make our way up to Nashville by going up interstate 40, not a good idea. the first day was fine we made it to Pigeon Forge TN to go shopping for E. the next day we were on our way to Nashvegas. Here's where 40 is not a good idea. it never fails you hit Knoxville TN traffic and its all over, or at least for another hour. as long as I can remember Knoxville has always had construction  going on. This time the whole interstate shut down. We had to go down town Knoxville and every place they had the detour sign a work truck was blocking the road. Needless to say  my wifes first time to knoxville was not so good. The idea of this trip was to show the cool and beautiful things the trip to nashville has to offer. I will admit that some parts of Knoxvile was really nice and antique. We finally make it to Nashville TN  on wednesday afternoon. I took E and Casey by our new label that will soon be anounced and they met my A & R guy James and saw their offices. We went to my new Manegment company "Platform Artist  Manegment" where the met manegers and booking company "DCB agency" and no that dosent mean David Crowder Band agency. Then lastly for that day we went to some of the nicest people I know, Tate and Angela Luck. They are so awesome enough to let us stay with them for the rest of the week. Angela is the strongest mom and greatest wife. Tate and her have had there fair share of trials and such and you would never know it. Nashville can show you really how small you are but when I'm with them they are a huge encouragment booster. If you ever get the chance to meet these folks you will never forget it. They are for sure a gift from God. I had to work the rest of the week so I went and wrote a few songs with producers Rob Hawkins and Ian Eskelin. Rob Hawkins is known for producing the bands  Fireflight,   Nevertheless,   Philmont, Esterlyn etc... Ian Eskelin is known for producing the bands : Stellar Kart,  Everyday Sunday, Francesca Battistelli  etc...
That was fun and very productive. Both producers and writers are incrediably  talented. We left yesterday afternoon after we made a pit stop by Jouneys in the mall and picked up some new kicks, check em out, Osiris Shoes
We drove to Memphis TN to see one of my best friends Jeremy Horn. 
I'm looking forward to the 7 and a half drive home with a 10 month old. Wow another day in paraidice. I love having my family on the road. I'm blessed. 
C