Dave (Ed) Lieffertz - keys, tenor 1, arrangements, composer, musical director
Paul D Mercier - guitar, tenor 2, composer, spellchecker
Joel Haberstock - Baritone, composer, spiritual leader
Gary Brucker - Bass, guitar, publicist, composer
Nori Wentworth - Bass guitar, sound technican
Matt Rands - Drums, assistant sound technican
Influences
Gary Larson, JS Bach, Vince Noir & Howard Moon, Ludovico Einaudi, Archangelo Corelli, Claude Debussy, Jemaine Clement & Bret McKenzie, Jeremy Clarkson, Bela Bartok, Wierd Al Yankovic, Cyndi Lauper, Bryan Adams, Ben Folds, Take 6, The Police, Holly Cole, First Call, Glad, Stan Rogers, Lost & Found, The Beatles, Todd Rundgren, The Beach Boys, Darren Radtke, Spice Girls, Vineyard, Rich Mullins, Michael W Smith, Chris Tomlin, Tim Hughes, Matt Redman, Robin Mark, Brian Doerksen, Chick Corea, Oscar Peterson, Sonny Clarke, Bill Evans, Rogers & Clarke. And our mothers.
Sounds Like
Well, you know when, when you were young, like say, a young teenager, and you’re washing your hair in the shower (or the bath, it doesn’t really matter, although I prefer showers) and you’re using that lovely girlie-scented shampoo and you’re wondering what exotic plant from Madagascar they’ve used to get that unique scent, and it’s lathering up quite nicely and lo and behold suddenly and for no apparent reason you are massaging sand into your scalp? Do you know that kind of grinding/squelchy sound?
Well the CREW doesn’t sound like that at all. We have no idea what we sound like. Can YOU tell us what we sound like? We’d like to know. Really.
The most common question asked of the CREW after a concert is, “why on earth would you choose that shirt with those pants?”
We have had our fair share of ups and downs over the years, especially since the untimely passing of our blind mascot “Monroe” (also head of wardrobe). Tip: porcupines are fatally allergic to unroasted hazelnuts.
Yet we rise above our culinary misjudgments to present to you our little bit of cyberweb real estate for the pure unadulterated enjoyment of CREW enlightenment.
With persistence you will learn much more than you would ever like to about the private inner workings of the CREW. With sleuthful resolve you may even discover the secrets of the CREW’s longevity. Should you dare to delve even further, you may even uncover the real reason why Dave's eyes are so close together.
The CREW has been together as an entity for twenty years and are flabbergasted at the journey thus far. We’re still doing concerts and youth gatherings; we’ve done weddings, retirement parties, conventions, baptisms, and even funerals. We’ve incorporated a drummer and a bass player within the last six years, but still love performing acoustic music, and of course four-part acapellas. We ‘cover’ a lot of pop and worship songs, and continue to write a lot of our own, too. We’re still recording cds and have even produced a dvd! We’ve been on the radio and television; we’ve lip-synched the Village People; we’ve dressed as the Spice Girls; we’ve even risked likely electrocution by wrapping ourselves in ornamental Christmas lights. Sometimes we are high energy and humourous (even if we’re the only ones to find ourselves funny); sometimes introspective and poignant; sometimes we are downright reeediculous! We’ve traveled from Meander River to Las Pacayas; from Los Angeles to Dnepropetrovsk. Most of the time we like each other, but at least we all have one thing in common…
On the other lap, you may be asking yourself: Why are you here? Or: why are we here? Well indeed! Philosophers have wrestled with this question for centuries. It’s simple! We hope to show you the Father in a new light…
The CREW: certified organic all-Canadian hypoallergenic contemporary folky-pop Christian worship acapolka band-group. In the interest of safety please keep the CREW away from fire and flames.
Hey I posted a blog! Merry Christmas everyone and Happy New Year! I've been lax in accepting friends and somehow you've expired (well, the requests have)... If you request to be friends again I'll be more on top of it! God bless you in 2009!!!
