Music Spotlight:
North
County youth group band graduates to release worship music
“T he
world is hurting and I want to reach out and touch as many people
as I can,” says Tyson Morlet of the band In Aidance.
The
band began as a youth group worship band at Valley Bible Church
in San Marcos. The three young men — Tyson Morlet (lead guitar/
vocals), Josh Siler (bass/ percussion), and Clinton Huffard (drums/
piano) - recently recorded three worship songs and have been passing
out their new CD for free to whoever wants it as a ministry.
Tyson
was raised in a Christian home, but said his relationship with the
Lord became real and intimate when he began reading the Bible for
himself in 10th grade.
This is when he began leading worship at his church’s youth
group, where he said he wasn’t any good until his senior year
of high school. Later he felt called to attend Calvary Chapel Bible
College in Murrieta, which is when he recalls really becoming “sold
out” for Christ.
“Everyone
did worship at Bible College. Everyone sang. Everyone played guitar.”
Tyson said.
It was hard for Tyson to feel like his music had any significance
in a place so inundated with talented Christian musicians. There
were already so many great worship songs in existence, why would
anyone be interested in the ones he’d written? But he continued
to write and pursue music because it was what he loved.
It
was after Josh joined the band that they finally came to the decision
to record. Josh encouraged Tyson that their music was unique and
worth recording. People had come and gone from the band, and eventually
it ended up just Tyson, Josh and Clinton.
“The
three of us had some sort of chemistry. Things just started flowing
when we played together,” Tyson said.
Josh,
who was not raised in a Christian home, met Tyson and was saved
when he was in 9th grade. Tyson’s church group used to have
fellowship at a Cyber Café where Josh liked to hang out.
“It
was just a bunch of guys playing video games, and talking about
guy stuff, and I would overhear their conversations,” Josh
said.
Eventually the
guys befriended Josh and he started going to their church. Tyson
asked Josh to play in the worship band right away, which gave him
a plug in, accountability, direction, and stability.
“I
loved becoming a part of music that had more of a heart and a purpose
behind it,” Josh said. “I thought our music not only
sounded good, but had a message that could help people, and told
Tyson we should record it.”
And
so they did record, three songs - a small but significant start.
“Adore You” is a song about waiting on the Lord to fill
you up, and then responding to Him with adoration. It was the first
song that Tyson wrote about his personal experience that resonated
strongly with the youth group. “In Everything” was written
for a junior high kid who didn’t have a dad, whose mom was
on drugs, and who had already gotten into a lot of trouble at a
young age. The boy came to Tyson looking for help and direction,
and Tyson wrote the lyrics “In everything You are there for
me, You are all I need forever, Your eyes are fixed on me”
to encourage him. “Take Control” was written when Tyson
was at a crossroads, with issues and drama in his church and wondering
where his ministry was supposed to take him. It’s a song about
putting it all in God’s hands.
The
band’s greatest influences are Phil Wickham, Jason Morant,
and Starfield. Their sound closely resembles that of Coldplay. Their
worship is full of emotion and longing. And in contrast to Tyson’s
fears that their music would be lost in an ocean of options available
to the Christian music audience, In Aidance’s music is a much-needed
breath of fresh air in an industry that can get so repetitive and
unoriginal.
The
band is in the process of writing and recording more songs and hopes
to release an EP with four or five songs by December or January.
Keep watching for them to come out with a full-length album, because
when they do, it’s going to be big. You can check them out
at music.myspace.com or contact them at inaidance@hotmail.com about
getting a copy of their CD.
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