Thanks for your interest about me and my music! The songs began for me when I was quite young. I bounced (literally) to the beat of music so much in my younger years that I broke the springs of the backseat in two of my parent’s automobiles – a Dodge Ambassador and a Mercury wagon. (This did not help the resale value at all.) There were a couple of pieces of furniture destroyed by my rhythmic antics along the way, too. Music has always made me move… and bounce.
This rhythmic destruction convinced my parents to enroll me in drum lessons in the fourth grade, followed by guitar lessons in the fifth. I’ve been playing, singing, and writing music ever since. There have been variety shows and several high school rock bands: Everest, Melodic Macabre, New Horizon, and a couple of band names I can’t remember (along with everyone else, too). Throughout these years I have played and sang in hundreds of churches across the United States, and my current regular gig is as Contemporary Worship Leader at King of Kings in Chesterfield, Missouri – a position I’ve held for more than ten years. Some of my original music (“Prepare Me,” Enter into These Gates”) are included in our song lists, and I had one of my recordings featured on the national radio program “Crossways.”
Outside of the church you can find me performing acoustic music from the 70’s, 80’s, and beyond, sometimes playing original compositions “Mama, I’m Not Going Down,” “Across the Miles,” “And It’s You,” and “Doesn’t It Make You Cry.” I also produce short films and documentaries, and on many of these soundtracks you can find – yep – my original compositions, including the theme song (“The Day After Tomorrow”) from the web series “My Life Is a Movie.”
Yes, music can be heard in my heart and soul. Thanks again for the interest and I hope you enjoy the tunes. You can contact me at dale@dward.org for more information and bookings. We are looking forward to hearing from you. Please feel free to get in touch via the form below, we will get back to you as soon as possible.
Dale Ward Music
dale@dward.org
“The squeaky hinge gets oiled (but a well-oiled hinge swings sweetly).”