I am a huge fan of YouTube. I spend probably more time than I should keeping up with my favorite channels and watching other miscellaneous YouTube videos posted. It is a lot of fun seeing the cool things that other people have posted. Here is a list of the channels that I regularly watch.


--Blimey Cow


This is the channel I have been watching for the longest. They have vlog-style comedy that takes everyday things and makes them funny. They have a really great type of video, and I have talked to the owners and they are really awesome people! I definitely recommend checking out their videos. They release a new video every Monday. Link: youtube.com/blimeycow


--Studio C


This is the newest channel I follow, and it is AWESOME. This is sketch comedy at its best. Their videos are hilarious, and there are a lot of them! The writers are the actors, and there are about 9, so it is pretty easy for them to come up with content, since they technically only have to write one every 9 weeks to keep up in between seasons. They are also on TV. Definitely check them out! They have a new video every Monday between seasons, and basically every day once Season 6 starts. Link: youtube.com/user/BYUTelevision


--Say Goodnight Kevin


This is also a channel I just started following. The owner is good friends with the owners of Blimey Cow, and they have similar style videos: vlogs with comedy. Kevin has a little bit less of a sketch type of feel and more about him, like "5 Things I Probably Should Do, but Don't." His main featured videos are every Friday. Link: youtube.com/saygoodnightkevin




--Bored Shorts TV


These videos are SO funny. Basically, they tell kids to talk about certain things (example: pretend you are cops, or pretend you are playing basketball) and record the kids voices, then record themselves mouthing the words and acting them out. It's hard to explain, but these videos are definitely worth the watch! They post a video every Monday, and once in a while they will post another video in the same week. Link: youtube.com/boredshortstv




If anyone would like to check out any of these channels, let me know and I can send you links to a few of my personal favorites!


Who are your favorite YouTubers? Let me know in the comments below!

As I was working on making plans for my channel, writing lists and lists of notes and preparations, I thought long and hard about what our name should be. I wanted it to really represent who we are and what we want to represent through this channel. Not being the most creative person myself, I asked Zack what he thought, and he asked one of his friends. So we put together a list of possibilities from that.


We had labels like "Fearless" and "Forgiven" and a lot of other good options. But one of them really stuck out to me: "New Creation". I thought about those names and this was the one that really stuck with me. And it accomplished my goal: it tells our viewers what we are and who we represent. Because it's true: we are a New Creation. 2 Corinthians 5:17 says "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation: the old has gone, the new has come!"


And that is really what we want to show on our channel. It's not about us, it's about the One who made us new. Above all else, our music is to bring glory to Him. He is the one who gave us our talents, and everything we do is to bring glory to His Name.


"So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God." -1 Corinthians 10:31


"And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him." -Colossians 3:17


"Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord." -Ephesians 5:19 


And that is exactly what we are going to do.


--What are your thoughts on my name choice? Let me know in the comments!


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I have made more progress on my YouTube channel this week! I have interviewed at multiple companies to get a job for the summer at least, hopefully longer. And my music list has grown! Here is our current list of possibilities for songs, organized by artist, then album, then individual song.


Chris Tomlin
--Burning Lights
    --White Flag
    --Whom Shall I Fear
    --Crown Him (Majesty)
    --God's Great Dance Floor
    --Sovereign
--How Great is Our God-The Essential Collection
    --Indescribable


MercyMe
--Welcome To The New
    --Welcome To The New
    --Gotta Let It Go
--The Generous Mr. Lovewell
    --Move


Passion
--Even So Come
    --Even So Come
    --Lift Your Head Weary Sinner
    --Shout Hosanna
    --The Saving One
    --The Cross of Christ
--Take it All
    --My Heart is Yours
    --Almighty
    --Come as You Are
--Let The Future Begin
    --The Lord Our God
    --Jesus, Only Jesus
    --Once and For All
    --Come to the Water
    --In Christ Alone
    --Shout


Phil Wickham
--The Ascension
    --This is Amazing Grace


Lincoln Brewster
--Oxygen
    --Let it Be Known
    --On Our Side
    --You Never Stop
--Let the Praises Ring
    --Everlasting God
--Today is the Day
    --Today is the Day
    --Salvation Is Here


Newsboys
--Restart
    --Live with Abandon
    --Fishers Of Men
    --We Believe
--God's Not Dead
    --God's Not Dead
--Born Again
    --Save Your Life
    --Escape
    --Born Again
    --Miracles
    --Jesus Freak
--Hallelujah For The Cross
    --Hallelujah For The Cross
--Shine: The Hits
    --Breakfast
    --Shine


Matthew West
--Into the Light
    --Hello, My Name Is
    --Into the Light
    --Restored
--Live Forever
    --Heaven is the Hope
--Something to Say
    --The Motions
    --You Are Everything


Big Daddy Weave
--Love Came to Life
    --The Only Name
    --Overwhelmed


Toby Mac
--Tonight
    --City On Our Knees
    --Tonight
    --Get Back Up
    --Hey Devil


DC Talk
--The Millennium Collection: Best of DC Talk
    --In the Light


Vertical Church
--The Rock Won't Move
    --Found in You


Elevation Worship
--Wake Up the Wonder
    --Great Things (Worth it All)
    --Already Won


Kristian Stanfill
--Mountains Move
    --Day After Day
    --Always
    --Over All the Earth


Jeremy Riddle
--Furious
    --Furious


This list will probably grow, as we are going to Lifest for the first time this year (YAHOO!!) and we will probably find a few new bands and songs that we like! What do you think of my list? Do you have any suggestions? Feel free to comment and let me know, and I will check them out! Thanks for reading!

I have started setting up my YouTube channel! The process has begun. However, I will not be able to start posting videos until sometime in summer. Before I can record, I need to get a bunch of recording/editing supplies which I will not be able to afford until summer. But stay tuned! I and my brother will be posting a lot of cool music videos and drum/guitar covers! Summer is getting closer, and I still have a lot of work and setup to do! Here are a few things I have done so far:


Created the channel
Created a banner for the channel
Made a Twitter account for the channel
Started this blog
Created descriptions for the channel
Made a list of music we can make covers of
Made posts on online forums promoting the channel
Edited YouTube settings
Read articles about YouTube channel creation, promotion, content, etc.
Listened to podcasts about audio, editing, equipment, video, and much more! (This podcast has a lot of really helpful information! Check it out here: http://www.innertubeshow.com/)


And a lot more! I have put hours and hours of work into this, and I am just getting started. Once I do, any help I can get for promoting is very welcome!


I will make a new blog post every Monday about our progress in starting the channel. Stay tuned!