StageDesign

Church Stage Design

We "completed" our sanctuary remodel in February of 2018 by converting the 4x3 rear projection screen to 16x9 after moving to HD (High Definition) projection. This is a photo journal of our stage design changes from when we considered the majority of the remodel complete.

03-30-2016 - Pallet board from the right 20160330 220205 IMG 4324 |Pallet board from the right.JPG

09-11-2016 - Sunday morning view with red lighting 20160911 IMG 5100 |Sunday morning view with red lighting.JPG

11-19-2016 - Temporary sanctuary reversed with dropcloth backdrop 20161119 IMG 5171 |Temporary sanctuary reversed with dropcloth backdrop.JPG

03-04-2018 - View from the center with new free standing galvanized metal addition and clear lights turned off 20180304 |View from the center with new free standing galvanized metal addition and clear lights turned off.JPG

01-19-2019 - Redesign with moving the galvanized metal and adding led lighting on the back wall 20190119 175437 IMG 1156|Redesign with moving the galvanized metal and adding led lighting on the back wall.jpg

01-19-2019 - Redesign by Natalie Hopkins 20190119 175518 IMG 1159|Redesign by Natalie Hopkins.jpg

01-26-2019 - Redesign with can lights turned on and natural lighting during the afternoon 20190126 153159 IMG 1193|Redesign with can lights turned on and natural lighting during the afternoon.jpg

03-27-2019 - Natalie painted chip board with chalkboard paint 20190327 205811 IMG 1554|Natalie painted chip board with chalkboard paint.jpg

03-27-2019 - Painted boards 20190327 205907 IMG 1555|Painted boards.jpg

03-27-2019 - Natalie painting with chalkboard paint 20190327 205915 IMG 1557|Natalie painting with chalkboard paint.jpg

03-29-2019 - Boards on the wall - adding paracord 20190329 181604 IMG 1579|Boards on the wall - adding paracord.jpg

03-29-2019 - Installing screws for paracord design 20190329 181916 IMG 1580|Installing screws for paracord design.jpg

03-31-2019 - Purple lighting 20190331 103802 IMG 1605|Purple lighting.jpg

03-31-2019 - White-ish lighting 20190331 103839 IMG 1608|White-ish lighting.jpg

03-31-2019 - Blue lighting 20190331 103842 IMG 1609|Blue lighting.jpg

03-31-2019 - Orange lighting 20190331 103851 IMG 1610|Orange lighting.jpg

03-31-2019 - Purple lighting 20190331 103905 IMG 1612|Purple lighting.jpg

03-31-2019 - Red lighting 20190331 103923 IMG 1615|Red lighting.jpg

03-31-2019 - From further back 20190331 103943 IMG 1616|From further back.jpg

06-16-2019 - Floating cards with red lighting 20190616 123002 IMG 2378|Floating cards with red lighting.jpg

06-16-2019 - Floating cards with blue lighting 20190616 123015 IMG 2379|Floating cards with blue lighting.jpg

06-16-2019 - Floating cards with purplish lighting 20190616 123023 IMG 2380|Floating cards with purplish lighting.jpg

06-16-2019 - Redesign by Natalie Hopkins 20190616 123040 IMG 2382|Redesign by Natalie Hopkins.jpg

12-07-2019 - Redesign by Seth and Kirk Hopkins 20191207 212118 IMG 3604 |Redesign by Seth and Kirk Hopkins.jpg

12-07-2019 - Closeup of lights on the once again visible wall 20191207 212202 IMG 3607 |Closeup of lights on the once again visible wall.jpg

12-07-2019 - Overhead lights turned off 20191207 212530 IMG 3610 |Overhead lights turned off.jpg

02-08-2020 - Redesign by Kirk Hopkins 20200208 161140 IMG 4012|Redesign by Kirk Hopkins.jpg

02-08-2020 - Short lived painters tarp with up lighting pink 20200208 161450 IMG 4015|Short lived painters tarp with up lighting pink.jpg

02-08-2020 - Short lived painters tarp with up lighting blue 20200208 161451 IMG 4014|Short lived painters tarp with up lighting blue.jpg

02-08-2020 - Short lived painters tarp with up lighting four color 20200208 161701 IMG 4017|Short lived painters tarp with up lighting four color.jpg

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2022 Gretsch Catalina Maple new drum head sound check (posted 01-22-2022)
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2022 New Amedia Cymbals (posted 01-08-2022)
2021 Hi Hat Fun (posted 08-30-2021)
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2021 August Worship Drummer Weekly Freebie (posted 08-01-2021)
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2021 Remove Drums for Practicing (posted 04-18-2021)
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2021 Audio Quality Test for Screen Recordings (posted 03-25-2021)
2021 Cost of Video Editing (posted 03-31-2021)
2020 2nd Hand Hammered Snare Drum and Big Fat Snare Drum (posted 11-10-2020)
2020 Drum Lights (posted 11-03-2020)
2020 Cymbal Garden (posted 08-30-2020)
2020 Gibraltar Rack (posted 08-18-2020)
2020 Hand Hammered Snare Drum (posted 08-12-2020)
2020 Yamaha MOTIF XS8 key transposing demo (posted 07-04-2020)
2020 Refinishing d2 ddrums (posted 06-19-2020)
2020 Djembe Sampler (posted 06-06-2020)
2020 Floor Tom End Tables (posted 06-06-2020, updated 07-22-2020)
2020 Bass Drum Ottoman (posted 05-13-2020)
2020 Drum Kit Sound Test (posted 05-09-2020)
2020 Paradiddles (for Bob Packwood) (posted 05-09-2020)
2020 Big Fat Snare Drum demo (posted 05-09-2020)
2020 AKG vs CAD Pro Bass Drum mics (posted 05-09-2020)
2020 Amedia Galata and Dervish Stingray cymbal demo (posted 03-15-2020)
2019 Kirk's Gretsch Energy Drum Set (posted 12-31-2019)
2019 Studio Upgrade (posted 12-31-2019)
Kirk's (Tama) Drumset as it went to Tim Terry (posted 12-07-2019)
Engagement Photos (posted 10-19-2019)
2019 Recording Audio for Cross Country video (posted 10-07-2019)
2019 Nikon Follow Your Passion Video Contest by Kirk Hopkins (posted 08-10-2019)
2019 Church Drumset (posted 07-17-2019)
2019 Drum Cage (posted 06-19-2019)
Camera Comparison (posted 05-25-2019)
2019 The Making of Light Background Music (How I Record Music) (posted 05-12-2019)
Church Stage Design (posted 03-16-2019 with updates for each new design)
2018 GoPro Hero6 Black vs Hero7 Black (posted 10-23-2018)
2018 21 and 17 inch Zildjian K Custom Special Dry EFX cymbals (posted 05-01-2018)
2018 Capo Review (posted 05-04-2018)
2018 Gretsch EQ test (posted 03-31-2018)
Kirk's Zildjian Dry Cymbals (posted 03-31-2018)
2018 GoPro Hero 5 vs GoPro Hero 6 (posted 03-05-2018)
Kirk's (Tama) Drum Lesson Drumset (posted 04-03-2017, updated 03-08-2018, updated 03-31-2018, updated 02-09-2019)
2017 New Driveway (posted 04-01-2018)
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2017 Harrison Junior High Cross Country (posted 11-10-2017)
UNI Journal (Private) (posted 11-04-2017)
Countdown Creation (posted 10-23-2017)
Sanctuary Remodel (posted 06-18-2017, updated 03-05-2018)
Outdoor Movie Screen (posted 06-12-2017)
iPhone 7 Plus Audio Test (posted 05-02-2017)
Worship Leading Song Selection Methodology (posted 04-17-2017)
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Kirk's Wuhans and Zildjian Cymbals (posted 04-10-2017)
Kirk's Dream Drumset - Gretsch Catalina Maple - Satin Deep Cherry Burst (posted 04-03-2017, updated many times)
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2017 Timelapse Spinning in 4K (posted 02-22-2017)
2017 Timelapse and Duzi Slider Testing (posted 02-22-2017)
2017 Camcorder and Camera Comparison (posted 02-12-2017)
2017 GoPro Hero4 vs iPhone 7 Plus (posted 02-12-2017)
2016 Cigar Box Guitar (posted 02-14-2016)
2015 Camera and Camcorder Comparison (posted 09-17-2015)
2014 Drum test with new small tom drum heads (posted 01-04-2014)
2013 How to Mic a Large Drumset (posted 04-04-2013)
2012 Using GarageBand with an MBox 2 Mini (posted 10-15-2012)