Album Notes

YPJ is the youth pastor and music director for Faith Apostolic Ministries, a mega ministry in northern Indiana. His desire is to see the lives of young people enhanced through music ministry and a clear delivery of the word of God. YPJ travels the country spreading the message of God's undying love to thousands. "It's all about Jesus until they tag my T-O-E," he declares. At the age of 11 YPJ began playing the piano at his fathers's church in South Bend, IN. His style of music was always considered weird and unorthadox to his peers. This was at times very discouraging, but consistant reminders from his mother of how his unique play was from God kept him focused. From the ages of 15-18 YPJ continued playing for his church and many local groups. His desire was to go into full time road travel with his music as a gig musiscian. However, the Lord revealed his call to ministry in 1997. Though quite reluctant, YPJ excepted the call and stayed in South Bend assisting his parents. He noticed that his parents church was becoming one of the largest churches in their region, but they had very few youth. In 1998 YPJ founded the Faith & Virtue Connection, a youth group devoted to drawing young men and women closer to Christ. Within two years FVC had grown from 12 young people to over 200. YPJ quickley took advantage of the opportunity to incorporate his music background with his outreach methods. Thus he convinced his church family to invest in a state of the art music and video studio to better help bring forth many of the youth's talents. One group created through the investment was the Faith and Virtue Chorale, an ensemble of some of FVC's finest singers, and musicians. Under the direction of YPJ, FVC began to travel abroad sharing the message of God's undying love with thousands. Their stage performance has been called wild, humorous, exciting, and anointed. There church family has branded them the "Clowns of Gospel Music". YPJ's desire is to bring laughter and joy back to a very serious and at times cold "churched" generation. "Laughter is like a medicine," he says, "So we want people that see us perform to overdose, but at the same time leave uplifted through the message of Jesus. We're not trying to be the best vocally, nor are we trying to be anything that we're not. We just want people to know that there are still some youth out here that will never compromise the gospel." YPJ's unique style of playing and writing was soon titled "Dream Music" by his friends because he always said he would dream about songs before he wrote them. Plus, his unusual chord structures, drum beats and bass lines are said to be out there. FVC's debut album "DREAM MUSIC", is set to be released in April 2006.