Rough Draft - New Blog Every Tuesday

A New Beginning

2009-07-21T13:22:00.002-06:00

Hello Rough Draft Fans, Friends, and Family.

Rough Draft would like to thank you for being so supportive of our ministry. We have worked hard at connecting people to the Word of God and following the call he placed on our hearts for the last six years. Rough Draft has seen the Holy Spirit do amazing things through the music and relationships we have built.

Many of you may know the story of Paul and Barnabas in the Book of Acts. They were two men of God who were called to spread the Gospel. They traveled together and brought many people to Christ. In Acts chapter fifteen, they both felt called to go their separate ways. They had done great things together but God called them to go in different directions. And, they did even greater things for the Kingdom through their parting.

The Rough Draft members, Like Paul and Barnabas are in a similar situation. We have been humbled to see God’s blessings along our journey as a band, and we are so glad that we have been able to see the fruits of this ministry grow. We have heard countless stories of people being touched by the words that were spoken or a song that was played and we are all extremely honored to know that God was willing to use a bunch of goof balls like us to do His work. Even though it’s time for the Rough Draft members to go our separate ways we pray that, just like Paul and Barnabas, even greater things will be done to further the Kingdom of God through the Father’s plan for each of us.

At the end of July one path is ending but four new ones begin. Andrew feels God has called him to continue the ministry by pursuing a solo career and will continue under the name Andrew Witt. Pedro also plans to continue in this ministry using his percussion skills and infectious smile as drummer. Adam and Dave will seek God’s plan for their lives and we pray that God continues to use them in mighty ways.

This is really not the end but a new beginning and we are very excited to see what God has planned for all of us. In the very near future you will begin to see the transition from Rough Draft to Andrew Witt. You will notice some familiar songs and get to hear some new ones. We ask for your prayers and support of all members of Rough Draft. We would like to thank all members, past and present, which have made Rough Draft what it is today: Dave, Adam W., Pedro, Andrew, Drew, Brent, Ben and Adam G.

Proverbs 3:5-6 holds a special place in the hearts of the Rough Draft members and we want to leave you with this verse.

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him and he will make your path straight."

Rough Draft - Andrew, Pedro, Dave and Adam

Dippin Dots Trailer

2009-07-07T06:45:00.001-06:00

Update from Andrew

2009-06-29T22:51:00.005-06:00

Rough Draft splits up... but just for the week! Adam, Pedro and Greg are headed to Kentucky to pick up our brand new trailer and tour Dippin' Dots headquarters. I'm in Nashville writing some new songs with some awesome peeps. And Dave is in Florida enjoying his honeymoon!

God Bless,
<>< Andrew

Uncle Soulja

2009-06-23T09:58:00.001-06:00

Meet our Uncle Soulja and check out our Road Manager Greg rockin' the drums!

God Bless,
<>< Andrew

Dippin' Dots Photo Shoot

2009-06-16T09:38:00.004-06:00

This was the photo shoot of my dreams! The only thing better than a photo shoot with unlimited Dippin' Dots would be if they gave us money with every bite of ice cream we took.

But that will never happen. Who am I kidding :)

God Bless,
<>< Andrew

Nashville Trip

2009-06-08T21:39:00.004-06:00

Believe it or not, this pretty much sums up our trip to Nashville. And despite Pedro's dancing and Adam's prank that didn't do much, we actually did do work!

God Bless,
<>< Andrew

God Bless America

2009-06-02T09:55:00.004-06:00

Honestly, this is what happens when we have too much free time on our hands.

God Bless,
<>< Andrew

Total Axxess

2009-05-26T03:44:00.004-06:00

Here is a snippet from our last guest appearance on Total Axxess. In case you missed it the first time, here's us, Chris Sligh and Wally all having way too much fun at the Way-FM studios in Nashville, Tenn.

And one final reminder about our CD Release Party this Friday. We would love for all of you to come out and celebrate the new music with us!

Friday, May 29th @ 7pm
Rough Draft CD Release Party w/ special guest Chris Sligh

3J's Coffee House
21 N. Parish Ave.
Johnstown, CO 80534

Also performing: The TV Says and Rachel Morgan Perry
Tickets are $10 at the door

God Bless,
<>< Andrew

Pedro Remembers an Important Event

2009-05-19T03:08:00.001-06:00

Pedro remembers what he has to do on May 29th at 7pm.

God Bless,
<>< Andrew

Rough Draft CD Release Party

2009-05-12T02:57:00.004-06:00

May 29th @ 7pm
Rough Draft CD Release Party w/ special guest Chris Sligh

3J's Coffee House
21 N. Parish Ave.
Johnstown, CO 80534

Also performing: The TV Says and Rachel Morgan Perry
Tickets are $10 at the door

Hope to see you there!

God Bless,
<>< Andrew

Ice Cream, Waldo and Rubber Bands

2009-05-05T02:04:00.002-06:00

The camera is back! Here's some video from the homestretch of our tour. Missouri rocks!

Hey Colorado people! Please come to our CD release party! It's going to be a good night!

God Bless,
<>< Andrew

Andrew is a Terrible Person

2009-04-28T01:07:00.004-06:00

Ok, so I have to apologize for the lack of video in this week's blog. I left the camera in our hotel room last week in Columbia, MO. Failure!!! Anyway, the hotel is shipping it back to us and as soon as it shows up I promise to put up a new blog! I'm so bummed because we had some awesome tour footage!

Also, please be praying for our close friends the Boyles family. Rita Boyles went home to be with Jesus last night!

God Bless,
<>< Andrew

GMA Music Week

2009-04-21T01:13:00.002-06:00

We're having an awesome time here in Nashville! Please keep us in your prayers!

God Bless,
<>< Andrew

No New Blog Today

2009-04-14T14:17:00.002-06:00

No new blog today. Please pray for our dear friend Rita and the Boyles family. Thanks for understanding. God is good... all the time!

Love you all,
RD

Rough Draft and Ramps

2009-04-07T00:43:00.002-06:00

Don't try this at home!

God Bless,
<>< Andrew

Montana, Idaho, Utah

2009-03-31T12:25:00.004-06:00

Thank you Montana, Idaho and Utah - we had an awesome mini-tour! Thank you to everyone who took care of us along the way!

And if you haven't listened yet, the new music is posted! Please check it out and let us know what you think. Also, you can pre-order the album from our online store and get free shipping!

God Bless,
<>< Andrew

Moose Just Wanna be Loved

2009-03-25T01:34:00.001-06:00

Here's song #2 from Alaska. Sorry I didn't post this earlier... technical difficulties!

God Bless,
<>< Andrew

Licking the Trailer

2009-03-17T04:03:00.002-06:00

Enough said!

And to our Alaska peeps, look for song #2 next week!

God Bless,
<>< Andrew

Alaska

2009-03-10T10:18:00.002-06:00

Alaska, we love you all and we miss you very much! You guys are incredibly awesome! Thanks for making this a weekend to remember.

God Bless,
<>< Andrew

Mustache Song Remix

2009-03-03T01:18:00.007-07:00

Not much new this week, until I got bored and giggled at a picture of a mustache, thus this week's blog was born. Enjoy!

Still...
God Bless,
<>< Andrew

FacePlant '09

2009-02-24T02:54:00.003-07:00

Rock on FacePlant!

P.S. Do you Twitter? We just started! Come follow us at http://www.twitter.com/roughdraftband and we can be Twitter buddies!

God Bless,
<>< Andrew

Praisalicious

2009-02-17T04:07:00.002-07:00

Heck Yes!

God Bless,
<>< Andrew

New Roadie Crew

2009-02-10T03:50:00.004-07:00

The last couple of weeks we've had the opportunity to play a few really cool events here in Colorado - one in Berthoud at Five Stones and the other in Colorado Springs at the Axis Youth Seminar. Check out the video!

God Bless,
<>< Andrew

The Rubber Band Ball is Back

2009-02-03T10:35:00.004-07:00

Alright, we haven't forgotten about the rubber band ball peeps! We need all of you to join in on this epic journey and make this thing massive!

So, the next time you come and see us, don't forget to grab a couple of extra rubber bands! And especially those of you from Five Stones or Crossroads Church - we'll be seeing you this week and we expect great things!

God Bless,
<>< Andrew

Snowbound '09

2009-01-27T01:06:00.003-07:00

We had a blast up at Frontier Ranch Young Life camp this weekend for Snowbound '09! Worship was amazing and the Holy Spirit was definitely working in so many lives, which was awesome to be a part of. Thank you so much for letting us join you once again for Snowbound this year!

God Bless,
<>< Andrew

Recording Blog #2

2009-01-20T17:05:00.004-07:00

The good news is that we're finished tracking for the new album. The bad news is that means our mustaches must go.

God Bless,
<>< Andrew

Recording Blog "the Real Week" #1

2009-01-13T00:56:00.003-07:00

The music is sounding awesome so far and we're getting close to finishing all of the tracking for the new EP. Please keep us in your prayers! We hope you're excited for new music!

God Bless,
<>< Andrew

Recording Blog #1

2009-01-06T08:59:00.006-07:00

We're out in Nashville and we're excited to be recording! I hope you will keep up with the blogs for the next couple of weeks because we'll be updating you every step of the way as we record our new EP. We might even be able to sneak you a few clips before it actually gets released.

God Bless,
<>< Andrew

Pictures from Redeemer Lutheran

2008-12-30T01:18:00.009-07:00

Hello once again! We hope you all had a great Christmas! It's been nice to have some much needed time off, but we are so ready to start recording the next album! We leave for Nashville in less than one week! Chris Sligh will be producing the record and we are all very excited to be working with him. We hope you are excited too! Keep your eyes and ears open for the release date.

In addition, be sure to keep up with the blog over the next few weeks because we will be documenting the recording process, and of course, having way too much fun.

Here are some photos from our concert at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Fort Collins, CO. We had an awesome time and the kids were so much fun!

God Bless,
<>< Andrew

Merry Christmas

2008-12-23T02:00:00.003-07:00

Enough said...

God Bless,
<>< Andrew

Case Race

2008-12-16T00:07:00.005-07:00

You've got to love trying to make something as boring as tear down as fun as possible. This was our attempt at doing just that.

God Bless,
<>< Andrew

Compassion Benefit Concert

2008-12-08T23:23:00.013-07:00

Last Friday we played a concert at the Rock House in Littleton, CO. It was a benefit concert for Compassion International, so we were all very excited about the concert in the first place. We were even more excited once we got there because we got to play with a couple of awesome bands that we hope to play with many more times in the future - Ambient You and All at Risk. Plus, everyone at the concert was great and the crowd was rockin' and dancin' the night away.

We just wanted to post a few pictures of the show for all of you who were there. We hope to see all of you again at another concert here in lovely Colorado.

And a quick plug for the other bands - both bands were phenomenal and if any of you get the chance to see All at Risk or Ambient You, make sure to go check them out!

This is us rockin' out with Ambient You at the end of the show. If you didn't guess, we're playing I'm Not Ashamed!

God Bless,
<>< Andrew

Tour Reflections

2008-12-02T12:24:00.004-07:00

Thanks again to everyone who helped us out on tour and especially to all of you who came to see us. We had a great time and we hope that all of you will keep in touch.

God Bless,
<>< Andrew

Home, Sweet Home

2008-11-25T02:41:00.006-07:00

WE'RE HOME!!! We are happy to say that we are finally home after a long month on the road, but we do have to say that this month has been amazing. We had an awesome time on tour to Florida and back and we can't wait to see all of you again. Keep in touch Florida, Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma, and bring us back soon so that we can see your bright shiny faces again.

God Bless,
<>< Andrew

Florida Blog #3

2008-11-18T08:56:00.008-07:00

Hello again from Florida! Once again, we had a great time this last week and we want to thank everyone who came out to see us. And a very special thank you to the great people who helped bring us here and to everybody who was kind enough to feed us and let us stay in your homes. We are sad to leave, but we are excited to start the trek back home. Please pray for safe travels!

God Bless,
<>< Andrew

Florida Blog #2

2008-11-11T06:55:00.004-07:00

It's the end of week two on tour and here is what we've been up to.

God Bless,
<>< Andrew

Florida Blog #1

2008-11-04T06:55:00.005-07:00

Hey everybody! Here is the first blog from our tour. We've had a great time so far and this video should prove that. After watching the video you might think that we don't actually play music, but I promise you that we really do perform concerts and so far they have all been awesome! Thanks to everyone who came out to rock with us!

We'll post a new blog every week with more of our ridiculous antics, so keep up with us!

God Bless,
<>< Andrew

Gas, and the Lack Thereof

2008-10-28T14:38:00.007-06:00

Today is the first day of our tour! We are extremely excited about being on the road and getting to hang out with all of the crazy cool people we're about to meet. For those of you who are planning to see us while we're on the road, we can't wait to meet you!

And here are a few pictures from our concert last Sunday at Higher Ground Youth Coffee House in Evergreen, CO. We had a blast, and if you were there, we hope you did too!

Please pray for us while we're out on tour this month. And be sure to keep up with the blog because we'll let you know how we're doing and show you some of our goofy shenanigans on the road. We love you all and we hope to see you soon.

God Bless,
<>< Andrew

Pictures from Avo's

2008-10-21T03:55:00.013-06:00

Hello once again!

This week I wanted to post a few cool photos from our last concert at Avo's in Fort Collins, CO. We had a great time playing some brand new songs!

I apologize for the lack of video this week, but be sure to look for videos from 3Js next week and of course our upcoming tour!

God Bless,
<>< Andrew

Coming to 3Js

2008-10-14T02:27:00.008-06:00

Hey everyone! Just wanted to remind you about our upcoming concert at 3Js. We always have an awesome time at 3Js and we hope you can make it! Just to prove it, here's a video from the last time we were there.

And don't think that we've forgotten about the rubber band ball! We still plan on making this thing HUGE!!! We need your help - it has grown a bit, but we want everyone at 3Js to bring a few rubber bands and make this things a gargantuan crazy cool bouncy ball!!!

God Bless,
<>< Andrew

Weekly Blog Numero Uno

2008-10-07T05:55:00.020-06:00

***PLEASE READ THIS FIRST BEFORE YOU LOOK ANYWHERE ELSE**

First off, we want to thank you for checking out our blog. We want you guys to be a part of this thing, so let us know what you want to see! Drop us a comment and let us know how we can make the blog even better.

This week is the first week of our regular weekly blog updates. Every Tuesday you can come and check out the latest blog with videos, pictures and more.

We have been writing like crazy this past month and trying to get as many new songs done as possible. That being said, we want to invite all of you to come out to our next concert at 3Js in Johnstown, CO. We will be debuting a bunch of new songs and we would love for you to hear them! Check out the poster for details.

And of course, a few videos for your viewing pleasure!

And here are a few pictures of us playing recently at Thompson Valley High School in Loveland, CO.

God Bless,
<>< Andrew

Rough Draft Road Menu

2008-09-20T15:15:00.004-06:00

Mmmmm!!! Variety is the spice of life.

God Bless,
<>< Andrew

Reflections on LifeLight

2008-09-04T02:42:00.003-06:00

Love all of you!!!

God Bless,
<>< Andrew

The Bell

2008-09-04T02:41:00.003-06:00

Beware of the bell!!!

God Bless,
<>< Andrew

Rubber Band Ball #2

2008-09-04T02:39:00.002-06:00

Keep those rubber bands coming! Let's make this thing massive!

God Bless,
<>< Andrew

Rubber Band Ball

2008-08-23T01:53:00.006-06:00

Help a brother out!!! Bring your extra rubber bands from school, home, the office, and help us make this rubber band ball EPIC!!!

Oh yeah!!!

God Bless,
<>< Andrew

Oh, it's on Pedro!!!

2008-08-22T00:50:00.004-06:00

A little friendly competition never hurt anybody.

God Bless,
<>< Andrew

Camera Angles

2008-08-16T15:01:00.005-06:00

We need more camera angles!!!

God Bless,
<>< Andrew

And the Winner is...

2008-08-11T13:08:00.012-06:00

We wanted to let you all know the cool news that we took first place in the band competition at the Gospel Music Association Music in the Rockies in Estes Park, CO. Thank you so much for your support and prayers! We had an awesome time meeting lots of amazing people and learning so much about the Christian music industry. We can't wait to see what's next!

Here we are with Hope Generation, our new UK friends!

And this is us with Janard, quite possibly the coolest dude at Music in the Rockies!

And here we are accepting our first place trophy with Mandisa and Chris Sligh from American Idol!

God Bless,
<>< Andrew

Rough Draft on the Range

2008-07-29T22:47:00.006-06:00

We decided that gas prices were just too crazy!

God Bless,
<>< Andrew

Total Axxess

2008-07-28T20:01:00.005-06:00

Here we are with Wally from Total Axxess! We had an awesome time in Nashville and we hope you were able to catch the show!

God Bless,
<>< Andrew

"Here I Am" Live on 94.7 FM Invasion Radio

2008-07-17T15:17:00.004-06:00

This is the only recording of this song that we have, so if you like it, you can do us a huge favor and post it on your own blog, myspace, Facebook, etc. In fact, we encourage you to do that with any of the blogs you enjoy! And keep telling your friends about the blog so they can watch too!

God Bless,
<>< Andrew

Official Rough Draft Store

2008-07-16T07:16:00.003-06:00

Please visit our brand new online store at http://store.roughdraftband.com! Get all of your merchandise needs and check back for killer new stuff coming right around the corner! Check out our commercial.

God Bless,
<>< Andrew

Pedro Kisses a Fish

2008-07-04T02:39:00.003-06:00

That crazy Puerto Rican!!!

God Bless,
<>< Andrew

Dave Chases a Cat

2008-07-04T02:38:00.002-06:00

And he almost gets it!

God Bless,
<>< Andrew

The Frisbee

2008-06-27T23:22:00.002-06:00

Lost and found!

God Bless,
<>< Andrew

Ummmmmmm...

2008-06-27T12:19:00.002-06:00

Driving can get kind of boring sometimes.

God Bless,
<>< Andrew

A Little Fun in the Van

2008-06-26T01:39:00.002-06:00

Yes, we're weird, but you knew that.

God Bless,
<>< Andrew

Biker Ralley

2008-06-15T01:07:00.003-06:00

Check out these big, bad bikers doing the actions for Friend of God - awesome!!!

God Bless,
<>< Andrew

Romans 12: 9-13

2008-06-14T00:48:00.003-06:00

Bible study time!

God Bless,
<>< Andrew

The Birth of Pedro

2008-06-11T02:21:00.004-06:00

Just thought you all should know the truth...

God Bless,
<>< Andrew

Confabulation!!!

2008-06-11T02:18:00.006-06:00

After watching this video, you may ask yourself, did Rough Draft even play music when they went to Florida? I would just like to inform you that we did, but we also had an awesome time doing lots of other things and meeting some way awesome people. We love every single one of you!

God Bless,
<>< Andrew

Good Morning :)

2008-06-10T22:40:00.002-06:00

Just a quick hello!

God Bless,
<>< Andrew

Piñata

2008-06-04T00:21:00.006-06:00

Gotta love a good piñata!

God Bless,
<>< Andrew

Minnesota Rocks... SERIOUSLY :)

2008-05-15T22:35:00.008-06:00

So, we just got back from Mayer, MN., and we wanted to post a little video showing some of the fun we had. Thanks so much Mayer for rockin' out and taking care of us while we were there. You guys rock! We hope everyone who came out had a good time because we had a blast! SERIOUSLY!

God Bless,
<>< Andrew

3Js Photos

2008-04-29T14:13:00.007-06:00

Here are a few photos from our last concert at 3Js in Johnstown, CO. It was a great time for us and we hope all of you had a blast as well. Thanks for coming out!

God Bless,
<>< Andrew

New Blog... Finally!!!

2008-04-14T16:18:00.007-06:00

Sorry about not keeping on top of the blog like we promised, but keep checking back because we plan to do a much better job of keeping you informed and showing you all kinds of crazy fun stuff.

God Bless,
<>< Andrew

Goodbye, Hello and the Wind of Change

2008-02-25T19:29:00.004-07:00

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight." – Proverbs 3:5-7

These words have been the biggest reflection of the Rough Draft ministry for the past three years. God has spoken these words to the RD crew and seems to reveal them time and time again.

It is through these words that God has brought some changes to the Rough Draft family. Often, change can reveal itself in scary times, but through it all, God is good.

It has been decided after much time in prayer and in meditation that Drew Torres and Brent Thayer will no longer be a part of the Rough Draft ministry after March 9th.

First and foremost, it is important to recognize that this decision was made by Drew and Brent. No one was "kicked out" and they are all just as much brothers in Christ as they were before.

For Drew, he will be pursuing other opportunities in Denver and attending school at CU Denver. He still plans to pursue music later, with a better understanding of both the business side and of the music itself.

For Brent, he is also looking at pursuing school. When looking at the big picture, he is interested in all sorts of different things and is looking for God's guidance in which direction to move forward.

With that, there will be some new faces in the near future.

We would like to introduce you to Adam Woodroof (lead guitar) and Dave King (bass guitar). Both of these musicians will begin working with the band in March 2008. Adam has most recently played guitar with Three Cord Wonder and Dave has been leading worship for his church in Greeley – and you may remember both of them from the band Wrestling Jacob. Each of these musicians exemplify the Rough Draft mission of connecting people to Jesus and we look forward to seeing how God is going to use them in the Rough Draft ministry.

We, as a band of brothers and all who have served in this ministry, want to thank you for your support. We believe that God is building relationships with Him through this band and we value your support more then you know. So, the next show you see may look a little different on stage, but rest assured, the mission remains the same!

Everyone who is and has been a part of this ministry wants to leave you with this: God is good! Whether you are at home or work or school or in the heart of some third world country faithfully serving in the mission field, He is with you. He loves you. Thank you Brent and Drew! Welcome Adam and Dave!

In Christ,
RD