William McDowell talks about his role as husband, father, pastor, worship leader & more
Worship ambassador, senior pastor and humble psalmist, William McDowell, is back with his 5th and foremost worship album to date – Sounds Of Revival II – a melodic, hermeneutic string of songs & spirit overflowing in the natural and supernatural.
McDowell has emerged as Moses in the modern era, a reluctant leader in the domain of divinity, ushering saints into a more intimate encounter with God. His songs have become textbook hymns for tabernacles of worship around the world. Still, William understands his role as the modest, soft-spoken servant, withholding nothing, surrendering everything to Him.
It’s evident in his assignment as pastor of Deeper Fellowship Church, it’s quite clear in his role as husband and father to 4 children and it’s unmistakably obvious in his reverent, Master-serving music.
Christopher Heron: Last time we spoke, you mentioned that Sounds of Revival was birthed out of private moments with God. Is Sounds of Revival II more of those intimate worship experiences captured in recording?
William McDowell: Absolutely. There are two things that are significant in Sounds of Revival II. One, is the birthing of new songs. The second is that when we recorded Sounds of Revival what you heard was only half of the night. We were heading somewhere. So a lot of what you’re hearing on this album is the rest of the night.
Christopher Heron: On Sounds Of Revival II, we hear collaborations with Israel Houghton, Tina Campbell and Travis Greene. Did you introduce these artists based on relationships, their voices or was it a spiritual kinship?
William McDowell: All three of those things. Spiritual kinship, friendship and of course they’re all phenomenal. I don’t sit back and think, ‘’What special guest can we get?’’ As a matter of fact, most of our projects don’t feature special guests, so this was very different, but as you hear, none of them stand on top of the moment. They’re all within the moment and add something significant. I think it’s important that you have people that can really understand and deliver a message you’re trying to sing, and they all did that.
Christopher Heron: To achieve ministerial, musical and artistic goals, you have to be in sync with your producer. Who’s your producer and what kind of relationship do you have with him?
William McDowell: I think one of the unknown aspects of all of my projects is that I produce all of them. A lot of people don’t know how involved I am in the production. So most people just assume that it’s coming from someone else, but a majority of the songs are written by me, and all of them are co-produced by me. I want to pivot here and give an extreme amount of credit and deference to Clay Bogan who, in my opinion, is probably the most underappreciated producer in the industry. The guy is an absolute genius. We have this great working relationship. He is the other half of my musical brain. It is certainly a collaboration. I often get asked, ‘’’Who produces your records?’’ And I’m thinking to myself, ‘’Guys, my name has been on every one of them.’’ READ MORE
