"To stimulate and rejuvenate sincere, heart driven, truth centered, spirit motivated effective music ministry in the local church to provoke God's presence and experience the manifestation of transformed lives consistently."
Praise the Lord! My name is Sis Laveenia Peavy. I am a wife of ONE husband with 3 beautiful children. I belong to The True Pentecostal Church of Vallejo, where my pastor is Eld. Charles Jordan.
I have been surrounded by music al my life. My grandmother/father, aunts/uncles, cousins etc, all have some form of musical talent. Whether it is instruments or vocal ability, they all have expressed themselves through music. God has blessed me to be able to embrace the ministry of music in the same manner. I have been involved in church music ministry since the age of around 10 years old, including: children’s choir, teen youth choir, and now the adult choir. I have also been blessed to play the bass guitar for our Women’s choir a few years back. I currently hold the position of Music Director at my church covering all aspects of music from choirs, to musicians, to the sound room, and I am the worship leader. Although, it is a lot to handle, I take the challenge.
Food for thought: There is a level of worship and praise that one can enter into that will shake the very foundation of satans’ kingdom! My strength lies in the word of God and in my very worship to Him. I long to be in the vein of God and to know the very heart of Him that hath blessed me!
I was born in San Francisco, CA and raised in Vallejo, CA. I am the younger of two siblings. I truly love God, because I understand that without “God” I can do nothing.
I trust him and believe that the gift of playing guitar is truly that a “gift” from God. I began to play the bass guitar at age 13 under the instruction of my father Sam Turner, whom I admire and love and believe he is one of the best guitar players God has appointed.
I began playing in the Church of God in Christ under the pastorialship of Elder B.T. Turner. Although I was a young man I knew “God” had a work for me to do, so I would practice basically everyday and play in church every Sunday, it was not always easy because disciplining myself to practice did not come natural, however, dedication helped me to heed to the call of God!
Some of my influences are: My Pops (Sam Turner), Derrick DOA Allen, Eric Smith, Victor Wooten, Marcus Miller, Stanley Clark, Jaco Pastorius, Maurice Fitzgerald, Joel Smith, Pino Palladino and a host of others.
Instruments I play: Fender Geddy Lee, Jaaa Bass , Lakeland Five String Bass, Amp eg 210 combo Amp
“As I continue on this journey of playing my bass guitar for God I have realized that it is not being the best but it is being God’s best that counts.
Mr. Javance Butler is a well rounded musician who caught on to music at an early age. He learned how to play drums at the tender age of 5, bass guitar at 9 and piano and organ at the age of 12.
Vance came from a long line of musicians, which allowed him to learn music by ear. Vance was inspired by a young organist that was 16 and was amazed that a young person could play so well. The 16 year old was Kenny Martin. Kenny was a big influence on Vance even though he grow up watching his dad play but was never pulled to play keys. He became very skilled by the age of 17.
He attended Solano Community College under the instruction of Delbert Bump, where he learned the fundamentals of music to strengthen his musical ability even more. At 19, he began to produce music of his own. He later opened up his own production company, Addvance Productions. He also started playing for various artists all over the Bay Area. Vance played at one of the biggest church in Fairfield, Ca. Mt Calvary Baptist Church, where he was the personal musician to the Pastor, Dr. Claybon Lea Jr. He traveled with Dr. Lea, to various cities in the United States. Javance, is currently the music director at Greater Saint Paul Baptist Church in Oakland, Ca.
He has played for well known gospel artist such as Ricky Dillard, Bret Jones, Eugene Cole, Devaughn Murrphy and Tye Tribbett.
Adam Rogers was born and raised in the Oakland/ San Francisco Bay Area. He has been singing and playing the piano and Hammond B3 organ all across the country for 25 years. His musical background is deep in gospel music. Adam has created a hybrid between gospel, classical, ragtime, and gothic music; it has been said that Adam’s musical style is in a class by its self.
He is a high energy, creative musician and director. In 1998 at the age of 18 was the guest artist director for the Acts Full Gospel Church in Oakland (and 6 thousand member church) for their Youth Empowerment Conference in which Judge Mathis was the keynote speaker. From 1998 to 2004 Adam was a member of the National Youth Choir Music Staff of the Churches of God in Christ under the leadership of Iris Stevenson from Los Angeles, California. In 2008 Adam was the Youth Director of the Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir which has won a Grammy Award.
Adam has worked with the world renowned Grammy Award winning artist and producer Rafael Saadiq on a cd project with the group The Sons of the Soul Revivers of San Francisco. In the past Adam has served as the gospel music director for American Express Hall of Fame; which was held in San Francisco California in the summer of 2005. Adam Rogers was the Musical Director for St Mary's College Gospel Choir for 2 years and Contra Costa College Gospel Choir for 5 years, currently Adam is the gospel choir director at the world renowned University of California, Berkeley. He has been recognized by his peers and has been nominated in 2001, 2003 for the Bay Area’s musician of the year also in 2007 was nominated for musician of the year by the Bay Area Black Music Awards. Adam has opened up for Oleta Adams and has been a guest artist for the Bay Area Organ Donation Benefit Concert in 2008. Since 1996 to the present day Adam Rogers has played for gospel recording artist such as Marvin Sapp, Tonex, the late Timothy Wright, Norman Hutchins, Twinkie Clark, Eugene Cole, Tachina Danelle, Lawrence Matthews, Olivet MBC, Kervy Brown, Troy Sneed, David Frazier, Kelvin Lenox, Myron Williams, Prince Yelder, Iris Stephens, Kim Burrell, Malcolm Williams, Dorinda Clark-Cole, Donald Lawrence & Richard Smallwood, Judith McAlister, Nikki Ross ,Renetha Macklin, Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir, Montage Pheloan of Chicago, Craig Haynes of New Jersey, Sons of the Soul Revivers of San Francisco, Women of Worship division of GMWA, Beverly Crawford, Daryl Coley, Sista Cantaloupe, Min. John Peavy & Voice of Vision and Praise, Cynthia Carter-Hill the list goes on and on.
Adam Rogers is also a songwriter and publisher with B.M.I. His songs have started to be played on the radio and clips of performances on multiple websites like: youtube.com, gospelchops.com, facebook.com and myspace.com. In 2007 Adam was added to the music staff of the Women of Worship, the women’s division of the GMWA as a music arranger & recording musician. He is also an active member of The Recording Academy San Francisco Chapter (Grammy’s). Adam has graduated from Laney College in Oakland California with his two Associate degrees one in Art & Humanities and the other in Social Science also Adam is currently attending San Francisco State University receiving his BA in Philosophy and another in Music. The learning Adam has received at San Francisco State University has branched him out into other music venues such as jazz, nu-soul, world music, spoken word and R & B. In 2009 Adam Hosted Northern California’s largest Praise & Worship Conference with Dr. Judith McAllister with out of state delegates all the way from Seattle Washington and Portland Organ. In 2009 Adam was made the Home & Foreign Mission District Director of Music which has 36 churches in it. Adam also was added to David Frazier's (a Stellar and Dove Award winning writer and producer) production staff in 2009 also in 2009 Adam was added as the Musical Director of the Bay Area smash hit stage play, Misery Loves Company.
In 2005 Adam started his music production company called ADAMOLOGY INC and with that name pick up the name ADAMOLOGY. Adam has been in T.V. commercials for Nike and Sega. Adam is also involved in building the community and helping those individuals who are in need with two clothing drives a year. Adam is a member of Rainbow PUSH Coalition who’s founder is the legendary leader Rev. Jessie Jackson; Adam is musically talented, educated, spiritual and involved in building the community. Adam is starting on his first cd and has begun producing gospel, jazz and nu-soul projects; look out for the OLOGY sound.
Adam Rogers is a powerful, positive moving jet, moving upward towards greatness.
