[notice]A monthly interview column in which Mike Beets tunes into the heartbeat of Christian musicians and the SA Christian music industry.[/notice] What seemed like a chance meeting five years ago when brothers Jaco and Johan van den Berg met the church newbie, Zander De Beer at Living Word Church in […]
Author: Mike Beets
Sidetracked with One Crown — Rockers for Jesus
[notice]A monthly interview column in which Mike Beets tunes into the heartbeat of Christian musicians and the SA Christian music industry.[/notice] What started as a high school rock band evolved into one of the most influential youth ministries this country has ever seen. When four high school friends; Ryno, Werner, […]
Sidetracked with Wickes Nortje — life story like movie script
[notice]A monthly interview column in which Mike Beets tunes in to the heartbeat of Christian musicians and the SA Christian music industry.[/notice] The life story of Wickes Nortje sounds like something scripted for a movie. From humble beginnings, growing up in Rustenburg and being declared blind by the age of […]
Sidetracked with Joshua Na Die Reen
[notice]A monthly interview column in which Mike Beets tunes into the heartbeat of Christian musicians and the SA Christian music industry.[/notice] With emphatic style Joshua Na Die Reen hit the South African music scene in 2013, forcing people to sit up and take notice. Their own unique style of stadium […]
Sidetracked with Adam Barnard
[notice]A monthly interview column in which Mike Beets tunes into the heartbeat of Christian musicians and the SA Christian music industry.[/notice] Following a hugely successful career that included six albums released in South Africa and one released in the UK and Germany, Adam Barnard from the extremely popular light classical […]
Sidetracked with Ju-aan
[notice]A monthly interview column in which Mike Beets tunes into the heartbeat of Christian musicians and the SA Christian music industry.[/notice] Ju-aan’s story is one of a young man that survived the agony of his parents’ divorce and stood up against depression to overcome the lies the darkness was spewing […]
Sidetracked with Heandus
[notice]A new monthly interview column in which Mike Beets tunes into the heartbeat of Christian musicians and the SA Christian music industry.[/notice] It’s easy to get confused once you get to meet the three members of Heandus for the first time after listening to their music. The hugely enjoyable music […]