Me: “Yeah, no problem, calll me back.”

I waited about 10 minutes, and the phone made its noise.

Moi: “Hey man, I am coming. Just text me the address and I will be there.”

Me: “Oh no Prob bro. That’s so awesome that you can swing it. I won’t get to be there tonight, but everyone at Origin is going to love your music. Thanks so much for coming with such sort notice. It’s amazing.”

Moi: “Oh it’s totally no problem. I am just happy that you thought to give me a call. Thank you.”

This conversation was the result of a phone call that I made yesterday to try and see if Moi would make an unscheduled stop at Origin (the brand new church plant that I lead worship at, that still meats in a living room). This guy blew my mind! He is a super talented artist, up-and-coming, with one of the best vocals I have ever heard. He was in my area last night and, without reservation (in more than one sense), he made room in his schedule to swing by and share his ministry and a few songs. He didn’t even require a fee, which is great because we didn’t have any way of paying one.

This is a rare thing to find in an artist of Moi’s caliber. I feel like I have a tiny platform to say this from, having worked with booking musicians for years and I have small connections with a handful of nationally-knowns that I have made similar requests of in the past, without positive result. Having less of a connection with Moi than any of the others, he was more eager, flexible and approachable than any.

What a lungful of sweet, fresh, O2 goodness! Seriously, part of my blogging interest revolves around the realization that good artists are not consumed with thinking that they are God’s gift to humanity. The tools made available to us through the Internet, are great means of portraying the vulnerability and transparency that make artist real people. Now, Joe and Jane Awesome can stay up in the made up celestials and try to pretend that they are that gift that I mentioned, or they can be—the over used word of the decade—real.

Please check out Moi. I think this guy is as genuine as they come. He is well worth your support and you will definitely be hearing more about him in the coming years. He is legit folks. So, go! Click here on Moi and go listen to his stuff and let me know what you think of those pipes of his. Cheers!