Correspondent: How did you start writing music for God?
V.P.: I met a Christian group when I worked at the studio. The guys
offered me to play with them in evangelization. I agreed and soon I received
Jesus as my personal Savior. It was not hard for me, several episodes from
my childhood and teen age helped me to make the decision.
Corr.: Victor, what does music mean to you?
V.P.: Music is like love.
Corr.: Could you tell us a few words about your work?
V.P.: I have been working at the studio of Christian Association "Emmanuel"
for several years, as a composer and sound producer. I write songs and
music for the children's TV program "Superbook Club."
Corr.: Where do you perform?
V.P.: I used to do a lot of travelling with evangelistic outreaches
to different cities and countries of the CIS. I performed my songs there,
working together with the well-known Christian singer Nataliya Zhukovskaya
who wrote songs for the album "Everything is Created by You." Now I work
mostly at the studio, writing songs and arrangements. Sometimes I record
songs for cartoons produced by the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN)
which are dubbed at our studio. A continuation of the "Spunky" cartoon
will be on the air soon, and I sang in it.
Corr.: Do you have any projects or plans for the future?
V.P.: I'm working now on a new audio album. I also have plans to shoot
a music video.
Corr.: In principle, what is the difference between Christian and secular
music?
V.P.: It differs by its... content. And it is not chords that
matter. Christian music differs from secular music not in form, but in
spirit. A man that has God in his heart will surely feel this spirit. The
Scripture says, "For out of the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks"
(Luke 6:45), that is, your creativity is what your soul overflows with. |