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Fred Hammond a GRAMMY®, Stellar, and Dove Award-winner with nearly three decades in music and ministry has produced a concept recording unlike any other in recent gospel music history.” Life in the Word offers something a little different,” says Hammond, whose songs have, over the years, become a vital component of Sunday morning praise services. “It’s easy for my audience to know where I’m coming from as an artist. They don’t want a lot of tricks, they don’t want to just listen—they want to participate. “This is the other side of my style.” His new project fHammond Family Entertainment allows the gospel veteran to work on recorded projects, audiovisual products, and other kinds of media aimed at bringing gospel to the masses. Life in the Word sees Hammond stepping away from the microphone and into the role of mentor, visionary and producer, guiding a fresh ensemble of young singers, worship leaders, and vocalists as they sing songs of devotion, commitment and worship lifted directly from Scriptures. I had the opportunity to check in with him and see just how things were going.
OW: What sets this release apart from any of your previous releases?
FH: It’s the fact that it is something that is like one of my children. The “Life In the Word” project has been a long time coming. It’s me being a father and my child is doing well and just starting to learn. I take it seriously. Whether its in my home or my professional life.
OW: What is being father like in the real sense of the word?
FH: Its one of the greatest things you can do. We talk about everything. There is nothing we can talk about everything. My daughter is wonderful person. She is smart and talented. My daughter is a great person It is one of the greatest things in life. My children are great. My son is my dude.
