{"podcast":{"title":"Worship Bass Coffee","slug":"worship-bass-coffee-7410970","podcast_index_feed_id":7410970,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/worship-bass-coffee/feed.xml","website_url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/worship-bass-coffee","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/worship-bass-coffee/20250713_050741_c6fdcf76e97bab5a860db43405c29603.jpg","author":"Worship Bass Coffee","episode_count":28,"summary":"Worship, Bass, Coffee is the podcast for worship musicians, bass players, and creatives who serve the Church and love a great cup of coffee. Hosted by a Nashville-based worship bassist Jay Szalay, this show features real conversations about worship music, bass gear, playing techniques, faith, creativity, and serving in ministry. Hear from special guests—both well-known and behind-the-scenes—as we talk tone, gear, grooves, and what it means to lead with humility and heart. Whether you’re on stage every Sunday or just love the worship music world, this podcast is brewed just for you.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-27T10:17:07.535118+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/worship-bass-coffee-7410970"},"episode":{"title":"From Gospel Beginnings to Disney Stages: A Conversation with LaVon Rushing","slug":"from-gospel-beginnings-to-disney-stages-a-conversation-with-lavon-rushing","published_at":"2025-11-17T06:00:52+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/worship-bass-coffee-7410970/from-gospel-beginnings-to-disney-stages-a-conversation-with-lavon-rushing","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/worship-bass-coffee-7410970","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/worship-bass-coffee/2331231","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/338411/2331231/worship-bass-coffee/2026_07_11_22_39_02_bc99ac05-334c-4fc2-a9c1-1725914c87a6.mp3","summary":"In this episode of Worship, Bass, Coffee , I sit down with LaVon Rushing — gospel bassist, MD, multi-instrumentalist, and one of the most joyful and gifted players influencing modern worship and gospel music today. LaVon shares how growing up in Virginia with a guitar-playing father and a bass-loving mother shaped his musical DNA, eventually leading him from early church experiences to a full career in Orlando’s vibrant creative scene. LaVon and I revisit their first meeting at Disney’s Joyful! Christmas show, his move to Florida, and how unexpected opportunities — including playing on multiple Hilary Duff records — opened doors he never imagined. LaVon talks honestly about balancing an intense weekly schedule of rehearsals, sessions, and family life, and breaks down how he practices “by thinking the impossible,” using recording moments as his time to grow. He also dives deep into the reality of Sunday morning life at his church, where sets change last-minute and everything is “on the fly,” requiring intuition, talkback communication, and trust. Gear lovers get a full walkthrough of LaVon’s world: his custom 7-string Bootleg bass , unique tunings (down to low F#), Bartolini pickups, Aguilar preamps, DI choices, and the pedals he relies on — including the H9, OC-2, Tone Hammer/AG, Whammy, and more. LaVon also shares powerful reflections on leading worship from the bass, adapting across genres, finding the right church environment, listening deeply, and the importance of surrounding yourself with peers who sharpen you. In one of the most heartfelt moments of the episode, he opens up about losing a close friend and how God has been reminding him to embrace the present, move with purpose, and be fully here for the people you love . If you love gospel chops, gear talk, wors…","meta_description":"In this episode of Worship, Bass, Coffee , I sit down with LaVon Rushing — gospel bassist, MD, multi-instrumentalist, and one of the most joyful and gifte…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4443,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/worship-bass-coffee-7410970/episodes/from-gospel-beginnings-to-disney-stages-a-conversation-with-lavon-rushing/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/worship-bass-coffee-7410970/from-gospel-beginnings-to-disney-stages-a-conversation-with-lavon-rushing.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}