Joe Richardson Music

13 years of Sundays. 3 albums. 35 finished songs.

Worship Associate Director at Mercy Hill in Greensboro, NC. Producer, multi-instrumentalist, and the person behind The Song Finisher's Workbook.

Joe Richardson leading worship with the Mercy Hill Church band and choir

For most of my life, I believed great musicians were born, not built. Then I got thrown into a job that didn't give me time to keep believing it.

Thirteen years ago I came on staff at Mercy Hill, a church growing faster than I could keep up with. Sunday kept coming whether I was ready or not. There was nobody else to mix it, so I learned to self-produce. The team outgrew my memory, so I built systems. The growth that could have crushed me became my teacher.

Three albums and 35 original songs later, I still do the whole job every week. The songs, the room, the team, the systems. I'm not past the wrestling. I'm just further down the road, and I came back with a map.

The receipts

  • —13 years on staff at a fast-growing church.
  • —3 albums, 35 original songs, released with Mercy Hill Worship.
  • —Multi-instrumentalist across classical, jazz, rock, and folk.
  • —Producer and mix engineer, self-taught because there was nobody else.
  • —Led 9 four-day youth camps in one summer at Crowder's Ridge.

The human behind the work

Family, why Joe still leads every Sunday, and what he does outside of work — coming soon.

What I do

Music Production

I produce, arrange, mix, and master worship music for churches and artists.

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Coaching

I coach worship leaders and MDs who are strong in one part of the job and want the rest.

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Worship Leading

I lead worship at churches, camps, retreats, and events.

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Where to go next

If you're new here, start with the free workbook. It's the first rep, and a real taste of how I work. If you already know what you need, skip straight to the right page above.

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