Growing up in Ft. Worth, Texas, Paul Tietjen never thought he would spend most of his days playing music out of Minneapolis, Minnesota. For the past 15 years he has used his singer/songwriter gifts with the band 100 White Flags. Occasionally, Paul also plays solo gigs or has been called to help out other groups on stage. When he was 9 he got his first guitar and ever since then he has been standing at the crossroads of blues and rock. When you listen to his performances, that’s the corner you’ll find yourself on.

PAUL TIETJEN

Dr. T is a modern worship guitarist who also has been known to play bass and mandolin with various artists. He mostly draws his influences from Lynyrd Skynyrd, Audio Adrenaline, Keith Urban, and Kenny Wayne Sheppard. 

His hard work and musical energy has landed him on stage with Jonathan Cain (of Journey), Second Adam, Lynn Stoneking, and Echelon to name a few.

Currently Dr. T plays modern worship, youth gatherings, and festivals. He started a podcast in 2020 known as: “The Tweed Couch Guitar Therapy Session” as a way to keep in touch and talk gear with his musical network of friends. 

Dr. T plays a Kretzmann Tactical-59DC and is honored to be apart of the KretzCo Guitar family.

Stephen TIEtjen

A lifelong musician, family man, country boy, lover of Jesus, and storyteller, Monte delights in entertaining an audience; whether its crooning Swing and Jazz standards, singing songwriter stories, entertaining the kids or leading people into an atmosphere of authentic worship.  Monte feels right at home behind a microphone with his guitar.
 
Monte performs with his band, as a solo artist, with the swing, jazz and blues project “The Leister Quartet”, and with Reverend Chops and the Rockabilly Ruckus.  You can catch Monte on Sunday mornings at FaithHouse.
 
Monte currently teaches music privately at Coffey music and in several private schools. He also leads a local jazz ensemble. 
 
When he is not helping to make music or ministry happen somewhere, you can often find Monte in his favorite place, at home with his wife and their three children.

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You can keep up with Monte and his musical adventures at www.musicwithmonte.com

Monte leister

Brian Spahr is a singer/songwriter from Fort Wayne, IN. After a 20 year hiatus, Brian returns in 2021 with a new original single, "Where I Belong" featuring Sav Buist and Katie Larson (The Accidentals), Addison Agen (Season 13 Runner-Up on The Voice), Jensen Snyder, and Kenny Stratton. This single is the first of much more to come. 

Brian is known as a thoughtful songwriter who backs simple melodies with passionate vocals. His music has been compared to artists like Andrew Peterson, Ben Folds, John Mark McMillian and Derek Webb.

Brian Spahr