Building 429

We are very excited about Building 429 being on the Freedom Fest stage in 2010. They will be our headline act for the evening. Make sure you don’t miss this one of a kind band! You can watch a video and read more about them below.

Every building block leading up to who Building 429 is today has prepared them for such a time as this. The many valleys and mountaintops they’ve faced together have molded them—breaking them, making them, and priming them for what looks to be their most rewarding period yet.

Building 429 doesn’t just excel at the high-wattage performances. They also have a knack for nuance, as with the heartfelt “Always,” a soaring ballad underscored by piano, guitars, and strings. It doesn’t take long for the song to crescendo and explode into a powerful refrain, with Roy reaching into his upper register.

“Everybody at some point reaches a defining moment in their faith life, a moment with massive questions that we don’t have the answers to, questions you can’t ever really tie a bow around,” Roy says. “‘Always’ is my attempt to answer those questions. God has said that He is before us, He is after us, and He will be with us along every step of the way. All things work together for the good of those who love the Lord. This life is just one piece of the puzzle.”

Realizing that levity and melody are also an integral part of rock ‘n’ roll, Building 429 stretches its wings and goes places once unvisited with “Shoulder,” a bluesy piece that Roy likens to Train’s “Drops of Jupiter.” From top to bottom, the song is a pick-me-up—one of those moments that have become signature in the band’s repertoire.

“Staying alone is definitely not our strength,” Roy says of “Shoulder,” a song inspired by his friendship with Anderson and Garcia. “We’re kind of a brotherhood of sorts. We’ve been through a lot of stuff together. The reality for us is that as long as we stay together, God will continue to mold us for the challenges ahead.”

Of this more lighthearted material, Anderson says, “For a while, our live show was pretty dense and serious. What we’ve realized is that we need those worshipful moments, but we also need moments in our show to let the audience have a little fun.”

But somber or jovial, rocking or inspiring, Building 429 is no longer operating from the perspective of trying to replicate past fortunes. More so than the music or the sound of things, the band wants fans to remember Building 429 as its most meaningful project thus far, a signpost that testifies to how much the group has come along in its ministry.

“I’m more confident than I have ever been in my life when it comes to my calling, when it comes to my brothers, when it comes to my band,” Roy concludes. “That confidence is not in myself. That confidence is in the fact that the Lord is going to do something great with us. We’re just excited to be along for the ride.”