Both Brenda and Joshua believe that music, like other creative arts, is a gift from God. A part of the Women at the Well presentation addresses the creative process in the story of how some songs were born, and how all can be open to receiving Divine Creative Presence in answering our individual Call from our Creator.
Joshua "Bubba" Murrell is a musician, songwriter, arranger, sound engineer, producer, woodworking artist, guitar technician, and technical wizard. He has studied music for most of his life and plays guitar, piano/keyboards, bass guitar, and a little bit of everything. He has done all of the arrangements for Women at the Well and has written and co-written some of the music. He is a Grammy-winning producer/engineer, having won a Grammy award for his work on Terrance Simien's Live! Worldwide CD. His recording credits include Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience, Blue Merlot, Phil Driscoll, and others.
In addition to B & B on the Rock, Bubba plays with Blue Merlot, The SweetTones, the South Louisiana Blues Revue and Whip of Chords. He is a member of NARAS (National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences/Grammy) and ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers).
Brenda DeKeyzer Lowry wrote Rock My Baby Jesus, the first song in what was to become the Women at the Well program, in response to sleepless nights spent with her infant daughter. More songs followed, inspired by Christ's women disciples. She is a mother, wife, songwriter, vocalist, clinical social worker, videographer, and office manager. She has studied piano and classical voice, and is a self-taught guitarist.
In addition to B & B on the Rock, she sings with the Heavenly Choir and Whip of Chords at the Episcopal Church of the Epiphany, Blue Merlot, The SweetTones, and the South Louisiana Blues Revue. She also has tackled enough Hebrew to sing at Temple Gates of Prayer in New Iberia, and sees this experience as a Divine Gift that illuminates the commonalities among various faiths. She has written the lyrics and much of the music for the Women at the Well program. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who worked for more than 10 years in Oncology Social Work. She now works with her family's business, hoh-PAK Laboratory, and has a media company, Île aux Cannes Media. She is a member of NARAS (National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences/Grammy), ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers), the National Association of Social Workers, and the Association of Personal Historians.
