When you think of T Culler, listen to his music and get to spend a little time with him, the words reserved and low key don’t come to mind. Energetic, high energy, and an extreme love of people…these are very accurate words to describe this singer/songwriter who has reinvented himself this last year into someone that has a distinct message to tell his audience. T Culler’s thoughtful lyrics and captivating voice have garnered him loads of attention and throngs of new fans since his latest release Maybe Next Sunday. With it, the message is loud and clear. “Even though many are hurting in this world, and there may not seem to be anywhere to turn, there is someone you can go to”, and that is where T Culler aims to lead his listeners.
Who is T Culler? Well, like so many other songwriters with the passion to sing, he had a dream, but the dream had to wait. He still has the dream, but it is far different now. He is a husband and father, and his life has taken a far different path since his early days of playing music. For the past few years, T Culler has been a full time physician, university board director, recovery home operator, and has actively served as a worship leader and music director in three local churches.
While balancing all of these hats and letting God speak to him while giving of his time and heart to serve people, the multitude of experiences during those years has allowed for growth and understanding to come into his life. He has now discovered that God has moved on him to make music more of a priority, and to step outside of the boundaries of the local church where he still ministers, and to spread a message of healing for the many hurts that life can give. “I am older now than I was when I first wanted to make music number one in my life. The problem was, I had to make Jesus Christ number one and I wasn’t. I had to get me out of the way, and let Him take over. Sometimes that can take longer to grasp than it should, but I am sure glad I figured it all out. I know my purpose now, and I have a better vision of where God wants me. I want everyone to know that there is hope in the One who loves us all and never leaves us,” says T Culler, “and only in Christ can true peace finally be found.”
With piano and guitar based music coupled with rich, sky high vocals, the music found on T Culler’s album, Maybe Next Sunday, embraces the highs and lows of ones life, that sometimes can only be reached through music. “I am looking at myself through all these songs, and pointing a finger at myself. My heart breaks for all of those who deny that there is a God, and it pains me when they turn away from anyone who wants to let them know that God loves them, and He just wants to take away all of their baggage and pain.” That is precisely where the lyrics to the title track Maybe Next Sunday all stemmed from. They come from the heart of a singer who so wishes to reach as many as he can through the music that God lays on him to write. “I am not worthy of saying these things I write without the grace and mercy of Jesus Christ. This life is not my own, and the messes I create that He continues to clean up, show how merciful He is. I am a sinner saved by grace, and while staying on track isn’t always easy, my relationship with my God leads me to a definite message that I believe He wants me to share.”
It is quite evident that God breathed His divine words into the songs that were written for this project. Conviction is seen in the way all the players who helped make the music come alive, and as they all came to believe in what it could be. The creative musical genius of Scotty Faircloff, who has worked with bands such as LifeHouse, and major recording Christian vocal groups, Avalon and Sonic Flood, produced the project, and assembled together incredible Nashville musicians who have toured with artists such as Jo Dee Messina, and Michael W. Smith. Together they orchestrated a project that everyone was excited about and proud to have been a part of. The track “Father of Love” is a love song that cries out how awesome and real God is, and the rocking “Lead Me Home” shows just where many of us were in our lives, some still are, and where we all
should point to. “It draws straight from where my life has been, and where I am so glad He has me now.”
The soulful and country side of this artist is showcased with “Dreamer” which is the
story of T Culler, and describes how so often people put us down, and tell us we can’t do the things we are striving to do. “I have to credit Scotty Faircloff for stretching me in my writing and for pulling out the best in me. He made me work harder than I ever had worked before, and he got me to dig deeper into what I was trying to say.” The worshipful track “Rain Your Love” is a song that is perfectly suited to close out this album. “I am blessed and amazed at how that final song has reached and touched so many. It is straight from the heart.”
Straight from the heart is just where all of T Culler’s music comes from. This album project is certain to be one to listen out for because this music pours itself passionately from the deepest parts of the soul, and reaches far into the heart of the listener. Songs written and sung from the heart of a sinner saved only by God’s mercy and grace, this music is about caring for those who need hope, love and understanding. It is very apparent that this artist wishes to glorify and praise the One who encompasses it all.
“It is only our awesome God, and His son Jesus Christ that allows me to do anything, and only in Him can true joy and healing be found. Without His divine guidance and love, I can do absolutely nothing, and it is at that place of selflessness, that He can use one like me.”
This sounds like someone worth listening to, and “if not today, Maybe Next Sunday.”
