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33 Miles
Three different states. Three different upbringings. Brought together by the single-minded knowledge that God was calling them to even greater things. Their talent and experience is undeniably impressive as individuals, and even more so when considered collectively. But what is most impressive about Jason Barton, Chris Lockwood, and Collin Stoddard is not their ability but their heart for ministry. Read More
Aaron Shust
A life-long churchgoer, Shust grew up in Pittsburgh, where he started playing piano at 7. As a teenager, Aaron learned to play the guitar, influenced by the sounds of the sixties and Motown. Needing to express his feelings about leaving home, songwriting became a serious craft as Aaron prepared for college. Read more...
Above the Golden State
"Music is from God and for God. And I believe God is raising up a new generation of young musicians who want to see music being used for its original purpose—to glorify God," says Michael Watson, songwriter and lead vocalist of Portland, Oregon-based band. Read More
Audio Adrenaline
With a music career that stretches more than 10 years, Audio Adrenaline has achieved what only a handful of artists experience in today's fast-paced, ever-changing music industry. Fads come and go, and music trends shift. So when a band can reach a 10-year milestone and still be crafting innovative & compelling music while continuing to develop a massive, loyal audience base, it's an incredible accomplishment. Read more...
Avalon
After debuting with a self-titled album in 1996, the group toured with Michael W. Smith, Twila Paris and Steven Curtis Chapman. The singles "Give It Up," "This Love" and "Picture Perfect World" all did well on the inspirational/adult contemporary charts, sparking the group's second album, 1997's A Maze of Grace. Read More
Ayiesha Woods
It has never been more important to recognize and return to what matters most. A message that singer/songwriter Ayiesha Woods, hopes will penetrate the ears and hearts of her listeners. Read More
Barlowgirl
Barlowgirl is an all girl band made up of three sisters: Rebecca, Alyssa and Lauren Barlow. (Can you guess how they came up with the band name?) For two years they traveled around the country and were the back up band for their dad. During one concert Lauren, who was the keyboard player at the time, caught sight of a drumset, fell in love.... and so a drummer was born. Read More
Bebo Norman
The Georgia-born performer celebrated his most successful album to date, 2002's Myself When I Am Real. The album topped Billboard's Heatseekers chart and yielded Top 5 radio hits with "Great Light of the World" and "Falling Down." Read More
Big Daddy Weave
Fields of Grace finds Fervent Records' band Big Daddy Weave exploring new territory as first-time producers, while offering their fans a glimpse of the energy found in a live show. With a solid debut "signaling the arrival of a major new talent" (Billboard), One And Only hit the Christian Soundscan Charts at no. 5, making it the highest debut for a new artist in 2002. Read More
Brandon Heath
Brandon Heath is a songwriter's songwriter. Although his debut album, Don't Get Comfortable, hosts an arsenal of pop-rock tunes that are as smart as they are catchy, Heath wants more than mere pop-stardom. "Music, for me, has always been about the songwriting," Heath says. Unlike most musicians living in "Music City," Heath was born and raised in Nashville, Tenn., using the city's rich musical history to influence him in a variety of ways.
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Britt Nicole
The youthful and petite brunette speaks to her generation in a language they understand - seamlessly transitioning from drinking chai tea and texting friends to the deep desire to inspire her peers to be consumed with a passion for God and to know Him deeply. Read More
Building 429
Debuting in 2004 with “Glory Defined,” a song that hit No. 1 on eight different charts and became BMI’s 2005 Song of the Year for Christian music, Building 429 received four Dove Award nominations and was named the Gospel Music Association’s 2005 New Artist of the Year. Read More
By The Tree
Two-time Dove Award winners By The Tree have made a name for themselves with their ability to mix passionate worship with catchy rock/pop melodies. Since signing with Fervent Records in 2001, the group has released a record each year and show no signs of slowing down! Read More
Casting Crowns
Casting Crowns, which began as a student worship band, never dreamed that God would lead them in the direction that He has - to a recording contract and the opportunity to minister to people not just at their church, but worldwide. Read More
Charlie Hall
Since 1991, Charlie has been traveling, songwriting, and sharing life with people in his home of Oklahoma City, and across the United States, and even across several oceans. He is counted among the many talented visionaries of the Passion CD's. Hall was quickly dubbed "a voice" for the Passion movement, performing on all eight Passion albums, which have sold well over one million units. Read More
Connersvine
As Connorsvine, singer/songwriters Chris Wilson and Hunter Smith (who is by day a punter for the Indianapolis Colts) have crafted a pleasing collection of pop/rock songs that the church crowd should eagerly embrace. "Glory Be" is a potent worship anthem...Read More
Chris Rice
The woods and creeks of Maryland, the political and historical scene of Washington D.C., and a house of four brothers, seem like the perfect mix of nature, thinking, and humor to start preparing young Rice for his success as a songwriter and recording artist, who would be well-known for his artful lyrics with clever turns, moving images of creation, and a knack for bringing out at least a couple of smiles per song. Read More
Chris Tomlin
Tomlin’s undeniable energy is charismatic and contagious. Avoiding the trappings of public performance, Chris stands beside the people he serves, raising his voice to God with them so that they share God’s presence together. Born and raised in East Texas, Chris Tomlin grew up on a steady diet of country music, learning his guitar chops by playing along with Willie Nelson records. Read more
Clay Crosse
Clay Crosse is a husband, father, singer/songwriter and an ordained minister. He has been honored three times with Dove Awards including 1994 New Artist of the Year and 2000 Inspirational Song of the Year “I Will Follow Christ.” He has toured extensively and been in the center of contemporary Christian music for over a decade. Clay and his wife, Renee, founded HolyHomes Ministries in 2001 to challenge families to dedicate themselves to God. Read More
David Crowder*Band
When David Crowder was attending Baylor University in Waco, Texas in the mid 90's, he learned that more than half of the 14,000 students enrolled in the college were not attending church. This was very disturbing to Crowder, and after many conversations with a friend of his, they decided to start a church that was college friendly. Read More
DecembeRadio
With years of ministry, road miles, and music under their belts, DecembeRadio is not just making sound waves, but changing the standard frequency of rock and worship styles. DecembeRadio is tuned into the concept of ministry; leading by example in worship and meeting their audiences’ needs, ministering both on and off stage. Read More
Echoing Angels
Growing up in small Georgia towns set the stage for these down-home boys and best friends to enjoy their camaraderie come-what-may in the music world. Band founder and drummer Jon Poole set aside collegiate baseball for music ministry and teamed up with bass player Josh Armour over pizza. Poole and Armour met their new frontman Chris Peevy and immediately connected before any music was played. Read More
Geoff Moore
With four straight Grammy Award nominations and a string of No.1 radio hits throughout the last decade, Geoff Moore chose at the height of his success to take some time off for an introspective look at life and has emerged with a new style, new lyrics, a new look and new lease on life on his first-ever, self-titled project, Geoff Moore. Read More
Ginny Owens
Ginny grew up as the older of two kids in Jackson, Miss., where she started playing the piano when she was 2. She lost her sight to a congenital eye disease around the same time, but it didn’t slow her down. When Ginny moved to Nashville to major in music education at Belmont University, she had every intention of teaching high school music after graduation. Read More
Jars of Clay
Jars of Clay is a four-member Christian rock band formed at Greenville College in Greenville, IL. They are sometimes known as the "fab four" of Christian music. The band has been celebrated by Christians for its successes penetrating a secular youth culture and challenging the dominant consumerism paradigm. Read More
Jeremy Camp
A unique brand of rock and progressive pop, his music was born out of a heart that’s been broken and a faith that's been tested. Yet, despite all this 24-year-old has walked through or maybe because of it he’s compelled to praise the God who has proven Himself faithful through it all and has a passion for telling others about Him through music. Read More
Jimmy Needham
20 year old, and current Texas A&M student Jimmy Needham combines his strong, accomplished vocals with a bluesy acoustic guitar and meaningful song lyrics for a sound all his own. Speak showcases Needham's singer/songwriter side while mixing in his rock, pop, and jazz-influenced sides as well. Includes "Lost at Sea," "Make Me Sing," "Fence Riders," and more. Read More
Josh Wilson
Josh has managed to avoid the typical rock star attitude that plagues most burgeoning musicians. His small town Texas upbringing and his close-knit family are just two of the things that have helped him maintain the perfect blend of humility and reality. Read More
Kutless
Kutless wants to blow people away. "As a band, we have been so fortunate to have this platform to play our music. We are humbled to be able to communicate Christ's love for people night after night." The Kutless band members are Jon Micah Sumrall, James Mead, Ryan Shrout, Kyle Mitchell, and Kyle Zeigler. Read More
Leeland
Passionate, progressive and worshipful are just a few adjectives to describe the band Leeland, and the heart behind its sophomore album, Opposite Way. Not only does the GRAMMY and four-time Dove Award nominated band live up to the buzz from Christian music’s most influential artists (including Michael W. Smith, Casting Crowns, Third Day, Chris Tomlin and Switchfoot to name a few), but the Baytown, Texas-bred five piece exceeds expectations. Read More
Lincoln Brewster
Music has been an integral part of Brewster’s life since early childhood. His mother, an accomplished musician, introduced him to the mandolin at age five. He quickly mastered the instrument and began playing alongside his mother for cruise ship tourists in his hometown of Fairbanks, Alaska. However, it was the electric guitar that truly caught his heart when he was only nine years old. Read More
Mandisa
It’s hard to believe that it’s been just over a year since Mandisa shot to instant fame when millions of TV viewers across the nation were captivated by her winning smile and powerhouse vocals as she sang her way into the final rounds of “American Idol’s” fifth season. Not only did she garner a multitude of new fans who now simply refer to her as “Mandisa,” but she wowed critics with her stunningly expressive voice.
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Mark Schultz
Raised in the rural farming community of Colby, Kansas, Schultz-who was adopted into his family at two weeks of age-showed all the early promise of a prodigy even though musical prowess was not a family tradition. Read More
Matthew West
Since the 2003 release of his Universal South pop/rock debut, Happy, Matthew West has been on a fast track to making music history. The project's first single, "More," held the #1 spot on R&R's Christian Adult Contemporary singles chart for a record-breaking nine weeks and went on to be named Christian Song of the Year by ASCAP.
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MercyMe
MercyMe ... The laid-back band from Greenville, Texas, quickly evolved from being Christian music's fastest-selling new act in 2001 to one of the most successful bands in all musical genres, selling more than 2 million records in only three years and earning an American Music Award nomination.
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Michael W. Smith
Michael Whitaker Smith, often nicknamed "Smitty", has become one of the most popular artists in the Contemporary Christian music world, while also finding considerable success in the mainstream. Read More
Natalie Grant
At the age of 17, Natalie Grant decided to start arranging music for the youth choir at her church in Seattle, WA. It was her desire to provide music that was relevant to her generation. Upon hearing the group “Truth” perform, Grant felt moved to audition. Read More
NeedtoBreathe
Named after the University of Alabama football coach Paul "Bear" Bryant, brothers Bear and Bryant "Bo" Rinehart were born and spent much of their childhood in Possum Kingdom, SC, where their pastor father ran a church camp. After moving to nearby Seneca, the two siblings were exposed to a variety of music, and started playing instruments themselves. Read more
Newsong
CCM group NewSong was formed in Valdosta, GA in 1981 by Eddie Carswell, Billy Goodwin, Eddie Middleton and Bobby Apon, who met while attending Morningside Baptist Church. The quartet's local popularity quickly swelled, and in 1982 they signed to Covenant Records to issue their debut LP Son in My Eyes; a move to the Word label preceded NewSong's 1984 follow-up, The Word. Read More
Newworldson
Armed with inspirational lyrics and a fresh new sound, NEWWORLDSON are rescuing soul music from being a mere genre or label and returning the art form to its sacred roots. Singer Joel Parisien says "there's a lack of community in people's lives today. If you trace back the roots of 'roots' music, of 'soul' music, of 'folk' music, it's about folks; it's social music. We hope our fans become our friends. We hope they leave our shows feeling inspired. Our community is about uplifting people." Read more
Nichole Nordeman
Contemporary Christian singer-songwriter Nichole Nordeman grew up in Colorado and was working as a waitress in Los Angeles when she entered a contest sponsored by the Gospel Music Association's Academy of Gospel Music Arts, winning with her song, "Why," in which the crucifixion is viewed by a child. Read More
Phillips, Craig & Dean
Blending Christian humor with their trademark vocal harmony, Phillips, Craig & Dean debuted with 1995's Trust, followed by a 1996 Christmas album featuring the Christ Church Choir and the Nashville String Machine.
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Point of Grace
The remarkable story of Point Of Grace begins at Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, where three church group pals from Norman, Oklahoma, Heather, Terry and Denise, met up with Shelley from Little Rock and started singing around the piano. Read More
Rich Mullins
Surveying the music of Rich Mullins, one is struck by man's personal passion. It doesn't come from out of the blue. "Like Thoreau, I love to suck the marrow out of the bones of life," Rich Mullins has said. Read More
Robbie Seay Band
Texas has always been home. I’ve been here all of my 27 years on earth and still have yet to shoot a deer, herd cattle, or wear a belt buckle. Shocking, I know. I live in Houston with my wife and kids and get to play music and call it my job…when I grow up a real job is surely in my future. But for now, music it is, and I’m grateful.
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Rush of Fools
The first single, “Undo,” is a compelling ballad that paints a portrait of God’s mercy and grace. Willis possesses a warm, evocative voice that draws the listener into the songs, and many will find themselves in the poignant lyric. “We see what kids are wanting and we know what they yearn for, and it’s still the same thing we yearn for,” says Willis. “A lot of the inspiration for our songs comes from talking with people and feeling the same things. I think everyone can connect to our music in some way.” The band takes its name from 1 Corinthians 1:26-31. Read More
Sara Groves
She doesn't look like a very formidable opponent. You wouldn't be afraid to meet her in a dark alley, she doesn't have washboard abs or well-defined biceps, and if she ever landed a punch it would probably be by accident. So while critically acclaimed singer/songwriter Sara Groves won't be facing Tatiana Ali in the ring anytime soon, she is definitely a fighter. Groves spent 2003 wrestling with God and struggling against the hold evil has on this world. She questioned, as David did, a Creator that she loves but doesn't... Read More
SonicFlood
Sonicflood is: Rick Heil (Song leader & Guitar; formerly with the group Big Tent Revival), David Alan (Keyboards), Thomas O. Michael (Bass Guitar), Todd Dr. Shay (Lead Guitar), and Brett Vargason (Drums). Read More
Steven Curtis Chapman
Steven Curtis Chapman was fist signed on to a songwriting deal in the early 80s, based upon the strength of his song "Built To Last" which was recorded by popular gospel group The Imperials. Shortly after, he signed a record deal with Sparrow Records, where he rose to prominence. Read More
Tenth Avenue North
With one listen to the music of Tenth Avenue North, it becomes obvious that songwriter Mike Donehey and his bandmates have a gift for expressing truth in a way that simultaneously educates, enlightens and entertains.“Most of the themes in our songs are about truth and about the struggle to believe it,” Donehey says. Read More
The Afters
Formed in 2000 by four Starbucks employees in Mesquite, Texas, the Afters are a contemporary alternative Christian rock band that were originally known as Blisse. Finding out that there was another Blisse out there, the band changed their name to The Afters. After making a name for themselves in the Dallas music scene, the band scored a deal with Epic. Read More
Todd Agnew
With a Native American background, Todd was adopted and embraced by Texas parents who were dedicated in their church attendance. Crediting his spiritual growth stemming from his family's commitment to God, he was enveloped by the music of the church from his earliest remembrance. Read More
Warren Barfield
At first glance, it might seem difficult to think of Barfield as a man with reason for unease. After five years of self-determined apprenticeship in live venues across the country, he landed the deal that would launch his first self-titled album three years ago. The response to his voice, a commanding blend of Southern grit and bright soul-pop, was immediate. Read More
