Praise and Worship Songs
Archive for January, 2011
Tenth Avenue North Biography
Jan 16th
This is an American Contemporary Christian Music Band from West Palm Beach Florida. According to Mike Donehey (band Leader), the group met at Palm Beach Atlantic College. The band’s name comes from a Street name of the housing in which Mike and Jason Jamison used to leave in college; Jeff Owen joined them later from Indiana. And That is when all the Magic happened. The Band has become one of the brightest lights on the contemporary Christian music scene.
The Christian Rock band has Produced three independent albums, Broken Down which was released in 2002, Don’t Look Back which was produced in 2003 And Speaking of Silence which was produced in 2005 And an EP, 2002’s God with us, before signing with Reunion Records and producing Over and Underneath in 2008, and it begun a tour promotion of the album near that time. “Love Is Here” reached the Top 20 U.S. Contemporary Christian Music chart, and had reached #3 by June 2008. It was awarded the most played song on Christian Hit Radio that year.
The Lights Meets The Dark was the title of the band’s second album; it came out on May 11, 2010. Its first single, “Healing Begins” was 1st preformed at Baptist Church of West Palm on May 14 2010. This was in a way to helped Promote the album.
The band has toured with David Crowser and MercyMe and they have released the dates of their tours in the United States. They have won “The New Artist of the Year” award at the GMA Dove Awards in April 2009. In 2010 the band got a GMA Dove award for “Best Song Of The Year” for their Song “By Your Side”.
Present Members
- Mike Donehey- Lead Vocals ()
- Jeffy Owen- guitar, background vocals
- Jason Jamison- drums
- Rueben Juarez –bass guitar.
Former Members:
- Brayan Homan 2002- 2005
- Andrew Middelton
- Daniel Zayas
- Scott Sanders
Albums
- 2002: Broken Down
- 2003: Don’t Look Back
- 2005: Speaking of silence
- 2006: God with us EP
- 2008: Over and Underneath
- 2010: The Light Meets the Dark
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Best of 2010 – Christian Songs Artists
Jan 12th
1.TOBYMAC
TobyMac has always delivered sonically inventive and lyrically substantive music that appeals to a wide fan base. On his fourth studio set, “Tonight,” he continues to serve up what he calls “musical gumbo-hip-rock, funk and soul.”
2. CASTING CROWNS
3. CHRIS TOMLIN
4. SANCTUS REAL
5. MERCYME
6. TENTH AVENUE NORTH
7. KUTLESS
8. JOSH WILSON
9. NEWSBOYS
10. JEREMY CAMP
Best of 2010 – Christian Songs
1. ALL OF CREATION
MercyMe: The Generous Mr. Lovewell
2. WHAT FAITH CAN DO
Kutless: It Is Well
3. GET BACK UP
tobyMac: Tonight
4. BEFORE THE MORNING
Josh Wilson: Life Is Not a Snapshot
5. OUR GOD
Chris Tomlin: Passion: Awakening
6. BORN AGAIN
newsboys: Born Again
7. UNTIL THE WHOLE WORLD HEARS
Casting Crowns: Until the Whole World Hears
8. LEAD ME
Sanctus Real: Pieces of a Real Heart
9. HOLD US TOGETHER
Matt Maher: Alive Again
10. IF WE’VE EVER NEEDED YOU
Casting Crowns: Until the Whole World Hears
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Casting Crowns and Worship Music
Jan 8th
With all the awards glory and glamour, Casting Crowns still remains focused o their discipleship through Worship Music. The message from their lyrics and gospel music usually goes to the student services at Eagles Landing Baptist church near Atlanta. This is as it is because the band leader Mark hall has been the youth leader in that church for 18 years. The message in the Worship songs usually goes out to almost 400 teenagers and their families. The lyrics, usually bold, hard hitting, and honest continue to strengthen and give Christians and listeners alike a rekindled hope and a new meaning to loving God and loving people.
Even if you see the band’s origin you will realize that they started out as a student Worship band in Daytona Beach, Florida way back in 1999. Their Lyrics contains truths that are hard-to- hear and this is not common in other Christian Rock Bands. In hits like “American Dream,” you will hear uncompromising spirit because the lyrics of the song talks about a father’s neglect as he tries to provide for his family. “If We Are The Body,” sends a message to Christians that they should step outside their exclusive circles that they are involved in and try to also see the need of others around them.
Their Worship Music, Hall says, it tries to shake up people and help them see Jesus not as a religion but as a guide and to see God in a different way but not as a book.
Their intent and personal friendship with Jesus is what drives Casting Crown and that is also what shapes their offering of message-centered gospel music.
Through their Worship Music, Casting Crown gathered a great following amongst the Christians alone one fan says, “If there’s no relationship with Jesus as a person to you, you’re in trouble.” It’s about life, not religion. It’s about relationships, not books. Timely ideas not many of us think about, much less in that way. Casting Crowns is what we need to hear at exactly the time we need to hear it.
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Best of 2010 – Christian Albums Artists
Jan 5th
CASTING CROWNS
Casting Crowns is the top-selling act in Christian music, earning the No. 1 slot on Billboard’s Top Christian Album Artists year-end tally for the past two years.- SKILLET
- TOBYMAC
- MERCYME
- FLYLEAF
- CHRIS TOMLIN
- SWITCHFOOT
- FRANCESCA BATTISTELLI
- TENTH AVENUE NORTH
- KUTLESS
Best of 2010 – Christian Albums
- UNTIL THE WHOLE WORLD HEARS – Casting Crowns
- AWAKE – Skillet
- WOW HITS 2010 – Various Artists
- TONIGHT – tobyMac
- MEMENTO MORI – Flyleaf
- THE GENEROUS MR. LOVEWELL – MercyMe
- HELLO HURRICANE – Switchfoot
- MY PAPER HEART – Francesca Battistelli
- IT IS WELL – Kutless
- GLORY IN THE HIGHEST: CHRISTMAS SONGS – Chris Tomlin
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tobyMac biography
Jan 5th
tobyMac has always been a man driven and committed in every area of his life, whether it’s as a husband, father, performer, and song-writer or as a producer. Kevin Michael McKeehan Known by his stage name tobyMac, was Born on October22, 1964. He grew up in Fairfax, Northern Virginia in the shadow of Washington, D.C. It is here where he fell in love with the beats, rhymes and production of early rap Music.
He was one of the first major Christian rappers. Together with fellow artist Michael Tait formed a singing trio, DC Talks at Liberty University in Lynchburg in 1987. He was later to recruit fellow classmate Kevin Max Smith in 1988. During this period together they released their first “Album DC” Talk. After this they released a series of albums which went from gold to platinum. In 2001 they all went solo. He started his Solo Career as a Christian rap artist which he has done well beyond his own imagination. In that same year he recorded his first solo Christian album “Momentum” which gained five Dove Awards and a Grammy nomination. Since then he has released three other albums with over 10 songs each.
Other than a recording artist he is also a Producer and a song writer. He is the founder/Creator of E.R.A.C.E., a non-profit foundation that promotes racial reconciliation. As a writer and author Toby Mac has written two books together with Michael Tait and Kevin Max entitled, Jesus freaks: DC talks and the Voice of the Martyrs- Stories of those who stood for Jesus, The ultimate Jesus freaks, and, Jesus Freaks: Revolutionaries: Stories of Revolutionaries who Changed Their World: Fearing God not Man (Jesus Freaks). These books are mainly focused on Christian Martyrs. He went ahead and wrote two other books with Michael Tait one titled, under God and another titled discovering your Part in God’s Plan. He has written a fifth book called City On Our Knees.
As a father and husband Toby has 5 kids and a loving wife who they have been married since 1994. He also likes the color green, golf and popcorn.
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