David Crowder* Band consists of: David Crowder on Lead vocals and acoustic guitar.
Jack Parker on vocals and electric guitar (not to mention mandolin, banjo, Rhodes piano).
Mike Dodson on Bass (not to mention keyboards, cello and clarinet).
Mike Hogan on violin (not to mention turntables, guitar and various other strings).
Jeremy Bush on drums (not to mention bells, programming and other percussion).
And Mark Waldrop on electric guitar and noise box.

David Crowder went to a Christian college called Baylor University in Waco, Texas and was surprised to find out that many of his friends at the U did not go to church. He and pastor Chris Seay started a University Baptist Church. He began writing songs for the services in 1999 the church worship team made a couple of CDs calling themselves UBC worship. The band was soon signed by Sparrow Records and their first studio album under the name David Crowder* Band was called Can You Hear Us (2002). That was followed by Illuminate in 2003. Their next album would be the first to reach #1 on the Billboard Hot Christian Chart, A Collision was released in 2005. That year they also were featured on the Chronicles of Narnia Soundtrack with the song Turkish Delight.

During the making of their next album David Crowder and the band checked in with fans every day with live webcams and YouTube videos. In 2008 Remedywas released. That album was followed by a live/DVD album called Remedy Club Tour – Live (2008). The latest album by the David Crowder Band is calledChurch Music (2009). This album has no gaps between songs so when played in order it is essentially one big 73 minute song. You can also put the album on repeat and it will seamlessly play forever.

In 2011 The David Crowder Band announced that their next album Give Us Rest would be their last album ever. As it turned out they decided to throw together one last album, a Christmas album called Oh For Joy. And that was it.

After playing their last show together in early 2012 the members of the David Crowder band went their own way. Four of the former members have formed a new group called “The Digital Agree”. David Crowder himself has formed a new collective called simply “Crowder”.

The story of The City Harmonic started in a high school in
Hamilton Ontario, where lead singer Elias Dummer met bassist Eric Fusilier. They
played music together in band class. Elias also played guitar in a
worship band with Aaron Powell on keys. Then they switched instruments. Two
additional members, Sasha and Matt where on board when they formed the band
called ELIAS. They released an indie album called Hope is Born Again in 2008. That
year they won the Covenant Award for “Modern Worship Song of the Year”. Sasha
then left the band and Matt followed to take a job as pastor. Eric’s college roommate
Josh Vanderlaan was filling in as drummer until they decided to keep him and
start the band over again.

 

 

After a long time with no name the finally settled on The
City Harmonic. In 2011 they were signed by Kingsway Worship. They released
their first studio EP called Introducing City Harmonic. They won three Covenant
awards for that album including New Artist of the Year.

 

Lincoln Brewster was born in California but his family moved to Homer Alaska when he was only an infant. He started playing music when his grandfather bought a kid drum set for him when he was one year old. He started playing an instrument for real at 5-years-old. His mom encouraged him to play the mandolin. He and his mom played together for tourists on Alaskan cruise ships. When he was nine he started playing the guitar. At age 12 he formed a band called “Lincoln and the Missing Links”. His family moved back to California when he was in high school where he played with his school Jazz band. It was in high school that he met a special someone named Laura. She started bringing him to church every week.
At age 19 he was offered a record deal, but he didn’t follow through, partially because of the spiritual turmoil he was in. It wasn’t long before Valentines day 1992 at friend’s house, he accepted Christ. He and Laura were soon married.  

Meanwhile the rock band Journey broke up, lead singer Steve Perry was looking to start work on his second solo album.  He heard the demo and called Lincoln Brewster out of the blue to help write and play lead guitar on the album. When he finished the touring with Steve Perry he left mainstream music entirely. He became the church worship leader for a small church in California. In ’97 he moved to a Church in Nashville. A group from Integrity Music came to work on an album and heard Lincoln Brewster’s demo. He signed with Integrity and his self-titled debut album was released in 1999. The following hear he released an album called Live To Worship. Then Amazed in 2002 and All To You…Live in 2005.

In 2006 Lincoln Brewster released a best of album called Let The Praises Ring. This was a hit. In particular a new song he recorded for the album – “Everlasting God”. That album was followed by Today Is The Day (2008). He also came out with an electric guitar Instructional DVD Lincoln Brewster Signature Solos.

Lincoln Brewster’s latest album is called Real Life (2010). 

The roots of Audio Adrenaline began in 1986 at Kentucky Christian University. 18-year-old Mark Stuart, Will McGinniss and Barry Blair, started a rock band called A-180 with a couple friends. They made two independent albums, You Turn in 1989 and Reaper’s Train in 1990.

Mark Stuart, the lead singer, took a semester off for a trip to Haiti. When he returned, songwriter Bob Herdman asked the guys if they would be interested in recording a couple of his songs. Herdman soon joined the band as songwriter and their music was playing on a few radio stations. Toby Mac heard the song and brought it to his record label.

A-180 was signed by ForeFront Records and changed their name to Audio Adrenaline. Their self-titled debut album was released in 1992. That was followed by Don’t Censor Me in 1993, which featured their first hit “Big House”.

Their next studio album was called Bloom, released in 1996, which went on to be certified Gold. Some Kind of Zombie came out the following year. That was followed by the album Underdog in 1999. Then the album Lift in 2001, which featured guitarist Tyler Burkum helping out on vocals as lead singer Mark Stuart had been experiencing vocal problems.

In 2003 Audio Adrenaline released the album Worldwide which won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Gospel Album. More importantly, that year the band founded their own ministry called the Hands and Feet Project. They built an orphanage in Haiti. They won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Gospel Album again for their 2005 album Until My Heart Caves In.

Audio Adrenaline was very successful, but all was not well. Mark Stuart’s vocal problems were getting worse. It became impossible for him to sing. In 2006 Audio Adrenaline announced that they were retiring. Their final tour was captured on a live CD and DVD called Live From Hawaii: The Farewell Concert.

Fast-farward to 2012. Audio Adrenaline officially announced they were reforming with a brand new lead singer, Kevin Max (formerly of dcTalk). The new Audio A includes bassist Will McGinniss (founding member), guitarist Dave Ghazarian (Superchick), drummer Jared Byers (Reliant K), and keyboardist Jason Walker (Know Hope Collective). Their first album with the rebooted band is called Kings and Queens (2013).

Audrey Assad is a singer songwriter from New Jersey. She grew up in a Christian home and made the faith her own at the age of 5. When she was 18 Audrey Assad moved with her family to Florida. It was there that she met a young man who invited her to join him in leading worship for a young adults group they were starting at his church. She also began writing her own worship music around this time. She also met the band Tenth Avenue North, who she would later open for in their first headlining tour. It wasn’t long before she released her first album, an independent EP called Firefly.

She moved to Nashville and wrote for a few artists including Chris Tomlin. In 2009 she appeared on Chris Tomlin’s Glory in the Highest Christmas album singing her song “Winter Snow”. She then signed with Sparrow Records and her debut album is called The House You’re Building (2010).

Josh Wilson grew up in Lubbock, Texas. His musical education began at 10 years old when he started taking piano lessons. After a couple of years he switched to the guitar because it was easier to impress his friends. He learned the basics on his own. By high school he decided it was time to take some lessons. He soon started writing his own music. He was in a band, but it was just for fun.

In College he started taking song writing seriously. More than just a catchy tune, Josh Wilson tried hard to write clever and original lyrics. He released 2 independent albums while in college. He graduated from Belmont University in 2006, and was soon signed by Sparrow Records.

His debut album entitled Trying to Fit the Ocean In a Cup was released in April 2008 and featured the single 3 Minute Song. Sinse his debut he has released 3 other albums; Life is Not a Snapshot (2009), Josh Wilson (2010), See You (2010).

In 2010 during security delays at Neward Liberty International Airport, Wilson decided to pull out his guitar and entertain his fellow passengers. He played “Hey Jude” and the crowd sang along. Video of the incident was posted multiple times on YouTube and it went viral shortly after.

Matthew West is a worship artist with a heart for sharing stories of God’s work in people’s lives.

Growing up, Matthew West wanted to be a baseball player. He was a big fan of the Cubs and the captain of his high school baseball team. He was hoping to go to college with a baseball scholarship. Instead he ended up getting a music scholarship. After a seeing Steven Curtis Chapman concert he was inspired pursure a career in Christian music. He started, while still in collage, as an independent artist. He made 3 independent albums, September Sun (1997), Every Step of the Way (1998), and Sellout (2002). In 2003 he was signed by Sparrow Records.

His first studio album was Happy (2003). The first single from the album, “More”, was a record-breaking sucess. It was played more than any other song on the Christian AC chart in 2004 and was #1 for nine weeks. His next album was History (2005) which is described as a journey through significant moments in his life. The following year Sparrow re-released his indie album Sellout.

After Matthew West’s first tour as headliner, during a regular vocal checkup, he was told there was a problem. He would need surgery on his vocal cords if he wanted to continue to sing. This was a very difficult time, documented in a DVD called Nothing To Say. After months of rest, Matthew West released his album Something To Say in 2008.

Leading up to his next album Matthew West asked his fans to send in thier life stories. Over 10,000 stories were sent in. He spent two months in a cabin reading stories and writing songs inspired by what he was reading. In 2010 he released the album The Story of Your Life. That was followed by a seasonal album called The Heart of Christmas (2011). Meanwhile, people kept sending in thier stories and asking if he would do another album based on fan’s lives. Now, with more than 20,000 stories to be inspired he begain his next album. Matthew West’s fifth studio album is called Into The Light (2012).

Tenth Avenue North is made up of lead singer Mike Donehey on acoustic guitar, Jeff Owen on electric guitar, Jason Jamison on drums, and Ruben Juarez III on bass and back up vocals.

The band was formed in West Palm Beach, Florida in 1999. In the last ten years, Tenth Avenue North has had a prolific independent career. In 2002, they released their first independent album Broken Down. That was followed by Don’t Look Back in 2003, then Speaking of Silence in 2005, and finally an indie EP God With Us in 2006.

Tenth Avenue North signed with Reunion Records and released Over and Underneath in 2008. In 2010 they released the album, Where the Light Meets the Dark.

Great stories tend to contain three acts that carry the narrative from start to finish. Ingredients such as a captivating plot, creative characters, a tension-filled conflict, and finally a proper resolution are all integral to the storyline as well. Our story, Act 1, begins after forming in 2005 when we began traveling as a simple worship band and writing songs together.

Something that had started out as a hobby quickly expanded into a long-term mission and calling, which led us to record an album of songs in 2007. Shortly thereafter, we started hearing our song Undo on radio stations everywhere. Quickly, our very part-time career evolved into a full national touring schedule right before our eyes.

Jeremy Riddle grew up in a musical family in New Jersey. When he was very young he took a few piano lessons and his dad taught him a bit of guitar, but it wasn’t until he was 12 that he began to learn chords and play worship songs. In fact, worship songs were the only songs he knew how to play.

When he was 13 he began to lead worship for a small group of youth, then at an adult home group when he was 15. He continued leading worship at his church into his young adult years when he spent a few years in a mainstream band.
When he gave it up he thought it was the end of his dream of performing. He became a junior high school youth pastor at the Anaheim Vineyard in California. In addition to his pastoral position he was also one of the worship leaders. He wrote a number of songs in the 6 years he worked there. The church started regularly using a couple of the songs he had written. Two of the songs were featured on the compilation CD that Vineyard music released called Just Like Heaven. In 2006 his song became the title track to another compilation, Sweetly Broken.

 

The single “Sweetly Broken”, peaked at #17 on the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Chart during a 20-week stay. That song was also featured on his 2007 debut album, Full Attention, released on Vineyard’s Varietal Records.

Jeremy Riddle released the album called The Now And Not Yet in 2009. His latest album is Prepare the Way which was released in 2010. Currently, Jeremy leads worship at Bethel Church in Redding, CA.