Rebecca St. James
Australian born Rebecca St. James has spent the last decade making a mark in contemporary Christian music. With her music being sold around the world, her personal blend of a modern pop/rock sound and lyrics of absolute devotion have gone straight to the heart of an entire generation. A multiple Dove winner, her album Pray was certified gold by RIAA in 2005 — joining earlier honors for the Grammy® winning albubm, God. So far, in her career, Rebecca has earned 17 top 10 singles, 9 of them reaching #1 on the charts, and in the last few years she also become a best selling CBA author with major books such as Wait For Me and SHE to her credit. Often called the “voice of her generation” in modern media her impact has been diversely felt from television appearances ranging from Hannity & Colmes to the 700 Club. Rebecca St. James remains a passionate global spokeswoman for Compassion International children’s ministry.
TobyMac
tobyMac wants to start a revolution, one that will sweep through cities and erase the lines that keep people and cultures apart and the Grammy-winning artist sees his opportunity to do it in the power of music. As a true artist, it's not his impressive sales (7 million albums with dcTalk, two solo projects) or his awards that fire up his voice, instead it's an unwavering quest to make songs that connect and inspire all who hear them. Writing the perfect songs to match his vision, tobyMac ignited the first spark with his second solo release Welcome to Diverse City, which released in October 2004, received a Grammy nomination in 2005, and has already produced three No.1 singles with “Gone”, “Atmosphere” and “Slam”.
After a hit career as a member of dc talk, tobyMac made his solo debut in 2001 with the Grammy-nominated Momentum. The album was a return to tobyMac's hip-hop roots, the very style with which dc talk first emerged, but now the rapper-singer once again finds himself branching out from this base. As the title implies, Diverse City is an album full of musical flavors of urban rock and hip-hop, yet they're mixed together nicely with faith and unity. Reaching into a world of different sounds and cultures, this album knits it all together with a genuine artist's touch.
Nichole Nordeman
Nichole Nordeman is the two-time Dove Award-winning Female Vocalist of the Year and successful songwriter who helped put the words "intelligent" and "introspective" back into the Christian music dictionary.
After the birth of a baby boy and a nearly two year sabbatical from all things professional, the woman known for writing songs like "Holy," "Every Season" and "Legacy", reaches into her songwriter's heart and offers her newest work, BRAVE, and “I Will Believe” for Music Inspired By: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. Her current offerings come from nearly two years away from the music scene and from experiencing the daily challenges of marriage and raising a child.
David Crowder Band
Stretching the musical boundaries of worship music and widely known for his live performances, David Crowder has captured the attention of media like the New York Times and FOX News.
Following its own headline tours, a major tour with Michael W. Smith and MercyMe and three very successful recordings, The Lime CD, Sunsets & Sushi – Experiments In Spectral Deconstruction and Illuminate, their third national release, A Collision, released on Sept. 27th. The first Christian artist to form a partnership with M-Audio/Propellerhead’s Reason software, Crowder is also the namesake behind premiere guitar maker Tom Anderson Guitarworks’s Crowdster Acoustic. Despite the success, David Crowder Band makes it a point to get back to University Baptist Church on most Sunday’s, a church they helped found on the campus of Baylor University in Waco, TX.
Kutless
BEC Recordings/Tooth&Nail band Kutless continues to break the boundaries of Christian rock music. With their self-titled release in 2002, Kutless became the top selling new artist of the year and fastest selling BEC/Tooth & Nail band in label history. Kutless has gone on to sell over 500,000 albums to date while producing 5 #1 Rock singles, 3 top 5 CHR singles, including the #1 “Strong Tower”, and 1 top 5 AC single. Kutless, a relentless touring band, has played 550 shows in 3 years and has been seen by over 1.5 million people. Kutless will headline their third tour this fall off of the success of their best selling record to date, Strong Tower.
