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Featured Artists & Presenters
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Paul Baloche has written some of this generation’s most compelling worship songs. He states, “I’ve realized the value of creating personal worship times. Even though I teach worship, read about it, and sing about it,” says Baloche. “It’s like prayer. We can talk about prayer, go to prayer seminars, but there comes a time where we need to just “DO IT”. We were created for His pleasure. We were created for relationship with the living God. That’s the reality.”
For Baloche, living in that reality has inspired him to write some of the most powerful worship songs of this generation. As a bridge builder between traditional and contemporary worship, Baloche has literally put words in mouths of believers all over the world. The Dove award-winning artist has had his songs recorded by Michael W. Smith, Randy Travis, SonicFlood, John Tesh, and others. He currently has more than 10 songs on CCLI’s top 500 songs performed in churches. His “Open the Eyes of My Heart” is at No. 2 on the CCLI list.
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A gifted songwriter and musician, Brenton has written many worship songs, including “Everlasting God,” “Lord, Reign in Me,” “All Who Are Thirsty,” and “Hallelujah (Your Love is Amazing).” Everlasting God was released with Survivor and with Sparrow in the States. In 2005 the Browns reluctantly left London and their home church of Holy Trinity Brompton for California. Since then they have been welcomed into the Horizon family of churches and have travelled across the States and beyond leading worship in churches as far afield as Sweden and Korea. 2008 saw the arrival of a baby daughter called Bella, and Brenton’s second solo project, ‘Because of your love.’ Brenton has been lucky enough to have his songs recorded by Chris Tomlin and Lincoln Brewster. He has 5 songs in CCLI’s top 100.
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PRESENTERS
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Carl Albrecht
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Carl has been a professional drummer & percussionist for over 30 years. He has played on over 80 Integrity Music projects; Maranatha Praise Band recordings 7 thru 10, & numerous other Christian, Pop, Country, Jazz, & Commercial projects. He has performed with Don Moen, Paul Baloche, Lenny LeBlanc, Bob Fitts, Paul Wilbur, Alvin Slaughter, Darrell Evans, Phil Driscoll, Koinonia, Abe Laboriel & Friends, Kim Hill, Paul Overstreet, LeAnn Rimes, Jason Upton, Travis Cottrell and many others. Carl officially endorses & “uses” YAMAHA Drums and SHURE microphones. |
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Tom Brooks is best known as Senior Producer, Arranger, and Keyboardist on the award winning “HOSANNA! MUSIC” Praise & Worship Series from INTEGRITY MUSIC. Tom has produced over 100 Christian albums; several receiving Gold and Platinum Record status and “Dove Award” honors. Tom has produced many artists in Christian Music; including Ron Kenoly, Crystal Lewis, Don Moen, Graham Kendrick, Sandi Patti, Bob Fitts, Twila Paris, Kent Henry, and more. Tom’s productions are an integral part of the multi-platinum “SONGS 4 WORSHIP SERIES”; the largest selling Christian albums in history. |
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Scott, whose career has spanned three decades, continues to prove his relevancy to the changing times. He has recorded 23 albums and his music has been recorded by many popular Christian artists including Amy Grant, Petra and Sandi Patty. He has traveled to fifty countries and worked with Compassion International, Youth With a Mission, OPEN DOORS, Operation Mobilization and Campus Crusade for Christ (Jesus Film) on various missions projects abroad.
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Corey studied music at the University of Southern California and travels extensively as a music technology clinician and performer. He has performed as a keyboardist and vocalist with Tommy Walker, Darlene Zschech, Paul Baloche, and the Parachute Band. He has also developed numerous training videos and resources for Roland and is a regular contributor to music industry publications. He is the editor of Roland’s Worship Connection newsletter and the book, All About Music Technology in Worship published by Hal Leonard. |
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Sheri Gould
- vocals
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Sheri Gould is a graduate of the University of Illinois. She’s taught voice, been a worship leader and music director for over 25 years. For 13 years she directed Good News Productions, an evangelistic outreach involving singing, drama, dance and original musicals. She writes for Worship Musician! Magazine and tours the country with her husband teaching and equipping the Body of Christ at such conferences as, Karitos, Worship Institute Northeast, His Call Ministries and Christian Musician Summit in Seattle, WA. |
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Doug Gould
- audio
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Doug Gould is Senior Market Developer for Shure, Inc. His job is to train up musicians, techs and pastors in the use of microphones, personal monitors and wireless sysytems in churches and worship conferences all over the United States and Canada. He has been employed in the Pro Audio and Music Industry for over 25 years and also serves as worship leader in is home church in New Jersey. You can reach him at gould_doug@shure.com |
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Ben Gowell
- guitar
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A session player and guitar instructor based out of Minneapolis, MN, Ben travels extensively with Paul Baloche, playing at worship conferences and concerts both domestically and internationally.. His heart is to encourage guitarists to worship God through their instrument whatever the style maybe. Ben has served as the Creative Arts Director at Valley Creek Church in Woodbury, MN for the last 4 years. He also plays regularly with Lenny Leblanc, Don Moen, Reuben Morgan, and many other Integrity Music artists. |
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Sandy Hoffman has been instructing and leading Christians in worship for over 24 years. He is the author of the Beginning and Essential Worship Guitar and Keyboard Books and DVDs. A featured instructor at the Christian Guitarist and Bass Conferences from HeartfeltMusic.org, he also writes a regular column, “Tips For Tight Teams,” for Worship Musician Magazine. Sandy’s personal mission statement is, “To go before the throne of God and take others with me.” He practices this mission while acting as the Director of Worship Arts for Grace Community Church in Santa Fe, NM. |
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John Mills
- audio
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John is our Production Manager for the CMS@Overlake, CMS@theChapel and CMS Southwest. He has traveled around the country for the last 16 years touring with many amazing artists. Mills has worked in over 500 cities on his 4 year run with Chris Tomlin and the folks at Passion, over 200 cities with Shane and Shane, and close to 100 cities in his days with Lincoln Brewster. He also writes the FOH column for Worship Musician Magazine. Check out John’s audio equipping website with great articles and tips (listed to the left...) |
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Tim Moon
street musicianary
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For over 30 years, Tim Moon has been a full time ‘street musicianary.’ Sharing the gospel along with his music on the street corners all over the Bay area of California. |
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Daniel Ornellas
www.brentonbrown.com
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In addition to playing the bass for Brenton Brown, Daniel has spent many years with the group Tree 63. |
Mike Overlin
- audio, winds
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Mike Overlin is the Manager of Worship Resources for Yamaha Corporation of America, and a worship leader and consultant with the Free Methodist Church in Southern California. A professional musician all his life, he served two tours of duty with the United States Air Force Band, fronted a group at Disneyland for six years and earned two gold records for audio engineering. He is currently a worship leader with Living Spring Christian Fellowship in Southern California. |
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Michael Rossback
- bass
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In addition to his own solo career, Michael has peformed with and produced many other artists. These include Paul Baloche, the Michael Gungor Band, and the Desperation Band. Michael lives in Colorado Springs, CO.
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Billy was a founder and member of the Rock Group White Heart. They went on to tour worldwide for 16 years, selling over 2.5 million records, with 17 #1 Singles, 2 Grammy nominations, and 23 Dove nominations. As a mentor, he helped develop, produce, and write for such artists as: The Newsboys, The Normals, Susan Ashton, Steven Curtis Chapman, Margaret Becker, Be Be & Ce Ce Winans, Justifide, Charity Von, Kristina, and Scott Wesley Brown. He has produced 27 No. 1 songs with 5 Grammy Nominations. As a songwriter he has co-written 22 no. 1 songs, and over 50 top 10 songs. In addition to maintaining an active artist production and seminar schedule with his worship series called “Worship Hymns’’, geared for churches and conferences, his new worship band ‘Symphony in Red’ and the “Worship Hymns’’ album series are aiming to reach a new generation with the beauty and history of the past in a musical language they understand. |
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