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Jesus Culture

Jesus Culture began in the summer of 1999, when the youth group at Bethel Church in Redding, California, led by Banning Liebscher, launched the first Jesus Culture conference. During this time they began leading worship at Jesus Culture conferences both nationally and internationally and thus the Jesus Culture band was formed. The band consists of Kim Walker-smith (Vocals) and Chris Quilala (Vocals and Guitar) as worship leaders along with Jeffrey Kunde (Lead Guitar), Brandon Aaronson (Bass), Ian McIntosh (Keys) and Josh Fisher (Drums).

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Avalon

There are multiple (12 in all) bands with the name Avalon: 1. Avalon is an American Contemporary Christian music vocal quartet. To date, the group has achieved multiple RIAA-certified Gold record albums, have sold 4 million copies and scored 22 #1 Christian hits. Avalon was formed in 1995 by Grant Cunningham, A&R Director at Sparrow Records. Cunningham was in search of a vocalist group that could sing tight harmonies and carry God's message to the world. Cunningham publicized his intentions and demo tapes flooded him, but nothing fit his desires.

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Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (b. 3 February 1525 – 2 February 1526; d. 2 February 1594) was an Italian Renaissance composer and the most well-known 16th-century representative of the Roman School of musical composition. Palestrina became famous through his output of sacred music. He had an enormous influence on the development of Roman Catholic church music, and his work has often been seen as the culmination of Renaissance polyphony.

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Family Force 5

Family Force 5 (often abbreviated as FF5, formerly known as The Phamily) is a Christian crossover crunk rock band hailing from Atlanta, Georgia. Known for their exciting live shows (including a designated dancer and the Keytar), the band has quickly grown in popularity. Family Force 5 has played at Warped Tour, Creation Festival, Ichthus Music Festival, Alive Festival, and performed on the Underground stage of Cornerstone Festival in July 2006.

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The Special Ks

It’s not often you get to experience intelligent pop music in today’s music charts especially from a group barely out of their teens. Breaking the trend are quirky 5-piece male rock-pop band, The Special Ks. The Special Ks formed whilst at music college in Brighton and quickly took the region by storm packing out local venues before heading around the UK spreading their sounds nationwide. The Brighton based team behind the development of The Kooks spotted The Special Ks early on and booked...

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As Tall As Lions

After coming off the road in mid-2005, following months of touring in support of their Triple Crown debut, Lafcadio, from Long Island, New York, United States the band As Tall As Lions – vocalist/guitarist Daniel Nigro, guitarist Saen Fitzgerald, bassist Julio Tavarez and drummer Cliff Sarcona – spent more than half a year channeling their energies into crafting an album that would not only realize the lofty ambitions of these four young men but define them as a band, once and for all.

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Stuart Townend

Stuart Townend is a British Christian worship leader and writer of hymns and worship songs. His output includes "In Christ Alone" (2002, cowritten with Keith Getty), "How Deep The Father's Love", "Beautiful Saviour" and "The King Of Love". In 2005, Cross Rhythms magazine described Townend as "one of the most significant songwriters in the whole international Christian music field". Christian website Crosswalk.

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Charlie Peacock

Charlie Peacock (born Charles William Ashworth, August 10, 1956, also goes by Charlie Peacock-Ashworth) is a songwriter, record producer, musician, and writer, best known for his work in the field of Contemporary Christian Music. He was born in Yuba County, California. Ashworth studied at the California State University, Sacramento before becoming a professional musician and is currently working on a Masters degree in Theological Studies at Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri.

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