Christian pop group Casting Crowns began as a student worship band in Daytona Beach FL in 1999 Led by singer songwriter and youth pastor Mark Hall the group initially included guitarists Juan DeVevo and Hector Cervantes and violinist Melodee DeVevo T…

Toby McKeehan or tobyMac as he is professionally known grew up in northern Virginia suburbs in the shadow of Washington DC where he fell in love with rap and hip hop While attending Liberty University at Lynchburg VA in the mid 1980s he met Michael T…

Kutless is a Christian alternative band specializing in melodic hard rock The group released its self-titled debut on BEC recordings in 2002 The group which consists of James Mead guitar Stu bass Kyle Mitchell drums Ryan Shrout guitar and Jon-Micah S…

Originally known simply as Tree Tree63 is an alternative CCM group from Durban South Africa influenced by bands like delirious and Sonicflood with dashes of U2 Jars of Clay and early dc Talk for good measure Guitaristlead vocalist John Ellis bassist …

A Christian rock group based in Ohio Sanctus Real was formed by guitarists Matt Hammitt and Chris Rohman in 1996 while both were still tenth graders at Toledo Christian School With Hammitt handling lead vocals the duo added drummer Mark Graalman and …

Outstanding gospel songwriter Chris Rice became a recording artist as well in 1996 after signing a contract with Michael W Smiths own record label and releasing his debut album Deep Enough to Dream The son of Christian-bookstore owners from Maryland …