Music
Michael Bahn is a singer / songwriter who serves as the worship pastor at River Valley Community Church in Grants Pass, Oregon.
Michael also travels to encourage and shepherd the body of Christ through worship leading at conferences, retreats, worship services and concerts. In recent days he has been able to open for Lincoln Brewster and soon Logan Martin, Warren Barfield and Chris & Conrad!
Another facet of Michael’s ministry is to write for Front Yard Worship magazine and take opportunities to help worshipers, songwriters and musicians navigate through the issues facing them in the church today. Michael has recorded two worship projects with River Valley Community Church and released his first personal worship project in September 2007.
Michael recently partnered with record labels, Tent Creative Group, Indelible Creative Group and Word Distributors to write, record and release a new 10 song worship CD May 19, 2009! It's exciting to receive great feedback so far from the radio stations that are picking up the new songs. The first radio single "I Believe" has already been placed on two different sampler CD's and another track "Everlasting" was featured in the June 2009 Worship Leader Magazine Song Discovery CD!
www.afterthechase.com
Sounds like, a sophisticated mix of organic pop/rock along the lines of Bebo Norman, Andrew Peterson and Watermark with the folksy flavorings of Sara Groves, Rich Mullins, and Nickel Creek At a glance; After the Chase offers vertically-tipped, socially conscious songwriting bathed in hearty harmonies, plus earthy production from Nate Sabin.
It's been five years since husband wife/duo After the Chase released their self-titled debut, but Nathan (guitar, piano, vocals) and Jenna Strong (percussion, piano, vocals) have continued to chisel out their sound on the road since then. The Petaluma, California couple first rose to local fame as worship leaders before branching out into more full-fledged concert performances streaked with storytelling and dramatic accompaniment. All the while, the pair became mouthpieces for social justice and environmental awareness, themes that figure prominently into the Strongs' newest release.
The name of the band, After the Chase, comes from an old Southern saying about romance: "He chased her until she caught him." "Throughout our lives," says Nathan, "we find ourselves chasing after God, only to find that God has been catching us all along. Our music is our response to being caught up in the unconditional love offered to every one of us by the Creator of the universe."
This is the core of After the Chase: husband and wife duo, Nathan and Jenna Strong. As worship leaders and performers, their approach to music is unique. When performing live, they bring more than music to the stage; they add drama and stories to their songs, and also mix in their own quirky sense of humor to every concert.
With a passion for short term missions, for the environment, and for social justice, Nathan and Jenna strongly believe that a life of faith is useless unless that faith is expressed in real, concrete action.
Rachel Scott is an International Recording Artist signed with Tent Creative Group/ marketing through Indelible Creative Group and Word Distribution. Having a passion to reach the poor through her music, Rachel is also signed to Compassion International’s Artist Roster where she is a spokesperson for Compassion to see children released from poverty in Jesus’ name.
Recently her song “Sevenfifteen” ranked in the top 10 in the UK, and currently her videos hold over 80,000 hits on Tangle.com. Rachel has shared the concert stage with other Christian Artists such as Remedy Drive, Hillsong London, and Sara Groves.
Her latest album appearance can be found on a Max Lucado Compilation CD entitled Fearless Worship to be released on September 1, 2009 with her song “Depending on You.”
Rachel Scott’s music can be found in all area Christian bookstores nationwide, iTunes, and many other download sites online. Rachel’s radio releases “The Least of These,” and “So Good,” can be found on her new album “Resolution.”