Asaph Ward
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Background

Ward came to the forefront of the gospel music industry as producer of the groundbreaking 1998 album Everlasting Life for gospel jazz singer Kim Burrell
Kim Burrell
Kimberly Burrell is an American gospel singer from Houston, Texas. She calls her musical style jazz gospel. Though she is comparatively new to the gospel music industry, having only performed since 1989, she has quickly become one of the most influential voices in the genre, often named as "this...

. Since then, Ward has also produced the self-titled debut of Dorinda Clark Cole
Dorinda Clark Cole
Dorinda Clark-Cole is a two-time Grammy Award winning American evangelist and gospel singer. She is best known as a member of The Clark Sisters and as a daughter of pioneering choral director Mattie Moss Clark.-Early life:...

, as well as the recent 2004 release from Twinkie Clark
Twinkie Clark
Elbernita "Twinkie" Clark-Terrell is a two-time Grammy Award–winning American gospel singer, composer, musician, and evangelist. She is a member of The Clark Sisters, an influential gospel vocal ensemble active since the late '60s.-The Clark Sisters:...

, Home Once Again: Live in Detroit. Ward also produced 2 tracks on Smokie Norful's 2004 Grammy-winning nothing without You album. Asaph's wife Miranda co-writes and collaborates on many of the projects for their joint company Miralex Entertainment.

Production credits

  • Kim Burrell
    Kim Burrell
    Kimberly Burrell is an American gospel singer from Houston, Texas. She calls her musical style jazz gospel. Though she is comparatively new to the gospel music industry, having only performed since 1989, she has quickly become one of the most influential voices in the genre, often named as "this...

    : The Love Album (Shanachie, 2011)
  • The Clark Sisters
    The Clark Sisters
    The Clark Sisters are an American gospel vocal group consisting of four sisters:Jacky Clark Chisholm, Elbernita "Twinkie" Clark, Dorinda Clark-Cole, and Karen Clark Sheard. A fifth sister, Denise Clark Bradford, no longer performs with the group. The Clark Sisters are the daughters of legendary...

    : A Clark Family Christmas (Karew Records, 2009)
  • Coko
    Coko
    Cheryl Elizabeth "Coko" Clemons is an American gospel and R&B singer, and lead singer of R&B group Sisters With Voices .-Musical career:...

    : "Endow Me (featuring Fantasia
    Fantasia Barrino
    Fantasia Monique Barrino commonly known as Fantasia, is an American R&B singer, Broadway and television actress who rose to fame as the winner of the third season of the reality television series American Idol in 2004. Following her victory, she released her debut single, "I Believe", which...

    , Faith Evans
    Faith Evans
    Faith Renée Evans is an American singer-songwriter, recording artist, record producer, actress and author. Born in Florida and raised in New Jersey, Evans relocated to Los Angeles during 1993 for a career with the music business. After working as a backing vocalist for Al B...

    , and Lil' Mo
    Lil' Mo
    Cynthia Loving , also known by her stage name Lil' Mo, is an American R&B singer, Washington, D.C. radio personality, songwriter & record producer. She is best known for collaborating with artists such as Ja Rule, Angie Martinez, Sacario, Missy Elliott, Ol' Dirty Bastard and Fabolous, and for her...

    )" (Light/Artemis, 2006)
  • Kim Burrell
    Kim Burrell
    Kimberly Burrell is an American gospel singer from Houston, Texas. She calls her musical style jazz gospel. Though she is comparatively new to the gospel music industry, having only performed since 1989, she has quickly become one of the most influential voices in the genre, often named as "this...

    : Everlasting Life
    Everlasting Life (album)
    Everlasting Life is the major-label debut album of gospel/jazz singer Kim Burrell. The album won Burrell the 1999 Gospel Music Excellence award for Contemporary Female Vocalist of the Year, as well as the 2000 Stellar Award for Contemporary Female Vocalist of the Year.- Track listing :# I'll Keep...

    (Tommy Boy Gospel, 1998)
  • Twinkie Clark
    Twinkie Clark
    Elbernita "Twinkie" Clark-Terrell is a two-time Grammy Award–winning American gospel singer, composer, musician, and evangelist. She is a member of The Clark Sisters, an influential gospel vocal ensemble active since the late '60s.-The Clark Sisters:...

    : Home Once Again: Live In Detroit (Verity, 2004)
  • Brent Jones: "Spiritual Things", "Holy Ghost High", "Midnite" (EMI Gospel)
  • Londa Larmond: Love Letters (EMI Gospel)
  • Smokie Norful
    Smokie Norful
    Rev. W.R. "Smokie" Norful, Jr. is an American gospel singer and pianist, best known for his 2002 album, I Need You Now and his 2004 release, Nothing Without You, which won a Grammy at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards for Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album in 2004.-Early life:Norful, a minister who...

    : "I Know The Lord Will Make A Way" and "Continuous Grace" (EMI Gospel, 2004)
  • Joann Rosario: Now More Than Ever... Worship (F. Hammond Music/Verity)
  • Virtue
    Virtue (musical group)
    Virtue is a popular Gospel music group. The group Currently consists of sisters Ebony Holland, Karima Kibble and Heather Martin.-Biography:The group was formed 1994 by Karima Trotter , Ebony Trotter , Negelle Sumter, and Shavonne Sampson...

    : "Everything Will Be Alright" (Verity)
  • Crystal Aikin
    Crystal Aikin
    Crystal Aikin is an American gospel singer-songwriter from Tacoma, Washington, and the winner of the first season of Sunday Best. Her eponymous debut album was released on January 13, 2009, through Verity Records.- Early life and career :...

    : Crystal Aikin
    Crystal Aikin (album)
    -Chart performance:The album peaked at #127 on Billboard 200 and #3 on Billboard's Gospel Albums. It spent 55 weeks on the latter....

    (Verity)
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