Paul Baloche

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Paul Baloche

Paul Baloche (born on June 4, 1962) is an American

United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
Christian

Christian

A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a Monotheism#Christian view religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus and interpreted by Christians to have been prophesied in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament....
music artist, worship leader, and singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriter

File:Joan Baez Bob Dylan crop.jpgSinger-songwriter is a term that refers to performers who Lyricist, composer and singing their own Musical piece including lyrics and melody....
. A native of Maple Shade, New Jersey, Baloche is currently the worship pastor at Community Christian Fellowship in Lindale, Texas

Lindale, Texas

Lindale is a town in Smith County, Texas, Texas, United States. The town had an estimated population of 5,024 in 2006. It is part of the Tyler, Texas Tyler metropolitan area....
. Baloche composes on piano

Piano

The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard instrument. Widely used in Western music for solo performance, ensemble use, chamber music, and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to musical composition and rehearsal....
and acoustic guitar

Steel-string acoustic guitar

A steel-string acoustic guitar, is a modern form of guitar descended from the classical guitar, but strung with steel strings for a brighter, louder sound....
, favoring guitar when leading worship. His wife, Rita Baloche, is also a Christian songwriter. As well is one of the members of Compassionart

Compassionart

Compassionart is a Charitable organization based in Littlehampton, England created by songwriter Martin Smith and his wife, Anna with the aim of generating income from works of art to assist in the relief of suffering around the planet ....
a charity

Charitable organization

The definition of charitable organization, and of charity, varies according to the country and in some instances the region of the country in which the charitable organization operates....
founded by Martin Smith (songwriter)

Martin Smith (songwriter)

Martin James Smith is an England vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter. He is the front man of the Christian rock and worship band Delirious? He co-wrote three songs on Michael W....
from Delirious?

Delirious?

Delirious? are an English people Christian rock and Contemporary worship music band, featuring Martin Smith on vocals and guitar, Stuart Garrard on guitar and backing vocals, Jon Thatcher on bass guitar, Tim Jupp on keys and piano, and Paul Evans on drums and percussion....
.

Several Christian artists, such as Michael W. Smith

Michael W. Smith

Michael W. Smith is a Grammy Award-winning United States singer-songwriter, musician, recording artist, composer, and actor. He is one of the best-selling and most influential artists in Contemporary Christian Music, and he has achieved considerable success in the mainstream music industry as well....
and SONICFLOOd

SONICFLOOd

Sonicflood is a United States group of Contemporary Christian music, based in Nashville, Tennessee. They started in 1999 with Sonicflood ....
, have recorded Baloche's songs.

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Paul Baloche (born on June 4, 1962) is an American

United States

Christian

Singer-songwriter

Lindale, Texas

Piano

Steel-string acoustic guitar

Compassionart

Charitable organization

Martin Smith (songwriter)

Delirious?

Michael W. Smith

SONICFLOOd

Sonicflood is a United States group of Contemporary Christian music, based in Nashville, Tennessee. They started in 1999 with Sonicflood ....
, have recorded Baloche's songs. Many of his songs are among the most performed songs in services

Service of worship

In the Protestant Christian denominations of Christianity, a service of worship is a meeting whose primary purpose is the worship of God. The phrase is normally shortened to service....
according to CCLI, a company that handles copyright licensing of Christian songs and other resource materials for use in churches. Among them are "Open the Eyes of My Heart" (ranked number 2) and "Above All" (ranked number 22), cowritten with Lenny Leblanc. "Above All" was nominated for Song of the Year in both the 2002

2002 Dove Award Nominees

2002 Dove Award Nominees for the Dove Awards of 2002 of the Dove Awards....
and 2003

2003 Dove Award Nominees

2003 Dove Award Nominees for the Dove Awards of 2003 of the Dove Awards....
Dove Awards, and in 2002, Michael W. Smith's recording of that song won Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year. Baloche was also nominated for Songwriter of the Year in 2002.

Baloche uses his position as a recording artist to provide resources for churches. His catalog of six albums is focused on providing worship music for the listener to worship along with, and for churches to use in their own services. His albums are released by Hosanna! Music

Hosanna! Music

Hosanna! Music is a record label that publishes Christian music. It is part of the Integrity Music group, which is located in Mobile, Alabama....
, a division of Integrity Music. Through Integrity, Baloche has also written a book, God Songs, and released instructional DVDs that cover a variety of issues central to contemporary worship, such as music styles, music theory, creating flow in worship, and guitar techniques (including his distinct open chord

Chord (music)

In music and music theory a chord is a set of two or more different note that sound simultaneously. Most often, in European-influenced music, chords are tertian Sonority that can be constructed as stacks of thirds relative to some underlying musical scale....
voicings

Voicing (music)

In music Musical composition and arranging, a voicing is the instrumentation and vertical spacing and ordering of the pitch in a chord . Which note is on the bottom determines the inversion ....
).

In addition to his material output, Baloche annually participates in several seminars for worship leaders and musicians throughout North America

North America

North America is the northern continent of the Americas, situated in the Earth's northern hemisphere and almost totally in the western hemisphere....
(many of which are facilitated by Integrity), and has started to participate in seminars in Asia

Asia

Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent. It covers 8.6% of the Earth's total surface area and, with over 4 billion people, it contains more than 60% of the world's current human population....
as well.

His 2006 release, A Greater Song
A Greater Song

A Greater Song is an album released in 2006 by Paul Baloche....
, is a live recording featuring new songs, some cowritten with leading worship artists like Matt Redman

Matt Redman

Matt Redman is an England Christian worship leader and songwriter, and was one of the main worship leaders associated with the Soul Survivor organisation....
("A Greater Song") and Integrity Media executive vice president and Integrity Music president Don Moen

Don Moen

Don Moen is an American singer-songwriter, pastor, and record producer of Christian worship music.Moen produced 11 volumes for the Hosanna! Music series of worship albums....
("Thank You Lord").

Discography

He is Faithful (1992)
First Love (1998)
Open the Eyes of My Heart (2000)
God of Wonders (2001)
Offering of Worship (2003)
A Greater Song
A Greater Song

A Greater Song is an album released in 2006 by Paul Baloche....
(2006)
Our God Saves (2007)
The Writer's Collection (2008)

External links

- Paul Baloche's official website