Education
Rocks!
by Amy Hammond Hagberg
Some thoughts from four of your favourite Christians artists on why college truly rocks...
ZOEgirl
Best
Known For:
Six albums, including their latest, With All of My Heart, released
in December.
Seven Top 5 singles including: “About You,” “Beautiful
Name,” “You Get Me,” and “With All of My Heart.”
Accolades:
Sold more than one million albums
2002 GMA Award for ‘New Artist of the Year’
ASCAP Top Airplay Awards, 2002 and 2003
Schools
Attended:
Chrissy Conway: Camden County Community College, New Jersey
Alisa Girard: Pierce College, Southern California
Kristin Swinford: DePauw University School of Music, Indiana; Missouri
Baptist College, MO; Belmont University School of Music, Tennessee
College
Quip:
“It was important for me to go to college
because I wanted to continue a specialized study of music. Nothing quite
prepares you for life like living and learning by experiencing, but continued
education increases knowledge, helps the transition into adulthood, and
offers so many opportunities to discover a career path and work towards
it.” -- Kristin Swinford
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Kutless
Best
Known For:
Four albums, including Hearts of the Innocent which will be released in
March.
Hits such as “Run,” “Sea of Faces,” and “Strong
Tower.”
Accolades:
Sold over 600,000 records to date.
Best-selling new artist of 2002.
Seven No. 1 hits spanning Rock, CHR and AC formats.
Schools
Attended:
Warner Pacific College, Oregon
Majors:
Jon Micah Sumrall: Health and Human Kinetics; Biology
Ryan Shrout: Bible
College
Quip:
“For me, my first year of college was
a valuable experience in learning to live with people ... I feel that
the living conditions I experienced in college really helped me to prepare
for what I am doing today. Now we all spend months at a time on a tour
bus, and believe me, after two months of being in a 45 x 8 foot box with
12 other people, you have to be really flexible!” --
Jon Micah Sumrall
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Pillar
Best
Known For:
Four albums, including their latest, Where Do We Go From Here?, released
in May 2005.
Several No. 1 singles such as “Open Your Eyes,” “Fireproof,”
and “Eschelon.”
Accolades:
2001 Dove Award -- ‘Best Hard Rock Album of the Year’ for
Above.
2002 Dove Award -- ‘Hard Rock Recorded Song of the Year’ for
“Live for Him.”
Schools
Attended:
Kalel: Riverside Community College, California; Fort Hays State University,
Kansas
Rob Beckley: Colby Community College, Kansas; Fort Hays State University,
Kansas
Majors:
Kalel: Chemistry
Rob Beckley: Sports Management
College
Quip:
“Kids -- school is important because the
likelihood of making it in a big rock band is slim.” --
Kalel
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Sanctus
Real
Best
Known For:
Four albums, including their latest, (untitled) which will be released
in April.
Four Top 5 singles: “Everything About You,” “Beautiful
Day,” “Audience of One,” and “Say it Loud.”
Accolades:
2005 Dove Award -- ‘Modern Rock Album of the Year’ for Fight
The Tide.
CCM reader’s poll ‘Best New Artist’ of 2004.
Schools
Attended:
Dan Gartley: Malone College, Ohio
Majors:
Commercial Music Technology and Business Administration
College
Quip:
“Reasons to go to college are unique for
someone interested in music. To start, a musician’s career is very
delicate. Unless you’re a Beatle named Paul or you wrote a Christmas
carol like “Jingle Bells” or something, it is going to end
one day ... having a college background often times is the difference
between paying the bills on time and selling everything you own to make
rent. Also, music is a business. The wiser you are in this very confusing
arena, the better your odds will be of being successful at it.”
-- Dan Gartley
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