The Winter Jam 2012 Tour Spectacular has an exciting line-up this year with “Pre-Jam Party” special guests for KING & COUNTRY, Dara Maclean and We As Human, who recently signed to Atlantic Records. The “Pre-Jam Party” will warm up the stage for renowned headlining acts: Building 429, Peter Furler, Group 1 Crew, Kari Jobe, Newsong, Sanctus Real and Skillet. The multi-city nationwide tour kicks off tomorrow, January 6 in Charleston, WV and will wrap April 1 in Grand Rapids, MI.
Two of the artists lighting up the “Pre-Jam Party” are for KING & COUNTRY and Dara Maclean, who partnered with the pre-show sponsor OneVerse and their campaign to help “End Bible Poverty.” OneVerse is a program of The Seed Company, an affiliate of Wycliff Bible Translators whose goal is to translate the Bible into every language. For more information on the campaign, visit www.oneverse.org/winterjam <http://www.oneverse.org/winterjam> .
The pre-show begins at 6:00 PM on weekdays and 5:00 PM on the weekend. Only $10 at the door. No tickets required.
Fervent Records’ soulful new artist Dara Maclean is unpacking her bags and making a home as Christian music’s breakout artist with her debut album, You Got My Attention, hitting the No. 1 spot on the iTunes Christian Albums chart, No. 45 on the iTunes Overall Albums Chart and soaring into the Christian Soundscan Albums chart. Maclean’s powerful vocals are showcased on her Top 20 debut hit “Suitcases,” an up-beat tune written by Maclean and producer Ian Eskelin about the daily “baggage” that can easily weigh you down.
Maclean grew up outside Fort Worth, Texas, in a family that encouraged her love for music and ministry from her earliest days. She began singing at age 8, then went on to lead worship and actively pursue youth ministry. Maclean continues to serve with her family in their local church. Heavily influenced by Lauryn Hill and everything from the Motown era as well by contemporaries like Adele, Natasha Bedingfield, Marc Broussard and Ray LaMontagne, she incorporates the funk and soul she grew up loving into her music. The combination makes for a sound that is pure celebration, that captures as few artists ever have the joy and exuberance of being swept up in love.
Music fans nationwide will be discovering Fervent Records’ soulful new artist Dara Maclean on iTunes as she is named one of the select “New Artists To Watch” and her breakthrough single “Suitcases” is the Discovery Download of the week. The song is from her full-length debut You Got My Attention, available exclusively at iTunes beginning today, July 5 and will be available everywhere starting on July 12. A powerful vocalist and gifted songwriter, Maclean wrote or co-wrote all 12 of the tracks on the album, produced by Ian Eskelin.
Co-written by Maclean and Ian Eskelin, “Suitcases” is an up-beat tune about the daily “baggage” that can weigh you down and the freedom that can be found in release.
“While listening to my Dad speak one Sunday morning, I remember hearing him say, ‘You can’t run when you're holding suitcases’ and it immediately sparked,” shares Maclean. “I imagined trying to navigate through life, while holding suitcases that were bursting at the seams. One flies open and out comes a baby blanket, which is a metaphor of fears, doubts and insecurities. Then a picture of an ex-boyfriend falls out and we start to realize, what we've held onto from our past, is the very thing holding us back from our future. I hope this song is an anthemic reminder for us to set baggage aside daily and live free.”
Discover more about Maclean, as she shares her favorite things she just can’t go with out on her website – www.DaraMaclean.com. To top it all off, fans will have a chance to win a suitcase packed full of these home-inspired things. Maclean wants the winner of this giveaway to experience the sweetness of home, which is something near and dear to her heart.
Maclean grew up outside Fort Worth, Texas, in a family that encouraged her love for music and ministry from her earliest days. She began singing at age 8, then went on to lead worship and actively pursue youth ministry. Maclean continues to serve with her family in their local church. Heavily influenced by Lauryn Hill and everything from the Motown era as well by contemporaries like Adele, Natasha Bedingfield, Marc Broussard and Ray LaMontagne, she incorporates the funk and soul she grew up loving into her music. The combination makes for a sound that is pure celebration, that captures as few artists ever have the joy and exuberance of being swept up in love.
To watch the live video of “Suitcases,” click here: http://youtu.be/W4cFZcSivZI
Fervent Records’ soulful new artist Dara Maclean is guaranteed to turn heads with the release of her debut album, You Got My Attention, available everywhere on July 12. The album features her breakthrough debut single, “Suitcases,” which is already a Top 20 smash on the National Christian Audience, CHR and Billboard’s AC Monitored and Indicator Charts this week. To top it all off, the Texas native released the first of five live exclusive videos this week known as the Cannery Row Sessions series. The first video features a stripped down version of her popular single “Suitcases.”
Produced by Dove Award-winner Ian Eskelin (Francesca Battistelli, Sidewalk Prophets), Maclean’s debut combines the soul and urban pop influences that infuse her musical approach with soaring vocals in service to intelligently uplifting lyrics. A singer of incredible grace, power and control as well as a gifted songwriter, she wrote or co-wrote all 12 of the tracks on the album. Maclean will be hitting the road to play over 100 shows all across the country through the spring of next year.
Maclean grew up outside Fort Worth, Texas, in a family that encouraged her love for music and ministry from her earliest days. She began singing at age 8, then went on to lead worship and actively pursue youth ministry. Maclean continues to serve with her family in their local church. Heavily influenced by Lauryn Hill and everything from the Motown era as well by contemporaries like Adele, Natasha Bedingfield, Marc Broussard and Ray LaMontagne, she incorporates the funk and soul she grew up loving into her music. The combination makes for a sound that is pure celebration, that captures as few artists ever have the joy and exuberance of being swept up in God's love.
TRACK LISTING for You Got My Attention:
1. Suitcases
2. You Got My Attention
3. Unreachable
4. What Love Looks Like
5. Free
6. Yours Forever
7. Nothin’ You Won't Do
8. The One
9. Had To Be You
10. So Good To Me
11. Gratitude
12. Home
Fervent Records’ soulful new artist Dara Maclean is packing for the next chapter in her life with the release of her debut single “Suitcases” to CCM radio. The Texas native already has 31 stations in her bag, making it the most added song on the Christian airwaves this week. “Suitcases” is available on iTunes beginning today, May 3 and will be featured on her debut album entitled You Got My Attention to be released July 12.
Co-written by Maclean and Ian Eskelin, “Suitcases” is driven by an infectious beat and a vocal approach that is alternately intimate and soaring. The song is an offer of true release from "your burdens, heavy like gravity."
"I want to paint a picture of God's complete restorative love and how through Christ, we have an opportunity to live free," shares Maclean. "This song does just that."
A singer of incredible grace, power and control as well as a gifted songwriter, she is putting together a debut album that is as fresh and vibrant as any in recent years with Dove Award-winning producer Ian Eskelin. The project combines the soul and urban pop influences that infuse her musical approach with soaring vocals in service to intelligently uplifting lyrics. Currently, she is hitting the road to visit radio and play shows all across the country in support of her new single.
Maclean grew up outside Fort Worth, Texas, in a family that encouraged her love for music and ministry from her earliest days. She began singing at age 8, then went on to lead worship and actively pursue youth ministry. Maclean continues to serve with her family in their local church. Heavily influenced by Lauryn Hill and everything from the Motown era as well by contemporaries like Adele, Natasha Bedingfield, Ray LaMontagne and Marc Broussard, she incorporates the funk and soul she grew up loving into her music. The combination makes for a sound that is pure celebration, that captures as few artists ever have the joy and exuberance of being swept up in God's love.
