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Posted Dec 16, 2007 by Paul
Filed under: news

Kelsey Skaggs is awesome! I first met Kelsey a couple of weeks ago when I listened to her hit song, “Facebook Admirer“. That song is such a hit on so many levels it’s really hard to describe. For this day and age, it’s literally the perfect pop song.

This evening Kelsey came to Nashville to perform in the 60th annual Toys for Tots campaign held at Opry Mills Mall - let me tell you a little of what happened.

First Kelsey played an hour set. Then, she was asked to come back and play another set. As people streamed around the mall - estimated crowd of 80,000 - Kelsey stood on stage, guitar in hand, and played song after song. More photos were taken, more cd’s sold (and the proceeds donated), and more autographs were signed by Kelsey than anyone else - that’s not surprising really given that Kelsey is not only a rising pop/christian star, she’s also a super talent.

Her songs - funny, cheeky, sometimes downright silly, have a way of sticking in your head. Try it yourself - listen a couple of times to “Pick Up a Book“, one of the songs she has on her Myspace, and then tell me you don’t go around singing that song. It’s impossible not to! (and you may not entirely even like the song, but still you gotta admit, you’re singing it!)

On the Christian side of her songwriting is where Kelsey gets serious with songs like “The Cross“, a song that really lays it on the line about Christ giving His all for us and us not having the right words to say ‘thank you’ - and “Gardener’s Gloves“, a song about wanting nothing more than to be used for His service.

But it’s “Facebook Admirer” where Kelsey really shines - both as a writer and a singer. That song is simply perfect in every way - even in raw, unproduced form - it’s a hit.

Posted Feb 16, 2008 by Paul
Filed under: Christian

(This is the first in an ongoing series introducing the artists that will be performing for the Supercell of Giving Benefit Concert to help those affected by the recent tornadoes.)
By Cathryn Miller-Gipson

With talent and a drive to succeed, we can see a birth of worship in the music coming from Cloudchase.

Erin Sparks sings lead vocals and adds some acoustic spunk to this upcoming self proclaimed modern/alternative Christian rock band. With a sound mix all their own it seems to be a whimsical cry of one’s soul reaching out to God through the trials of life. Walking along this path with his wife, Zak Sparks accompanies with calming background vocals and bass. Matt Spell lends a hand with pure electric guitar notes, acoustics and back ground vocals. It seems though the real glue for this group would be the songwriter/producer, Scott Faircloff who’s vision for the group helped shape their overall sound.

While keeping steadily busy playing at local churches and large events throughout the region, the focus remains set on the heavens above, as well as getting huge support from their fan base for strength and encouragement.

In 2006, Cloudchase released thier debut cd, Another World, the atmosphere on the e.p. is one that will take you flying in the wind feeling free from all that has gotten you down, and while listening to the words of comfort, it reminds you that

“…you were born for something better than this.”

Giving you the ground to stand up upon that there is purpose for you and who you are! In their words,

“We’re all about chasing and getting after what we’ve been made for: dreams, relationships, things bigger and better than us!”

They continue to shout:

“The chase is on!”

We will certainly keep our eyes open for this talented group as they chase their dreams in the heavenly clouds!