Casting Crowns is a Christian band that employs a pop music style. The band was created by youth pastor Mark Hall who also serves as a lead vocalist. Other band members are Juan DeVevo, Melodee DeVevo, Hector Cervantes, Chris Huffman, Megan Garrett, and Andy Williams.

DISCOGRAPHY

• Casting Crowns: Live from Atlanta DVD/CD / Beach Street/Reunion Records, Sept. 14, 2004 / Shipped RIAA Platinum • Casting Crowns / Beach Street / Reunion Records, Sept.30, 2004 / RIAA Gold April 2004, RIAA Platinum Jan. 2005

VIDEO / DVD

• Casting Crowns: Live from Atlanta DVD/CD • "American Dream" concept video

RADIO

"Voice of Truth"

• Longest number of weeks (13) at #1 in the history of AC (R&R) • Hit #1 on both AC and INSPO charts

"Who Am I"

• Only song to hit #1 on every format at the same time in history • Topped charts for 9 weeks at INSPO (R&R) and CHR (CRW)

"If We Are the Body"

• First debut single by an artist to claim #1 spot in over two years • Topped at #1 for 5 weeks at CHR

CAREER MILESTONES

• Career sales have exceeded 1 million records • With the band's appearances at festivals as well as tour dates, ===Casting Crowns has performed for more than 1 million people=== • Performed to more than 700,000 people on solo concert dates • Casting Crowns is the fastest selling debut artist in recent ===Christian music history=== • Most Played Artist on all Christian radio formats combined in 2004 • CCM Readers' Choice Awards voted Casting Crowns as "Favorite Band", "Favorite New Artist" and • Favorite Album" (Casting Crowns) in 2005 and honored them with the cover feature • "Voice of Truth" holds record for most spins ever in one week on ===R&R AC Monitored Chart=== • Debut album earned highest first week sales of any debut artist on Nielsen SoundScan in 2003

AWARDS AND ACCOLADES

2005 GMA Music Awards- Casting Crowns/Mark Hall (7 total wins)

• Song of the Year - "Who Am I" • Group of the Year • Songwriter of the Year- Mark Hall • Pop/ Cont. Recorded Song - "Who Am I" • Inspirational Recorded Song - "Voice of Truth" 2005 Casting Crowns certified RIAA Platinum (Jan. 2005) 2005 GMA Music Awards Nominations - Casting Crowns/Mark Hall (13 total nods) • Song of the Year - "Who Am I" • Group of the Year • Male Vocalist of the Year - Mark Hall • Worship Song of the Year - "Who Am I" • Artist of the Year • Rock/Cont. Recorded Song - "American Dream" • Pop/ Cont. Recorded Song - "Who Am I" • Inspirational Recorded Song - "Voice of Truth" • Short Form Music Video - "American Dream" • Long Form Music Video - Casting Crowns: Live From Atlanta • Producer of the Year - Mark Miller 2004 Casting Crowns: Live from Atlanta certified RIAA Platinum (Sept. 2004) 2004 Casting Crowns certified RIAA Gold (May 2004) 2004 GMA Music Awards - Mark Hall, Songwriter of the Year 2004 GMA Music Award Nominations: • Songwriter of the Year - Mark Hall • New Artist of the Year • Pop Contemporary Song of the Year - "If We Are The Body" • Pop Contemporary Album of the Year

TOURS AND PERFORMANCES

2005 Performed at the 36th Annual GMA Music Awards 2005 "All Things New" Spring tour with Steven Curtis Chapman and Chris Tomlin 2004 "All Things New" Fall tour with Steven Curtis Chapman and Chris Tomlin 2004 Multiple sold-out headlining dates throughout 2004 2003 "Let My Words Be Few" Fall tour with Rebecca St. James

PARTNERSHIPS AND ENDORSEMENTS

Partnerships:

• Jumpstart Resources (www.jumpstartresources.com) • World Vision

Endorsements:

• Gibson Guitars • Avalon Guitars • Audix Microphones • Westone In Ear Monitors • Pro Mark Drum Sticks • Ultimate Microphone Stands

Mark Hall

Mark Hall has been a Christian for 12 years and for over half of those years he served in a small church with a small budget. He says that he 'was full of ideas, but I didn't have the resources to pull it off.' He has started a ministry which provides resources for youth leaders with similar problems in mind.

External links

Casting Crowns official site

Jump Start Resources web site -- this web site was created by Mark Hall as a source of materials for Christian youth leaders on low budgets. The web site is given on the CD tray label of the British version of the first album.