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Phil Joel
Philip Joel Urry (born 5 January 1973) is a New Zealand musician known as the former bassist and vocalist for the Christian rock group Newsboys. Background Philip Joel Urry was born in Auckland, New Zealand. He was lead singer and guitarist for the band Drinkwater, of which released their eponymous six-track EP in 1991 and a full length CD, ''Three Murky Vibes'', in 1993. Urry was recruited as bass player for Newsboys after the band noticed him during Drinkwater's 1994 opening slot for Newsboys in Auckland. Urry moved to the United States to join the Newsboys on August 13, 1994 and soon after starting going by his middle name Joel to avoid potential pronunciation issues. In June 2000, Joel released his first solo album, ''Watching Over You'', on Inpop Records. He supported this album with the ''Strangely Normal Tour'' accompanied by LaRue, Luna Halo, Earthsuit, V*Enna, and Katy Hudson (later known as Katy Perry). Joel's second solo album, ''Bring It On'', was released ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auckland
Auckland ( ; ) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. It has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region, the area governed by Auckland Council, which includes outlying rural areas and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, and which has a total population of as of It is the List of cities in New Zealand, most populous city of New Zealand and the List of cities in Oceania by population, fifth-largest city in Oceania. The city lies between the Hauraki Gulf to the east, the Hunua Ranges to the south-east, the Manukau Harbour to the south-west, and the Waitākere Ranges and smaller ranges to the west and north-west. The surrounding hills are covered in rainforest and the landscape is dotted with 53 volcanic centres that make up the Auckland Volcanic Field. The central part of the urban area occupies a narrow isthmus between the Manukau Harbour on the Tasman Sea and the Waitematā Harbour on the Pacific Ocean. Auckland is one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virtual Choir
A virtual choir, online choir or home choir is a choir whose members do not meet physically but who work together online from separate places. Some choirs just sing for the joy of the shared experience, while others record their parts alone and send their digital recordings, sometimes including video, to be collated into a choral performance. There may be a series of rehearsals which singers can watch online, and their performance recordings may be made while watching a video of the conductor, and in some cases listening to a backing track, to ensure unanimity of timing. The worldwide COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 inspired a large growth in the number of virtual choirs, although the idea was not new. Online choirs can make singing accessible to would-be choristers who are unable to joining 'in-person' or 'face-to-face' choirs due to issues such as disability, caring responsibilities, geographical restrictions, lack of local opportunities, cost, or a lack of confidence to perform or aud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Go (Newsboys Album)
''Go'' is the twelfth studio album by Contemporary Christian music, Christian pop rock band Newsboys, released on 31 October 2006. It is the band's last album with Phil Joel as a member until 2019's ''United'', and their only album with Paul Colman. An Extended play, EP, entitled ''Go EP'', was released on the iTunes Store as a preview of the album. It featured the songs "Wherever We Go", "Go (I Wanna Send You)", and "I Am Free" from the album. On 30 September 2008, nearly a year after its release, it spawned its own live CD/DVD, ''Houston We Are GO''. The album produced one music video for the single, "Something Beautiful". Album cover The album cover features the band on their corresponding color motif. Frankenstein in red, Peter Furler, Furler in green, Phil Joel, Joel in blue, Paul Colman, Colman in gray, and Phillips in yellow. The photo was then reused and rereleased for the 2008 live album Houston We Are GO albeit without Joel. Singles A live version of "I Am Free" (cov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devotion (Newsboys Album)
''Devotion'' is the eleventh studio album by Christian pop rock band Newsboys, released in November 2004. It is a follow up album to the band's first worship-oriented project, ''Adoration''. It was also the first album to feature replacement guitarist Bryan Olesen. The album debuted at No. 5 on the Top Christian Albums chart, and at No. 56 on the Billboard 200 charts. Several Christian artists made guest appearances on the album, including Rebecca St. James, Bethel World Outreach Choir, Stuart Garrard, and Jon Ellis of Tree63. The album's artwork includes photography of the band by Jimmy Abegg on a valley floor next to the Natchez Trace Parkway Bridge in Williamson County, Tennessee. Because of the bridge's unique design which eliminates any spandrel columns, the perspective on many of photographs leverages the non-blocked views of the scenery and sky on the far side of the bridge behind the band. Track listing Note "Isaiah" was originally included as an "album only" tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Worship Album
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thrive (Newsboys Album)
''Thrive'' is the ninth studio album by Christian pop rock band Newsboys, released in 2002. It features the singles "It Is You", "Million Pieces (Kissin' Your Cares Goodbye)", and "Lord (I Don't Know)". ''Thrive'' debuted at No. 38 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, selling 37,000 units. In 2005, ''Thrive – Special Edition'' was bundled with the previously released ''From the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum'' concert DVD. When it was pre-ordered it came with the exclusive '' It Is You'' EP. Track listing Music Videos * "Million Pieces (Kissin' Your Care Goodbye)" Radio singles *"It Is You" *"Million Pieces (Kissin' Your Cares Goodbye)" *"The Fad of the Land" *"John Woo" ''Thrive: From The Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame'' Thrive: From The Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame was released to DVD 18 June 2002. It was available in ''Thrive Limited Edition'' in 2005. *"Giving it Over" *"Live in Stereo" *"Who" – from '' Shine: The Hits'' *"Rescue" *"Million Pieces (Kissin' Your Cares Goo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Liberty Disco
''Love Liberty Disco'' is the eighth studio album by Christian pop rock band Newsboys, released in 1999. In stark contrast to the band's usual pop rock sound, ''Love Liberty Disco'' focuses on 1970s era-inspired sounds and disco. Track listing Music videos * "Love Liberty Disco" Radio singles *"Love Liberty Disco" (1999) **peaked at No. 5 on ''CCMs Christian CHR chart, and later appeared on the ''WOW 2000'' compilation album *"Beautiful Sound" (2000) **Peaked at No. 6 on ''CCMs Christian AC chart, and No. 1 for 2 weeks on the Christian CHR chart. The song also appeared on the ''WOW Hits 2001'' compilation album. *"I Surrender All" / "Good Stuff" (2000) **Released as a double A-side single, with the former geared towards AC radio, and the latter towards the CHR and rock formats. While "I Surrender All" did not chart on any of ''CCMs Christian charts, "Good Stuff" peaked at No. 14 on the Christian Rock chart and No. 1 on the Christian CHR chart. Personnel Newsboys * P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sparrow Records
Sparrow Records is a Christian music record label and a division of Universal Music Group. History Sparrow Records was founded in 1976 by Billy Ray Hearn, then artists and repertoire (A&R) director at Myrrh Records. Barry McGuire was the first artist signed to the label, followed quickly by John Michael Talbot and his brother Terry, Janny Grein, and Annie Herring of 2nd Chapter of Acts; all of whom released albums with Sparrow in May of that year. Purchased by Thorn EMI in 1992, Sparrow's parent underwent a demerger four years later to become the EMI Group, and the label is now part of the Capitol Christian Music Group. As of 2009, Sparrow's artists include Britt Nicole, Chris Tomlin, Mandisa, Matt Redman, Matthew West, Steven Curtis Chapman and Switchfoot. Since 1996, a popular production of Sparrow Records has been the annual '' WOW Hits'' contemporary Christian music series. In 1998, the WOW franchise then added the annual '' WOW Gospel'' series of albums. The '' WOW ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Step Up To The Microphone
''Step Up to the Microphone'' is the seventh studio album by Christian pop rock band Newsboys, released in 1998 through Star Song Communications. It was the Newsboys' first album following the departure of lead singer John James in 1997, with Peter Furler and Phil Joel subsequently sharing lead vocal duties. Track listing Music videos *"Entertaining Angels" Radio singles Note: all ''CCM Magazine chart information is available in the book ''Hot Hits CHR 1978-1997'' (1997) by Jeffrey Lee Brothers Personnel Newsboys * Peter Furler – lead vocals, drums, guitars, programming * Phil Joel – vocals, bass guitar, guitars * Jody Davis – lead and rhythm guitars, bass, vocals * Jeff Frankenstein – keys, vocals, programming * Duncan Phillips – percussion, drums, vocals Additional musicians * Mylon LeFevre – additional vocals "Na-Nas" on "WooHoo" * "Bull" – additional vocals "Na-Nas" on "WooHoo" * Summer Furler – additional vocals "Na-Nas" on "WooHoo" * The Love Spong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Song Communications
Star Song Communications is a Christian record label that was started in 1976 in music, 1976 by Wayne Donowho, who recruited his friend Darrell Harris. It gained notoriety when it issued Resurrection Band's ground breaking debut album, Awaiting Your Reply in 1978. Originally, a distribution deal was made with Benson Records. From 1983 until 1986, distribution was done by Word Records. After that, a deal was made with Sparrow Records. Independent distribution was started in 1989, and picked up distribution for ForeFront records and DC Talk in 1991. This distribution was maintained until the sale of the company to EMI, and the launch of Chordant Distribution in 1994. Pure Metal Records was acquired from Refuge Records in 1990. In 1998, it was announced that Star Song would only be used to issue reprints, and their artists would be transferred to Sparrow. Artists * Tom Autry * Brian Barrett * Barren Cross * Bash 'n the Code * Chris Beatty * Benjamin * Bob Bennett (singer-songwri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Take Me To Your Leader (Newsboys Album)
''Take Me to Your Leader'' is the sixth studio album by Christian pop rock band Newsboys, released in 1996. It was both the last Newsboys album to feature lead vocalist John James and the first to feature bassist/vocalist Phil Joel. The album won a Dove Award in 1997 for its packaging, and was also nominated for "Rock Album of the Year", "Rock Recorded Song of the Year" ("God Is Not a Secret") and "Short Form Music Video of the Year" (for "Take Me to Your Leader"). The album was also recognized with a Grammy nomination for "Best Rock Gospel Album". As of 2025, it is the band's only album as a . The vehicle pictured is an X-PAK 400, created by [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warner Bros
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (WBEI), commonly known as Warner Bros. (WB), is an American film studio, filmed entertainment studio headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios Burbank, Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, California and the main namesake subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). Founded on April 4, 1923, by four brothers, Harry Warner, Harry, Albert Warner, Albert, Sam Warner, Sam and Jack L. Warner, Jack Warner, the company established itself as a leader in the American film industry before diversifying into animation, television, and video games. It is one of the "Major film studios, Big Five" major American film studios and a member of the Motion Picture Association (MPA). The company is known for its film studio division, the Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group, which includes Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema, Warner Bros. Pictures Animation, Castle Rock Entertainment and the Warner Bros. Television Group. Bugs Bunny, a character created for the ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
