Jon Buller (born December 27, 1970) is a

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artist from

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, Canada. He now resides in

Vernon, British Columbia Vernon is a city in the Okanagan region of the British Columbia Interior, Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. It is northeast of Vancouver. Named after Forbes George Vernon, a former Member of the Legislative Assembly, MLA of British ...

. He was previously working as Pastor of Worship and the Arts for 12 years at Vernon Alliance Church, a position he began in August 2005. Buller founded and is the Executive Director for Hear the Music Ministries (HTM) in 1999; HTM is "committed to discipling and developing emerging Christian musicians, expressing worship through music." Jon has released nine albums, an EP, and a concert video. In 2000, Jon Buller was nominated for a

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for Best Gospel Album for his work, '' Sinner And The Saint''. He received a 2006

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for Praise & Worship Song of the Year, ''Lord of Every Thing''.

Discography

Albums

* ''Mystified '' (1993) * ''That's What I'd Like'' (1996) * ''Sinner and the Saint'' (1999, review) * ''And Your Praise Goes On, Vol. 1'' (1999) * ''And Your Praise Goes On, Vol. 2'' (2001) * ''And Your Praise Goes On, Vol. 3'' (2002, review) * ''Broken Drum'' (2003, review) (Jon's cousins are featured) * ''Best of Jon Buller Worship'' (2005, review) * ''The Hymn Project'' - with Nolan Balzer and Kevin Aichele (Signpost, 2007) * ''Light Up the Sky'' (Signpost, 2009)

Collaborations and other credits

* Vocals and acoustic guitar on ''Red Letterz'' by Fresh I.E. (2003) * ''Singles'' - with Fresh I.E. (2008, EP) * co-wrote "The Kingdom of Heaven" with

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on ''Light Up The Sky'' (2009) * co-wrote "Broken Beauty" with Bob Bennett on ''Light Up The Sky'' (2009)

Songs on compilations

* '' Sea to Sea: Filled With Your Glory'', "Lord Of Everything" (CMC, 2004)

Video

* ''Hear The Music Live'' (2003, review)

Awards and recognition

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Covenant Awards The Covenant Awards are awarded to the Canadian gospel music industry by GMA Canada, the Gospel Music Association of Canada. The association is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote the growth and ministry of Christian music in Ca ...

* 2005 Special Events/Compilation Album of the Year: ''Sea To Sea: Filled With Your Glory'' (Jon Buller et al.) * 2006 Praise And Worship Song Of The Year: "Lord Of Every Thing" * 2008 Classical/Traditional Album Of The Year: ''The Hymn Project'' (Buller, Balzer & Aichele)Brian Kauste also won a 2008 CD/DVD Artwork Design Of The Year award for ''The Hymn Project'' * 2010 for the 2010 Covenant Awards to be announced October 29, 2010 Buller received a nomination for Modern Worship Album Of The Year: ''Light Up The Sky'' ;

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* 2000 nominee, Best Gospel Album: ''Sinner And The Saint'' ;

Western Canadian Music Awards The ''Western Canadian Music Awards'' (WCMAs) is an annual awards event for music in the western portion of Canada. The awards are provided by the Western Canada Music Alliance, which consists of six member music industry organizations from Brit ...

* 2003 nominee, Outstanding Christian Recording: ''Broken Drum'' * 2008 nominee, Outstanding Contemporary Christian/Gospel Recording: ''The Hymn Project'' * 2010 for the 2010 WCM Awards to be announced October 24, 2010 Buller received a nomination for Contemporary Christian/Gospel Recording of the Year: ''Light Up the Sky''

References

External links

Official Jon Buller website

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