Justin Mathew Jarvis (born June 21, 1979) is an American

Christian music Christian music is a genre of music that has been written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christianity, Christian life and faith. Common themes of Christian music include praise, worship, penitence and lament, and its f ...

ian and guitarist, who serves as the worship direct of The Harbour Church in

Pompano Beach, Florida Pompano Beach ( ) is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. It is located along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, just north of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Fort Lauderdale and 36 miles north of Miami. The nearby Hillsboro Inlet forms part ...

. He started his recording career as part of

Jesus Culture Jesus Culture is a Christian revivalist youth-oriented organization that was formed at the Bethel Church (Redding, California), Bethel Church of Redding, California, in the United States. Jesus Culture Ministry hosts conferences and operates a ...

on their '' Emerging Voices'' album in 2012. His first solo album, ''Atmospheres'', was released in 2014 by Jesus Culture Music and made the ''Billboard'' magazine charts.

Early life

He was born on June 21, 1979, in

Birmingham, Alabama Birmingham ( ) is a city in the north central region of Alabama, United States. It is the county seat of Jefferson County, Alabama, Jefferson County. The population was 200,733 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List ...

, as Justin Mathew Jarvis. Jarvis started playing the guitar, while he was in high school, and this started his devotion towards music, in particular

Personal life

Jarvis married his college girlfriend, Janette Leong, in 2004, and the couple have four children together, Owen, Elliot, Emma and Isabelle, where they reside in

Fort Lauderdale, Florida Fort Lauderdale ( ) is a coastal city located in the U.S. state of Florida, north of Miami along the Atlantic Ocean. It is the county seat of and most populous city in Broward County, Florida, Broward County with a population of 182,760 at the ...

. He is the worship director at The Harbour Church, located in

, where he has been since 2002.

Music career

His music career commenced in 2012, when he was a part of the

release, '' Emerging Voices'', with Derek Johnson and two others. He released ''Atmospheres'', a live album, on September 30, 2014, by Jesus Culture Music. This album was his breakthrough release on the ''Billboard'' magazine charts, where it placed at No. 46 on the

Heatseekers Albums The Heatseekers charts were "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine. The Heatseekers Albums and the Heatseekers Songs charts were introduced by ''Billboard'' in 1991 with the purpose of highlighting the sales b ...

chart.

Discography

Live albums

References

External links

Official website

Cross Rhythms article
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jarvis, Justin 1979 births Living people American performers of Christian music Musicians from Birmingham, Alabama Musicians from Fort Lauderdale, Florida Songwriters from Alabama Songwriters from Florida