Travis Cottrell is an American

contemporary Christian music Contemporary Christian music (CCM), also known as Christian pop, and occasionally inspirational music, is a genre of modern popular music, and an aspect of Christian media, which is lyrically focused on matters related to the Christianity, Chri ...

(CCM) artist,

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, author, and

worship leader Contemporary worship is a form of Christian worship that emerged within Western evangelical Protestantism in the 20th century. It was originally confined to the charismatic movement, but is now found in a wide range of churches, including many ...

Biography

Cottrell was raised in

Boone, North Carolina Boone is a town in and the county seat of Watauga County, North Carolina, United States. Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina, Boone is the home of Appalachian State University and the headquarters of the disaster and me ...

. In 1990, he moved to

Nashville Nashville, often known as Music City, is the capital and List of municipalities in Tennessee, most populous city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the county seat, seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson County in Middle Tennessee, locat ...

to study at

Belmont University Belmont University is a Private university, private Christian university in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Descended from Belmont Women's College, founded in 1890 by schoolteachers Ida Hood and Susan Heron, the institution was incorporate ...

. After graduating in 1992 with a degree in music Cottrell dedicated time to

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. In the same year he wrote

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' song "It's Only Thunder". He worked with Kathie Hill on a musical titled ''Waiters: A Youth Musical About Waiting on the Lord''. Cottrell has since continued writing songs and working as an editor at a music publishing company. In 1994, the church Cottrell attended - Two Rivers Baptist Church - lost its minister of worship and at the church's request, Cottrell was the

for the next year and a half. Cottrell has said: "The opportunity of leading worship at Two Rivers Baptist Church that Dr. Jerry Sutton gave me was a blessing." Since that time Cottrell's vocals have been on several praise and worship albums led by

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. He has also led worship at Beth Moore's conferences titled '' Living Proof Live'' since 1998. Since 2002 he has also released several solo albums of praise and worship earning several nominations for

Dove Awards A Dove Award is an accolade by the Gospel Music Association (GMA) of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the Christian music industry. The awards ceremonies presented annually and have been held in Nashville, Tennessee excep ...

. He has continued to write songs and provide background vocals for other artists including

Amy Grant Amy Lee Grant (born November 25, 1960) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. She began her music career in contemporary Christian music (CCM) before crossing over to pop music in the mid-1980s. Grant has been referred to as "Honorific ...

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, and

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. In 2010, Travis moved to

Jackson, Tennessee Jackson is a city in and the county seat of Madison County, Tennessee, United States. Located east of Memphis, Tennessee, Memphis and 130 Miles Southwest of Nashville, it is a regional center of trade for West Tennessee. Its total population wa ...

to be the music minister at Englewood Baptist Church. On July 4, 2020 Travis became the worship leader at Brentwood Baptist Church in

Brentwood, Tennessee Brentwood is a city in Williamson County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 45,373 as of the 2020 United States census.Jesus Saves Live'' (2010) (live album) * ''When the Stars Burn Down'' (2011) * ''I'm Living Proof'' (2014) * ''All That Is Within Me'' (2016) * ''The Reason'' (2018)

Collaborations and vocals

- '' Mighty Cross'' (1994) * Don Moen - '' Emmanuel Has Come'' (1996) * Beth Moore - ''Living Proof Live 2'' (2000) * Don Moen - '' God in Us'' (2001) * Don Moen - ''Thank You Lord'' (2004) *

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- '' Coming Up to Breathe'' (2006) * Various - ''iWorship/Connect: Live Your Worship'' (2009) * Various - ''iWorship Hymns: The Essential Collection'' (2009) *

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- ''Fearless Worship'' (2009) * Various - '' Pressing On: Songs inspired by the Journeys of Paul'' (2009)

Publications

Awards and recognition

In 2010, Cottrell received four

nominations for his album '' Jesus Saves Live'':

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cottrell, Travis Living people Christian music songwriters Year of birth missing (living people)