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Don Moen

Don Moen (born June 29, 1950 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter, pastor, and producer of Christian worship music.

Before Moen was hired to work for Integrity Music, he attended Oral Roberts University and became a Living Sound musician for Terry Law Ministries and traveled with Terry Law for ten years.[1] He produced 11 volumes for the Hosanna! Music series of worship albums. His first album under his own name, Worship with Don Moen, was released in 1992. His music has total global sales of over five million units.[2]

Moen worked for Integrity Media for over 20 years, serving as creative director and president of Integrity Music, president of Integrity Label Group, and an executive producer of Integrity Music albums.[2] He left Integrity Media in 2008 to start a new initiative, The Don Moen Company.[3] The Don Moen Company acquired MediaComplete, the church software company that created MediaShout.[4] Moen became a radio host for Don Moen & Friends in 2009. Moen received a Dove Award for his work on the musical God with Us in addition to amassing nine nominations for his songs. Moen is also a prolific songwriter, having worked with Claire Cloninger, Paul Overstreet, Martin J. Nystrom, Randy Rothwell, Ron Kenoly, Bob Fitts, Debbye Graafsma, Paul Baloche, Tom Brooks, among many others. He has also worked with talented musicians, Justo Almario, Abraham Laboriel, Alex Acuna, Paul Jackson, Jr. and Carl Albrecht. His name is associated with some of the most well-known songs in Contemporary Christian Music.[5]

Notable recordings

Moen's first album for Hosanna! Music, Give Thanks, became the label's bestseller. He followed this with a number of successful albums of his own including two, En Tu Presencia and Trono De Gracia, in Spanish. On an Asian tour in 1999 he recorded The Mercy Seat at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore and Heal Our Land at Yoido Park in South Korea, which was released in 2000. One of Moen's albums, I Will Sing, was recorded at Christian Broadcasting Network.

God Will Make a Way: The Best of Don Moen was released in 2003 and features 19 greatest hits. The title song was written for his wife's sister and her husband, who lost their oldest son in an auto accident while three other children were seriously injured. Moen's album, Hiding Place, became his first studio album which was recorded at Paragon Studios in Franklin, Tennessee and was released in the autumn of 2006. His latest album, I Believe There Is More, released on fall 2008. His third studio recording, plus his Christmas recording, are expected to release on 2011.

Discography

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Other recordings

Awards and nominations

Year Association Category Result
1992 Dove Awards Song of the Year "God Will Make A Way" Nominated
Dove Awards Creator - Children's Musical Album of the Year "I'm A Helper" Nominated
1993 Dove Awards Artist - Inspirational Album of the Year "Worship with Don Moen" Nominated
1994 Dove Awards Creator - Musical Album of the Year "God with Us" Won
1995 Dove Awards Creator - Musical Album of the Year "Mighty Cross" Nominated
1998 Dove Awards Creator - Musical of the Year "Emmanuel Has Come" Nominated
1999 Dove Awards Creator - Musical of the Year "God for Us" Nominated
2001 Dove Awards Spanish Language Album of the Year "En Tu Presencia" Nominated
2003 Dove Awards Country Recorded Song of the Year "God Is Good All The Time" Nominated
Dove Awards Creator - Musical of the Year "God in Us" Nominated
2004 Dove Awards Spanish Language Album of the Year "Trono de Gracia" Nominated

See also

References

  1. ^ DonMoen.com
  2. ^ a b Swartzendruber, Jay (2007). "Industrybeat: Moen of Many Hats". CCM Magazine. 29 (8): 22. ISSN 1524-7848. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  3. ^ Cross Rhythms
  4. ^ Don Moen Company
  5. ^ Integrity Music

External links

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