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THIS YEARS ARTISTS
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AMANDA COOK
Amanda Cook is a writer/musician/lover of books who’s been busy busy busy working on a few projects. She has won things (Juno, Dove), lost things (Juno, Dove, her mind), tried things (cooking, horseback riding, being on time), failed things (being on time, horseback riding, keeping a fern alive), and succeeded at a few things (starting over, evolving, getting in a good bedtime routine). Music is her go to mode of transportation and connection. She has released several albums that explore the intersections of faith/doubt, love/loss, hope/despair, and fun/notfun. She makes music under a few monikers (Amanda Cook, Falcon, Ile Des Chenes) because it’s an amusing thing to do. Her hope is in Jesus and americanos in the morning. She enjoys writing songs that feel helpful, healing, and read like a poem with or without sound. Her latest offering, “Survey: Part 1”, was released early spring of 2023. Amanda resides in Los Angeles with her little, struggling, surviving family of house plants. (The fern sadly didn’t make it, RIP).
featuring
GRACIE BINION
Gracie has been singing and writing songs since she was 9 years old. The daughter of songwriters and worship leaders, David & Nicole Binion, she inherited the gift of music from her parents but quickly came into a sound of her own. By the time she was 11, her songwriting opened up doors that found her sitting at the table with Executives of Disney Channel Music discussing what her future might look like. Without any nudging from her parents, she decided that her heart would be happier leading worship with the youth group back home in Texas. At the age of 16, Gracie wrote one of her first worship ballads with the now Grammy award winning Mitch Wong. That song, Hunger, was first recorded on her parents live worship album back in 2018, featuring Gracie as a guest worship leader. Hunger was embraced by the worship community and was released by CeCe Winans in 2021 on her Grammy award winning album, Believe For It. God is raising Gracie up in her generation as an arrow pointed directly at the heart of God. She carries the mantle of pursuing His Presence at all costs. She has traveled around the world leading worship with her parents, but is now launching out on her own. Look out, world.
Hakeem Bradley is a scholar, researcher, blogger, and teacher. Through preaching, teaching, and research, he has had the opportunity to serve various communities across the United States and Canada. He holds a Master’s of Theological and Biblical Studies from Western Seminary and is a Ph. D. candidate in New Testament Studies at Ridley College—Melbourne. In addition to his work as an Associate Research Scholar at BibleProject, he serves as the chaplain for the College Park Skyhawks and provides biblical insights on his blog, Roots & Streams, on Substack.
Jenni is a wife and mama of four incredible kids. Alongside her husband, Jake, she co-leads Hope City Church that holds campuses is both Abbotsford and Chilliwack, BC. Together they have a passion for the local church to help the generations become who God’s called them to be! Jenni, also founded Worship Leaders Collective in 2015. WLCO is an authentic and diverse community of over 60K worshippers from 101 countries that exists to help connect, encourage and empower worship leaders and teams go the distance for the glory of God. Jenni’s heart is to call you higher into your relationship with God, pursuit of Him and the calling He gave you - for such a time as this.
