Building 429
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Building 429 is a Christian rock
band signed to Essential Records
. They were the Gospel Music Association
2005 New Artist of the Year
. Their name is derived from a Biblical passage known as Ephesians 4:29, which, in the New International Version of the Bible, reads as follows: "Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen." The band members originated from Snyder Memorial Baptist Church and various areas in North Carolina
as well as Texas
.
According to Jason Roy, the band's name originated from a youth group. Roy's wife Cortni had once belonged to a youth group that had a system called the "429 Challenge," based on Ephesians 4:29. Whenever someone in the group spoke negatively about another, others were allowed to issue a verbal "four twenty-nine." This resulted in the offender having to say something nice to the person that was offended. The band members took this challenge and created a name around it - building one another up, hence, "Building 429."
Throughout the year 2000, Building 429 held a relentless touring schedule, with over 100 shows played and 3,000 copies of their first (self-titled) CD sold. In 2001, they deepened their sound by adding a second guitarist, Paul Bowden, to their lineup. Further success saw the band place number 1 on Flicker Records
' A&R online website and forum (no longer online). Much of the band's early success can be attributed to their extensive touring schedule and tendency to write and perform upbeat, commercially-friendly pop-rock songs.
In the summer of 2002, Building 429 released the EP Preflight, featuring three rough-mixed recordings from their forthcoming second independent release and four acoustic demos. This EP was only available at live shows and on the band's website. In the fall of 2002, the band's second full-length independent album, entitled Flight, was released. Initially packaged as a CD-R in a sleeve with no artwork (save for a thermal printed disc label), the album was sold at shows and through the band's website. In 2003, the album was re-titled Building 429 and was professionally pressed and repackaged in a full-sized jewel case with complete artwork. 2002 ended with Saul Johnson replacing Chris Fuhrer as drummer.
on tour. This experience would garner the band national exposure, leading to a record deal with Warner Music Group
label Word Records
. Studio work immediately began on the band's major-label debut album.
"Glory Defined," Building 429's first nationally serviced radio single, rose to number 1 on eight combined Christian AC
and CHR
charts in early 2004, remaining number 1 on Christian Radio Weekly's (CRW) AC chart for ten consecutive weeks and claiming the spot faster than any single in the history of the publication. The song was the title track from the Glory Defined EP, released April 6, 2004. The EP featured three full-mix tracks (the title track, "Free," as well as "Show Me Love") and two "unplugged" songs, "The Space In Between Us" and "All You Ask Of Me." A second, AC mix version of "Glory Defined" was also on the EP. O n July 27, 2004, Building 429's national debut, Space In Between, was released. Produced by Jim Cooper
, the album gave three more radio hits, including "Above It All," "The Space In Between Us," and "No One Else Knows." The release of the album was followed by major touring with artists such as Jeremy Camp
, Tree63
, and Sonicflood.
Building 429 received four Dove Award nominations and was honored as New Artist of the Year by the Gospel Music Association
in 2005. Touring also continued alongside artists Todd Agnew
, BarlowGirl
, Casting Crowns
and Paul Colman
. An expanded edition of Space In Between was released in August 2005, which included the full original album plus two tracks from the Glory Defined EP ("All You Ask of Me" and "Free"), the AC mix of "Glory Defined," a radio mix of "No One Else Knows" and a cover of Chris Tomlin
's "Famous One." Early in 2005, Jesse Garcia (formerly of Afterglo) was asked to fill in for guitarist Paul Bowden after Bowden suffered an elbow injury during an autograph session. When Bowden returned, the band decided to keep Garcia on as a third guitarist and keyboardist, allowing lead vocalist Jason Roy to concentrate more on singing during concerts. By the fall of 2005, the band was back in the studio to record their second album, Rise.
Produced by Monroe Jones, Rise (released March 14, 2006) featured a heavier sound more in line with the band's live performances. The first singles to be released from the record included "Searching For a Savior," "Fearless" and "I Belong to You." The album also included guest vocals from former dc Talk
member Michael Tait
and a cover of Blessid Union of Souls
' hit "I Believe." In January 2006 it was announced that guitarist Paul Bowden would be leaving the band at the end of the month to pursue other areas of ministry. As of this writing, the band has not replaced Bowden or expressed any intention of doing so.
Following the release of Rise, Building 429 headlined their own tour with TAIT
, the band fronted by former dc Talk
member Michael Tait
. Parts of the tour also featured Travel the Road missionaries Tim Scott and Will Decker. In September 2006, the band returned to the studio to begin recording the follow-up album to Rise. The end of 2006 saw Building 429 travel to Germany for their first overseas tour; shows were performed in Heidelberg, Hanau, Baumholder, and Denmark.
In January 2007, the band officially announced through its e-mail list, website and MySpace page that bassist and band founder Scotty Beshears had left the band to pursue "another chapter" in his life. Touring bassist Aaron Branch was then hired; however, the band officially remains a threesome according to its MySpace page and website. Recording continued throughout January for Building 429's third major studio release, entitled Iris to Iris. "Grace That is Greater," a track from the album, was made available as a digital single through the iTunes
music service on March 6, 2007. During the spring of 2007, Building 429 joined another former dc Talk member, TobyMac
, on the "Portable Sounds Tour," which also featured Thousand Foot Krutch
and Family Force 5
.
Iris to Iris, released May 1, 2007 and produced by Brown Bannister
, took the band's album lineup in a different direction. According to the band's MySpace page, Jason Roy (principal songwriter) felt that initial songwriting sessions were not turning out material that was right for the band or the project. The band "sensed that God was calling them in a new direction." After praying about the circumstances and the music they were creating, the band made the decision to strictly focus the songs on God. After that, according to Roy, "the songs just started to flow. It was the easiest, most fulfilling, and most fun songwriting process we have ever experienced." The resulting 11-track Iris to Iris became a collection of original worship songs and two hymn reworkings ("Grace That is Greater" and "Search Me O God"), making for a mellower and more ethereal-sounding record than past recordings from the group. Building 429 also saw a change in writing, as band members Michael Anderson and Jesse Garcia joined Jason Roy in the songwriting process, along with veteran Christian songwriter Chris Eaton (Amy Grant
, Point of Grace
, and Jaci Velasquez
).
In May 2007 the band embarked on a month-long schedule of tour dates with up-and-coming band Jackson Waters
to promote Iris to Iris. After performing a few festivals in the summer, Building 429 continued with a second leg of their touring with Jackson Waters, adding Storyside:B
and 2006 GMA New Artist of the Year The Afters
to the performance lineup. Touring continued in 2008 with Pillar
, Wavorly
and Brooke Barrettsmith
.http://www.myspace.com/brookebarrettsmith on Pillar's "For the Love of the Game" tour (February 22-April 6), and with Remedy Drive
http://www.remedydrive.com/ and Bread of Stonehttp://www.breadofstone.com/ on the Lifelight Communications
'http://www.lifelight.org/ "Lifelight" tour (April 9–19).
On February 16, 2008, Building 429 announced a fan contest on its official Myspace page. A link was provided to a contest Web page which listed four requirements, of which fans with Myspace profiles were asked to complete two. These requirements included adding a Building 429 rotating web banner to the contestant's profile, adding the song “Singing Over Me” to the contestant's profile, putting Building 429 in the contestant's "Top 8 Friends" and changing the default profile picture to Building 429’s default profile picture. Each Monday beginning February 18, 2008, a contestant was chosen as the weekly winner and received a T-shirt, a copy of the Iris to Iris album, a signed poster and a drumstick. Winners were announced by name in blog
posts on Building 429's Myspace page. On April 14, a grand prize winner was chosen to win an iPod Nano
.
On July 3, 2008, the band released Glory Defined: The Best of Building 429, a greatest hits collection from the albums under the Word Records label. The CD contained all previously released tracks.
after almost five years with Word Records. The self-titled album Building 429
was released on October 21, 2008 to mark the "new beginning" of the band with the new label. "End of Me" was the first single from the new album to be released to Christian AC and CHR radio outlets, followed by "Overcome". Soul-Audio, a Christian music publication, granted the album an average score, speaking highly of the band by saying "Forget the future—the present is pretty bright for this trio."
"), and Rock/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year for the same song. It ended up winning New Artist of the Year.
Contemporary Christian music
Contemporary Christian music is a genre of modern popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith...
band signed to Essential Records
Essential Records (Christian)
Essential Records is a Contemporary Christian record label based in Franklin, Tennessee. It is a division of a major label, Sony Music Entertainment.-History:...
. They were the Gospel Music Association
Gospel Music Association
The Gospel Music Association was founded in 1964 for the purpose of supporting and promoting the development of all forms of Gospel music. There are currently about 4,000 members worldwide...
2005 New Artist of the Year
New Artist of the Year (Dove Award)
Winners of the Gospel Music Association Dove Award for New Artist of the Year are the following:* 2011 Chris August* 2010 Sidewalk Prophets* 2009 Tenth Avenue North* 2008 Brandon Heath* 2007 Aaron Shust...
. Their name is derived from a Biblical passage known as Ephesians 4:29, which, in the New International Version of the Bible, reads as follows: "Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen." The band members originated from Snyder Memorial Baptist Church and various areas in North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
as well as Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
.
Early years
In late 1999, bassist Scotty Beshears and guitarist/vocalist Jason Roy met in North Carolina at the final performance of Roy's band All Too Familiar. Beshears had formerly been involved with Elijah's Ride, another independent band. They teamed up with drummer Christian Fuhrer to form a new band which blended modern pop-rock music with Christian-themed lyrics. The trio began to perform under the name "Building 429."According to Jason Roy, the band's name originated from a youth group. Roy's wife Cortni had once belonged to a youth group that had a system called the "429 Challenge," based on Ephesians 4:29. Whenever someone in the group spoke negatively about another, others were allowed to issue a verbal "four twenty-nine." This resulted in the offender having to say something nice to the person that was offended. The band members took this challenge and created a name around it - building one another up, hence, "Building 429."
Throughout the year 2000, Building 429 held a relentless touring schedule, with over 100 shows played and 3,000 copies of their first (self-titled) CD sold. In 2001, they deepened their sound by adding a second guitarist, Paul Bowden, to their lineup. Further success saw the band place number 1 on Flicker Records
Flicker Records
Flicker Records is a Christian record label based in Franklin, Tennessee. It was founded by members of Christian rock group Audio Adrenaline. The label mainly focuses on rock/hard rock artists, though it also created a subsidiary, Big House Kids, for Christian children's music.The label was...
' A&R online website and forum (no longer online). Much of the band's early success can be attributed to their extensive touring schedule and tendency to write and perform upbeat, commercially-friendly pop-rock songs.
In the summer of 2002, Building 429 released the EP Preflight, featuring three rough-mixed recordings from their forthcoming second independent release and four acoustic demos. This EP was only available at live shows and on the band's website. In the fall of 2002, the band's second full-length independent album, entitled Flight, was released. Initially packaged as a CD-R in a sleeve with no artwork (save for a thermal printed disc label), the album was sold at shows and through the band's website. In 2003, the album was re-titled Building 429 and was professionally pressed and repackaged in a full-sized jewel case with complete artwork. 2002 ended with Saul Johnson replacing Chris Fuhrer as drummer.
Work with Word Records
In 2003, Building 429 continued to tour in and around North Carolina promoting their music and independent album. When Saul Johnson left the band mid-year, Michael Anderson was hired as drummer. Anderson had formerly played for Remember Jonah, a North Carolina based Christian rock band that had played with Building 429 earlier in the year. During the summer, Building 429 joined rock worship band SonicfloodSonicflood
Sonicflood is an American Christian Worship band from Nashville, Tennessee. Originally under the name Zilch, the band formed in 1997. The group took the name Sonicflood in 1998 as they became known as a praise and worship band following some line-up changes...
on tour. This experience would garner the band national exposure, leading to a record deal with Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group is the third largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry, making it one of the big four record companies...
label Word Records
Word Records
Word Records is a Christian record label based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a division of Word Entertainment , which, itself is co-owned by Warner Music Group and Curb Records...
. Studio work immediately began on the band's major-label debut album.
"Glory Defined," Building 429's first nationally serviced radio single, rose to number 1 on eight combined Christian AC
Adult contemporary music
Adult contemporary music is a broad style of popular music that ranges from lush 1950s and 1960s vocal music to predominantly ballad-heavy music with varying degrees of rock influence, as well as a radio format that plays such music....
and CHR
Contemporary hit radio
Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts...
charts in early 2004, remaining number 1 on Christian Radio Weekly's (CRW) AC chart for ten consecutive weeks and claiming the spot faster than any single in the history of the publication. The song was the title track from the Glory Defined EP, released April 6, 2004. The EP featured three full-mix tracks (the title track, "Free," as well as "Show Me Love") and two "unplugged" songs, "The Space In Between Us" and "All You Ask Of Me." A second, AC mix version of "Glory Defined" was also on the EP. O n July 27, 2004, Building 429's national debut, Space In Between, was released. Produced by Jim Cooper
Jim Cooper (musician)
Jim Cooper is a Christian musician, songwriter, and producer.Cooper studied at Temple Christian Academy in his hometown. Jim Cooper got his feet wet with Jody Davis with the band Phos Also in the Band was a lead singer by the name of Gary...
, the album gave three more radio hits, including "Above It All," "The Space In Between Us," and "No One Else Knows." The release of the album was followed by major touring with artists such as Jeremy Camp
Jeremy Camp
Jeremy Thomas Camp is a contemporary Christian musician from Lafayette, Indiana. Camp has released seven albums, four of them RIAA-certified as Gold and two are live albums, and 17 number-one hit songs...
, Tree63
Tree63
Tree63 was a Contemporary Christian Music band from Durban, South Africa.-History:The band was formed in 1996 and originally, it was unnamed. In 1997, the band had to come up with a name before performing at North Beach, Durban, and came up with "Tree". They added the 63 part of their name in 2000...
, and Sonicflood.
Building 429 received four Dove Award nominations and was honored as New Artist of the Year by the Gospel Music Association
Gospel Music Association
The Gospel Music Association was founded in 1964 for the purpose of supporting and promoting the development of all forms of Gospel music. There are currently about 4,000 members worldwide...
in 2005. Touring also continued alongside artists Todd Agnew
Todd Agnew
Todd Agnew is a Contemporary Christian musician and songwriter.-Musical career:Agnew's best-known song is a version of the hymn "Amazing Grace" called "Grace Like Rain" that was featured on his first album, Grace Like Rain, released in June 2003. Agnew wrote this song with his friend, Chris Collins...
, BarlowGirl
BarlowGirl
BarlowGirl is an American Christian rock–CCM all-female band from Chicago, Illinois. The band is composed of sisters Alyssa , Rebecca , and Lauren Barlow . The band has won several awards in their genre; their song "Never Alone" was the longest running No...
, Casting Crowns
Casting Crowns
Casting Crowns is a Grammy Award and Dove Award winning Contemporary Christian/Christian Rock band. Casting Crowns was started in 1999 by youth pastor Mark Hall at First Baptist Church in Downtown Daytona Beach, Florida as part of a youth group. He now serves as a lead vocalist...
and Paul Colman
Paul Colman
Paul Colman, is a British–Australian pop-rock guitarist, vocalist, pianist, and composer.Colman was born and brought up in London; his father is Australian and his mother is British. When he was seven years old, his father left his successful life of theater and music for a life of ministry...
. An expanded edition of Space In Between was released in August 2005, which included the full original album plus two tracks from the Glory Defined EP ("All You Ask of Me" and "Free"), the AC mix of "Glory Defined," a radio mix of "No One Else Knows" and a cover of Chris Tomlin
Chris Tomlin
Christopher Dwayne "Chris" Tomlin is an American Christian Contemporary Music artist, worship leader, and songwriter from Grand Saline, Texas, United States. He is a former staff member at Austin Stone Community Church and is signed to EMI's sixstepsrecords. Tomlin also leads worship at many...
's "Famous One." Early in 2005, Jesse Garcia (formerly of Afterglo) was asked to fill in for guitarist Paul Bowden after Bowden suffered an elbow injury during an autograph session. When Bowden returned, the band decided to keep Garcia on as a third guitarist and keyboardist, allowing lead vocalist Jason Roy to concentrate more on singing during concerts. By the fall of 2005, the band was back in the studio to record their second album, Rise.
Produced by Monroe Jones, Rise (released March 14, 2006) featured a heavier sound more in line with the band's live performances. The first singles to be released from the record included "Searching For a Savior," "Fearless" and "I Belong to You." The album also included guest vocals from former dc Talk
Dc Talk
DC Talk , is a Grammy-winning Christian rock music trio. The group was formed in Lynchburg, Virginia in 1987 by Toby McKeehan, Michael Tait, and Kevin Max Smith. They have released five major studio albums together: DC Talk , Nu Thang , Free at Last , Jesus Freak , and Supernatural...
member Michael Tait
Michael Tait
Michael DeWayne Tait is a Contemporary Christian Music artist. Michael Tait met Toby McKeehan and Kevin Max while attending Liberty University in the late 1980s, and formed four-time grammy winning band DC Talk, with whom he released 5 acclaimed studio albums...
and a cover of Blessid Union of Souls
Blessid Union of Souls
Blessid Union of Souls is an American rock band from Morrow, Ohio that was formed in 1990 by friends Jeff Pence and Eliot Sloan....
' hit "I Believe." In January 2006 it was announced that guitarist Paul Bowden would be leaving the band at the end of the month to pursue other areas of ministry. As of this writing, the band has not replaced Bowden or expressed any intention of doing so.
Following the release of Rise, Building 429 headlined their own tour with TAIT
Tait (band)
Tait is a Christian rock band formed by Michael Tait, one of the members of dc Talk and the lead singer of Newsboys since 2010.- Pre-formation of Tait :...
, the band fronted by former dc Talk
Dc Talk
DC Talk , is a Grammy-winning Christian rock music trio. The group was formed in Lynchburg, Virginia in 1987 by Toby McKeehan, Michael Tait, and Kevin Max Smith. They have released five major studio albums together: DC Talk , Nu Thang , Free at Last , Jesus Freak , and Supernatural...
member Michael Tait
Michael Tait
Michael DeWayne Tait is a Contemporary Christian Music artist. Michael Tait met Toby McKeehan and Kevin Max while attending Liberty University in the late 1980s, and formed four-time grammy winning band DC Talk, with whom he released 5 acclaimed studio albums...
. Parts of the tour also featured Travel the Road missionaries Tim Scott and Will Decker. In September 2006, the band returned to the studio to begin recording the follow-up album to Rise. The end of 2006 saw Building 429 travel to Germany for their first overseas tour; shows were performed in Heidelberg, Hanau, Baumholder, and Denmark.
In January 2007, the band officially announced through its e-mail list, website and MySpace page that bassist and band founder Scotty Beshears had left the band to pursue "another chapter" in his life. Touring bassist Aaron Branch was then hired; however, the band officially remains a threesome according to its MySpace page and website. Recording continued throughout January for Building 429's third major studio release, entitled Iris to Iris. "Grace That is Greater," a track from the album, was made available as a digital single through the iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
music service on March 6, 2007. During the spring of 2007, Building 429 joined another former dc Talk member, TobyMac
Toby McKeehan
Toby McKeehan , better known by his stage name TobyMac , is a Christian recording artist, music producer, hip-hop/pop artist, singer-songwriter, and author....
, on the "Portable Sounds Tour," which also featured Thousand Foot Krutch
Thousand Foot Krutch
Thousand Foot Krutch is a Canadian Christian rock band formed in 1995. They have released five major studio albums: Set It Off , Phenomenon , The Art of Breaking , The Flame In All of Us , and Welcome to the Masquerade . They also have one live album, Live at the Masquerade...
and Family Force 5
Family Force 5
Family Force 5 is a Christian crunk rock band from Atlanta, Georgia. They consist of Solomon "Soul Glow Activatur" Olds, Jacob "Crouton" Olds, Joshua "Fatty" Olds, Nathan "Nadaddy" Currin, and Derek "Chap Stique" Mount...
.
Iris to Iris, released May 1, 2007 and produced by Brown Bannister
Brown Bannister
Brown Bannister is a CCM producer and songwriter. Bannister released one album of his own, Talk to One Another, in 1981 on NewPax Records. It was reissued on the Reunion Records Label five years later, featuring a newer recording of the album's final cut, "Create In Me A Clean Heart"...
, took the band's album lineup in a different direction. According to the band's MySpace page, Jason Roy (principal songwriter) felt that initial songwriting sessions were not turning out material that was right for the band or the project. The band "sensed that God was calling them in a new direction." After praying about the circumstances and the music they were creating, the band made the decision to strictly focus the songs on God. After that, according to Roy, "the songs just started to flow. It was the easiest, most fulfilling, and most fun songwriting process we have ever experienced." The resulting 11-track Iris to Iris became a collection of original worship songs and two hymn reworkings ("Grace That is Greater" and "Search Me O God"), making for a mellower and more ethereal-sounding record than past recordings from the group. Building 429 also saw a change in writing, as band members Michael Anderson and Jesse Garcia joined Jason Roy in the songwriting process, along with veteran Christian songwriter Chris Eaton (Amy Grant
Amy Grant
Amy Lee Grant is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, media personality and actress, best known for her Christian music. She has been referred to as "The Queen of Christian Pop"...
, Point of Grace
Point of Grace
Point of Grace is an all-female Contemporary Christian music group. The trio consists of Shelley Breen, Denise Jones, and Leigh Cappillino. The group started out as a quartet in 1991, with original members Breen and Jones, as well as Terry Jones and Heather Payne...
, and Jaci Velasquez
Jaci Velasquez
Jacquelyn Davette Velasquez is an American Contemporary Christian and Latin Pop singer—in both English and Spanish languages....
).
In May 2007 the band embarked on a month-long schedule of tour dates with up-and-coming band Jackson Waters
Jackson Waters
Jackson Waters is a Christian pop/rock band, featuring Nate Hufford on bass, David Leonard on vocals, keyboard/piano, Seth Talley on drums, and Toby Friesen on electric guitar. The band relocated from Siloam Springs, Arkansas to Nashville, Tennessee in 2005 to pursue careers as full-time musicians...
to promote Iris to Iris. After performing a few festivals in the summer, Building 429 continued with a second leg of their touring with Jackson Waters, adding Storyside:B
StorySide:B
StorySide:B was an American Christian rock band signed to Gotee Records. It was headed by guitarist and vocalist Lucio "Lu" Rubino. Rubino and drummer Jordan Mohilowski took first place in the band division of the 2003 "Exalting Him" talent contest, which aired on TBN. They went on to form a band...
and 2006 GMA New Artist of the Year The Afters
The Afters
The Afters are a Christian rock band founded by Joshua Havens and Matt Fuqua. Havens and Fuqua first worked together in a Starbucks coffee shop in Mesquite, Texas, where they played for customers, before deciding to form a band. They added Brad Wigg and Marc Dodd, who were also employed at the same...
to the performance lineup. Touring continued in 2008 with Pillar
Pillar (band)
Pillar is a Christian rock band currently located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Their sixth studio album, Confessions, was released in 2009.- Formation and independent albums :...
, Wavorly
Wavorly
-History:Wavorly formed in 2001 under the name Freshmen 15, and independently released two albums under this name. The group changed its name after signing to Flicker Records because they "didn't want to be thirty years old and be like, 'I'm in "Freshmen 15". I have three kids.'" The name Wavorly...
and Brooke Barrettsmith
Brooke Barrettsmith
Brooke Elizabeth Barrettsmith is an Christian pop/rock songwriter and musician from Spring Grove, Illinois. She was a former contestant of the reality television show American Idol during its fifth season in 2006.-Biography:...
.http://www.myspace.com/brookebarrettsmith on Pillar's "For the Love of the Game" tour (February 22-April 6), and with Remedy Drive
Remedy Drive
Remedy Drive is a Christian contemporary band with from Nashville, Tennessee. The band is composed of lead vocalist David Zach, guitarist Dave Mohr, bassist Corey Horn, and drummer Timmy Jones. They have recorded five independent studio albums, one independent live album and released their first...
http://www.remedydrive.com/ and Bread of Stonehttp://www.breadofstone.com/ on the Lifelight Communications
LifeLight Communications
LifeLight Communications is a non-profit ministry based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota dedicated to taking the church outside of the walls through tours & concerts, student ministries, missions, radio, outreach events and festivals...
'http://www.lifelight.org/ "Lifelight" tour (April 9–19).
On February 16, 2008, Building 429 announced a fan contest on its official Myspace page. A link was provided to a contest Web page which listed four requirements, of which fans with Myspace profiles were asked to complete two. These requirements included adding a Building 429 rotating web banner to the contestant's profile, adding the song “Singing Over Me” to the contestant's profile, putting Building 429 in the contestant's "Top 8 Friends" and changing the default profile picture to Building 429’s default profile picture. Each Monday beginning February 18, 2008, a contestant was chosen as the weekly winner and received a T-shirt, a copy of the Iris to Iris album, a signed poster and a drumstick. Winners were announced by name in blog
Blog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
posts on Building 429's Myspace page. On April 14, a grand prize winner was chosen to win an iPod Nano
IPod nano
iPod Nano is a digital media player designed and marketed by Apple Inc.. The first generation of iPod Nano was introduced on September 7, 2005 as a replacement for iPod Mini. It uses flash memory for storage. iPod Nano has gone through six models, or generations, since its introduction...
.
On July 3, 2008, the band released Glory Defined: The Best of Building 429, a greatest hits collection from the albums under the Word Records label. The CD contained all previously released tracks.
Work with INO Records
A press release dated September 10, 2008 stated that Building 429 had moved to INO RecordsINO Records
INO Records, also known as Fair Trade Services, is an American record label based in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, specializing in Contemporary Christian music . It is distributed through Sony Music Entertainment, and was owned by Integrity Media until June 2011. When Integrity Media sold its assets...
after almost five years with Word Records. The self-titled album Building 429
Building 429 (2008 album)
Building 429 is the sixth studio self-titled album by Christian rock band Building 429, which was released on October 21, 2008 through INO Records...
was released on October 21, 2008 to mark the "new beginning" of the band with the new label. "End of Me" was the first single from the new album to be released to Christian AC and CHR radio outlets, followed by "Overcome". Soul-Audio, a Christian music publication, granted the album an average score, speaking highly of the band by saying "Forget the future—the present is pretty bright for this trio."
Work with Essential Records
Their next album, Listen to the Sound, was released on May 10, 2011. The title track was released as a single and has reached #6 on the Billboard Christian Songs chart as of the week of May 16, 2011.Tours
- 2007 - SHOUTfest Tour with After EdmundAfter EdmundAfter Edmund is an independent, Grammy nominated Art Rock band from LaGrange, Georgia.-Band history:The members of After Edmund formed as a band in 2001, originally under the name Taken. During that time they had five independent releases: Not the Typical EP , Moonlight E-CD Single and ARE You...
and other various artists (Sep-Nov) - 2008 - For the Love of the Game Tour with PillarPillar (band)Pillar is a Christian rock band currently located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Their sixth studio album, Confessions, was released in 2009.- Formation and independent albums :...
, WavorlyWavorly-History:Wavorly formed in 2001 under the name Freshmen 15, and independently released two albums under this name. The group changed its name after signing to Flicker Records because they "didn't want to be thirty years old and be like, 'I'm in "Freshmen 15". I have three kids.'" The name Wavorly...
, and Brooke BarrettsmithBrooke BarrettsmithBrooke Elizabeth Barrettsmith is an Christian pop/rock songwriter and musician from Spring Grove, Illinois. She was a former contestant of the reality television show American Idol during its fifth season in 2006.-Biography:... - 2008 – Truth, Hope & Love Tour with Addison Road and After Edmund
- 2009 - Truth, Hope & Love Tour with After EdmundAfter EdmundAfter Edmund is an independent, Grammy nominated Art Rock band from LaGrange, Georgia.-Band history:The members of After Edmund formed as a band in 2001, originally under the name Taken. During that time they had five independent releases: Not the Typical EP , Moonlight E-CD Single and ARE You...
, Above the Golden StateAbove the Golden StateAbove the Golden State is an American Christian rock band from Portland, Oregon. Their self-titled debut album, Above the Golden State, was released on July 22, 2008 through Sparrow Records. The band's first single from the album was "Sound of Your Name", which was included in WOW Hits 2009 as a...
, Kimber Rising, and Mile 7 (Feb-Mar) - 2009 - World Vision Summerfest '09 with 33 Miles, Lanae Hale and Kimber Rising
- 2009 - The Promise Remains Tour with Todd AgnewTodd AgnewTodd Agnew is a Contemporary Christian musician and songwriter.-Musical career:Agnew's best-known song is a version of the hymn "Amazing Grace" called "Grace Like Rain" that was featured on his first album, Grace Like Rain, released in June 2003. Agnew wrote this song with his friend, Chris Collins...
and Kimber Rising (Sep-Dec) - 2010 - World Vision Winterblast Tour with Britt Nicole, Mikeschair, and Chris and Conrad
- 2010 - World Vision Canada Tour co-headlined with Big Daddy Weave
- 2010 - Food for the Hungry Summerfest with Britt Nicole, Mikeschair, and Finding Favour
- 2011 - Listen to the Sound tour with Revive and Anthem Lights
- 2011 - Food for the Hungry Winterblast 2011 with 33 Miles, Jason Gray, and Kerrie Roberts
Current
- Jason Roy - Lead Vocals, Keyboards and Guitar (2000–Present)
- Michael Anderson - Drums (2003–Present)
- Jesse Garcia - Background Vocals, Keyboards, and Guitar (2005–Present)
- Aaron Branch - Bass guitar, Background Vocals (2007–Present)
Former members
- Christian Führer- drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
(2000-2002) - Saul Johnson - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
(2002-2003) - Paul Bowden - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s (2001-2006) - Scotty Beshears - BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(2000-2007)
Independent releases
- Building 429Building 429 (album)Building 429 is the first album by Christian rock band Building 429, which was released in 2000. The album was recorded in Wilmington, North Carolina, at Honeytone Records and was produced by .-Track listing:# "Waited for You"# "Self-Centered"...
(2000) - PreflightPreflight (Building 429)Preflight is an EP by Christian rock band Building 429, which was released in 2002. The recording was made and distributed to promote the forthcoming second independent album from the band entitled Flight.-Track listing:#Wings of Angels#One Day...
(2002) - Building 429/FlightBuilding 429/FlightFlight is the second full-length album by Christian rock band Building 429, which was released in 2002. Initial copies of the album were duplicated onto CD-R media with a thermal-printed label applied and distributed in a simple sleeve. In 2003, the album was renamed Building 429 and was...
(2002)
Major label releases
- Glory DefinedGlory DefinedGlory Defined is an EP by the Christian rock band Building 429, which was released in 2004. The recording was made and distributed to promote the band's third full-length album entitled Space in Between Us...
[EP] (2004) - Space in Between UsSpace in Between UsSpace In Between Us is the third album by Christian rock band Building 429, released in 2004 and 2005 by Word Records. It is also the band's first full-length record on a national label...
(2004) - Space In Between Us Expanded Edition (2005)
- RiseRise (Building 429)Rise is the fourth album by Christian rock band Building 429, which was released in 2006 by Word Records. It is also the band's second full-length recording on a major label...
(2006) - Iris To IrisIris to IrisIris To Iris is the fifth studio album by Christian rock band Building 429, which was released on May 1, 2007 through Word Records. This recording is the band's third full-length major label recording...
(2007) - Glory Defined: The Best of Building 429Glory Defined: The Best of Building 429Glory Defined: The Best of Building 429 is an album by Christian rock band Building 429, which was released on June 3, 2008 through Word Records...
(2008) - Building 429Building 429 (2008 album)Building 429 is the sixth studio self-titled album by Christian rock band Building 429, which was released on October 21, 2008 through INO Records...
(2008) - Listen to the Sound (2011)
Other recordings
- "All We Are" (2001 demo) http://listen.grooveshark.com/song/All_We_Are_2_/6732173
- "Prodigal" (2001 demo)
- "Believe" (2001 demo) http://listen.grooveshark.com/song/Believe_2/6732172
- "The Spirit Lives On" (2001) - Original acoustic long version
- "The Heart of Worship" (2001) - Online worship session recording http://www.imeem.com/people/aFUEZ7G/music/jTKe09Hr/building-429-heart-of-worship/
- "My Desire" (2003?) - Submerge independent compilation
- "With My Hands" (2003?) - Submerge independent compilation
- "Grace That Is Greater" (2007) - WOW Hymns 2007 compilation
Awards
In 2005, Building 429 was nominated to three Dove Awards at the 36th GMA Dove Awards: New Artist of the Year, Song of the Year ("Glory DefinedGlory Defined
Glory Defined is an EP by the Christian rock band Building 429, which was released in 2004. The recording was made and distributed to promote the band's third full-length album entitled Space in Between Us...
"), and Rock/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year for the same song. It ended up winning New Artist of the Year.
External links
- Official Site
- Building 429 at PureVolumePureVolumePureVolume was the first independently run website of its type, allowing for the upload and stream of music files. It was created in 2003 by Jennifer Welch , in conjunction with the Unborn Media team; Brett Woitunski, Nate Hudson, and Mitchell Pavao; all from the University of...
- Review: Building 429, Iris to Iris
- Soul-Audio Review: Building 429, Building 429
- Building 429 Fans Embrace “You Carried Me” Contest Promotion
- "You Carried Me" Contest Website