Don Moen
Encyclopedia
Don Moen 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. 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.
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. He left Integrity Media in 2008 to start a new initiative, The Don Moen Company. The Don Moen Company acquired MediaComplete, the church software company that created MediaShout. 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, 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.
, 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 Asia
n 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. I Believe There Is More
released on fall 2008. His third studio recording titled Uncharted Territory
(funded successfully through Kickstarter
), plus his Christmas recording, are expected to release on 2011.
Gold Certification
Ray DeVries Church Ministry Award
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
, pastor
Pastor
The word pastor usually refers to an ordained leader of a Christian congregation. When used as an ecclesiastical styling or title, this role may be abbreviated to "Pr." or often "Ps"....
, and producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
of Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
worship music
Worship Music
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.
Before Moen was hired to work for Integrity Music, he attended Oral Roberts University
Oral Roberts University
Oral Roberts University , based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in the United States, is an interdenominational, Charismatic Christian, comprehensive university with an enrollment of about 3,790 students from 49 U.S. states along with a significant number of international students from 70 countries...
and became a Living Sound musician for Terry Law Ministries and traveled with Terry Law for ten years. He produced 11 volumes for the Hosanna! Music
Hosanna! Music
Hosanna! Music is a subsidiary of a record label that publishes contemporary Praise and Worship Music, a genre of Christian music. It is part of the Integrity Music Group, which was headquartered in Mobile, Alabama. As of the spring of 2011, The David C...
series of worship albums. His first album under his own name, Worship with Don Moen
Worship with Don Moen
Worship with Don Moen is an album of Christian worship music by Don Moen. The Contemporary Christian album was recorded live at Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia, which over 2500 worshippers attended . It was released in 1992 by Integrity, Hosanna! Music, and Word...
, was released in 1992. His music has total global sales of over five million units.
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. He left Integrity Media in 2008 to start a new initiative, The Don Moen Company. The Don Moen Company acquired MediaComplete, the church software company that created MediaShout. 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
God with Us (Don Moen)
God with Us is a Contemporary Christian album by Christian artist Don Moen. It was performed as a musical and recorded live at the Dauphin Way Baptist Church in Mobile, Alabama, and released by Integrity, Hosanna! Music, and Sparrow in 1993. Don Moen won the Dove Award for this album for Best Musical...
in addition to amassing nine nominations for his songs. Moen is also a prolific songwriter, having worked with Claire Cloninger, Paul Overstreet
Paul Overstreet
Paul Lester Overstreet is an American country music singer and songwriter. He recorded 10 studio albums between 1982 and 2005, and charted 16 singles on the Billboard country charts, including two #1 hits...
, Martin J. Nystrom, Randy Rothwell, Ron Kenoly
Ron Kenoly
Ron Kenoly is an American Christian worship leader, singer, and songwriter whose expressed mission is "to create an environment for the manifest presence of God". His musical style is one of jubilant praise and individual excellence on musical instruments...
, Bob Fitts, Debbye Graafsma, Paul Baloche
Paul Baloche
Paul Baloche is an American Christian music artist, worship leader, and singer-songwriter. A native of Maple Shade, New Jersey, Baloche is currently the worship pastor at Community Christian Fellowship in Lindale, Texas. Baloche composes on piano and acoustic guitar, favoring guitar when leading...
, Tom Brooks, among many others. He has also worked with talented musicians, Abraham Laboriel
Abraham Laboriel
Abraham Laboriel, Sr. is a Mexican bassist of Garifuna descent who has played on over 4,000 recordings and soundtracks. Guitar Player Magazine described him as "the most widely used session bassist of our time". Laboriel is the father of drummer Abe Laboriel Jr. and of producer, songwriter, and...
, Alex Acuna
Alex Acuña
Alejandro Neciosup Acuña aka Alex Acuña is a Peruvian drummer and percussionist, in the Afro-Cuban jazz style.Born in Pativilca, Peru, Acuña played in local bands from the age of ten, and moved to Lima as a teenager. At the age of eighteen he joined the band of Perez Prado, and in 1967 he moved...
, Paul Jackson, Jr.
Paul Jackson, Jr.
Paul Jackson, Jr. is a fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist. He was born and raised in Los Angeles. Jackson knew by the age of fifteen that he wanted to become a professional musician...
and Carl Albrecht. His name is associated with some of the most well-known songs in Contemporary Christian Music.
Notable recordings
Moen's first album for Hosanna! MusicHosanna! Music
Hosanna! Music is a subsidiary of a record label that publishes contemporary Praise and Worship Music, a genre of Christian music. It is part of the Integrity Music Group, which was headquartered in Mobile, Alabama. As of the spring of 2011, The David C...
, 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
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
. On an Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
n tour in 1999 he recorded The Mercy Seat at Singapore Indoor Stadium
Singapore Indoor Stadium
Singapore Indoor Stadium is an indoor sports arena, located in Kallang, Singapore.It was completed in 1989 and was officially opened by the, then, prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, on 31 December 1989. The building was built at a cost of S$ 90 million...
in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
and Heal Our Land at Yoido Park in South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
, which was released in 2000. One of Moen's albums, I Will Sing
I Will Sing
I Will Sing is an album of Christian worship music recorded by Don Moen. Recorded live in the CBN studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, the Christian Contemporary album was produced by Paul Mills, and includes the vocals of Lenny LeBlanc and guitar by Chris Rodriguez. The album also includes...
, was recorded at Christian Broadcasting Network
Christian Broadcasting Network
The Christian Broadcasting Network, or CBN, is a fundamentalist Christian television broadcasting network in the United States. Its headquarters and main studios are in Virginia Beach, Virginia.-Background:...
.
God Will Make a Way: The Best of Don Moen was released in 2003 and features 19 greatest hits
Greatest hits
A greatest hits album is a music compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular artist or band...
. 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
Hiding Place (Don Moen)
-CD track listing:#"Hiding Place" – 7:39#"He Never Sleeps" – 4:05#"Sacrifice Of Praise" – 4:56#"All The Earth" – 4:36#"Fresh Fire" – 4:22#"With A Thankful Heart" – 3:54#"Lead Me Through The Night" – 5:01#"Hear Us From Heaven" – 6:40#"Break Through" – 5:50...
, became his first studio album
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
which was recorded at Paragon Studios in Franklin, Tennessee
Franklin, Tennessee
Franklin is a city within and the county seat of Williamson County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 62,487 as of the 2010 census Franklin is located approximately south of downtown Nashville.-History:...
and was released in the autumn of 2006. I Believe There Is More
I Believe There Is More
I Believe There Is More is a Contemporary Christian album of Worship music by Don Moen. It was released everywhere else in the world on September 2008 except that in US and Canada, it was later released on March 3, 2009 by Integrity, Hosanna! Music, Columbia and Sony.-Title of the Album:In regard...
released on fall 2008. His third studio recording titled Uncharted Territory
Uncharted Territory (album)
Uncharted Territory is a Contemporary Christian album of Worship music by renowned artist Don Moen. It will be released on October 28, 2011 in US and spring 2012 internationally and was funded successfully through Kickstarter on April 18...
(funded successfully through Kickstarter
Kickstarter
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), plus his Christmas recording, are expected to release on 2011.
Other recordings
- Hatiku (1995)
- Behold the Lamb (1997)
- HealingHealing (Benny Hinn album)This Benny Hinn's album also features Don Moen, Jim Cenario, Alvin Slaughter, and more.-Track listing:#"Holy Spirit Thou Art Welcome"#"Lord's Prayer"#"God Can"#"You Are My Hiding Place"#"Jehovah Jireh"#"God Is Good All The Time "#"Fill This Temple"...
(1998)
- The Smithton OutpouringThe Smithton OutpouringThis album also features Don Moen singing I Want To Know You More.-Track listing:#"Prepare The Way"#"Fire In The House"#"Revival Is In The Land"#"God Is Now Reviving His People"#"Undignified"#"Stand Up And Give Him The Praise"#"Return To The Lord"...
(1999) - Hope Changes Everything (2000)
- Mas de Ti (2000)
- Sing for Joy (2002)
- Amor Sin Limites (2004)
- American Worship Gathering (2005)
- Arise: A Celebration of WorshipArise: A Celebration of WorshipThis album features Integrity worship leaders Don Moen, Jared Anderson, Lenny LeBlanc, Lincoln Brewster, Paul Baloche, and Robin Mark.-Disc 1 track listing:#"Open The Eyes Of My Heart" #"Arise" #"Thank You Lord"...
(2006) - Cool Worship (2010)
- A Little Boy's Prayer (2010)
Awards and nominations
| Year | Association | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Dove Awards | Song of the Year "God Will Make A Way" | |
| Dove Awards | Creator - Children's Musical Album of the Year I'm a Helper | ||
| 1993 | Dove Awards | Artist - Inspirational Album of the Year Worship with Don Moen Worship with Don Moen Worship with Don Moen is an album of Christian worship music by Don Moen. The Contemporary Christian album was recorded live at Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia, which over 2500 worshippers attended . It was released in 1992 by Integrity, Hosanna! Music, and Word... |
|
| 1994 | Dove Awards | Creator - Musical Album of the Year God with Us | |
| 1995 | Dove Awards | Creator - Musical Album of the Year Mighty Cross Mighty Cross Mighty Cross is an Easter Contemporary Christian album by Don Moen. The musical album was released by Integrity and Hosanna! Music in 1994.... |
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| 1998 | Dove Awards | Creator - Musical of the Year Emmanuel Has Come | |
| 1999 | Dove Awards | Creator - Musical of the Year God for Us | |
| 2001 | Dove Awards | Spanish Language Album of the Year En Tu Presencia | |
| 2003 | Dove Awards | Country Recorded Song of the Year "God Is Good All the Time" | |
| Dove Awards | Creator - Musical of the Year God in Us | ||
| 2004 | Dove Awards | Spanish Language Album of the Year Trono de Gracia |
Gold Certification
- 1986
- "Give Thanks"
Ray DeVries Church Ministry Award
- 2002