Matt Redman

Matt Redman

Matt Redman is an English Christian worship leader and songwriter and author. He was one of the main worship leaders associated with the Soul Survivor organisation. He has worked with Newfrontiers, Passion Conferences, Hillsong London, is an artist for Survivor Records (Six Steps Records in the US and is a member of Compassionart a charity founded by Martin Smith from Delirious?.

He recently appeared with Hillsong London for a song on their latest album Jesus Is; he co-wrote and sang the song "Greatest Gift".

Many Contemporary Christian music (CCM) artists such as Michael W. Smith, Rebecca St. James, David Crowder Band, and Tree63 have covered a number of Redman's songs. Some of his most popular songs include "Heart Of Worship", "Let Everything That Has Breath", "Once Again", "Undignified", "Better Is One Day", and the 2005 Dove Award-winning "Blessed Be Your Name" (Worship Song of the Year). He regularly works alongside other Christian artists such as Phatfish and Chris Tomlin.

Redman started led worship at St Andrews, Chorleywood, moving to help start up Soul Survivor alongside Mike Pilavachi and was formerly the worship leader for Soul Survivor church in Watford, and led worship at the annual Soul Survivor youth conferences. According to founder Mike Pilavachi, the Soul Survivor festivals (which began in 1993) grew out of worship sessions with him and the then 15-year-old Redman.

In 2002, after a sabbatical in America recording Where Angels Fear To Tread, Redman moved to Brighton to work with Terry Virgo at the Newfrontiers church CCK. He has been involved in their Newday and Together on a Mission conferences and worked with Phatfish.

In 2004 Redman joined a new church planting, The Point, near Brighton, led by Revd Will Kemp.

In 2009 Redman moved to Atlanta, Georgia, America to work with Louie Giglio and Chris Tomlin to plant a new church. His whole family have moved out there - wife Beth (formerly of the World Wide Message Tribe) and three children: Maisey, Noah, Rocco and their fourth child is on the way.

He has authored and edited multiple books on Christian worship, including The Unquenchable Worshipper and the book Facedown which accompanied the album of the same name.

Discography

Audio albums

• Wake Up My Soul (1993)
• Passion For Your Name (1995)
• The Friendship And The Fear (1998)
• Intimacy (1998), released as The Heart Of Worship in USA (1999)
• The Father's Song (2000)
• Where Angels Fear to Tread (2002)
• Facedown (2004)
• Blessed Be Your Name: The Songs of Matt Redman Vol. 1 (2005)
• Beautiful News (2006)
• This is How We Know (August 25, 2009)

Video albums

• Facedown (DVD, 2004)

Passion event albums

• The Road to OneDay (2000)
• OneDay Live (2000)
• Sacred Revolution: Songs From OneDay 03 (2003)
• Hymns: Ancient and Modern (2004)
• How Great Is Our God (2005)
• Everything Glorious (2006)
• The Best of Passion (So Far) (2006)
• Live From Passion 07 Pt. 2 (2007)
• God of This City (2008)

Awards

Dove Award wins

• 2005: Worship Song of the Year: "Blessed Be Your Name"
• 2006: Praise and Worship Album of the Year: Blessed Be Your Name: The Songs of Matt Redman Vol. 1
• 2007: Children's Music Album of the Year: VeggieTales Worship Songs
• 2007: Special Event Album of the Year: Passion: Everything Glorious

Bibliography

• The Unquenchable Worshipper, (2001)
• Where Angels Fear to Tread, (2002)
• The Heart of Worship Files, (2003)
• Facedown, (2004)
• Inside Out Worship, (2005)
• Blessed Be Your Name (with Beth Redman), (2005)

See also

• Tim Hughes
• Mike Pilavachi
• Chris Tomlin

External links

• Survivor Records
• Six Steps Records
• Matt Redman (Official Site)
• Interview at Christian Music Today
• Interview @ Premier.tv