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Shine Like Stars | |
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| Origin | Irvine, CA |
| Genres | Christian rock Worship |
| Years active | 2004-Present |
| Labels | Independent |
| Members | Dale Huntington, Ashley Huntington, Doug Biggs, Seth Duncan, Matt Buesch |
| Website | www.slsworship.com |
Shine Like Stars is a Christian Worship rock band currently based in Wichita, Kansas.
History
[edit]Formed in Southern California in 2004 for Veritas in Irvine, shine like stars relocated to Wichita, Kansas, taking the band name with them. Reforming in Spring 2009, the group served as worship band at Ekklesia in Wichita. In 2011 They became the main worship team for City Life Church. They lead worship most weeks at the Orpheum Theatre in Wichita.
Named as "Artist to watch" in 2014 by Proclaim online 2014.
Nominated for the 2012 independent Christian music awards as best worship song for "The Overflow." The music videos for "The Overflow" and "Victory Anthem" have been featured music videos on UPTV, the Gospel Music Channel, TVU, NRB, JCTV, The Dove Network, CMV and ShineTV (New Zealand). "The Overflow" also gained traction in several states on Christian alternative radio.
The Members are: Dale Huntington- Vocals, acoustic/electric guitar, songwriter (Member since 2004) Ashley Huntington- Vocals, Keyboard (Member since 2004) Jake Smith- Drums (Member since 2013) Seth Duncan- Lead guitar, electronic music (Member since 2009) Joey Menninga- Bass, strings (Member since 2011)
Former Members: Doug Biggs Bobby Rivera, Roger Huff, John Overton, Jon Batarse (of Trevi), Jason Gladding, Hector Cruz, Russ Meyers Matt Buesch.
Discography
[edit]- Beauty in the Storm - 2012 (Shine Like Stars, Independent)
- Happy Christmas - 2011 (Shine Like Stars, Independent)
- Repeat, Rewind, Redux - Hyms We Tried Not To Ruin - 2010 (Shine Like Stars, Independent)
- See You There - 2008 (Shine Like Stars, Independent)
Major Tours
[edit]- July 2012- Tour in support of "Beauty in the Storm" Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Arizona, California, Colorado
- June 2010 - Tour in support of 'Repeat, Rewind, Redux' through Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin and Nebraska.
- June 2008 – Tour in support of 'See You There' through Utah, Nevada, Idaho, Washington, Oregon and California.[1][2]
- June 2007 - 3 States, 7 cities, and 7 churches in 10 days[3]
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Shine Like Stars official website
- Shine Like Stars Facebook Page
- Creation Hope review of Shine Like Stars
- Shine Like Stars Amazon Page
- Shine Like Stars on itunes
Category:American Christian musical groups Category:Contemporary worship music