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Audio Adrenaline was a Grammy Award Winning Christian rock band formed in the early 1990s at Kentucky Christian College in Grayson, Kentucky, USA. Along with dc Talk, Newsboys and Jars of Clay, they quickly became one of the most successful Christian pop-rock bands of the 90s. They are best known for their 1993 hit "Big House", and were a main attraction at the annual Creation Festival, Spirit West Coast festival and Agape Music Festival. Audio Adrenaline was also considered a key part of the Alive Festival every year up to their last performance in June 2006. Image File history File links Audioa. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Grayson is a city located in Carter County, Kentucky. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Area Ranked 37th - Total 40,444 sq mi (104,749 kmÂ²) - Width 140 miles (225 km) - Length 379 miles (610 km) - % water 1. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Alternative rock (also called alternative music or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of rock music that emerged in the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s. ... Contemporary Christian Music (or CCM) is a genre of popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the CE era. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Forefront Records is a Christian Music record label; a Division of EMI Music. ... Mark Stuart (born April 14, 1968 in Owensboro, Kentucky) was the vocalist for the Christian rock band Audio Adrenaline. ... Audio Adrenaline was a Grammy Award Winning Christian rock band formed in the early 1990s at Kentucky Christian College in Grayson, Kentucky, USA. Along with dc Talk, Newsboys and Jars of Clay, they quickly became one of the most successful Christian pop-rock bands of the 90s. ... Tyler Burkum is the guitarist and keyboardist for the Christian rock band Audio Adrenaline. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Jonathan Schneck is the newest member of the Christian rock band Relient K. He joined the band shortly after the release of their fourth full-length album Mmhmm. ... Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Kentucky Christian University (KCU) is a comprehensive baccalaureate level Christian university located in Grayson, Kentucky. ... Grayson is a city located in Carter County, Kentucky. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Newsboys is a Christian pop/rock band. ... Jars of Clay is a four-member Christian rock band formed at Greenville College in Greenville, Illinois. ... Aerial view of the Creation Northeast festival Creation Festival is a series of popular Christian music festivals held in the United States. ... Spirit West Coast is a Christian music festival that features Christian artists from several different genres. ... The Agape Music Festival is an annual, Christian music festival in Greenville, IL. It features many Christian musicians and some of todays top Christian bands. ... Alive Festival, located in Canal Fulton, Ohio, is an annual Christian music festival. ...

History

Early history

The band was formed under the name of A-180 by Mark Stuart, Barry Blair, Will McGinniss, and David Stuart. (As of 2007, Stuart and McGinniss are the only remaining original members.) The three men, along with Ron Gibson and Mark's brother, David, became a popular local band—booked by the school nearly every weekend. Mark Stuart (born April 14, 1968 in Owensboro, Kentucky) was the vocalist for the Christian rock band Audio Adrenaline. ... Audio Adrenaline was a Grammy Award Winning Christian rock band formed in the early 1990s at Kentucky Christian College in Grayson, Kentucky, USA. Along with dc Talk, Newsboys and Jars of Clay, they quickly became one of the most successful Christian pop-rock bands of the 90s. ...

The band's big break would come in the form of Bob Herdman. Bob went up to Audio Adrenaline with two songs he had written, "My God" and "DC-10". After "My God" was recorded—under the band name Herdman had created, "Audio Adrenaline"—it was sent to radio stations and scaled the charts quickly. Forefront Records decided to offer a record deal to A-180 but had them change their name to Audio Adrenaline. The name had come from a day when the band was blaring music loudly in their dorm. A member then said that it felt like audio adrenaline. Bob joined the band, and David left to focus on his family. Forefront Records is a Christian Music record label; a Division of EMI Music. ...

1990s

Their first album under Forefront, the self-titled Audio Adrenaline, was released in 1992. The follow-up album, Don't Censor Me, came the next year. In 1996, their third album, bloom, was released. It marked guitarist Barry Blair's final album with the band.

With Blair gone, Audio Adrenaline needed a new guitarist. They found one in Tyler Burkum, who joined the band at only 17 years old, in time to record 1997's Some Kind of Zombie. This was also the first album to feature Ben Cissell as the band's full-time drummer, though Cissell had played on bloom as well. In 1999, the band released Underdog, its fifth studio album. the very definition of a guitarist is cody allen and taylor hines because of there un ending guitar skills and awsomnes. ... Tyler Burkum is the guitarist and keyboardist for the Christian rock band Audio Adrenaline. ...

2000s

Audio Adrenaline greeted the new millennium by releasing their first greatest hits compilation, Hit Parade, in 2001. In the winter of that same year, they released a new studio album, Lift. In the time between the releases of those two albums, Bob Herdman left the band to become president of a new record label, Flicker Records, which he founded along with Stuart and McGinniss. In 2003, the band released its ninth album, Worldwide. It was a more worship-based effort that emphasized their style of ministry and love of mission trips. The band's "Hands and Feet Project" and "The Go Show" tour also served to encourage missionary work. Worldwide, like Lift before it, wasn't as 'rocking' in the traditional sense as their previous efforts, mostly because of the focus on softer and more praise-oriented material. In 2004, the band, along with former member Bob Herdman, founded a project in Haiti called the Hands and Feet Project, in which the band built an orphanage for children. Flicker Records is a Christian record label based in Franklin, Tennessee. ...

The band's tenth album, Until My Heart Caves In, was released on August 30, 2005. It received a Grammy for Best Rock Gospel Album in 2006. Until My Heart Caves In will be the tenth album released by Audio Adrenaline. ... August 30 is the 242nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (243rd in leap years), with 123 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music...

Among Audio Adrenaline's most notable performances are three of their most popular songs, "Big House", "Hands and Feet", and the live staple "We're A Band", as well as a duet with The O.C. Supertones, "Blitz", from the album Some Kind of Zombie. The O.C. Supertones The Orange County Supertones (a. ...

On January 18, 2006, Audio Adrenaline announced that they were retiring from active music ministry. The band cited Mark Stuart's "ongoing vocal challenges" stemming from vocal chord damage after years of performing as the primary factor.[1] On July 27, 2006, the band played at the popular Christian music festival Creation West for the last time. They had performed at Creation West every year since it began. On August 1, 2006, they released their final album, Adios, a farewell album containing two new tracks as well as the band's greatest hits. For their final national tour in February until April 2007, Audio Adrenaline opened for MercyMe on the "Coming Up To Breathe Tour". The band performed their last live concert on April 28th, 2007, at the Waikiki Shell in Honolulu, Hawaii. January 18 is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Mark Stuart (born April 14, 1968 in Owensboro, Kentucky) was the vocalist for the Christian rock band Audio Adrenaline. ... July 27 is the 208th day (209th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 157 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... August 1 is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Mercy Me is also the title of a song by Alkaline Trio from the album Crimson. ... The Waikiki Shell is a unique venue for outdoor concerts and other large gatherings in Honolulu, Hawaii. ... Honolulu as seen from the International Space Station Honolulu is the largest city and the capital of the U.S. state of Hawai‘i. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

Books

September 1, 2003, the band released its first book Dirty Faith: Becoming the Hands and Feet of Jesus, with Think Books. Co-written with Mark Matlock, the book discusses reaching out to the needy and features an organization called Mission Year. September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On September 5, 2006, the band released Hands & Feet: Inspiring Stories and Firsthand Accounts of God Changing Lives, with Regal Books. It takes the reader on a journey to Haiti with the band as they build houses for the children there. The reader also meets Drex and Jo Stuart, the parents of frontman Mark Stuart. The book gives an explanation of life in one of the poorest nations on earth. It also tells of the band's building of The Hands and Feet Project (an orphanage for poor, hungry children. September 5 is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Frontman (also front man) is a term referring to the lead singer or band leader of a music group. ... The Hands and Feet Project is an orphanage in Haiti created by Christian rock band Audio Adrenaline. ...

Band members

Mark Stuart (born April 14, 1968 in Owensboro, Kentucky) was the vocalist for the Christian rock band Audio Adrenaline. ... Tyler Burkum is the guitarist and keyboardist for the Christian rock band Audio Adrenaline. ... Jonathan Schneck is the newest member of the Christian rock band Relient K. He joined the band shortly after the release of their fourth full-length album Mmhmm. ... Relient K is a band from Canton, Ohio. ... Jared Byers was the drummer of the popular Christian rock band Bleach. ...

Side projects

Mark Stuart was recently involved in !Hero the Rock Opera, playing as Petrov. !Hero was a modern adaption of the story of Christ performed along with dc Talk band member Michael Tait, presently the frontman of one of dc Talk's solo projects, Tait. Also involved in this production was popular CCM pop vocalist Rebecca St. James, playing the part of Maggie. Mark Stuart (born April 14, 1968 in Owensboro, Kentucky) was the vocalist for the Christian rock band Audio Adrenaline. ... Poster for the tour. ... The Whos Tommy, the first album explicitly billed as a rock opera A rock opera or rock musical is a musical production in the form of an opera or a musical in a modern rock and roll style rather than more traditional forms. ... Poster for the tour. ... Christ is the English of the Greek word (ChristÃ³s), which literally means The Anointed One. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Press photo of Michael Tait. ... Frontman (also front man) is a term referring to the lead singer or band leader of a music group. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Tait is a Christian rock band. ... Contemporary Christian Music (or CCM) is a genre of popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Discography

Tapes (A-180)

... Reapers Trainis the second collection of songs ever released by Audio Adrenaline. ...

Albums

Image File history File links Audioaalbum. ... Audio Adrenaline is the first album released by Audio Adrenaline. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Image File history File links AudioAdrenalineDon'tCensorMe. ... Dont Censor Me is the second album released by Audio Adrenaline. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Image File history File links AudioAdrenalineLiveBootleg. ... Live Bootleg is Audio Adrenalines first live album. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links AudioAdrenalineBloom. ... Bloom is the fourth album released by Audio Adrenaline. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Image File history File links AudioAdrenalineSomeKindofZombie. ... Some Kind of Zombie is the fifth album released by Audio Adrenaline. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links AudioAdrenalineUnderdog. ... Underdog is the sixth album released by Audio Adrenaline. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Image File history File links AudioAdrenalineHitParade. ... Hit Parade is Audio Adrenalines greatest hits album. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links AudioAdrenalineLift. ... Lift is the eighth album released by Audio Adrenaline. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links AudioAdrenalineWorldwide. ... Worldwide is the ninth album released by Audio Adrenaline. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links AudioAdrenalineUntilMyHeartCavesIn. ... Until My Heart Caves In will be the tenth album released by Audio Adrenaline. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Adios. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

Singles

Awards

Grammy Awards

DOVE AWARDS

Trivia

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