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About|the band|the Hillsong Church youth ministry|Hillsong UnitedUse Australian English|date=May 2011Use dmy dates|date=May 2011Infobox musical artist | name = Hillsong United| image = Hillsong_United.jpg| caption =| image_size = | background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = Sydney , Australia | genre = Worship music Contemporary Christian Christian Rock | years_active = 1998& ndash;present| label = Hillsong Music|Hillsong Music Australia | website = http://www.hillsongunited.com| Members = Joel Houston Brooke Fraser Jad Gillies Annie Garratt Jonathon Douglass (J.D.) Matt Crocker Dylan Thomas Sam Knock Braden Lang Joel Davies David Ware Scott Ligertwood Adam Crosariol Timon Klein Brandon Gillies Simon Kobler Peter James Nigel Hendroff Marcus Beaumont Michael Guy Chislett Rolf Wam Fjell The Hillsong United band is an Australian band that originated as a part of Hillsong Church . The band tours the world, performing at the various Hillsong church locations as well as general concert venues. They compose the songs for their own performances and for the other Hillsong Church worship teams that perform at weekly services. Subsidiary bands perform monthly in London and at summer camps sponsored by Hillsong.
History
The band was originally formed by close friends from within the youth ministry called "Powerhouse Youth", led by Hillsong Pastor Donna Crouch for many years. As the house band for the Powerhouse meetings, they played original songs and rearranged popular radio tunes at their weekly meeting for local youth aged 16–25 year olds. Band members sometimes also contributed to the larger interdenominational ministry Youth Alive and its albums (Worship leaders Marty Sampson and Darlene Zschech and Keyboardist and Music Director Peter King were significant members joining United through the interdenominational youth ministry led by "evangelist" Pat Mesiti). Most members of the band also attended Hillsong Church services.
Powerhouse grew and split in the late 1990s into two youth groups: Powerhouse (18–25 years of age) and Wildlife (12-17 yrs). Reuben Morgan , assisted by Marcus Beaumont and Tanya Riches, were the administrators of the older Powerhouse band that also included Mark Stevens, Nigel Hendroff, Peter King and Raymond Badham. At the older group Peter King was the main piano player and music director, with later guitarist Nigel Hendroff taking this music directing role. In the younger ministry Wildlife, the former Channel V Leg-Up competition-winning Able band boys http://twitter.com/JTHIII Joel Houston and Marty Sampson were trained by Hillsong Music Pastor Russell Fragar, with Able band's Luke Munns and Michael Guy Chislett being the main drummer and guitarist, respectively while Joel Houston played bass. Marty Sampson, Holly Dawson, Mark Stevens, Katrina Peoples, Michelle Fragar, Tanya Riches and Bec Mesiti were some of the original key vocalists. In the Summer of 1997, the team made a huge impact at their youth ministry's Summer Camp. Returning from Summer Camp, the youth ministries of Hillsong Church joined together on a monthly basis with these meetings called the "UNITED" Nights.
Delirious? |Delirious? ' Martin Smith (songwriter)|Martin Smith 's song "Did You Feel the Mountains Tremble" was the theme song of the 1997 camp, and the momentum of youth carried well beyond this camp into the church services, changing the style of the music. Reuben Morgan wrote "My Redeemer Lives". This song was included in the upcoming Hillsong album, By Your Side (Hillsong album)|By Your Side recorded in February that year. This album also featured youth songs including the title track written by Marty Sampson ("By Your Side") and Luke Munns ("Stay").
Darlene Zschech suggested to Reuben Morgan that the youth band make an album in 1998 after so many songs were written in the youth ministry. As a result, the EP One was recorded. Everyday was recorded in 1999 and packaged with the Hillsong annual album. Both achieved Gold sales status in Australia. The band continued to release an album each year, rebranding as Hillsong United . In 2002 after Reuben Morgan stepped down as co-worship leader of the band, Joel Houston , the eldest son of the church's senior pastor Brian Houston (pastor)|Brian Houston , and Marty Sampson led the group together.
The band's members are involved in Hillsong Church services and also play for the church. Many were volunteers who went unpaid for their time or contribution. As such the line up changes on a regular basis due to the volunteers needs and the needs of the church; that is to say, due to the naturally resultant "churn". Former original drummer Luke Munns made a transition from the drums to front the rock/indie band LUKAS. Following his marriage to Michelle on November 2006, Marty Sampson stepped down as one of the main leaders of the band. He contributed two more songs with United—'Devotion,' which he wrote and sang on the album, and 'Saviour King,' which he wrote w/ Mia Fieldes—before he officially stepped down. These songs were part of the 2007 release All of the Above (Hillsong United album)|All of the Above . Current members of the Hillsong United band include Jonathon Douglass (J.D.), Jadwin "Jad" Gillies, Joel Houston, Annie Garratt, Matt Crocker, Dave Ware, Jill McCloghry, Sam Knock, Dylan Thomas, Joel Davies, Braden Lang, Peter James, Matthew Tennikoff, Adam Crosariol (on bass guitar ), Simon Kobler, Timon Klein, and Brandon Gillies (on drums ).
The annual Hillsong United CD/DVD was recorded for many years during the Hillsong youth ministry's October conference Encounterfest , and albums released in the first quarter of the following year. The 2007 album All of the Above (Hillsong United album)|All of the Above was the first album to be fully studio recorded. The band has toured in a number of countries, leading worship in various places.
Hillsong United posted on their Facebook page 28 March 2010 that they were heading in to record their next album. This new studio project was recorded at 301 Studios in Sydney, Australia. Aftermath (Hillsong United album)|"Aftermath" was released on 15 February 2011.
Discography
Main|List of Hillsong albums|Hillsong Music
Studio albums
Title
Album details
Peak chart positions
AUS
NZ
US
All of the Above
Released: 17 March 2007 (AUS)
Genre: Christian Contemporary music|Contemporary Christian
Label: Hillsong Music|Hillsong Music Australia
Aftermath
Released: 15 February 2011
Genre: Christian Contemporary music|Contemporary Christian
Label: Hillsong Music|Hillsong Music Australia , Sparrow
Live albums
1999: Everyday (Hillsong United album)|Everyday
2000: Best Friend (Hillsong United album)|Best Friend
2001: King of Majesty
2002: To the Ends of the Earth (album)|To the Ends of the Earth
2004: More Than Life
2005: Look to You
2006: United We Stand (Hillsong United album)|United We Stand
2008: The I Heart Revolution: With Hearts As One
2009: Across the Earth|a_CROSS//the_EARTH :: Tear Down the Walls
2012: Aftermath: Live in Miami|Live in Miami
Studio albums
2007: All of the Above (Hillsong United album)|All of the Above
2011: Aftermath (Hillsong United album)|Aftermath
EPs
1998: One (Hillsong United album)|One
2007: In a Valley by the Sea
Other Albums
2006: Unidos Permanecemos (United We Stand in Spanish)
DVDs
2004: More Than Life (bonus DVD with album)
2005: Look to You (bonus DVD with album)
2006: United We Stand (Hillsong United album)|United We Stand (bonus DVD with album)
2007: All of the Above (Hillsong United album)|All of the Above (bonus DVD with album)
2008: The I Heart Revolution: With Hearts As One (Music DVD)
2010: '' The I Heart Revolution: We're All in This Together (Documentary DVD/Blu-ray)
2012: Aftermath: Live in Miami|Live in Miami (Music DVD/Blu-Ray)
Tours
2007
The Hillsong United 2007 Tour was a tour by Hillsong United with supporting acts such as Starfield (band)|Starfield (in Toronto) to promote their 2007 album All of the Above (Hillsong United album)|All of the Above in the United States and Canada . The tour began on 13 April 2007 in Detroit , Michigan and ended in Tacoma , Washington (U.S. state)|Washington on 7 August 2007.
2009: Across The Earth Spring Tour 2009
2010: Across The Earth Europe Tour 2010
2011: Aftermath North American Tour 2011
Success and achievements
Title
Album details
Peak chart positions
AUS Albums Chart
NZ Albums Chart
U.S. Billboard 200
U.S. Billboard Christian Albums
U.S. Billboard Digital Albums
U.S. iTunes Top Albums Chart
Australia iTunes Top Albums Chart
All of the Above
Released: 17 March 2007 (AUS)
Genre: Christian Contemporary music|Contemporary Christian
Label: Hillsong Music|Hillsong Music Australia
a_CROSS/ / the_EARTH :: Tear Down the Walls
Released: 9 May 2009 (AUS)
Genre: Christian Contemporary music|Contemporary Christian
Label: Hillsong Music|Hillsong Music Australia
Aftermath
Released: 15 February 2011
Genre: Christian Contemporary music|Contemporary Christian
Label: Hillsong Music|Hillsong Music Australia , EMI
" http://www.hillsong.com/united Hillsong United Webpage". Published by Hillsong Church. Retrieved 8/1/2008.
" http://www.integritymusic.com/hillsongunited Hillsong United on Integrity Music". Published by Integrity Media. Retrieved 8/1/2008.
" http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/reviews/2005/looktoyou.html Review on Christianity Today". Published by Christian Music Today. Retrieved 8/1/2008.
"Shout to the Lord!: Music and Change at Hillsong 1996- 2007". Dissertation for the award of Masters of Philosophy, Australian Catholic University. Riches, Tanya.
"Secularising the Sacred: The Impact of Geoff Bullock on Contemporary Congregational Song in
Sydney, 1990-1999". Dissertation for the award of PhD, Macquarie University, 2002. Evans, Mark.
"Open up the Doors: Music in the Modern Church" London: Equinox, 2006. Evans, Mark.
External links
http://www.hillsong.com/united/ Official website
http://hillsongunited.com/discography Hillsong United Albums
http://hillsong.giani.fr/ Site francophone sur Hillsong et United. Discographie complète
http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/interviews/2007/hillsong-0607.html Interview @ Christian Music Today, 6/07
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