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Infobox musical artist | name = Phil Wickham| caption = Phil Wickham in 2009| image_size =| background = solo_singer| birth_name =| alias =| birth_date = birth date and age|1984|04|05| death_date =| origin = San Diego , California , United States | instrument = Singing|Vocals , Electric guitar|Electric Guitar , Acoustic guitar|Acoustic Guitar | genre = Contemporary Christian music|CCM cite web|title=Creation Fest much more than music|author=Adriana Janovich|publisher=Yakima Herald-Republic|url= http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/6171|accessdate=October 1, 2008 Britpop cite web|title=Phil Wickham - Cannons|author=Russ Breimeier|url= http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/reviews/2007/cannons.html|publisher=Christianity Today|accessdate=October 1, 2008 Worship music | occupation = Singer , Guitarist | years_active = 2002Present | label = Simple/ INO Records | associated_acts =| website = http://www.philwickham.com/| current_members =| past_members =| notable_instruments = Singing|Vocals , Guitar Phil Wickham (born April 5, 1984)cite web|title=My Happy Birthday|url= http://philwickham.com/2008/04/08/my-happy-birthday/|accessdate=October 1, 2008cite web|title=Phil Wickham, 01/08 - Interviews|url= http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/interviews/2008/philwickham-mini-0108.html|author=Jackie A. Chapman|publisher=Christianity Today is a Contemporary Christian music|Contemporary Christian vocalist / songwriter and guitarist from San Diego , California . Wickham has released five CDs, Give You My World in 2003, Phil Wickham (album)|a self-titled album in 2006, Cannons (album)|Cannons in 2007, singalong in 2008, and Heaven & Earth (Phil Wickham album)|Heaven & Earth in 2009.cite web|title=Jesusfreakhideout.com: Phil Wickham Discography, Phil Wickham Lyrics|url= http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/artists/PhilWickham.asp|accessdate=October 1, 2008 His upcoming album "Response" is slated to be released October 4, 2011. Through his website "Response" CDs can be pre-ordered and a digital download is for sale for immediate download. He has also led worship at Soul Survivor (charity)|Soul Survivor . http://www.soulsurvivor.com/uk/ss2010/weekbc/coming.html
Biography
Early Years
Wickham was raised in a Christian home, the second of three children (brother Evan, sister Jillian), and after feeling the need to "make his faith his own" he began leading worship for his youth group at 12 years old. He graduated from Calvary Christian School in Vista, California in 2002.cite web|title=Jesusfreakhideout.com: Phil Wickham, "Phil Wickham" Review|url= http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/PhilWickham.asp|author=John DiBiase|publisher=Jesusfreakhideout.com|accessdate=October 1, 2008cite web|title=Phil Wickham - Phil Wickham|url= http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/reviews/2006/philwickham.html|author=Russ Breimeir|publisher=Christianity Today|accessdate=October 1, 2008 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080710080219/ http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/reviews/2006/philwickham.html |archivedate = July 10, 2008 Wickham's father is currently a worship leader, and both of his parents were at one time members of Jesus movement band Parable. His older brother Evan Wickham is also a musician who used to serve at Calvary Chapel Vista, and now currently serves at Horizon Christian Fellowship in San Diego, CA. His parents, John and Lisa, encouraged Wickham to learn popular praise songs and to write his own.cite web|title=The Trades - Music Review: Phil Wickham, "Phil Wickham"|url= http://www.the-trades.com/article.php? id=4259|author=Paul Schultz|publisher=The Trades|accessdate=October 1, 2008 Wickham began his full-time music career by touring California and recording his first album. On November 2, 2008, Wickham married his long time girlfriend, Mallory Plotnik.
Albums
After releasing his independent album, Give You My World in 2003, Wickham signed with Simple Records. Wickham released his self-titled label debut in 2006. Wickham's second release with Simple/ INO Records , Cannons , was released in 2007.Cannons was inspired by cannon explosions and C.S. Lewis 's book, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader from The Chronicles of Narnia series. Wickham stated in an interview with ChristianityToday.com that the album is "about how the universe is exploding with the glory of God, and how we are compelled to join in with its song." The 10th track from Cannons , "Jesus Lord of Heaven",cite web|title=Jesusfreakhideout.com: Phil Wickham, "Cannons" review|url= http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/Cannons.asp|author=David Goodman|accessdate=October 1, 2008 has been translated into seven different languages. On August 8, 2008 Wickham released a live worship album titled singalong , recorded at Solid Rock Church Portland, Oregon with 3000 fans present. The album was released as a free download, only available from his website, and received over 8,000 downloads within a week of being released. After the release of his singalong album, his self-titled debut climbed to No. 25 on iTunes Top Christian Albums chart (2 years after its initial release).cite web|title=Phil Wickham's Live Worship Album Receives Over 8,000 Downloads|url= http://www.cmspin.com/newsmanager/anmviewer.asp? a=5095& z=26|accessdate=October 1, 2008
On Thursday, April 17, 2009 during a concert with fellow Christian artist Charlie_Hall_(musician)|Charlie Hall at Calvary Church of Santa Ana, California, Mr. Wickham stated that he was in the studio recording a new record. The record, "Heaven and Earth," was released on November 17.
On October 29, 2010, Phil Wickham's Christmas album 'Songs for Christmas' was released. This was only available on his website, philwickham.com.
On November 17, 2010, Phil Wickham posted "Just had two great days of recording for the next recording. It will be hard to wait for all the months to go by to share it with you!"
Shortly after this was posted, Phil's producer Pete Kipley, who worked on the last record, posted a video on twitvid which you can hear part of the new record. You can listen to it here: http://www.twitvid.com/N5WGL . This so far is known as "Phil Wickham IV"
Tours
Wickham visits churches across the world to play his music.cite web|title=Tour Dates|url= http://philwickham.com/tour-dates/|accessdate=October 1, 2008 From the fall of 2006 to the spring of 2007, he toured on the "Coming Up to Breathe" tour with MercyMe and Audio Adrenaline .cite web|title=The JfH Concert Reviews and Dates: Audio Adrenaline, Aaron Shust The Coming Up To Breathe Tour Spring 2007|url= http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/concerts/ComingUpToBreatheTour07.asp|author=John DiBiase|accessdate=October 1, 2008
In the fall of 2007, he toured on the Remedy tour with The David Crowder Band and The Myriad .cite web|title=Interview - Phil Wickham|url= http://www.christiantoday.com/article/interview.phil.wickham/14962.htm|publisher=Christian Today|accessdate=October 1, 2008
In the fall of 2008, Phil had his first headlining tour, with support acts Fee and Meredith Andrews.
In the spring of 2010, Phil co-headlined a US national tour with Leeland (band)|Leeland , with support act Matt Maher .
In the summer of 2010, Phil Wickham was one of the worship leaders present at Soul Survivor (charity)|Soul Survivor week C and Momentum Festival in the UK.
In November 2011, Phil Wickham appeared at Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas.
In February 2011, Phil Wickham performed at Common Grounds in Waco, Texas near Baylor University. http://www.commongroundswaco.com/our-events/2012/02/
In March 2012, Phil Wickham performed at 12Stone Church in Lawrenceville, GA.
Later in 2012, it was announced Phil Wickham will be performing at the Big Church Day Out 2012.
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http://www.purevolume.com/philwickham Phil Wickham's PureVolume
http://www.myspace.com/philwickham Phil Wickham's Myspace
http://evadethenoise.com/2008/10/03/phil-wickham-singalong/ evade the noise singalong review
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