Starfield
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| Starfield | |
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 Left to right: David Crisp, Gordie Cochran, Jon Neufeld, fan, Tim Neufeld
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Canada |
| Genre(s) | Christian rock, CCM |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Label(s) | Sparrow Records |
| Website | http://www.starfieldonline.com/, |
| Members | |
| Tim Neufeld Jon Neufeld Gordie Cochran David Crisp |
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| Former members | |
| John Andrews, Adrian Bradford, Mike Hill, Shaun Huberts, James Johnston, Carlin Lemon, Dave Miller[1] | |
Starfield is a Canadian Christian music group from Winnipeg, Manitoba. The group had songs and albums that charted in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States. They have won multiple Covenant Awards in Canada.
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[edit] Albums
[edit] Starfield
Starfield's self-published debut album, was released in 2001 by independent Starfield Music Group (Canada Only - possibly local to Winnipeg).[1]
[edit] Tumbling After
Starfield's second independent album, Tumbling After (Canada only), was released through CMC Distribution in 2003 and featured the hit "Filled With Your Glory".[1]
[edit] Starfield
Starfield's first international release was the self-titled album Starfield on Sparrow Records in 2004.[1]
The album contained a re-recording of "Filled With Your Glory". The song "Tumbling After" appeared on season two of the television show Joan of Arcadia.
The band released an EP called My Generation in 2006.[1]
[edit] Beauty in the Broken
Their second album, Beauty in the Broken, was released on Sparrow Records on May 16, 2006.[1] Their first single from the album, My Generation, rose the United States R&R Christian charts. The album includes one song recorded with Chris Tomlin ("Son of God"). The album immediately soared to the top of the Canadian Christian music sales chart and remained at the #1 position for three months. 2006 Year End charts placed the album at #2 for the year in Canada at Christian retail stores. The album peaked at #31 in the United States on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart, and at #45 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart. [2]
[edit] I Will Go
I Will Go is Starfield's third album released by Sparrow Records. It was released on March 25, 2008 in North America and on March 31, 2008 in the United Kingdom.[1]
[edit] Members
- Tim Neufeld (lead vocals, guitars)
- Jon Neufeld (guitars, vocals)
- Gordie Cochran (drums)
- David Crisp (bass guitar)
Starfield was originally formed by brothers Tim and Jon Neufeld, both from Winnipeg. Since then Shaun Huberts and Gordie Cochran, both of Victoria, British Columbia, have joined the band. Shaun Huberts left the band 9 August 2006, after his last performance at the DCLA Convention in Anaheim, CA. His replacement is Dave Crisp. The band moved back to Canada (Abbotsford, British Columbia) in the fall of 2006 after several years of living in Nashville.
[edit] GMA Canada Covenant Awards
- Special Events/Compilation Of The Year (Sea to Sea:Filled With Your Glory) (2005)
- Pop/Contemporary Album Of The Year (2006)
- Album Of The Year (2006)
- Group Of The Year (2006)
- Song Of The Year (2006)
- Nominated for 5 GMA Canada Covenant Awards in 2007 including Artist Of The Year, Group Of The Year, Song Of The Year, Recorded Song Of The Year and Rock Song Of The Year.
[edit] Abbotsford church floor collapse
On April 25, 2008, Starfield was performing a concert at the Central Heights Church in Abbotsford, British Columbia, when a lighting scaffold fell over and a portion of the floor collapsed under fans dancing in front of the stage. A number of concert-goers, mostly youth, fell through the floor into the basement. More than 40 people were injured, several seriously, but there were no fatalities.[3] During the event, singer Tim Neufeld asked the crowd to cease dancing. When the floor collapsed, Neufeld threw his microphone aside and jumped down about 10 feet (3.0 m) to help the victims below. [4] As a result, a concert scheduled April 26 in Burnaby, British Columbia was postponed and a concert scheduled April 28 in Red Deer, Alberta was cancelled. The Abbotsford concert was rescheduled to June 7 in another venue (Sevenoaks Alliance), while the Burnaby concert was rescheduled for June 6[5]. Tickets purchased for the April 25th show were redeemable at the rescheduled Abbotsford show.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g Biography; Jesus Freak Hideout, Retrieved April 30, 2008
- ^ Charts at Allmusic.com
- ^ CBC British Columbia, accessed April 26, 2008
- ^ 660News Calgary - .: 680 News
- ^ [http:www.myspace.com/starfield]
