![]() ![]() Having taken over the role of female lead singer with the departure of Brooke Fraser in 2013, Smith was not present for the entire recording process of the Zion record. Taya Smith: The newest addition to the band, Taya has said that she sees her bandmates as "older brothers - whether they like it or not." Understatedly stylish with her curly cropped hair and bright lipstick, she describes herself often as "just a country girl," from Lismore, Australia and seems consistently humbled to now be leading worship for hundreds of thousands of people per year. Matt has been writing songs since he was a teenager growing up in Sydney. The worship experience with Crocker at the helm is at times both intimate and ecstatic, which UNITED recognizes by featuring his voice on some of their most vulnerable lyrics. Matt Crocker: The vocalist featured on "Relentless," "I Surrender," "Heartbeats," and "King of Heaven," Matt "Matty" Crocker has a rousing energy and up-tempo insistence on songs which feature his singing. In addition to providing vocals and writing songs for UNITED, Jad also has video production talent, having been the producer of the long-form video "Live in Miami," which won a Dove award. ![]() ![]() Full name Jadwin Gillies, Jad lives in Sydney with his wife and two children. His is a voice with depth, as he takes a mellow tone at times ("Love is War") and breaks out in powerhouse potential at others ("Nothing Like Your Love"). Jad Gillies: Jad Gillies is a worship leader and creative pastor at Hillsong Sydney. ![]() Like most Hillsong UNITED members, he can be found posting snapshots of his life frequently on his Instagram account. It is Joel Houston's gentle, melody-driven voice that listeners hear on Hillsong UNITED worship signatures like "The Stand," "From the Inside Out," "With Everything," and "Salvation is Here." His voice is also heard on their new track "Prince of Peace." As if all of that wasn't enough, Joel is also the Creative Director of Hillsong Church. In addition to being a vocalist, guitarist and keyboard player in Hillsong UNITED, Joel Houston is one of the lead pastors of Hillsong Church, NYC. Joel Houston: The band's longtime "front-man" is the son of Hillsong Australia pastors Brian and Bobbie Houston. But just who are the individual voices "Oceans," "Touch the Sky,", and "Captain"? With a new documentary film about the band being released in September of this year, now seemed like a good time to find out. They take care to present the image of a rotating cast of worship team members that cycle in and out of focus when called upon. Now they have just released their followup album, Empires. They are more than happy to take a few hits for the team but occasionally, some criticisms can become quite unpleasant, and Fergusson hopes that they are still gracious when they give out this response to those who have expressed their displeasure: "If you don't like our song, please feel free not to sing it.Hillsong UNITED's song "Oceans" off of their album Zion was the #1 Christian song of 2014, and still clings to the tops of the charts after 88 weeks. "Our role in this process (which is not perfect) has meant that Amanda and I have been both commended (great) and criticised (not so great) for songs we have never written," he shared. In the past, Fergusson recalls getting e-mails from people who were not pleased with the songs released by Hillsong. And that is exactly what they hope to achieve in the new album Empires. "The psalmists were never afraid to express their true feelings to God in their laments and and I don't think we should be either."įergusson said that their hearts have always been in the right place - that is to help people worship God and enable them to sing the truth. Of course, we know our victory and safety is in Christ, but it still hurts," he explained in the Hillsong blog. Occasionally, it feels as if hell itself has been unleashed. In Hillsong's new album called Empires, there's a new track with lyrics that go: "Even when it hurts like hell, I'll praise you." Fergusson and his wife Amanda's job is to check all the songs published by Hillsong before they are released, and even though he suspects a lot of eyebrows will be raised due to that line, he is standing by it. Hillsong Church's Pastor Robert Fergusson has committed to praising God continuously even when it hurts, and he candidly explains why. Hillsong United's EMPIRES album makes it to space. ![]()
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