Jon Bauer

Jon Bauer
Background information
Birth name Jonathan Bauer
Born (1977-03-01) March 1, 1977
Genres Praise & Worship
Occupation(s) Worship Artist
Years active 2004 (2004) - present
Labels Crossway Records - Indie Label
Website www.jonbauermusic.com

Jon Bauer is a Canadian contemporary Christian music (CCM) artist, worship leader, and songwriter from St. Albert, Alberta, Canada. Bauer leads worship, speaks, and performs over 100 concerts around the world each year. Some of his most well-known songs are "Come and Save Us", "Chasing After Me", "Forevermore", "Awaken", "Giver of Grace", "Your Amazing Grace", "Life of Worship", and "Pray". While Jon is a full-time touring artist, he is also an Artist in Residence at his home church of St. Albert Alliance where he returns one weekend each month to lead worship.

Musical career

Bauer is a Worship Artist who tours full-time throughout the world performing at concerts, churches and schools each week. His songs are sung in churches throughout the world each weekend as well as in school classrooms. Bauer has six albums to his credit. The newest album "Roots of Worship" is a folk-worship sounding album including many of the top 10 songs sung in churches throughout the world. Bauer's previous albumForevemore was awarded "2012 Praise and Worship Album of the Year" by the GMA Canada Covenant Awards. It was also nominated by the 2012 Juno Awards for "Contemporary Christian Album of the Year". It also includes three top-10 radio singles in his home country of Canada.

Past TV coverage includes Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN), The Harvest Show, Daystar Television Network, 100 Huntley Street, The Miracle Channel, Living Truth and the TCT Network.

Bauer's worship singles "Awaken" and "Come and Save Us" have been included on the compilation albums for Hosanna Integrity’s Maximum Worship. "Awaken" also appeared in the March 2008 Worship Leader Magazine Song Discovery Disc, and "Forevermore" appeared in the July 2010 Worship Leader Magazine Song Discovery Disc, distributed to over 35,000 worship leaders.

Discography

Studio Albums

Songs on Compilations

Awards and recognition

GMA Canada Covenant Awards
Juno Awards
Maja Awards
Shai Awards
Western Canadian Music Awards

Independent Music Awards

See also

References

  1. As well Jon received GMA Canada 2008 nominations in the categories of: Male Vocalist Of The Year, Album Of The Year: Surround, Praise & Worship Album Of The Year: Surround, Song Of The Year: "Awaken", Recorded Song Of The Year: "Awaken", and Modern Worship Song Of The Year: "Awaken". CGMA 2008 Covenant Award Nominees. Retrieved on 2008-11-10.
  2. At the 2006 Maja Awards Jon was nominated as: Artiste Of The Year, New Artiste Of The Year, Male Vocalist Of The Year, Album Of The Year: Life of Worship, Contemporary Gospel Recording Of The Year: Life of Worship, Best Inspirational/Praise & Worship Recording: Life of Worship, Alternative/Rock Recording Of The Year, Life of Worship. Maja Awards 2006 Finalists. Retrieved on 2008-11-13.

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