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The Corey Brooks Band is a Contemporary Christian ministry marked by a refreshing clarity in their music with a
sense of honesty and purpose in their songwriting. The group is led by C and L Entertainments multi-award
winning singer/songwriter and youth pastor, Corey Brooks. Brooks formed the band in late 2009 after a seven
year stint as a soloist. And just like Galatians 6:9 says, “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper
time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up, “ and that’s exactly what Brooks did, he never gave up. With
transitions in the band along the way, the music steadily became more of what he had envisioned by 2011. With
a solid and dedicated drummer and background vocalist- Daniel Pennington, a rhythm guitar player with a zeal
for the creative- Skyler Burgess, and a piano player with a classical touch- Alec Tincher, the Corey Brooks Band
became more than just a few guys with instruments and mic; it became a family.
Brooks is no stranger to the world of Christian music. He was introduced to the scene in 2002 as a
soloist/songwriter. He has performed and opened for many well-known artists. By 2006, God had moved him into
the lime light with a GMA ‘Dove’ award nomination and blessed him with a win at the ICM Awards for New Artist of
the Year. In 2008, he garnished his first number 1 song overseas with ‘Real Life’. In 2009, he was nominated for
ICM Music Evangelist, made the qualification list for the Grammys, and his
song ‘Love Me Anyways’ climbed it’s way to number 1 overseas and was
his first number 1 release in the US.
As a soloist Corey opened for T-Bone, Newsboys and Aaron and
Amanda Crabb. He shared the stage with artists such as Michael English,
Randy Owen, Brian Littrell, Richie McDonald, Ricky Skaggs, Emerson
Drive, Craig Morgan, Point of Grace, and many more.
In 2010 the band’s new album ‘Damascus Road’ made the qualification
list for the Grammy’s and the GMA ‘Dove’ awards, while the band
themselves were nominated for ICM Group of the Year. The band opened
for KJ-52 at two events and is now slated to open for Building 429 and
Flame in 2011, along with headlining two events. They were asked to
present on the ICM Awards and the Visionary Award shows that aired on national television. They partnered with
Soles4souls charity out of Nashville, TN. To show their support of Soles4Souls, the guys walked the carpet
barefoot at the ICM Awards, and also presented an award shoeless. They did this to raise awareness for the
over 300 million children in the world that aren’t fortunate
enough to afford shoes, something that most people take
for granted .
Corey, Daniel, Skyler and Alec each have a
testimony that bears out a personal relationship with Jesus.
Their desire is to make an eternal difference in peoples’
lives by using their own. From their servant attitude,
energetic playing, and anointed lyrics, these highly
committed and unbelievably talented musicians fuse
together to form a Christian band in every aspect. They do
not apologize for keeping Jesus in the forefront.
Written by: Chelsa Vaught
sense of honesty and purpose in their songwriting. The group is led by C and L Entertainments multi-award
winning singer/songwriter and youth pastor, Corey Brooks. Brooks formed the band in late 2009 after a seven
year stint as a soloist. And just like Galatians 6:9 says, “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper
time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up, “ and that’s exactly what Brooks did, he never gave up. With
transitions in the band along the way, the music steadily became more of what he had envisioned by 2011. With
a solid and dedicated drummer and background vocalist- Daniel Pennington, a rhythm guitar player with a zeal
for the creative- Skyler Burgess, and a piano player with a classical touch- Alec Tincher, the Corey Brooks Band
became more than just a few guys with instruments and mic; it became a family.
Brooks is no stranger to the world of Christian music. He was introduced to the scene in 2002 as a
soloist/songwriter. He has performed and opened for many well-known artists. By 2006, God had moved him into
the lime light with a GMA ‘Dove’ award nomination and blessed him with a win at the ICM Awards for New Artist of
the Year. In 2008, he garnished his first number 1 song overseas with ‘Real Life’. In 2009, he was nominated for
ICM Music Evangelist, made the qualification list for the Grammys, and his
song ‘Love Me Anyways’ climbed it’s way to number 1 overseas and was
his first number 1 release in the US.
As a soloist Corey opened for T-Bone, Newsboys and Aaron and
Amanda Crabb. He shared the stage with artists such as Michael English,
Randy Owen, Brian Littrell, Richie McDonald, Ricky Skaggs, Emerson
Drive, Craig Morgan, Point of Grace, and many more.
In 2010 the band’s new album ‘Damascus Road’ made the qualification
list for the Grammy’s and the GMA ‘Dove’ awards, while the band
themselves were nominated for ICM Group of the Year. The band opened
for KJ-52 at two events and is now slated to open for Building 429 and
Flame in 2011, along with headlining two events. They were asked to
present on the ICM Awards and the Visionary Award shows that aired on national television. They partnered with
Soles4souls charity out of Nashville, TN. To show their support of Soles4Souls, the guys walked the carpet
barefoot at the ICM Awards, and also presented an award shoeless. They did this to raise awareness for the
over 300 million children in the world that aren’t fortunate
enough to afford shoes, something that most people take
for granted .
Corey, Daniel, Skyler and Alec each have a
testimony that bears out a personal relationship with Jesus.
Their desire is to make an eternal difference in peoples’
lives by using their own. From their servant attitude,
energetic playing, and anointed lyrics, these highly
committed and unbelievably talented musicians fuse
together to form a Christian band in every aspect. They do
not apologize for keeping Jesus in the forefront.
Written by: Chelsa Vaught
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