Artist:Lincoln Brewster
Song:Today Is the Day
Album:Today Is the Day
Lincoln Brewster started out as a session guitarist in the 90s. But he felt Christian music was his calling. So he has been a successful CCM artist mostly as an album and touring act since the 00s. He could probably cross over to mainstream rock but he chooses not to do that. He was born July 30, 1971 in Fairbanks, AK and he grew up in the nearby town Homer. His mother got him into music as a child. And by age 12 he was leading the band Lincoln and the Missing Links which included his mother on bass. Brewster's family moved to Modesto, CA. He attended high school there and played in the high school band. Brewster was already getting contract offers when he started attending church with his girlfriend. He became a born again Christian and turned down the record deals. Journey lead singer Steve Perry asked Brewster to work on his 1994 album For the Love of Strange Medicine. He toured with Perry but decided to go home to Modesto become music minister of the local church. The Brewsters moved to Nashville in 1997 and became music ministers at The Oasis Church. He was approached by the Christian label Integrity Music and he was ultimately signed to a record deal. Brewster released his 1999 debut album Lincoln Brewster. Brewster toured with Michael W. Smith. And he moved back to California to become the pastor at Bayside Church in Granite Bay near Sacramento. By the time Brewster released the 2008 album Today Is the Day, Integrity was distributed by Sony. That alone has increased the label's sales and Brewster's as well. Today Is the Day was the first single and it reached #14 on the Hot Christian Songs chart. This was Brewster's first single since 2002. The hiatus was mostly due to his growing family and commitment to his church position. Brewster wrote Today Is the Day with songwriter Paul Baloche, best known for the 2002 Michael W. Smith song After All. Brewster wrote and produced the album. He usually writes with a lyricist. For this album, he wrote several songs with Hillsong's Mia Fieldes. Israel Houghton and Hillsong leader Darlene Zschech make guest appearances. Brewster's latest album Perfect Love was released in 2021. He seems to release a new album every three years so he might be due for a new one soon. Brewster still writes frequently with Mia Fideles. And his co-producer is Colby Wedgeworth. Wedgeworth plays keyboards as well and he has produced other CCM artists. He is from Sacramento. That keeps things close to home. Here's the video for Today Is the Day by Lincoln Brewster.
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