I wish I could record a new album every few months—I love the songwriting, the arranging, the creative process, and I tend to write a lot more songs than I have the time—or money!—to record myself. One of the things I love doing, then, is collaborating on other artists’ projects.

Just for fun, I thought I’d share a few of these collaborations, starting with the most recent. I believe all of these CDs are aslo available at iTunes. And by supporting these artists, you’re supporting GREAT music and (in some cases) this particular songwriter. :) (Click the CD cover to go to their website)

Tonia Hughes is an incredible Gospel R&B vocalist from the Minneapolis area; she has the voice I’d like to have when I get to heaven (!!) She wrote to me about the passing of a spiritual mentor, and asked if I’d write a song which conveyed the powerful impact she’d had on Tonia’s life. That song became the title track on Tonia’s latest CD, I’m Ready Now.

Sara Renner is also from Minneapolis, and is a powerhouse Gospel and R&B vocalist/performer. She and her band, The Elements, have a strong regional following and put on great live shows. Sara and her producer, Nate Sabin, asked me in on the writing process for several of the songs on her latest record, All for Love.

Brian Bates is an Adult Contemporary artist with a huge heart for Africa (which is near to my heart as well) I helped write several songs on his latest CD, Worlds Collide. On the homepage of his website there’s a video of a song we wrote called, You Danced about what he saw when he visited Africa. You’ll be inspired.

Jason Gray is a good pal of mine whom I met through World Vision several years ago. He’s an amazing singer, songwriter and storyteller. I co-wrote and sang on some of the songs on his last record, All the Lovely Losers. He’s currently got a song near or at the top of the CCM Radio charts from his latest record, Everything Sad is Coming Untrue.

Kenon Chen is a longtime friend and co-writer who’s also produced some of my favorite album cuts (Amazing, Safe With Me, Right Now, You Said Enough, No Stone Unturned) He writes and performs his own acoustic/pop material but also releases a worship album every year or so, which I usually end up singing on in some fashion. Here’s a CD of his I recorded BGVs for on a song called Who Do I Have.

After the Chase is a California-based married duo that released a folk/pop album called Make Me New around the time I released Meteor Shower. I had the chance to sing some BGVs on at least one of their songs. They just had a baby and are pretty much the cutest little family I know.