Uptown Praise Band

About the Artist

Uptown Praise Band is #1 on Reverbnation’s Christian/Gospel local charts and is hovering at the #350 spot on their National Christian/Gospel charts. In August 2010, the band was selected to play A-stage at 2010 Unity Music Festival in Muskegon (that drew over 50,000!) and in October 2010 was chosen as a top ten finalist in Best Of The Blessed competition, broadcast live on TBN TV during the 2010 Christian Music Awards hosted at Trinity Music City in Nashville, TN. In June 2011 the band was selected to play main worship stage ay Big Ticket Festival in Ionia, MI along with other top Christian artists such as Toby Mac, Newsboys, Skillet, Natalie Grant and many others.

Because You Made Me a radio ready Christian rock ballad released by its own independent label SpiritFilled Productions. The song is an uplifting ballad about hope and faith with crystal clear vocals, beautiful soaring harmonies, great relatable lyrics and strong musical dynamics. The song is part the bands debut "Testimonials" album released in August 2010 available on iTunes.com, CDbaby.com and Amazon.com. The album is also available at over 350 christian music/book stores across the US via the myMEDIA BurnBar platform. The album is a mix of lite rock, smooth jazz and up-beat rock funk.

My mother died in my arms when I was 13 years old of a stroke. - Chris Nunez, songwriter/producer/guitarist for Uptown Praise Band.