American singer and musician (born 1950)
Don Moen
Moen in 2009
Birth name Donald James Moen Born (1950-06-29 ) June 29, 1950 (age 74) Genres Occupation Musician Instruments Vocals piano keyboards violin Years active 1984–present Labels Website donmoen
Musical artist
Donald James Moen (born June 29, 1950) is an American singer, pianist, and songwriter, specializing in Christian worship music .
Early life and education
Moen grew up in Two Harbors , Minnesota, where he attended high school, graduating in 1968.[ 1] Oral Roberts University , a Christian liberal arts college.
Career
Moen in 2018 He became a Living Sound musician for Terry Law Ministries and traveled with Terry Law for ten years.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] Don Moen & Friends in 2009. Moen received a Dove Award for his work on the musical God with Us in addition to nine nominations for his songs.
Moen also worked with Claire Cloninger, Paul Overstreet , Martin J. Nystrom, Randy Rothwell, Ron Kenoly , Bob Fitts, Debbye Graafsma, Paul Baloche , Tom Brooks , Aline Barros , among many others. He worked with musicians, Justo Almario, Carl Albrecht, Abraham Laboriel , Alex Acuña , Paul Jackson, Jr. , Lenny LeBlanc and Chris Graham.[citation needed He was a catalyst in launching the careers of Paul Baloche , Darlene Zschech , Israel Houghton , and Hillsong United .[ 5]
He produced 11 volumes for the Hosanna! Music Worship with Don Moen , was released in 1992. His music has total global sales of over five million units.[ 3] [ 6]
Moen performing with Lenny LeBlanc Moen's first album for Hosanna! Music, Give Thanks , became the label's bestseller. Produced by Tom Brooks, Give Thanks went on to be certified Gold by the RIAA. Moen followed this with a number of albums of his own including two, En Tu Presencia and Trono De Gracia , in Spanish. God with Us won the Dove Award for Best Musical. On an Asian tour in 1999 he recorded The Mercy Seat at Singapore Indoor Stadium and Heal Our Land at Yoido Park in South Korea, which was released in 2000. One of Moen's albums, I Will Sing Christian Broadcasting Network .
God Will Make a Way: The Best of Don Moen was released in 2003 and features 19 greatest hits. The title song was written for his sister-in-law and her husband, whose oldest son died in an auto accident while their other three children survived but were seriously injured. Moen's Hiding Place became his first studio album which was recorded at Paragon Studios in Franklin, Tennessee , and was released in the autumn of 2006. I Believe There Is More released in late 2008. His third studio recording titled Uncharted Territory (funded successfully through Kickstarter ) released on March 27, 2012.[ 7] Christmas: A Season of Hope , was released on October 22, 2012, and some songs were recorded at a studio in Czech Republic.[citation needed Moen released Hymnbook as a celebration of reaching over 1 million likes on his Facebook page.[ 8] [ 9]
Personal life
Moen and his wife, Laura, have been married since May 19, 1973. Together, they have five children.[ 10] [ 1]
Discography
Worship with Don Moen
Released: 1992
Format: CD, tape, video, VCD, download
Label: Integrity, Hosanna! Music , Word
Producer: Tom Brooks, Michael Coleman (Executive), Ed Lindquist (Executive)
Trust in the Lord – Live Worship with Don Moen
Released: 1994
Format: CD, tape, video, VCD, download
Label: Integrity, Hosanna! Music , Columbia , Sony Music
Producer: Mark Gasbarro, Don Moen (Producer and executive Producer), Michael Coleman (Executive)
Mighty Cross
Released: 1994
Format: CD, tape, download
Label: Integrity, Hosanna! Music
Producer: Tom Hartley, Michael Coleman (Executive), Don Moen (Executive)
Rivers of Joy
Released: 1995
Format: CD, tape, download
Label: Integrity, Hosanna! Music , Columbia , Sony Music
Producer: Don Harris, Michael Coleman (Executive), Don Moen (Executive)
Emmanuel Has Come
Released: 1996
Format: CD, tape, download
Label: Integrity, Hosanna! Music , Columbia , Sony Music
Producer: Steven V. Taylor, Chris Long (Executive), Michael Coleman (Senior Executive), Don Moen (Senior Executive)
Praise with Don Moen
Released: 1996
Format: CD, tape, download
Label: Integrity, Hosanna! Music , Integrity Asia, Columbia , Sony Music
Producer: Tom Brooks, Don Harris, Michael Coleman (Executive), Don Moen (Executive)
Let Your Glory Fall
Released: 1997
Format: CD, tape, download
Label: Integrity, Hosanna! Music , Columbia , Sony Music
Producer: Tom Brooks, Don Moen (Executive), Chris Long (Executive)
God for Us
Released: 1998
Format: CD, tape, download
Label: Integrity Music, Hosanna! Music , Columbia , Sony Music
Producer: Tom Fettke, Don Moen (Executive), Randy Vader (Executive)
God Is Good – Worship with Don Moen
Released: 1998
Format: CD, tape, video, DVD, VCD, download
Label: Integrity, Hosanna! Music
Producer: Tom Brooks, Don Moen (Executive), Chris Thomason (Executive)
En Tu Presencia
Released: 1999
Format: CD, tape, download
Label: Integrity, Hosanna! Music , Columbia , Sony Music
Producer: Isaac Hernandez, Tom Brooks, Don Harris, Don Moen (Executive), Chris Thomason (Executive), Dario Navac (Executive)
More of You, Lord – Praise with Don Moen Volume 2
Released: 1999
Format: CD, tape
Label: Integrity, Hosanna! Music , Integrity Asia
Producer: Tom Brooks, Russell Fragar, Don Harris, Chris Springer, Darlene Zschech, Don Moen (Executive), Chris Thomason (Executive)
Give Thanks
Released: 1999
Format: VCD
Label: Integrity Music, Hosanna! Music , Integrity Asia
Producer: Tom Brooks, Mark Gasbarro, Steve Merkel, Don Moen (Executive), Chris Thomason (Executive)
The Mercy Seat
Released: 2000
Format: CD, tape, download
Label: Integrity, Hosanna! Music , Integrity Asia, Columbia , Sony Music
Producer: Tom Brooks, Don Moen (Executive), Chris Thomason (Executive)
Heal Our Land (Don Moen & Paul Wilbur )
Released: 2000
Format: CD, tape, video, download
Label: Integrity Music, Hosanna! Music , Integrity Asia
Producer: Tom Brooks, Don Moen (Executive), Chris Thomason (Executive)
I Will Sing
Released: 2000
Format: CD, tape, video, DVD, VCD, download
Label: Integrity, Hosanna! Music , Epic , Sony Music
Producer: Paul Mills, Don Moen (Executive), Chris Thomason (Executive)
God in Us
Released: 2001
Format: CD, tape, download
Label: Integrity, Hosanna! Music , Columbia , Sony Music
Producer: Tom Fettke, Don Moen (Executive), Randy Vader (Executive)
God Will Make a Way: The Best of Don Moen
Released: 2003
Format: CD, tape, download
Label: Integrity, Hosanna! Music , Epic , Sony Music
Producer: Tom Brooks, Don Harris, Paul Mills, Don Moen (Executive), Chris Thomason (Executive)
Trono de Gracia
Released: 2003
Format: CD, tape, download
Label: Integrity, Hosanna! Music , Columbia , Sony Music
Producer: Miguel Angel "Malin" Villagran, Tom Brooks, Paul Mills, Don Moen (Executive), Keith Manwaring (Executive), Dario Navac (Executive)
Thank You Lord
Released: 2004
Format: CD, tape, video, DVD, VCD, download
Label: Integrity Music, Hosanna! Music , CBN , Epic , Columbia , Sony Music
Producer: David Hamilton, Don Moen (Executive), Chris Thomason (Executive)
23 Nonstop Best Songs
Released: 2005
Format: CD
Label: Integrity Music, Hosanna! Music , Integrity Asia, Maranatha (Indonesia)
Producer: Tom Brooks, Don Harris, Don Moen (Executive)
Arise: The Worship Legacy of Don Moen
With a Thankful Heart: The Best of Don Moen
Released: 2011
Format: CD
Label: Integrity, Hosanna! Music , Integrity Asia
Producer: Tom Brooks, David Hamilton, Don Harris, Paul Mills, Don Moen, Andy Skarda (Executive)
Uncharted Territory
Released: 2011
Format: CD, download
Label: Don Moen Records, in:ciite, EMI Christian Music Group
Producer: Don Moen (Producer and executive Producer), Chris Thomason (Executive)
Hymnbook
Released: 2012
Format: CD, download
Label: Don Moen Records
Producer: Don Moen (Producer and executive Producer), Tom Lane
Christmas: A Season of Hope
Released: October 22, 2012
Format: CD, download
Label: Don Moen Records, in:ciite, EMI Christian Music Group
Producer: David Hamilton, Don Moen (Executive), Chris Thomason (Executive)
Ultimate Collection
Released: March 5, 2013
Format: CD, download
Label: Integrity, Hosanna! Music , Columbia , Sony Music
Producer: Tom Brooks, David Hamilton, Paul Mills, Steve Merkel, Don Moen, C. Ryan Dunham (Executive)
Hymns of Hope
Released: Fall 2013
Format: CD, download
Label: Don Moen Records
Producer: David Hamilton, Don Moen (Executive)
By Special Request: Volume One
Released: 2015
Format: CD, download
Label: Don Moen Records
Producer: Don Moen (Producer and executive Producer)
God Will Make a Way: A Worship Musical
Released: 2016
Format: CD, download
Label: Don Moen Records, Brentwood Benson
Producer: Don Moen, Russell Mauldin, Luke Gambill (Executive), Johnathan Crumpton (Executive)
Grace (Don Moen & Frank Edwards )
Released: 2016
Format: Download
Label: Don Moen Records
By Special Request: Volume Two
Released: 2017
Format: CD, download
Label: Don Moen Records
Producer: Don Moen (Producer and executive Producer)
Jehovah Wezi Manga (Don Moen & the Mahotella Queens )
Released: 2017
Format: download
Label: Content Connect Africa
Don Moen Collection
Released: 2020
Format: download
Label: Integrity Music
A Hungry Heart
Released: 2020
Format: download
Label: Don Moen Records
Return to Me
Released: 2021
Format: download
Label: Don Moen Records
Great is Your Mercy
Released: 2022
Format: download
Label: Don Moen Records
Goodness of God (feat. Rachel Robinson)
Released: 2022
Format: download
Label: Don Moen Records
Upper Room Sessions
Released: 2022
Format: download
Label: Don Moen Records
Worship Today with Don Moen
Released: 2023
Format: download
Label: Don Moen Records
By Special Request: Vol. 3
Released: 2023
Format: download
Label: Don Moen Records
Other recordings
Hatiku (1995)Behold the Lamb (1997)Healing (1998)The Smithton Outpouring (1999)Hope Changes Everything (2000)Mas de Ti (2000)Sing for Joy: A Songwriter's Heart (2002)Amor Sin Limites (2004)American Worship Gathering (2005)Arise: A Celebration of Worship (2006)Hope Changes Everything (2007)Cool Worship (2010)A Little Boy's Prayer (2010)Marvin L. Winans Presents: The Praise & Worship Experience (2012)Bishop Jerry L. Maynard Presents: The Cathedral of Praise Choir (2012)Day and Night Worship (2015)We Will Stand (2015)
Awards and nominations
Year
Association
Category
Result
[ 11] [ 12] [ 13]
1992
Dove Awards
Song of the Year "God Will Make A Way"
Won
Dove Awards
Creator – Children's Musical Album of the Year I'm a Helper
Nominated
1993
Dove Awards
Artist – Inspirational Album of the Year Worship with Don Moen
Won
1994
Dove Awards
Creator – Musical Album of the Year God with Us
Won
1995
Dove Awards
Creator – Musical Album of the Year Mighty Cross
Won
1998
Dove Awards
Creator – Musical of the Year Emmanuel Has Come
Nominated
1999
Dove Awards
Creator – Musical of the Year God for Us
Won
2001
Dove Awards
Spanish Language Album of the Year En Tu Presencia
Nominated
2003
Dove Awards
Country Recorded Song of the Year "God Is Good All the Time"
Nominated
Dove Awards
Creator – Musical of the Year God in Us
Nominated
2004
Dove Awards
Spanish Language Album of the Year Trono de Gracia
Nominated
2015
Gospel Music Association
Global Lifetime Achievement Award
Won
Gold certification
References
^ a b auntyfaith (July 17, 2019). "The Biography of Don Moen" . Auntyfaith.com . Archived from the original on February 26, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2020 . ^ [1] Archived January 16, 2010, at the Wayback Machine ^ a b Swartzendruber, Jay (February 2007). "Industrybeat: Moen of Many Hats". CCM Magazine 29 (8): 22. ISSN 1524-7848 . ^ "Moen's Move: Don Moen to leave Integrity Media to form new companies" . Crossrhythms.co.uk. August 1, 2008. Archived from the original on October 15, 2013. Retrieved August 22, 2013 .^ "Don Moen On Worship in Action, Authenticity, & Keeping It Simple" . davidsantistevan.com. August 7, 2014. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved August 11, 2014 .^ "Legendary Songwriter Don Moen Reveals Heartbreaking Story Behind 'God Will Make a Way' . The Christian Post . October 15, 2018. Archived from the original on August 6, 2019. Retrieved May 4, 2020 .^ TKO Marketing (January 6, 2012). "in:ciite Media Signs Renowned Worship Leader, Singer-Songwriter, Producer, Don Moen" . JesusFreakHideout.com. Archived from the original on March 7, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2012 . ^ [2] [dead link ] ^ "Don Moen to Celebrate 1M Likes on Facebook With Album Giveaway and Live Chat" . The Christian Post . May 21, 2012. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved August 22, 2013 .^ Sseruyigo, Aaron (May 20, 2022). " . Breaking news on Christianity in Uganda and World . Retrieved March 7, 2024 . ^ admin (February 26, 2019). "Don Moen" . Gospel Music Hall Of Fame . Archived from the original on June 3, 2020. Retrieved May 4, 2020 . ^ "Don Moen to perform free concert in Wrens on Oct. 19" . The Augusta Chronicle . Archived from the original on February 14, 2020. Retrieved May 4, 2020 .^ GMA (October 28, 2015). "NEWS: Don Moen Honored With Global Lifetime Achievement Award" . The Gospel Music Association . Archived from the original on February 6, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2020 . ^ "Give Thanks by Don Moen | CD Reviews And Information | NewReleaseToday" . www.newreleasetoday.com . Archived from the original on April 23, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2020 .
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