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Phillips, Jill
"It was the honesty of her songs, the charm of her voice, and the strength of her character that drew me to her as an artist," says Grammy-winning, producer Wayne Kirkpatrick, "I knew that being involved with someone like that would be time well spent."
And time well spent it has proven to be, as the highly anticipated debut project from singer-songwriter Jill Phillips reaches people with heartfelt "melodic folk-pop," reminiscent of artists such as Shawn Colvin, Jonatha Brooke, David Wilcox and Rich Mullins. With insightful and moving spiritual depth, Jill's heart for God and for people is poignantly represented within her lyrics and rich vocals.
Jill wrote or co-wrote six of the songs on her self-title debut album. Her husband and co-writer, Andy Gullahorn, also lends his acoustic guitar talents to the album. Kirkpatrick, known for his production of artists such as Amy Grant, Susan Ashton, and Michael W. Smith, and for his co-writing on the Eric Clapton Grammy-Award Song Of The Year, "Change The World," invited some of music's most highly sought after players to be a part of the project, including Jimmie Lee Sloas, Gordon Kennedy, Shawn Pelton (Saturday Night Live, Shawn Colvin), and Matt Stanfield (Plumb).
Recently referred to as one of Christian music's "finest up and coming" singer-songwriters, Jill comes about her talent honestly and from a humble beginning. "I never really pursued a record deal," says Phillips. "I never submitted demos to the labels. I hadn't really gotten that far yet." Instead, David Estes, then an A&R director at Word Records, happened to be at a Belmont University writer's night and heard her sing. Estes immediately introduced Jill to the Word label, and brought her in to sing in a simple conference room setting before the marketing staff, the label executives, and president.
"I had no idea who I was singing to," remembers Jill. "And then later, someone said it was the president and nearly every person from the label."
As Jill sat at the conference room table and sang, she poured her heart out, touching those in the room in a remarkable way with songs such as "I Am" and "Steel Bars." Not long after, Jill was signed to Word Records.
"Last fall was an amazing time for me," says Jill. "I finished school (at Belmont), got married and signed a record deal, all within six months time. It all just kind of happened, and God has really opened up some amazing opportunities in my life through those changes and varied experiences."
Jill hails from a "great Christian home in Chesapeake, Virginia," and says she has learned to follow her heart and to see what God will do in a life that is committed to following Him because of that heritage.
Influenced by her parents' love of music for artists like Bill Gaither, Twila Paris, Simon & Garfunkel and James Taylor, Jill had already learned to play the piano, flute, piccolo and guitar by her teen years. She says she "stumbled into" writing her first song during her freshman year of high school, and has been writing ever since. She earned her degree as a voice major from Belmont University where she met husband Andy Gullahorn.
From the acoustic pop feel of the premiere radio single, "Steel Bars" to the worshipful and stirring ballads "I Am" and "Everything," The writing talents of Jill Phillips are already reaching far beyond what she had hoped or ever dreamed.
Jill has built up a following in Nashville, often selling out her shows in local venues. She spent this summer telling her story and singing her songs on a 9-city promo tour culminating at Atlanta Fest, with a mainstage performance.
This fall, Jill will be heading out on the nationwide 45-city Caedmon's Call 40 Acres tour, continuing on the path which is leading her into new and exciting areas of life as an artist, song-writer, and communicator.
Visit Official Website.
And time well spent it has proven to be, as the highly anticipated debut project from singer-songwriter Jill Phillips reaches people with heartfelt "melodic folk-pop," reminiscent of artists such as Shawn Colvin, Jonatha Brooke, David Wilcox and Rich Mullins. With insightful and moving spiritual depth, Jill's heart for God and for people is poignantly represented within her lyrics and rich vocals.
Jill wrote or co-wrote six of the songs on her self-title debut album. Her husband and co-writer, Andy Gullahorn, also lends his acoustic guitar talents to the album. Kirkpatrick, known for his production of artists such as Amy Grant, Susan Ashton, and Michael W. Smith, and for his co-writing on the Eric Clapton Grammy-Award Song Of The Year, "Change The World," invited some of music's most highly sought after players to be a part of the project, including Jimmie Lee Sloas, Gordon Kennedy, Shawn Pelton (Saturday Night Live, Shawn Colvin), and Matt Stanfield (Plumb).
Recently referred to as one of Christian music's "finest up and coming" singer-songwriters, Jill comes about her talent honestly and from a humble beginning. "I never really pursued a record deal," says Phillips. "I never submitted demos to the labels. I hadn't really gotten that far yet." Instead, David Estes, then an A&R director at Word Records, happened to be at a Belmont University writer's night and heard her sing. Estes immediately introduced Jill to the Word label, and brought her in to sing in a simple conference room setting before the marketing staff, the label executives, and president.
"I had no idea who I was singing to," remembers Jill. "And then later, someone said it was the president and nearly every person from the label."
As Jill sat at the conference room table and sang, she poured her heart out, touching those in the room in a remarkable way with songs such as "I Am" and "Steel Bars." Not long after, Jill was signed to Word Records.
"Last fall was an amazing time for me," says Jill. "I finished school (at Belmont), got married and signed a record deal, all within six months time. It all just kind of happened, and God has really opened up some amazing opportunities in my life through those changes and varied experiences."
Jill hails from a "great Christian home in Chesapeake, Virginia," and says she has learned to follow her heart and to see what God will do in a life that is committed to following Him because of that heritage.
Influenced by her parents' love of music for artists like Bill Gaither, Twila Paris, Simon & Garfunkel and James Taylor, Jill had already learned to play the piano, flute, piccolo and guitar by her teen years. She says she "stumbled into" writing her first song during her freshman year of high school, and has been writing ever since. She earned her degree as a voice major from Belmont University where she met husband Andy Gullahorn.
From the acoustic pop feel of the premiere radio single, "Steel Bars" to the worshipful and stirring ballads "I Am" and "Everything," The writing talents of Jill Phillips are already reaching far beyond what she had hoped or ever dreamed.
Jill has built up a following in Nashville, often selling out her shows in local venues. She spent this summer telling her story and singing her songs on a 9-city promo tour culminating at Atlanta Fest, with a mainstage performance.
This fall, Jill will be heading out on the nationwide 45-city Caedmon's Call 40 Acres tour, continuing on the path which is leading her into new and exciting areas of life as an artist, song-writer, and communicator.
Visit Official Website.
Albums
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Jill Phillips
Writing On The Wall
God And Money
Kingdom Come