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Chris August

The Upside of Down The Upside of Down
21-Aug-2012
No Far Away No Far Away
24-Aug-2010
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Chris August Megert (born March 20, 1982) is an American Christian musician who performs under the stage name Chris August. He began recording as a secular musician before switching to Christian music. His song "Starry Night" reached #1 on the Billboard Christian Songs chart in 2010/2011. He was nominated at the 2011 Dove Awards in five categories, including Best New Artist and Song of the Year.

August began recording music in his early teens after his father built a studio in their home in Garland, Texas. He became a Christian when he turned 15 years old and began to record music.

Secular music
August continued to practice and release his first self-produced album A Beautiful Thing as a 22 year old under the name Chris Megert and the Love Jones. The album was found by Ryan Cabrera who guided August to a new manager, Jessica Simpson's father Joe Simpson. August landed a contract with Geffen Records and he moved to Los Angeles in 2005. He helped with producing records for Brian McKnight and Jessica Simpson as well as playing keyboards on Ashlee Simpson's tour; he also played as the opening act on Ashlee Simpson's tour. August's contract with Geffen fell through while they were renegotiating his contract so he went back home to Texas.

Christian musician
While at home, he decided to stop working on secular projects and began to work solely on Christian music. August wrote the song "Starry Night" as a demo and he received a contract from Word Records. He recorded the album No Far Away in 2010 and the song was released as a single that year. The album peaked at #15 on the Christian Albums charts and #9 on the Heatseeker Albums. The single hit #1 on the Billboard Christian Songs chart and it reached #21 on Billboard's Heatseeker Songs. When the song topped the Christian AC Monitored chart, it was the first debut single to reach #1 in over three years. His second single was "7x70" which is a song about forgiveness following his parents' divorce when he was a fifth grade student.

August toured to support the album, first opening for Point of Grace for a twelve-night tour. He joined the Winter Jam 2011 national tour along with Newsboys and Francesca Battistelli in 45 cities. August received five Dove Award nominations in 2011: New Artist Of The Year, Male Vocalist Of The Year, Pop/Contemporary Album Of The Year, Song Of The Year and Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song Of The Year, subsequently winning New Artist of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year and Pop/Contemporary Recorded Album of the Year.

Big Daddy Weave embarks on second leg of "The Redeemed Tour"
January 29, 2013

Dove Award-winning group Big Daddy Weave is set to depart on the second leg of their highly-successful “The Redeemed Tour” February 1 in Wausau, WI. The tour, featuring chart-topping artist Chris August and special guest Citizen Way, is scheduled to stop in over 38 cities from February through May. This launch comes on the heels of the band’s hit No. 1 single, “Redeemed,” which spent eight weeks at No. 1 on the NCA (National Christian Audience Chart) and nine weeks at No. 1 on the AC Monitored Chart. The video for the hit song has also proven to be a hit as it has amassed close to two million views on YouTube.

“What happens every night on ‘The Redeemed Tour’ is the most special thing we’ve ever been a part of, and it just keeps growing,” says Big Daddy Weave’s lead singer Mike Weaver. “We’re excited to play and be with the wonderful people that we meet in every town. We’re also big fans of everybody playing on the tour, so we couldn’t ask for anything more! We can’t wait to see what God does next with all of this.”

Label mate and three-time Dove Award-winner Chris August will also be joining Big Daddy Weave on this leg of “The Redeemed Tour. This past summer, August released his sophomore album, The Upside of Down, and collaborated with Group 1 Crew on their No. 1 hit, “He Said.” Fans can expect to hear his next single, “Restore,” when it hits radio February 1.

“The Redeemed Tour” is scheduled to hit the following cities:

Feb. 1 - The Grand Theater – Wausau, WI
Feb. 2 - Community Church – Oshkosh, WI
Feb. 7 - Eagle Heights Church – Somerset, KY
Feb. 8 - BC Lloyd Building – Paragould, AR
Feb. 9 - Christ Fellowship – McKinney, TX
Feb. 10 - MK Brown Civic Auditorium - Pampa, TX
Feb. 12 - Clovis Civic Center – Clovis, NM
Feb. 13 - RN Tydings Auditorium – Hobbs, NM
Feb. 14 - St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church – Tucson, AZ
Feb. 15 - Trinity Life Center – Las Vegas, NV
Feb. 16 - Reno Christian Fellowship – Reno, NV
Feb. 17 - Faith Community Church - Acampo, CA
Feb. 21 - Marshfield High School – Coos Bay, OR
Feb. 23 - Dayspring Fellowship – Keizer, OR
Feb. 24 - Everett Theatre – Everett, WA
Feb. 26 - The House of Faith – Lewiston, ID
Feb. 27 - Idaho Falls Civic Auditorium – Idaho Falls, ID
Feb. 28 - Cheyenne Civic Center – Cheyenne, WY
March 1 - Restoration Church – Casper, WY
March 2 - Helena Community Facilities Center – Helena, MT
March 3 - Faith Evangelical Church – Billings, MT
March 8 - Rodger’s Theatre, Poplar Bluff, MO
March 9 - Cornerstone Christian Academy – Shelbyville, KY
March 10 - Dublin Jerome High School Center for Performing Arts – Dublin, OH
March 14 - Memorial Stadium – Waycross, GA
March 15 - Westover Church – Greensboro, NC
March 16 - Charleston Southern University – Charleston, SC
March 21 - Christ Community Chapel – Hudson, OH
March 22 - Blackhawk Ministries – Fort Wayne, IN
March 23 - Cornerstone Church – West Chester, OH
March 24 - Trinity Evangelical – Upper Sandusky, OH
April 5 - Cross Creek Community Church – Trucksville, PA
April 6 - Wyoming United Methodist Church – Dover, DE
April 13 - Davis and Elkins College Auditorium – Elkins, WV
April 14 - Walker Center – Wilkesboro, NC
April 20 - Plant City Stadium – Plant City, FL
April 21 - Truett-McConnell College – Cleveland, GA
April 26 - Concordia University Wisconsin - Mequon, WI
May 4 - Wild Adventures Theme Park – Valdosta, GA

Chris August connects with "Center Of It"
June 20, 2012

Nashville, TN — As the lead single from the appropriately dubbed The Upside of Down—due out August 21st—“Center Of It” is certainly the new center of attention at Christian radio. As Chris August continues to recover from an April skateboarding accident that left him hospitalized, the Dove Award winner had both Christian AC and CHR’s most-added single in its debut week for “Center Of It.” The single is being played at 64 stations so far, receiving support from an impressive 57 total stations in its first week impacting radio. Additionally, the song, co-produced by August and Ian Eskelin, is now available via iTunes®, where it debuted in the Top 10 on the Christian & Gospel Songs chart.

The upcoming release of his second Fervent Records project, The Upside of Down, has planted high hopes within August to reach people and encourage them to live for something greater than themselves. “I'm excited for people to hear these songs and my hope is that their lives are impacted by them,” he says. “I wanted to write songs that could speak to each and every person and would ultimately point them to Jesus. I hope you can hear the hard work that went in to make this record the very best. I'm so proud to share this with everyone.”

The album’s title parallels his recent skateboarding accident in which he embraced the ‘upside of down’ and was humbled by the healing process over the last couple of months’ events. August explains the symbolism of his new album title: “Even in the ‘down’ part of life, I’ve had such intimate moments with friends being at my house and lifting me in prayer; I’m really connecting with Christ on a new level. I couldn’t ask for anything else through all this!”

After missing a handful of tour dates this spring due to his injuries, August was able to finish out several sell-out shows with MercyMe in May. This summer, he’s playing many festivals including FishFest 2012, Creation Northeast and Northwest, and many more. For more information on August’s upcoming tour dates, please visit www.chrisaugustmusic.com.

Chris August reveals new album title "The Upside of Down"
May 18, 2012

Chris August reveals his aptly new album title The Upside of Down, which will be available in August. The album’s title parallels his recent skateboarding accident in which he embraced the upside of down and was humbled by the healing process over the last month’s events. Chris explains the symbolism of his new album title, “Even in the ‘down’ part of life, I’ve had such intimate moments with friends being at my house and lifting me in prayer- I’m really connecting with Christ on a new level. I couldn’t ask for anything else through all this!” Chris’ new single “Center of It” will also hit the radio on June 8th and will be available on iTunes June 12th. Upon his release from the hospital, Chris re-listened to the single and was deeply moved by the meaning of the song in light of his recent accident.

Chris was fortunate enough to be cleared to play shows and, after missing several tour dates due to his injuries, was able to finish out the last weekend with MercyMe, playing to record crowds. Chris will continue his summer touring with his first of many festivals beginning in Del Mar, CA on May 27th.

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