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Fireflight
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For everything there is a season. The darkest hour is just before the dawn. All things come to he who waits.
It’s difficult to ignore the truth in such timeless adages, wisdom that often bears repeating, especially for those in the... |
 For everything there is a season. The darkest hour is just before the dawn. All things come to he who waits.
It’s difficult to ignore the truth in such timeless adages, wisdom that often bears repeating, especially for those in the midst of that “season,” “dark hour,” or “time of waiting.” Such is the case with GRAMMY Award nominated, female-fronted rock act Fireflight, whose preceding 2010 album, For Those Who Wait, left listeners patiently anticipating the band’s next move.
Fireflight, too, awaited its new direction. The group’s third studio project laid bare its vulnerability, with songs echoing a cry for divine comfort, guidance, and understanding. As the title suggests, members Dawn Michele (lead vocals), Justin Cox (guitar, keys, vocals), Wendy Drennen (bass, vocals), Glenn Drennen (guitar), and Adam McMillion (drums) were in a holding pattern, a season of uncertainty, trusting God to make known His plan and purpose.
“At that time, we had been through a lot of hurt and disappointment,” says Dawn. “Although we knew that God was shaping our character through life’s unexpected twists and turns, we didn’t know how or where to go from there.”
It was in the waiting; however, when God seemed silent, that He began stirring a call to action, one that would serve as the heart of Fireflight’s fourth record, NOW.
“NOW is a call to move beyond your circumstances,” explains Glenn. “To not accept the way things are because life is difficult or you have been hurt in the past. It points to God as your refuge who not only provides a place of safety and comfort, but who also challenges you to get outside your comfort zone...to join with something greater
than yourself.”
Producer Jasen Rauch's open, experiment-friendly mindset meshed snugly into NOW's in-the-moment vibe. His knack for marrying creativity and aggression helped Fireflight develop a new sonic focus as well, built on lush electronic textures, futuristic moods and a more finely honed grasp of tender-to-titanic dynamics.
Lead CHR single and CD opener “Stay Close” provides a techno beat backdrop for lyrics that address calling on God when our hearts and minds are stuck in dark times. Dawn explains, “Sometimes we become a prisoner to our thoughts. We actually believe that our past pain controls our future...that our choices have been taken away from us. It is important to realize that our only hope is to move forward, trusting that God’s power will heal those things we cannot change.”
Similarly, second AC/CHR radio song “He Weeps” pulses electric effects while asking the age-old question “Where is God when bad things happen? What is He doing?” The chorus offers a poignant response...“He weeps/ He weeps with you/He weeps with me/ When I'm on my knees, and I taste defeat, He weeps.”
It reiterates the theme that we are not to be frozen in fear, tricked into believing that God is distant and doesn’t care. “God is bigger than our circumstances,” says Dawn. “And we must allow Him to work through them, through us.”
Another cut that stresses our need to fight the things that have been eating at us and take hold of God’s promises is “Now.” This fist-pumping anthem encourages listeners to quit making excuses, hiding in the shadows of previous pain, and to choose the path to freedom.
In the same vein, melodic ballad “Rise Above” urges us to stop the cycle of victimization, overcome those things that have entangled us, and work toward a new tomorrow.
“In addition to writing about our own experiences, we also develop songs based on our conversations with fans,” says Dawn. “In talking with fans, you begin to collect all these stories, and suddenly they are bursting out of you. You’re asking God to help you figure out how to express their feelings, to offer them peace in their suffering.”
The band mates keep in touch with their family of thousands of die-hard fans at shows and online, answering all the messages they receive through Facebook and MySpace, many of them extremely personal, focused on deep struggles. Fireflight believes the essence of its ministry lies in these intimate fan relationships.
“The best way to spread Christianity is through relationships,” says Dawn. “We see how God works in those relationships, how He uses our music to empower them in their daily lives, and we want to provide the soundtrack to their victory.”
And that victory is one that’s there for the taking, no more need to wait. “That’s why the concept of NOW is so powerful,” explains Justin. “It demands that in this moment, you are going to take the best and worst situations in your life and make them work for you and for God’s glory.”
Fireflight’s message through NOW is crystal clear: There is no greater time than the present to make a difference. So raise your fist, start the fire and live like you mean it. This is your time - NOW!
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3/16/2012 - Fireflight Debuts at No. 1 On Sales Charts
GRAMMY Award nominated, female-fronted rock act Fireflight tops the sales charts this week with its most recent studio release, NOW (3/6/12). The band boasts its highest sales debut to date, beating out previous first week numbers.
Coming in at No. 1 on multiple sales charts, including SoundScan’s Current Contemporary Christian Overall Chart, the Rock Alternative Chart as well as the iTunes Christian & Gospel Albums chart, Fireflight scanned more than 8,000 units its debut week. This is a career best for the group, who is enjoying success at radio as well with current single “Stay Close,” also No. 1 at Christian Rock radio this week.
Fireflight supported NOW’s release amid a flurry of positive reviews from outlets including:
iTunes: “...Fireflight proves masterful at delivering sanctified anthems with shout-along choruses.”
Crosswalk.com: “...the quintet continues to bring excellence to its Evanescence-meets-Skillet sound while making subtle stylistic tweaks that move Fireflight closer to an
even broader appeal.”
CCM Magazine: “Fireflight’s latest is as powerful and abbreviated as its title: NOW. Dawn Michele and company are back...”
Christianity Today: “...their [Fireflight’s] fourth full-length doesn't stray from the tried and true: blistering guitar anthems garnished with electronics, all edged toward the epic via the massive vocals of Dawn Michele.”
JesusFreakHideout.com: “...if you're looking for a diverse rock record with a softer side, NOW is well worth a listen.”
During street week, Fireflight also made an appearance on LeSEA Broadcasting’s original 30-minute music program “Live From Studio B.”
Asserting a new direction from the group’s previous record For Those Who Wait (2010), NOW calls listeners to move beyond their circumstances and take action. Produced by Jasen Rauch, NOW displays a new sonic focus for the band as well, built on lush electronic textures, futuristic moods and a more finely honed grasp of tender-to-titanic dynamics. Together the project’s hard-hitting message and sound make for an anthemic album.
Most recently, Fireflight wrapped the initial 20-city leg of its “Stay Close” tour, featuring BEC Recordings artist Rapture Ruckus and Delvin Williams. The band will pick up a second run of the tour, this time with Ashes Remain and 7eventh Time Down, mid-April. For a complete list of tour dates, visit www.fireflightrock.com.
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1/17/2012 - Fireflight Releases "Now" March 6
GRAMMY Award nominated, female-fronted rock act Fireflight will release its fourth studio project, NOW, on March 6. The album is preceded by lead single, “Stay Close,” which topped the Billboard Christian Rock radio chart this week, while Fireflight gears up to support its new release with a “Stay Close” spring tour.
Asserting a new direction from the band’s previous record For Those Who Wait (2010), NOW calls listeners to move beyond their circumstances and take action. As guitarist Glenn Drennen explains, “We are not bound by our current condition because life is difficult or we have been hurt in the past. NOW points to God as our refuge who not only provides a place of safety and comfort, but who also challenges us to get outside our comfort zone...to join with something greater than ourselves.”
Produced by Jasen Rauch, NOW displays a new sonic focus for the band as well, built on lush electronic textures, futuristic moods and a more finely honed grasp of tender-to-titanic dynamics. Together the project’s hard-hitting message and sound make for an anthemic album. For example, the fist-pumping title track encourages listeners to quit making excuses, hiding in the shadows of previous pain, and to choose the path to freedom. In the same vein, melodic ballad “Rise Above” urges us to stop the cycle of victimization, overcome those things that have entangled us, and work toward a new tomorrow.
The record’s lead single “Stay Close,” which combines a techno beat backdrop with lyrics that address calling on God when our hearts and minds are stuck in dark times, is already finding success at radio. This week, the song climbed to No. 1 on the Billboard Christian Rock chart. Fireflight will follow the radio single with a “Stay Close” tour, additionally featuring BEC Recordings artist Rapture Ruckus and Delvin Williams. The 20-city spring leg will run through late March. For a complete list of tour dates, visit www.fireflightrock.com.
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12/2/2010 - Fireflight Celebrates First Career Grammy Nod
Premiere modern rock band Fireflight receives its first career GRAMMY nomination this week, with its third studio album For Those Who Wait announced in the Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album category last night by The Recording Academy®, as determined by the voting members of The Academy. For the third year, nominations for the annual GRAMMY Awards were announced on primetime television as part of “The GRAMMY® Nominations Concert Live!! — Countdown To Music’s Biggest Night®,” a one-hour special broadcast live on CBS from Club Nokia at L.A. Live.
The 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards will be held on “GRAMMY Sunday,” Feb. 13, 2011, at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles and once again will be broadcast live in high definition TV and 5.1 surround sound on CBS from 8 – 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT).
Released Feb. 9, 2010, For Those Who Wait debuted at No. 5 on the Nielsen SoundScan Current Contemporary Christian Album Chart. Along with superior album reviews, For Those Who Wait was named the No.1 “most anticipated album of 2010,” by Jesusfreakhideout.com. The project also gave the band its fifth career No. 1 radio single on the Rock format with lead single “Desperate,” followed by the title track’s performance as a Top 5 hit at Rock and Top 10 at CHR.
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10/5/2010 - Fireflight Kicks Off "For Those Who Wait" Tour with Group 1 Crew and Manic Drive
Fireflight Kicks Off "For Those Who Wait" Tour with Group 1 Crew and Manic DrivePremiere modern rock band Fireflight kicked off the opening dates of its headlining “For Those Who Wait – The Tour” last weekend with crowd-rousing performances in Richlands, Va. (Sept. 23), Huntington, W.Va. (Sept. 24) and Wilkesboro, N.C. (Sept. 26). The tour readies tonight for Rockford, Ill. and upcoming shows in Mount Vernon, Ohio (Oct. 2), Lafayette, Ind. (Oct.3) and its sold-out Denver, Colo. area show on Oct. 7. (Complete list of dates below)
“For Those Who Wait – The Tour” also features urban/hip-hop trend-setters Group 1 Crew and Canadian rockers Manic Drive and will hit 30+ cities across the U.S. from late September through early November before wrapping up in Venice, Fla., on Nov. 7.
The multiple Dove-nominated Fireflight is touring in support of its third studio album, For Those Who Wait, which debuted at No. 5 on the Nielsen SoundScan Current Contemporary Christian Album Chart when it released earlier this year (Feb. 9). The project also gave the band its fifth career No. 1 radio single on the Rock format with “Desperate,” followed by the title track’s performance as a Top 5 hit at Rock and Top 10 at CHR.
Fervent Records’ urban sensation Group 1 Crew (Blanca and Manwell) join the tour roster on the heels of the group’s brand new studio release, Outta Space Love (Sept. 21), which has already spawned a Top 5 hit single “Walking On The Stars” on Billboard’s Christian CHR chart. And rounding out the tour’s lineup is Canadian-based rock band Manic Drive, who are touring in support of their latest album Blue.
To find out more about the “For Those Who Wait – The Tour,” ticket prices and ticket outlets, visit www.fireflightrock.com. A complete list of tour dates follows:
FIREFLIGHT – FOR THOSE WHO WAIT: THE TOUR
* all dates subject to change without notice
9-24 Huntington, WV Christ Temple
9-26 North Wilkesboro, NC Forest Edge Amphitheatre
9-29 Marion, IL Marion Cultural & Civic Center
9-30 Appleton, WI OuterEdge Stage
10-1 Rockford, IL Faith Center
10-2 Mount Vernon, OH Mount Vernon Nazarene
10-3 Lafayette, IN First Assembly of God
10-7 Lenexa, KS Lenexa Christian Church
10-8 Wichita, KS Central Community Church
10-9 Greeley, CO Greeley Wesleyan Church
10-10 Farmington, NM Word of Life Christian Center
10-11 Plainview, TX Hutcherson Athletic Complex
10-12 Paris, TX Calvary Chapel
10-14 Rock Island, IL Heritage Church
10-15 St. Peters, MO Church on the Rock
10-17 Pippa Passas, KY Campbells Arts Center at Alice Lloyd College
10-21 York, PA Stillmeadow Church of Nazarene
10-22 Shrewsbury, MA Liberty Churches
10-23 Bangor, ME Abundant Life Church
10-24 Canton, NY State Univ. New York
10-26 Knoxville, TN Redemption Church
10-27 North Charleston, SC Cathedral of Praise
10-28 Deatsville, AL Marbury High School
10-29 Jacksonville, FL Murray Hill Theatre
10-30 Biloxi, MS Cedar Lake Christian Academy
10-31 Guntersville, AL Church at Lake Guntersville
11-2 Orlando, FL Pegasus Ballroom – UCF
11-4 Mary Esther, FL Emerald Coast Worship Center
11-5 Cape Coral, FL Kingsway Christian Center
11-6 Miami, FL Southwest High School
11-7 Venice, FL South County Family YMCA
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2/19/2010 - Fireflight Scores Dove Nominations as new Album For Those Who Wait Debuts Top 5 This Week
Nominations for the 41st Annual GMA Dove Awards were announced this morning at Belmont University’s Curb Café with lead singer Dawn Michele of powerhouse rock band Fireflight recognized with her first appearance in the Female Vocalist of the Year category. The Orlando-based band also receives a nomination for its hit song, “You Gave Me A Promise,” off 2008’s breakout album Unbreakable, in the category of Rock/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year.
After being nominated for Artist of the Year at last year’s Dove ceremony, Fireflight has continually toured the country, playing packed venues, in addition to writing and recording its newly released third album, For Those Who Wait. Released Feb. 9, the anticipated project debuts at No. 5 this week on the Nielsen SoundScan Current Contemporary Christian Album Chart, and the lead single “Desperate” takes a leap to No.9 on Christian radio’s CHR chart, tied as the biggest chart mover of the week. The hit song also holds the No.1 spot at the Christian Rock format for a second week, marking Fireflight’s fifth career No. 1 song.
On top of radio success and Dove nominations, superior album reviews continue to pour in for the band’s new album, even inspiring the staff of JesusFreakHideout.com to vote Fireflight’s For Those Who Wait its No.1 “Most Anticipated Album of 2010.”
The 41st Annual Dove Awards will be held on Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at Nashville’s famed Grand Ole Opry House and televised nationwide on gmc (http://www.gmclife.com), Sunday, April 25, 2010 from 8 p.m. - 10 p.m. EST. gmc is the fastest-growing network in television and can be seen in 46 million homes on various cable systems around the country, on DIRECTV on channel 338 and on Verizon FiOS on channel 224.
Fireflight is currently playing to an average of more than 9,000 fans a night in arenas across the nation as part of the WinterJam Tour. For tour dates, and more on Fireflight, please visit www.fireflightrock.com, www.myspace.com/fireflight or www.providentpress.com.
With its stunning new 10-song collection, Fireflight exceeds expectations, following its 2008 breakout sophomore album Unbreakable, which delivered two No.1 singles at Rock and launched Fireflight’s music into new realms, including the NBC network, ESPN’s Winter X Games and voted Taco Bell’s “Best of the Beat” in 2009.
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 | Fireflight's "Stay Close" music video! |  | Matthew West on the road with Winter Jam - episode 4 |  | Fireflight - For Those Who Wait |  | World Premiere: Fireflight - Desperate |  | Fireflight at Winter Jam - The LAST Week |  | Fireflight at Winter Jam - Week 10 |  | Fireflight at Winter Jam - Week 9 |  | WJ10 Official Podcast - Week 8-1 |  | Fireflight at Winter Jam - Week 8 |  | Fireflight at Winter Jam Week 7 |  | Fireflight at Winter Jam - Week 6 |  | Fireflight at Winter Jam - Week 5 |  | Fireflight on filming music videos |  | Fireflight on new songs (video 2) |  | Fireflight on songs from For Those Who Wait |  | Fireflight on their new album |  | Fireflight at Winter Jam - Week 4 |  | Fireflight at Winter Jam - Week 3 |  | See Behind the Scenes of Fireflight's Desperate |  | Fireflight at Winter Jam - Week 2 |  | Fireflight at Winter Jam Video #1 |  | Fireflight on Winter Jam 2010 |  | Fireflight Winter Jam Video #1 |  | Winter Jam 2010 Tour Spectacular |  | Fireflight - guys and girls |  | Fireflight - Unbreakable |
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Fireflight's "Stay Close" music video! Matthew West takes us backstage (to a forbidden area!) to interview Dawn from Fireflight (or is it Flier Fight, Matthew?) Watch Fireflight's new music video for "For Those Who Wait" on HearItFirst.com.
Watch the world premiere of Fireflight's new music video "Desperate" only on HearItFirst.com!
Watch scenes from Fireflight's last day at Winter Jam 2010!
Fireflight at Winter Jam - Week 10
Check out week 9 of Winter Jam with Fireflight!
Get to know more about Fireflight in the official Winter Jam Podcast - week 8!
Justin shows us around week 8 at Winter Jam!
Justin from Fireflight shows us around week 6 at Winter Jam!
Watch week 5 of Fireflight at Winter Jam!
Fireflight filmed TWO music videos in one day - find out what it takes to accomplish this!
Fireflight tells about MORE songs on their new album, For Those Who Wait
Fireflight on songs from For Those Who Wait
Fireflight tells HearItFirst about their new album, For Those Who Wait
Watch week 4 at Winter Jam! Chat with Sidewalk Prophets, find out how
soundboards work when you have 7 bands on tour, hang out with the
people in line, and meet the hilarious merch girls!
Watch week 3 at Winter Jam with Fireflight! Dawn's on vocal rest again, so Justin shows us around!
Watch behind the scenes at the music video shoot for Fireflight's song "Desperate."
Go behind the scenes with Fireflight at week 2 of Winter Jam! Go backstage with Justin from Fireflight in the first official video from Fireflight at Winter Jam.
We sat down to talk to Fireflight about Winter Jam 2010!
Every week, Fireflight will check in from Winter Jam 2010! Watch the first intro video now!
Winter Jam 2010 Tour Spectacular
Find out now what the girls think about being in a band with guys and vice versa! And find out each member's "role" in the band and how they all work together!
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