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Faith:REFINED is a band made up of members who have faced the Refiner’s fire and
emerged stronger in their Faith than they were before. Led by Debbie L.
Rice, herself a cancer survivor, their unique blend of pop/country/rock
Contemporary Christian music tells the story of a faith made bolder each time a
crisis is faced.
Located on the shores of the Texas Gulf Coast, Faith:REFINED is made up of
vocalist Pamela Bieri, guitarist Ray Miller, bass player
Nick Benavidez, and keyboardist Debbie L. Rice. Faith:REFINED’s mission is
to bring God’s message of Faith to believers and non-believers
alike. Main songwriter Debbie L. Rice shows through her music the
wonderful things God has done in her life, and the growth she has experienced by
placing her trust and faith in Him during times of difficulty. Having
faced cancer, bankruptcy, foreclosure, divorce, loss of her house to a tropical
storm, the death of her father, repossession, and being forced to move herself
and her infant son 4 times in 5 years, you would think her music would be full
of anger, grief and sorrow. Instead, she tells of the love, provision and
blessing God gives to you when you put Him first in your life and put your life
in His hands.
“We had a wonderful time with Debbie Rice and her band” says
Melanie Daigle, Director of THE REFUGE COFFEE HOUSE in Seabrook, TX. “It
was incredible to hear all the songs she wrote from her own heart and her own
experiences on her journey with God and to freedom. She ministered and
shared wonderful testimonies of what God had done along the way.” Melanie
states.
In 2005, while still a solo artist, Debbie was nominated in two categories
for the prestigious “Momentum Awards” sponsored by Indieheaven.com. In
2006, her song “Building Idols in a Fallen World”, won the Honorable Mention
award at the Unisong International Songwriters Awards, and in 2007 “They Chose
Me” was awarded the same honor. The 2007 Indieheaven.com Momentum Awards saw
Debbie nominated in an unprecedented 4 categories, including “Song of the Year”
for her song, “In Your Silence”.
As the band started to grow, their success continued with the nomination of
“In Your Silence” for “Best of SongU” at SongU.com. “In Your Silence” was
also selected for Indieheaven.com radio airplay, and made the chart in Christian
Radio & Retail Weekly (CRW) magazine in the Indieheaven “Hot Top 40”
category. Their latest single, “They Chose Me”, reached the Number One
spot on the Indieheaven Fan Faves chart and stayed there for 2 weeks in June of
2007. Debbie L. Rice & Faith:REFINED were selected to play at the
Houston International Music Conference & Festival in February 2007, and
their debut CD, “By Faith”, has recently been added to i-tunes and several other
major digital distributors. The band has seen their online presence
explode in over 20 different countries, and their songs are at the tops of the
charts on several online radio stations. They are currently working on
their sophomore CD, and have released 4 new singles as a preview of the great
songs to come.
“Our music is about Faith” says Debbie. “It’s about having the faith to get
through difficult circumstances, overcoming trials and times of God’s silence
with faith, having the faith it takes to begin and grow in a relationship with
Christ, or having the faith to put yourself and your life completely in His
hands, instead of following the world’s lead. Our music aims to inspire the
believer to lean on their faith and encourages the lost to just ‘let go and let
God’ take care of them…by Faith”
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