33 MILES

33 Miles founding Members Jason Barton (formerly of True Vibe)  and Chris Lockwood have been together since 2005 writing, collaborating, recording and performing. 33 Miles, based out of Nashville, who signed to INO records in 2007, released their first album the same year. That album soared to #8 on the Billboard charts and garnered them a nomination for "New Artist of the Year" at the 39th annual GMA Dove Awards as well as a nominaton for Best New Artist for the 2009 Visionary Awards by the Christian Music Hall of Fame. Since that time,  33 Miles has had 7 songs in the Christian Top-40, including their biggest hit, "One Life to Love" that reached number 10 in 2008.   Their 2007 song entitled "There is a God" was played as a wakeup call for the Space Shuttle astronauts on a mission in 2009.  

We were born as strangers in a strange land. Our lives are but a vapor in the grand scheme of millenniums. But there’s far more to life for us, as Christians. “We’re citizens of high heaven!” (Philippians 3:20, The Message).

The trouble is, we don’t often live like we know it!

For Chris Lockwood and Jason Barton of 33Miles, it’s that pursuit of a Christ-focused, heaven-minded life that fuels everything they do, especially their music. Intensifying the message of their previous release, One Life, 33Miles shifts musical gears with Today, amplifying the truth that to make every day count, we’ve got to live with eternity in mind.  “Nothing we can accomplish in business, no amount of education—nothing compares to Jesus,” says Chris, “But how our salvation translates to how we live today is the question. To wake up every day and make the choice to live with heaven in mind, to not let the circumstances of this day override that choice. It’s easier said than done, but getting up every day and trying makes it more and more possible.”

If you listen closely, you’ll hear influences well beyond the Rascal Flatts stereotype applied to 33Miles in days past, a wall of sound reminiscent of artists like Coldplay, Train and One Republic. But that wall never overshadows the message.

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