Announcing:
GREG COPLEN MINISTRIES
"I understand that I was wrong and I admit it now. I want to run another way, but GOD I don't know how...help me find the man inside that's wanting to run back to you."
From the Title track: "Coming On Again"
"The first time I saw Greg Coplen lead worship, I found myself singing his songs over and over in my head for days afterwards. He is a gifted songwriter and his lyrics have a sincerity that is fresh and inspiring."
~ Mark Lusk, President/Chief Creative Officer of ONdO Entertainment, LLC and past Sr. Vice President for Warner Music Group
"Greg Coplen has a great story to tell. His music and performance reflect someone that has lived some hard times, but who knows the redeeming power of God. I encourage everyone who can, to hear his testimony in word and song". ~Barry Landis, President Landis Entertainment, Co-Founder, AxCES Partners, Past President of Warner Bros. Records Christian Division (formerly Word Label Group) Christian Radio/Retail Weekly Magazine calls him one of the Top 50 Most Influential People in America and Worship Leader Magazine has selected him one of the 20 Most Influential Voices in Christian Music
"The first time I heard Greg I recognized he had "it". This was long before he found Christ and well before the rubble of his life would be cleared away, but even then I knew he had a Voice. Not just the capacity to sing but the lyrics to connect and convey what is in the soul of everyman. I have watched Greg push through the darkness, free up from addiction and shine brightly in his music and his life. When I hear the driving rhythms and soul connecting stories told through song I am broken again, I am whole again." Jeff Harris -
“To find a songwriter like Greg Coplen is big enough, but discovering an artist who writes his own lyrics, music, and performs with such deep emotion and conviction is extremely rare.” Shawn Simpson - Nashville Producer
“Greg's message comes from his heart and his true-life experience and what's so impressive is the quality and passion with which he delivers it!” Biff Watson (Biff has been featured in Guitar Player and MIX magazines, is past President of the Nashville Chapter of the Recording Musicians Association, now President Emeritus).
eXplore Magazine
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| Written by Ben Schooley | |
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Behind the Mic: Greg Coplen By Elmo Lincoln Several times per month, I receive a CD in the mail. It typically comes with a nice shiny press pack full of testimonials, pictures, and bio information about the artist. It tells me all the reasons why the musician (or band) is the greatest new act on the scene in 25 years, how nobody is as talented as they are, and that the face of the music map will forever be changed. In some ways, it’s as if I don’t even need to hear the CD, because obviously, there is no determination to make other than when the Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame will induct the artist. This month, I received an envelope with a CD by Greg Coplen in it. There was a disk full of images included, but little else. I flipped the CD over and learned that Coplen is a contemporary Christian musician. I normally dig some upbeat Christian stuff, so I tossed his CD into my laptop. With haunting pianos, a voice that is jam full of emotion, and a strong backing band, I was quite impressed with Coplen. I scheduled some time for us to visit, and returned to the rest of the CD. However, as I quickly learned about him, the music is only part of his story. In fact, there’s a lot more to him than meets the eye. |
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San Antonio Express News December 12, 2008
Greg Coplen is a singing songwriter who has faced down demons, battled back from addiction and is translating those experiences into songs. Coplen also is director of music at
Coplen's songs, such as the title track, “Can't Blame It on You,” “I'm Lost” and “A Hand to Hold Onto,” run from mellow ballads to rocking selections, so they'll speak to a variety of listeners.
Jim Beal Jr.'s Night Lights covers the area music scene Wednesdays in S.A. Life and Friday in Weekender.
12-1-08 CD Release Party Poster
11-15-08 CD Release Party Concert Announced
