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Contemporary Christian artist Brandon Heath will perform at Lake Winnepesaukah’s Jukebox Junction Stage on Sunday, June 20, with one show at 3:00 p.m.

Brandon Heath has garnered two Grammy nominations, 3 Dove Awards from the Gospel Music Association in 2009, including Male Vocalist of the Year, Song of the Year and Pop/Contemporary Song, as well as the 2008 Dove Award for New Artist of the Year. This year, Heath won another Dove Award for Male Vocalist of the Year for the 2nd year in a row.

Launching his career in 2006 with his breakthrough debut project, Don’t Get Comfortable, Heath delivered the No. 1 radio hit, and Song of the Year nominee, I’m Not Who I Was. The song ended 2007 as one of the year’s most played radio singles.

Heath’s second album, What If We, includes the hit single Give Me Your Eyes. “Every part of that phrase, ‘what if we,’ is important,” Heath Says. “I don’t even look at is as incomplete – dot, dot, dot – because the ‘what if’ part is about possibilities, obviously. But the ‘we’ part is saying, ‘let’s do this together, let’s not do this alone.’” “One of the things that bothers me about this world is that we’re all in this for ourselves,” explains Heath. “We’re looking out for number one. I don’t want to be alone. I want to live life with other people. God even says it’s better to join together in service to Him."

Even as his success as an artist started to come his way, Heath knew that his personal, creative satisfaction was always going to come in the form of his songwriting. And where many new artists get caught up, for good or ill, in the swirl of activity surrounding that first record, Heath buckled down and maintained his focus on the talent and skill that brought him to the table in the first place. Both working solo and together with co-writers, Heath wrote more than 40 songs in preparation for What If We. “I think the great thing about collaborative songwriting is that you can take some of their life experiences and meld them with your own, and come up with some truly original thoughts,” Heath states.

And so songs like Give Me Your Eyes, about God letting us see the world as He sees it (which was born from people-watching at an airport) and Sunrise, about holding out hope through what seems to be one’s darkest period and Fight Another Day, about identifying those situations where seeing trouble through to the other side is the best option, grew up out of those collaborations. “There are things I wanted to say on this record that I wouldn’t have been able to without the help of another writer. In turn, you’re getting to help support them in what they do, but you’re also bettering your own art in allowing other people to help mold what you do,” Heath continues. “The other part of songwriting is relationships, and I think that’s what the human experience is all about."

It is relationship experiences that have led up to this moment in Heath’s career. “All great ideas start with the phrase ‘what if we’,” Heath notes. “If anything, I love a title that’s a good conversation starter, but can catch people off guard. It is a little bit left of center.”

It is those times of being left of center, of being just a bit off kilter, or outside the comfort zone of the everyday, that make us stop, think, and take stock in the little moments all round us. It makes us wonder…what if we…

All Jukebox Junction concerts are free with admittance to Lake Winnepesaukah Amusement Park. All guests under 18 must be accompanied by a guest age 18 or over and must purchase either a combination $5.00 Gate Admission & $13.00 Value Strip of ride tickets or $5.00 Gate Admission & $21 Unlimited Ride Pass. Or, they must be a member of a chaperoned group. Guests over 18 must purchase a $5.00 Gate Admission and may choose to purchase individual ride tickets or a ride package. Children 2 and under are admitted free but must pay to ride. Parking is free. Park hours are 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, and 12 noon to 10:00 p.m. on Sundays. Lake Winnepesaukah is recognized as one of America’s top ten family amusement parks by Travel and Leisure magazine. For more information, call (706) 866-5681 or toll free (877) LAKEWIN or visit the web site at www.lakewinnie.com.

For more information, contact Talley Green (706) 866-5681, ext. 227.


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Brandon Heath To Perform At Lake Winnepesaukah June 20 Contemporary Christian artist Brandon Heath will perform at Lake Winnepesaukah’s Jukebox Junction Stage on Sunday, June 20, with one show at 3:00 p.m. Brandon Heath has garnered two Grammy nominations, 3 Dove Awards from the Gospel Music Association in 2009, including Male Vocalist of the Year, Song of the Year and Pop/Contemporary Song, as well as the 2008 Dove Award for New Artist of the Year. This year, Heath won another Dove Award for Male Vocalist of the Year for the 2nd year in a row. Launching his career in 2006 with his breakthrough debut project, Don’t Get Comfortable, Heath delivered the No. 1 radio hit, and Song of the Year nominee, I’m Not Who I Was. The song ended 2007 as one of the year’s most played radio singles. Heath’s second album, What If We, includes the hit single Give Me Your Eyes. “Every part of that phrase, ‘what if we,’ is important,” Heath Says. “I don’t even look at is as incomplete – dot, dot, dot – because the ‘what if’ part is about possibilities, obviously. But the ‘we’ part is saying, ‘let’s do this together, let’s not do this alone.’” “One of the things that bothers me about this world is that we’re all in this for ourselves,” explains Heath. “We’re looking out for number one. I don’t want to be alone. I want to live life with other people. God even says it’s better to join together in service to Him." Even as his success as an artist started to come his way, Heath knew that his personal, creative satisfaction was always going to come in the form of his songwriting. And where many new artists get caught up, for good or ill, in the swirl of activity surrounding that first record, Heath buckled down and maintained his focus on the talent and skill that brought him to the table in the first place. Both working solo and together with co-writers, Heath wrote more than 40 songs in preparation for What If We. “I think the great thing about collaborative songwriting is that you can take some of their life experiences and meld them with your own, and come up with some truly original thoughts,” Heath states. And so songs like Give Me Your Eyes, about God letting us see the world as He sees it (which was born from people-watching at an airport) and Sunrise, about holding out hope through what seems to be one’s darkest period and Fight Another Day, about identifying those situations where seeing trouble through to the other side is the best option, grew up out of those collaborations. “There are things I wanted to say on this record that I wouldn’t have been able to without the help of another writer. In turn, you’re getting to help support them in what they do, but you’re also bettering your own art in allowing other people to help mold what you do,” Heath continues. “The other part of songwriting is relationships, and I think that’s what the human experience is all about." It is relationship experiences that have led up to this moment in Heath’s career. “All great ideas start with the phrase ‘what if we’,” Heath notes. “If anything, I love a title that’s a good conversation starter, but can catch people off guard. It is a little bit left of center.” It is those times of being left of center, of being just a bit off kilter, or outside the comfort zone of the everyday, that make us stop, think, and take stock in the little moments all round us. It makes us wonder…what if we… All Jukebox Junction concerts are free with admittance to Lake Winnepesaukah Amusement Park. All guests under 18 must be accompanied by a guest age 18 or over and must purchase either a combination $5.00 Gate Admission & $13.00 Value Strip of ride tickets or $5.00 Gate Admission & $21 Unlimited Ride Pass. Or, they must be a member of a chaperoned group. Guests over 18 must purchase a $5.00 Gate Admission and may choose to purchase individual ride tickets or a ride package. Children 2 and under are admitted free but must pay to ride. Parking is free. Park hours are 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, and 12 noon to 10:00 p.m. on Sundays. Lake Winnepesaukah is recognized as one of America’s top ten family amusement parks by Travel and Leisure magazine. For more information, call (706) 866-5681 or toll free (877) LAKEWIN or visit the web site at www.lakewinnie.com. For more information, contact Talley Green (706) 866-5681, ext. 227.

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