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Artist Description | Daniel Kirkley
Daniel Kirkley is the first to admit he doesn’t have the answers, but his spirit constantly searches for them.
“I don’t know what God has in store for me. I just want to share what I’ve learned with all believers and perhaps learn together what it is to truly live by faith, not by sight in the light of God’s grace.”
That mentality, coupled with Daniel’s natural abilities, caught the attention of record execs with Centricity Records, “a Washington-based commercial Christian music label that was founded on the principals of combining the benefits of music and ministry.” Daniel entered into an agreement with Centricity Records and is currently working on his third project.
Prior to this development however, Daniel toured to support sophomore release Seasons of Grace (2003). “I wanted to write an album that reflected my heart in every way.”
“Seasons” blends Daniel’s piano playing abilities with his unique pop/classical vocal approach to melody and singing. It’s been a time of small victories, huge letdowns and unanswered questions for Daniel. “It’s been hard,” he says, “everything that could have possibly gone wrong with that album did, but God was - and is - so faithful through it.”
Daniel has been musical since age five. The Lancaster, South Carolina, native continually felt called to share his faith.
After high school graduation, Daniel attended the University of South Carolina where he double-majored in Music and Pre-med. While at USC, his outlook on life changed when he learned to not live his life for others, or even himself. He decided his heart belonged to increasing the Kingdom of God.
Today, Daniel’s God-given vision is to use his passion and music to share his life and testimony.
In the spring of 2000, Daniel moved to Nashville, Tennessee, to pursue this calling. He was accepted to attend one of the nation’s premier music schools, Belmont University. After moving to Nashville, he was met with an array of opportunities that affirmed the leap of faith was the right one.
Daniel interned with BMG Publishing’s Gospel Division, where he learned about the ins and outs of the Christian music industry. And then doors began to open. Hardly a month after graduation, Daniel accepted a job with Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing, the largest Christian publisher in the world.
In May 2001, Daniel released his debut project, Uncompromised, on which he wrote/co-wrote the majority of songs.
“The greatest thing about being a believer is to be a part of God’s work and feel His hand guiding you through life. My life has been changed by God’s grace and comfort, and I feel blessed to have this opportunity to share with others the peace that I have only begun to understand.”
Daniel acknowledges that God’s grace is usually ignored and trivialized in churches, businesses, families, and lives. “We point our fingers, scoff, ignore and turn our backs on Him everyday, yet we want Him to come through when the bottom drops out. There’s something wrong with that.”
Daniel knows God has so much in store for His children, “but first we have to accept what it means live our lives selfless… only then can God move to His full potential.”
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