More band member changes in the world of CCM have been announced. This time, Jackson Waters announced the departure of their long-time bassist Brian Meeks. The band issued the following statement on their web-site:

First of all, thanks to everyone who tuned in and heard us for the first time last week on One Tree Hill. We love making new fans and One Tree Hill is known for selecting great music so we are proud to be included on the show again.

As excited as we are about the TV show, we are sad to announce that bass player Brian Meek is moving on to pursue a career outside of the music business. Brian has put in 5 years of hard work with Jackson Waters and has been there from the very beginning. He handles a lot of day to day stuff that the rest of us have to learn how to do now! We all love Brian like a brother and will continue to keep in touch with him and wish him nothing but the best. What makes it tough to lose Brian is the fact that there isn’t a nicer guy in the world. It’s also going to be tough to find someone with as much skill on the bass as Brian, but we are moving forward in the new year by playing as many shows as we can. We are off to a nice start the first few weeks of the year and have Nate Hufford on the road with us on bass. Be sure and meet him at a show.

Also, we have tons of new songs that are taking shape and some of you who have seen us lately have heard a few of them. We hope to be releasing new music very soon. Check the tour dates and come see us in 2008…