This week premieres feature debuts from a Passion worship leader and a singer/songwriter from Drayton Valley, Alberta.

An Atlanta native, Kristian Stanfill began playing music at 13, leading worship for his home church throughout high school. After graduating college in 2002, he started leading worship at North Point Community Church in Alpharetta, GA. It was there he met Louie Giglio, who, in the fall of 2004, asked Stanfill to lead worship for 7:22, a popular weekly young adult gathering Giglio established in 1995. In 2005, he became actively involved with the Passion movement, first leading a community group at Passion ‘05, a conference for university students, then as a lead worshipper at Passion ‘06. In 2008 he led at both Passion Regionals U.S.A. and on the Passion World Tour.

“I have had the privilege of working along side Kristian Stanfill for the last five years in settings where his unique voice and passionate heart for God’s fame have emerged in beautiful ways,” says Giglio. “Kristian is a clear and distinctive voice in this generation and a great fit within our small sixsteps family. We are excited to have the opportunity to serve him by making the songs God is entrusting to him available to people around the globe.”

Jill Hagen is a fresh new voice in Contemporary Christian music. Her debut release was nominated for three GMA Canada Covenant Awards including New Artist Of The Year, Pop/Contemporary Album Of The Year and Inspirational Song Of The Year.

Produced by the legendary Roy Salmond, the album is packed with big hooks and memorable songs.

This spring Jill is embarking on an extensive tour in support of her album, which has garnered a great deal of airplay at Christian radio across the country.

Jill is a spokesperson for Venture Teams International as an Artist in Residence. Through this program she is able to pursue music full time and will be touring extensively in Canada promoting her debut album.

Attention will be specially priced at $9.99 and Hagen’s self-titled release will be specially priced at $14.99. Both titles will be available this Tuesday, April 21st at your local Canadian Christian retailer. Keep track of all the new and upcoming releases via your own personal copy of the April New Music Tuesday poster. Head over to HearItFirst.ca to hear these new releases.

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