Crusade MusiciansTAIT
For
starters, let's just say that what began as an interesting idea has
quickly evolved into one of the most potent and relevant bands on the
contemporary scene. Combining hip sensibilities, emotional integrity,
social conscience and melodic hooks as big as a house, TAIT came out of
the chute intent on using every means at their disposal to find a point
of connection with listeners. Beneath the sweat equity that goes with
the launching of a new band, for Michael Tait, Lonnie Chapin, Chad
Chapin and Justin York, it was always all about "connection" –
connection with God, their fans, their culture and with each other.
That
sort of artistic, emotional, and spiritual connection is at the heart
of what TAIT is all about. Friends long before they started the band,
the members of the group initially saw TAIT as a good excuse to hang
out together on a more frequent basis. As the band developed, the
strength of their own mutual accountability, friendship and spiritual
encouragement became something that they found they could extend to
fans as well.
The relationship that TAIT builds with their
audience usually begins with the honest emotions they express through
their music. Not afraid to bare their own souls lyrically, the band
sees how their vulnerability becomes an open invitation for others to
stop pretending and to be honest with themselves, with their friends
and with God.
The growth of the band is seen from their first
CD, Empty, to their latest work, Lose This Life. Introspective without
being self-centered, the songs on Lose This Life merge to provide a
clear insight into the lives and hearts of the band members and a
common bond to share with their growing fan base.
"A lot of
these songs were birthed out of the struggle in our lives to move from
a safe, comfortable place, into a place of total dependence on and
total abandonment to the Creator," says Michael. "We talk about that a
lot in our band devotions. We know that the only way to find true
peace, hope, love, joy and salvation is to let go of the things of this
life. God calls us all to release those lesser things, to give them up
so that our hands are empty and we're ready to receive those things
that are good and eternal and from God. That's a truth we want to live
by, and a truth we want to share, both on stage and off. For us, that's
what TAIT is about."
You can visit their web site at:
www.taitband.com
