Crusade Musicians

TREE63

South African band, TREE63 began life as an experiment, when John Ellis phoned Darryl Swart late in 1996 to talk about life, faith and rock-n-roll. From 1997 to 1999, the band recorded two albums, Overflow followed by 63. Their sound was unreservedly rock-n-roll, yet fresh and compelling, and uncompromising about its spiritual message and Christian convictions. In early 2000, the band moved Martin Engel from band manager to bass player and met up with the head of InPop Records, to finalize a deal for their American debut album, self-titled, Tree63. This self-titled US release, an American-friendly greatest hits of some of the best material off Overflow and 63, went on to receive a Dove Award in 2001 for Rock Album of the Year, and the first two singles, Treasure and Look What You’ve Done both went to #1 on The US Christian Charts in 2001. Since their success here in the States, Tree63 have toured in Australia and the US, appearing with Rebecca St. James, Sonic Flood and also at most of the US Summer Festivals. Not known to stand still for long, they recently recorded their latest album, The Life and Times of Absolute Truth. The group was originally known as Tree, reflecting on the imagery of trees in the Bible. “The Bible begins and ends with a tree, and in the very middle is Christ, who hangs from one,” John explains.

You can visit their web site at: www.tree63.com