Alabaster Box (band)

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Alabaster Box is an Australian Christian pop rock band formed in the Gold Coast, Queensland, now based in the United States.

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Background

Alabaster Box formed in 1997 with original members vocalist Naarah Seagrott, guitarist Brett Seagrott, drummer Ben Woodward, and acoustic guitarist Sam Hatch. Originally, they played for youth at Christian Community Church. By mid-1999, Joshua Brown joined as keyboardist, and bassist Matt Smallbone joined after the band won a talent search from a Brisbane radio station. The band's 1998 debut, Alabaster Box, won three Sunnie Awards, including Best Pop Album and Best Gospel Album. Their 2001 album, Main Attraction, was produced by Vince Emmett and recorded at Kentucky's Melody Hill Farm Studios. [1] The band began touring across Australia in 2000. In January 2006, they moved to Nashville, Tennessee. [2]

Members

Former members

Discography

Singles

For much of 2004 and continuing into 2005, Alabaster Box was in the top three 'most played Christian evangelist artists' in the country[which country?] and has held down the number one spot for highest independent album sales in the same category.[ citation needed ]

Tours

Mainstage Slots:

Alabaster Box has travelled extensively throughout Australia, and has gone on ten tours of New Zealand, six of the US and one in England.

Awards

2004 Australian Gospel Music Awards
2003 Johnny Dennis Music Award
2004 Music Oz Awards
1999 QLD Recording Industry Awards
1998 96Five FM Creative Challenge

References

  1. Cummings, Tony (5 September 2008). "Alabaster Box: Australian pop rockers now making waves in the USA". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  2. "Alabaster Box tours Australia". Christian Today. Retrieved 17 April 2023.