Clyde Bawden

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Clyde Bawden
Born Provo, Utah, U.S.
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  • Composer
  • arranger
  • performer
InstrumentsPiano

Clyde Bawden is an American composer of contemporary Christian music.

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Early life

Clyde Bawden was born and raised in Provo, Utah, where he worked in real estate, education, and performed missionary work. [1] He moved his family to Mesa, Arizona where he began writing piano compositions and performing them for schools. [1]

Career

In 1999, Bawden released his debut album Pure Inspiration. [2] In her review of the album, AllMusic's Dacia A. Blodgett-Williams praised it as "an excellent collection of inspirational melodies" and described Bawden as "an artist to watch in the upcoming years." [3]

Bawden arranged and performed the song "I Need Thee Every Hour" for the soundtrack to the 2011 film Higher Ground , Vera Farmiga's directorial debut. [4] [5]

In 2012, Clyde Bawden teamed up with fellow composer Jason Barney to write and produce the Christmas album Brighter Days Ahead with Clyde Bawden, [6] which entered the Billboard 200 chart at number 179. [7]

The following year, the pair worked together to create another Christmas album: Glenn Beck Presents: Believe Again, which featured artists like David Osmond. [1] In December 2013, the album reached #63 on the Billboard 200 chart. [8]

Bawden began his career as a solo artist, but In 2007 he worked with photographer Mark Mabry to write the original score to Reflections of Christ [9] and again in 2009 followed up with an original composition for Another Testament of Christ. [10] Starting at number 6 on Billboard's Regional Heatseeker #1s Mountain chart in November 2008, [11] "Reflections of Christ" had climbed to #1 by January of the following year. [12]

For several years, Clyde toured with the Reflections of Christ exhibit [1] while composing the score for the movie Restoring Love, starring Glen Beck. [10]

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