The Digital Age

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The Digital Age
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Performing on October 26, 2013 during the Evening:Morning Tour
Background information
Origin Waco, Texas, U.S.
Genres Christian rock, electronic rock, worship
Years active2012–present
LabelsIndependent, Fair Trade Services
Associated acts David Crowder Band
Website The Digital Age on Facebook
MembersJack Parker
Jeremy "B-Wack" Bush
Mike "Mike D" Dodson
Mark Waldrop

The Digital Age is a band from Waco, Texas consisting of four of the six members of the former David Crowder Band. It was formed in 2012 after the David Crowder Band's final tour.

Contents

History

The Digital Age is a modern-rock Christian band composed of four [1] of the six musicians from the Grammy-nominated, [2] multiple Dove Award-winning [3] [4] David Crowder Band. The Digital Age formed in January 2012, [5] following the final performance of the David Crowder * Band at the Passion 2012 conference in Atlanta, Georgia [6] They formed The Digital Age to continue their love of music and to continue their outreach to the youth of the world. In early 2012, the members of The Digital Age constructed a studio in their hometown of Waco, Texas called "Asterisk Sound". [7] On October 9, 2015 The Digital Age released their first Brazilian album in Portuguese. On June 5, 2012, the band released an EP called Rehearsals. [8] [9] [10] [11] The EP consists of six songs which the band also released as YouTube videos, recorded at Asterisk Sound, the first of which were published in April 2012. [12] [13] The EP quickly shot to No. 1 on the iTunes Christian Albums chart, [14] and charted multiple times in Billboard Magazine, reaching No. 12 on the Heatseekers chart, [15] No. 21 on the Top Christian and Gospel Albums chart, [15] and No. 12 on the Top Christian Albums chart. [15]

The band's first full-length album, Evening:Morning , was released on August 13, 2013, a follow-up EP, Rehearsals, Vol 2 was recorded live in their studio, Asterisk Sound, and released in 2014. Their second album, Galaxies, was released October 28, 2016. [16]

They have also released two Christmas singles, Midnight Clear in 2012 and Silent Night in 2015.

Members

The members of the band were involved with University Baptist Church of Waco, Texas in varying ways since its inception in 1995 ; [17]

Discography

Albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
Billboard 200
US
Christ
Evening:Morning 100 [18] 3 [18]
Glow (Brazil exclusive)——
Galaxies——

Singles

EPs

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
US
Christ
US
Heat
Rehearsals12 [15] 12 [15]
Rehearsals Vol. 2——

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References

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  2. ↑ "Grammy Awards 2011: Winners and nominees for 53rd Grammy Awards". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved September 1, 2012.
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  18. 1 2 Billboard Magazine August 31, 2013
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