August 20th Daily Scripture - 1 Peter 2:9

   

The Turning is a Christian Band out of Nashville, Tennessee that plays at various camps, churches, and just recently performed at Alive 07 Christian Music Festival in Canal Fulton, Ohio.  "Quite possibly the best show I have seen out here at Alive, and I can't wait to see them next year."  said Chris, a fan of the new artists who attended the 4 day music festival that featured such bands as Relient K, Switchfoot, The David Crowder Band, as well as many other popular artists. 

The Turning got its start when, after several years of playing worship music in their home churches, Chattanooga, Tenn. residents Matt Warren, Jeff Goff and Jeremy Little decided to try their hand at modern rock. The three set to work creating bass/drum/electric guitar tracks that were musically gripping, and the songs they crafted would make perfect sense alongside everything from Delirious to Foo Fighters to Switchfoot. But this rapidly-developing band knew they needed a frontman.

Enter Jacob McGinnis, an aspiring artist playing coffeehouses near his Middle Tennessee State University campus. With one audition McGinnis, who had been friends with Warren for years, quickly showed that his compelling voice and incisive writing were laden with the perfect pop-rock hooks to provide the bands finishing touches. Five years of touring and recording later, The Turning is ready to perform its uniquely engaging and rhythmic modern rock songs on a bigger stage.

The main message we want to spread is that people should be themselves, says frontman Jacob McGinnis. In Waking the Dead, author John Eldredge says, let the world feel the weight of who you are. We want people to tear down the walls that are often built around their hearts, so that their hearts can be free, free to be the amazing person that God created them to be.

Return to Him got the amazing opportunity to meet this band and support them in every way possible.  They don't just play and perform the words in their music, but they truly believe and live what they sing.  Visit The Turning's website and their myspace for up coming shows and their latest updates.

www.turningmusic.com

www.myspace.com/theturning