Chasen callahan biography of martin
Chasen was a Christian rock band from Greenville, South Carolina..
Born and raised in Greenville, South Carolina, Chasen Callahan had a gift that was honed during nearly a decade as a worship pastor.
The group began when lead singer/songwriter and namesake Chasen Callahan pulled together fellow band mates — guitarist "Silver" and drummer Aaron Lord — to help him compile an independent CD of songs Callahan had played at summer youth camps.
The music was so good, the disc soon found its way into the hands of upstart label OMG, a small new entertainment enterprise in the historic West End of Greenville, South Carolina. It didn't take long for the decision to prove to be the right one.
Chasen's national debut, Shine through the Stars (2008) is one of the best Christian albums in recent memory.
Much of the buzz came from the early single Crazy Beautiful, which reached #2 on Christian radio charts long before Shine through the Stars arrived as a complete project. “This song is for the ones who think they’re not pretty enough or cool enough,” Callahan explains.
“The next time you look at yourself in the mirror, remembe