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Maureen Still |
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“When God
closes a door, somewhere He opens up a window.”
For Maureen Still this would
be an appropriate maxim. After years of writing and performing in rock bands,
piano bars and coffee shops, Maureen decided to leave the music industry and
dedicate her time to her husband and growing family. Life was full of changes
and though she never stopped writing, her motivation and inspiration for her
music turned to her family, friends and her love for the Lord. His blessings are
abundant in her life and Maureen felt to share them with others was the calling
she must follow.
In the early 1990’s, Maureen
was instrumental in the formation of Power of One, a young adult church choir
that is still going strong and now supports the Life Teen program. She began
singing with Power of One in churches, concerts and benefits across Western
Washington. With Maureen’s leadership, Power of One experienced many successes
including two album recordings, performing as backup choir to Celine Dion in her
March 1997 Seattle concert, and traveling to Rome to sing for an audience with
Pope John Paul II in 1994.
Since the beginning of her
solo career, Maureen has surrounded herself with an eclectic group of talented
musicians and vocalists. Most of the members of her band began (and still
belong) in the Christian group Power of One and have been playing together for
over 11 years. Maureen considers her band her extended family and gives them
much credit in the formation of her music. “I write the words and melodies but
my friends/band are the ones that breath life into them.” In fact, the “ties
that bind” are much stronger than the music alone in this group. The members of
The Maureen Still Band co-produce her albums, manage her website and
communication, coordinate concerts and travel plans, mind mailing lists, sell
CD’s, handle her accounts, design posters and business cards, run sound and
recordings, provide photography and collectively manage and promote their
ministry! They BELIEVE in the music and incorporate it into their full lives,
families and their “day jobs”.
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