Don Moen

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Don Moen (born June 29, 1950 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American songwriter, singer and producer of Christian worship music.

Moen produced 11 volumes for the Hosanna! Music series of worship albums. His first album under his own name, Worship with Don Moen, was released in 1992. His music has total global sales of over five million units and he is currently president of Integrity Music, an executive vice president and creative director of Integrity Media and an executive producer of Integrity Music albums. Moen received a Dove Award for his work on the musical God with Us in addition to amassing nine nominations for his songs. Moen is also a prolific songwriter, having worked with Claire Cloninger, Paul Overstreet, Martin J. Nystrom, Debbye Graafsma, Paul Baloche and Tom Brooks. He has also worked with talented musicians, Justo Almario, Abraham Laboriel, Alex Acuna, and Carl Albrecht. He lives with his wife, Laura, and his five children (Melissa, Michael, Rachel, John and James) in Mobile, Alabama.

Pat Robertson, host of The 700 Club, has said of Moen, "I know of no one on the contemporary music scene who could lead groups into the worship of the Lord any better than Don Moen."

1 Notable recordings
2 Discography
3 Awards
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Notable recordings

Moen's album for Hosanna! Music, Give Thanks, became the label's bestseller. He followed this with a number of successful albums of his own including two, En Tú Presencia and Trono De Gracia, in Spanish. On an Asian tour in 1999 he recorded The Mercy Seat at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore and Heal Our Land at Yoido Park in South Korea, which was released in 2000. One of Moen's albums, I Will Sing, was recorded at Christian Broadcasting Network.

God Will Make a Way - The Best of Don Moen was released in 2003 and features 19 greatest hits. The title song was written for his wife's sister and her husband, who lost their oldest son in an auto accident while three other children were seriously injured. Moen's most recent album, Hiding Place, was recorded at Paragon Studios in Nashville, Tennessee and was just released.