Mac Powell

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Mac Powell
Mac Powell with left-handed guitar
Background information
Birth name	Johnny Mac Powell
Born	December 25, 1972 (1972-12-25) (age 35) Montgomery, Alabama, United States
Origin	Atlanta, Georgia
Genre(s)	Christian rock
Occupation(s)	songwriter, producer
Instrument(s)	voice, guitar
Years active	1994 - present
Label(s)	GrayDot, Reunion, Essential
Associated acts	Third Day
Website	http://www.thirdday.com/

Johnny Mac Powell (born December 25, 1972), originally from Montgomery, Alabama, is an American singer-songwriter and producer who formed the Christian rock band Third Day with guitarist Mark Lee. Powell won the 2001 Gospel Music Association award for "Male Vocalist of the Year".

[edit] Background

After his family moved from Alabama to Georgia, Powell attended McEachern High School in Powder Springs, Georgia, where he met Lee and became involved in a band known as "Nuclear Hoedown". This experience resulted in further collaboration when he began writing songs about his faith, formed a Christian band, called Third Day, and eventually landed a record deal with Gray Dot Records. Powell lives in Atlanta, Georgia with his wife Aimee and their three children Scout, Cash, and Camie Love.

[edit] Independent projects

Powell has collaborated with other artists on various occasions, most notably in the City On A Hill series, and more recently in 2007's Glory Revealed. Credits include:

"God of Wonders" (with Cliff & Danielle Young of Caedmon's Call on City on a Hill: Songs of Worship and Praise)
"Sing Alleluia" (with Jennifer Knapp on City on a Hill: Sing Alleluia)
"Our Great God" (with Fernando Ortega on City on a Hill: Sing Alleluia)
"We Come To Your Throne With Weeping" (with Jeff Deyo on Light)
"By His Wounds" (with Steven Curtis Chapman, Brian Littrell & Mark Hall on Glory Revealed)
"Restore To Me" (with Candi Pearson-Shelton on Glory Revealed)
Backing vocalist with Jason Wade (of the band Lifehouse) on Steven Curtis Chapman's All Things New album
Backing vocalist on Carolyn Arends' Seize the Day and Other Stories album
Additional personnel on NewSong's Sheltering Tree album
Co-producer on Fusebox's Once Again album