Phil Joel
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| Birth name | Philip Joel Urry |
| Born | January 5, 1973 |
| Origin | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Genre(s) | Christian pop |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar Bass |
| Years active | 1990s – present |
| Associated acts | Newsboys Drinkwater |
| Website | http://www.deliberatepeople.com/dp/ |
Philip Joel Urry (born January 5, 1973) is a musician known as a solo artist in addition to being the former bassist for the Christian Rock Group, the Newsboys. He uses the name Phil Joel professionally due to pronunciation issues with his surname.
Phil was born in Auckland, New Zealand and was adopted at birth. He left school to become a hairdresser. In his free time, he was lead singer and guitarist in the band Drinkwater.
Though he had little experience with the instrument, the Newsboys offered him a position as bassist in 1995. He said at the time, "I already know how to play a guitar with six strings, four should be a cinch." He also sang background and some lead vocals for the band.
In June of 2000, Phil released his first solo album, Watching Over You, on Inpop Records. This release is largely autobiographical, telling of his experiences as an adopted child,[1] and of experiences with missions work in Third world countries.[2] He supported this album with the Strangely Normal Tour accompanied by LaRue, Luna Halo, Earthsuit, V*enna & Katy Hudson (now known as Katy Perry). His second solo album, Bring It On, was released in November 2002 also on Inpop. His third album, The deliberatePeople. Album, was released on November 18, 2005 in conjunction with Phil and Heather Joel's newly founded Christian ministry, deliberatePeople. The album has been praised for its stripped down rock,[3] reminiscent of the Jesus Music era of Christian Music.[4]
His latest solo album follows his critically acclaimed second album, Bring It On. Also in support of the ministry, his ministry website has journals containing a one-year Bible reading schedule and prayer guide. Both 12-month and 6-month Bible reading schedules are available on the dP website free of charge. The ministry also plans to have notes, journal entries, and insights corresponding with the one-year Bible reading schedule starting January 1, 2006.
His wife Heather is a former host of All Access and Hit Trip on CMT. He met Heather at a radio station in her native Kansas when he'd only been in the country six weeks. They were married in 1996. They have two children: Phynley Elizabeth, born October 15, 2000 and Philip Eden (Eden), born April 5, 2004.
On Dec. 30, 2006, Phil Joel announced that he would be leaving the Newsboys, in order to devote more time to "personal goals" and family. It was then announced in mid-January 2007, that Phil was in the studio finishing the "deliberateKids." CD, which was scheduled to release May 1, 2007, from Indelible Creative Group
In the spring of 2007, Phil embarked on a small 10-city tour throughout the United States, supporting the deliberatePeople album with fellow former Newsboys guitarist Bryan Olesen's band, Casting Pearls, along with Crystal Miller, and Bread of Stone with LifeLight Tours.
[edit] References
- ^ Powell, Mark Allan (2002). "Phil Joel", Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music, First printing, Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers, 451. ISBN 1-56563-679-1.
- ^ DiBase, John (2001-01-08). Phil Joel, "Watching Over You" Review. Jesus Freak Hideout.
- ^ DiBase, John (2005-11-17). Phil Joel, "the deliberatePeople. album" Review. Jesus Freak Hideout.
- ^ Saraco, Bert. The Deliberate People Album. The Phantom Tollbooth.
[edit] External links
- Deliberate People - Official Site
- Indelible
- Bring It On Review
- deliberateKids. site
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