| MIKESCHAIR | |
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| Origin | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Genres | Christian rock, CCM |
| Years active | 2004-Present |
| Labels | Curb Records |
| Website | http://www.MIKESCHAIR.com |
| Members | |
| Mike Grayson Jesse Hale Nate Onstott |
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| Past members | |
| Seth Jones Jon Haire Sam Tinnesz |
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Mikeschair (stylized as MIKESCHAIR) is an American contemporary Christian band signed to Curb Records. The group has charted on the American Contemporary Christian music charts with the song "Can't Take Away", which was the seventh most played Contemporary Christian music song in the United States for the week of June 13, 2009 as reported on the R&R magazine chart.[1] Their single "Let The Waters Rise" was number 8 on Billboard's Hot Christian Songs chart for the week of January 23, 2010.
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The band originated in Mike Grayson's dormitory room at Belmont University, within the first two weeks of their freshman year at the college.[2] The band was named after Mike Grayson's chair in the frustration of deciding on a band name. The name stuck and the band still has the original Mike's Chair.
In 2007, MIKESCHAIR recorded the song "Spirit in the Sky" with Plumb for the Evan Almighty soundtrack.[3][4]
In 2010, MIKESCHAIR was nominated for four awards at the 41st Annual GMA Dove Awards: Song of the Year (Let the Waters Rise), Pop Contemporary Recorded Song (Let the Waters Rise), Rock Contemporary Recorded Song (Can't Take Away), and Pop Contemporary Album of the year for their self-titled debut.
In 2011, MIKESCHAIR received 4 nominations again at the 42nd Annual GMA Dove Awards, including for Group of the Year, Song of the Year (Let The Waters Rise), Pop Contemporary Song (Keep Changing the World) and Rock Contemporary Song (Straight To Your Heart).
The band formed a food collection charity called "mikestable" along with Food for the Hungry.[5] They noticed hungry people gathering at a food pantry at a church near their apartment.[5] The band was inspired to form the charity after realizing that there was hunger in their own neighborhood.[5] Mikeschair invites fans attending their concerts to bring non-perishable food.[5]