Mikeschair
| Mikeschair | |
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| Origin | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Genres | Christian rock, CCM |
| Years active | 2004–2016 |
| Labels | Curb |
| Website | mikeschair |
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Mikeschair (stylized as MIKESCHAIR) was an American contemporary Christian music 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. Their single "Let The Waters Rise" was number 8 on Billboard's Hot Christian Songs chart for the week of January 23, 2010.
The band originated in Mike Grayson's dormitory room at Belmont University, within the first two weeks of their freshman year at the college. The band was named after Mike Grayson's chair in the frustration of deciding on a band name.
In 2007, they recorded "Spirit in the Sky" with Plumb for the Evan Almighty soundtrack. In 2010, they were nominated for four awards at the 41st Annual GMA Dove Awards: Song of the Year and Pop Contemporary Recorded Song for "Let the Waters Rise", Rock Contemporary Recorded Song for "Can't Take Away", and Pop Contemporary Album of the year for their self-titled debut.
In 2011, they received four nominations again at the 42nd GMA Dove Awards, including for Group of the Year, Song of the Year for "Let the Waters Rise", Pop Contemporary Song for "Keep Changing the World" and Rock Contemporary Song for "Straight to Your Heart".
In 2012, they received two nominations at the 43rd GMA Dove Awards for Pop Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year and Pop Contemporary Album of the Year for A Beautiful Life.
In 2013, they received two nominations at the 44th GMA Dove Awards for Pop Contemporary Song of the Year and Song of the Year for "All I Can Do".
In 2016 they announced that they were disbanding and that Mike Grayson would begin touring with his wife former City Harbor singer Molly Reed as Grayson Reed.
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