Press Play (band)
| Press Play | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Los Angeles |
| Genres | Christian pop, rock, dance |
| Years active | 2008-present |
| Labels | Dream |
| Associated acts | Group 1 Crew, Darlene Zschech, Rachael Lampa, Family Force 5 |
| Website | www |
| Members | Dave Hanley Nicole Croteau Jonathan Thulin Mike Adams Sean Cook Michael Baja |
| Past members | Tyler Logan Joel Bodker Paige Adkins Brian Mondragon Dustin Prude Tate Huff Anthony Rick Sada K. Jackson |
Press Play is a Christian pop/rock band formed by worship leader Dave Hanley in 2008. They are known internationally and have worked with some of the biggest names in the Christian industry including Darlene Zschech, Group 1 Crew, Rachael Lampa, Israel Houghton, Britt Nicole, Mary Mary, and have also performed with the likes of JoJo and Katy Perry. The lead singers of the band include Dave Hanley, Nicole Croteau and Jonathan Thulin. They are the former worship team for the Los Angeles Dream Center, the church where the band also was formed. Press Play is now traveling full time around the world. They are currently signed to Dream Records with distribution through EMI Christian Music Group. They have released four albums to date: Life Is Beautiful (2009), NY2LA (2010), World Anthem (2011), and #LITO (2013).
Dave Hanley, while leading worship at the Dream Center's Angelus Temple, had a vision to create relevant worship that would reach not only within Christian walls but outside into the community. In the earlier years before the name "Press Play" was born the team went under the name Dream House. There they began to create a new sound that peaked loads of interest in the L.A area. After a few Dream House albums had been released the band began to go by the name "Press Play" and in 2008 they caught the eye of Universal Record's A&R Executive Rhoda Lawrence, she signed them immediately after hearing them. Dave then started a new record label called Dream Records which became an imprint of Universal.
Press Play's first major release was Life is Beautiful which featured the then lead female vocalist Paige Adkins, who is the daughter of famous comedian Sinbad. The album also featured guest vocals from renowned worship leader Darlene Zschech of Hillsong. Upon the band's debut release through its new partnership with Universal Records, Press Play enjoyed a ride to the top when its record, Life Is Beautiful shot to No. 2 on Billboard's Christian chart and went to No. 45 on the Billboard Top 200 mainstream chart. Press Play was suddenly in the national spotlight performing on NBC's TODAY Show, meeting with ABC, appearing on FOX News and with features in national newspapers, magazines and on numerous national TV outlets. Press Play also worked with known producer Rodney Jerkins aka Darkchild at the time.
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