Bonray is an American Christian pop band, made up of siblings Zac (vocals, acoustic guitar), Jesse (electric guitar), Jake (bass), and Morgan (drums, vocals) Bonner.

History

The Bonners' father is a

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and musician who encouraged their music early on while growing up in

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. When older brother Jesse started college, the siblings began performing together. He formed a band with a friend who eventually dropped out of the group, after which the siblings formed Bonray in 2014. The name is a combination of their name "Bonner" and "ray", which they said in a 2017 interview symbolizes the light of hope they hope to bring through their music. The band released their debut EP ''Turn My Eyes '' on Provident Label Group/Sony Music, with the first single and title track co-written with Jonathan Smith (of Zach Williams and We Are Messengers) and produced by Bryan Fowler (of

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and Mandisa). The song was featured on the ''

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'' Christian Airplay charts, peaking at #26. Bonray has toured with Colton Dixon, NEEDTOBREATHE, and

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and are currently on tour with Sidewalk Prophets for the spring of 2018. They have also posted

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s to

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of songs by TobyMac, NEEDTOBREATHE, Danny Gokey, and

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. Their song "Good Life" has been used in the television series

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and in the Netflix series '' Fuller House'', while "Wildfire" was used in the film '' Overcomer'' and its soundtrack.

Discography

*'' Turn My Eyes EP'' (Reunion Records, Sept. 1st, 2017)

References

External links

* {{official website, https://bonraymusic.com/ American Christian rock groups Musical groups from Pennsylvania Musical groups established in 2014 Reunion Records artists 2014 establishments in Pennsylvania