Derek Johnson (born March 5, 1987) is an American

Christian music Christian music is music that has been written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life and faith. Common themes of Christian music include praise, worship, penitence, and lament, and its forms vary widely around ...

ian. His first release was with

Jesus Culture Jesus Culture is a Christian revivalist youth-oriented organization that was formed at the Bethel Church of Redding, California, in the United States. Jesus Culture Ministry hosts conferences and operates a record label, Jesus Culture Music. In ...

, ''

Emerging Voices ''Emerging Voices'' is a live album by Jesus Culture, featuring Mary Kat Ehrenzeller, Justin Jarvis, Derek Johnson (musician), Derek Johnson, and Nate Ward. Jesus Culture, Jesus Culture Music released the album on July 31, 2012. They worked with Je ...

'', with band member,

Justin Jarvis Justin Mathew Jarvis (born June 21, 1979) is an American Christian musician and guitarist, who serves as the worship direct of The Harbour Church in Pompano Beach, Florida. He started his recording career as part of Jesus Culture on their ''Emer ...

, and it was released in 2012, yet he joined the group in 2009. The first album, ''Real Love'', was released in 2015 by Jesus Culture Music alongside

Sparrow Records Sparrow Records is a Christian music record label and a division of Universal Music Group. History Sparrow Records was founded in 1976 by Billy Ray Hearn, then artists and repertoire (A&R) director at Myrrh Records. Purchased by Thorn EMI in ...

. This album was his breakthrough release upon the ''Billboard'' magazine charts.

Early life

He was born on March 5, 1987 in

Roselawn, Indiana Roselawn is a census-designated place (CDP) in Newton and Jasper counties in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 4,131 at the 2010 census. Roselawn is known within northwestern Indiana for the two nudist resorts which operate in this tow ...

, the youngest of six brothers, and he departed for

Redding, California Redding is the economic and cultural capital of the Shasta Cascade region of Northern California and the county seat of Shasta County. Redding lies along the Sacramento River, north of Sacramento, and south of California's northern border wi ...

to attend Bethel Church in 2007, after his girlfriend graduated high school.

Personal life

Johnson married Becky Fox in 2008, when they resided in Redding, California, yet the couple presently reside in

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with their child.

Music career

Johnson's music career started in 2009, when he became a part of

, and he was featured on their 2012 release, ''

'', with band member

. The first album, '' Real Love'', was released on April 7, 2015, after he turned 28 years old, by Jesus Culture Music alongside

. This album was his breakthrough release upon the ''Billboard'' magazine charts, placing on the

Christian Albums Top Christian Albums is a weekly chart published in ''Billboard'' magazine that ranks the best-performing Christian albums in the United States. Like the ''Billboard'' 200, the data is compiled by Nielsen Soundscan based on each album's weekly ...

at No. 17, while peaking at No. 9 on the

Heatseekers Albums Top Heatseekers are "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine. The Heatseekers Albums and the Heatseekers Songs charts were introduced by ''Billboard'' in 1991 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new an ...

chart.

Discography

Studio albums

References

External links

Derek Johnson Jesus Culture
{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Derek 1987 births Living people American performers of Christian music Sparrow Records artists Musicians from Indiana Musicians from California Songwriters from Indiana Songwriters from California