Joseph W. Pace II (born October 20, 1965) is an American

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ian. He started his music career in 1996, with Colorado Mass Choir. They have released 14 albums with 11 of them charting on the ''Billboard'' magazine Gospel Albums chart. Pace has released albums with several record labels including

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, Alliant Records, Word Records,

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, Integrity Music,

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, NuSpring Music, Sony Music, and Tyscot Records.

Early life

Pace was born on October 20, 1965, in Homestead, Florida, as Joseph W. Pace II, His father served in the military which was the reason the family relocated to Colorado. He is an ordained Baptist and

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preacher, and he got his honorary doctorate from Inman Bible College.

Career

Pace's music career began in 1996, with the Colorado Mass Choir that was formed in 1995 with choir members from various churches in Colorado. He has released fourteen albums, with all but three of those charting on the ''Billboard'' magazine Gospel Albums chart. Pace's albums included 1997's ''Watch God Move'' with

, 1998's ''So Good!'' with

, 1999's ''God's Got It'' with Verity Records, 2001's ''Joe Pace Presents: Let There Be Praise'' with Word Records,

, and Integrity Music, 2001's ''Glad About It'' with Word, Epic, and Integrity, 2002's ''Joe Pace Presents: Shake the Foundation'' with Integrity, 2002' ''In the Spirit'' with Integrity, 2003's ''Speak Life'' with Integrity, 2004's ''Joe Pace Presents: Sunday Morning Service'' with Integrity and Epic, 2006's ''Might Long Way'' with

, 2006's ''Praise 'Til You Breakthrough'' with Alliant Records, 2007's ''Joe Pace Presents: Worship for the Kingdom'' with NuSpring Music, 2007's ''Joe Pace Presents: Worship for the Kids'' with Sony Music, and 2010's ''Joe Pace Presents: Praise for the Sanctuary'' with Tyscot Records. These albums charted on the ''Billboard'' magazine Gospel Albums chart, except for ''Speak Life'', ''Praise 'Til You Breakthrough'', and ''Joe Pace Presents: Worship for the Kids''. In November 2022, Pace released the single ''All Things Are Working''.

Awards

Pace won the Stellar Award for New Artist of the year in 1997 with The Colorado Mass Choir. He was also nominated in the Best Gospel Choir or Chorus Album in

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Discography

References

External links

Official website
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