Jon Micah Sumrall (born October 13, 1980) is an American musical performer and lead vocalist of the

Christian rock Christian rock is a form of rock music that features lyrics focusing on matters of Christian faith, often with an emphasis on Jesus, typically performed by self-proclaimed Christian individuals. The extent to which their lyrics are explicitly Ch ...

band

Kutless Kutless is an American Christian rock band from Portland, Oregon formed in 1999. Since their formation, they have released multiple studio albums and one live album, ''Live from Portland''. They have sold over 3 million records worldwide. H ...

. He occasionally plays acoustic guitar and piano for the band as well. Sumrall has been a member of Kutless since he started the band with James Mead and Ryan Shrout in 2001. It began as the

worship band Contemporary worship is a form of Christian worship that emerged within Western evangelical Protestantism in the 20th century. It was originally confined to the charismatic movement, but is now found in a wide range of churches, including many w ...

, Call Box, while Sumrall was still in college. He released, ''Faith & Family'', with

BEC Recordings BEC (Brandon Ebel Company) Recordings is a Christian rock record label that is an imprint of Tooth & Nail Records. The label was formed in 1997 in partnership with the EMI Christian Music Group. The label promotes bands with more adult Christia ...

, in 2015. He is the band's only remaining founding member and one of two members to appear on every album, the other being rhythm guitarist James Mead.

Early life

Sumrall grew up in a Christian home. He says: "My dad was one of the pastors at Applegate Christian Fellowship and my whole family was very involved with the church on a daily basis. It grew to be a very large church of nearly 7,000 people and I found myself even at a very young age in a bit of the spotlight. By the time I was 12 years old, I was involved in leading worship as well as helping with some of the younger Sunday-school groups. I feel like being on stage has been a part of my entire life but little did I know then how these experiences would play into my life."

Music history

He has been the lead vocalist for the

band

, since its inception in 1999. Sumrall's individual musical recording career commenced in 2015, with the album, ''Faith & Family'', and it was released by

on February 24, 2015.

Personal life

Sumrall currently lives in

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, with his wife and two kids. When he has time off the road, he enjoys snowboarding and skiing off high jumps and gets to be an adrenaline junkie. He loves to listen to nature such as a waterfall or the rustling of leaves. During Jon's life he has had several surgeries for broken bones, dislocations, and sprains.

Discography

;Studio albums * ''Faith & Family'' (February 24, 2015,

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)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sumrall, Jon Micah 1980 births Living people American male musicians American performers of Christian music Musicians from Ashland, Oregon BEC Recordings artists People from West Linn, Oregon