contemporary Christian music
Contemporary Christian music, also known as CCM, Christian pop, and occasionally inspirational music is a genre of modern popular music, and an aspect of Christian media, which is lyrically focused on matters related to the Christian faith and s ...
band from
Tyler, Texas
Tyler is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the largest city and county seat of Smith County, Texas, Smith County. It is also the largest city in Northeast Texas. With a 2020 census population of 105,995, Tyler was the List of cities in Texa ...
. The band members are Samuel Hancock on vocals, Cody Clark on guitar, Dustin DeLong on keys and vocals, Dusty Jakubik on bass, and Aaron Matthew on drums. The band released their debut studio album under the Sparrow Records label on January 25, 2011 called '' Come Home''. The album ''Come Home'' was nominated for the Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year at the
43rd GMA Dove Awards
The 43rd Annual GMA Dove Awards presentation ceremony was held on Thursday, April 19, 2012, at 7:30 P.M. EST at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia. The ceremony recognized the accomplishments of musicians and other figures within the Christian m ...
. The bands' second album is '' Welcome to Daylight'', which was released under the Sparrow label on August 28, 2012, and has seen chart success. The first single from the album " Banner of Love" has seen success on the charts, as well, and was released on July 24, 2012.
Background
Luminate frontman Samuel Hancock is a man from Washington, Indiana. Deciding between business school or music, he chose music. Hancock went to
Visible School
Visible Music College is a private Christian music school, with its main campus in Memphis, Tennessee and teaching sites in the Chicago, Dallas, and Atascadero, California areas.
Visible Music College is authorized for operation as a post-sec ...
of Music in
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the seat of Shelby County in the southwest part of the state; it is situated along the Mississippi River. With a population of 633,104 at the 2020 U.S. census, Memphis is the second-mos ...
, where he met Dusty Jakubik, who is from
Tyler, Texas
Tyler is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the largest city and county seat of Smith County, Texas, Smith County. It is also the largest city in Northeast Texas. With a 2020 census population of 105,995, Tyler was the List of cities in Texa ...
. At the time, Jakubik "was looking for a fresh start after his current band fell apart after signing a major label deal." Jakubik's first thought was that he "liked the music Hancock was writing, and while he wanted to start a band, he was wary of working with someone who still had some growing up to do. Sam was coming out of a period of rebellion in high school". Jakubik went to consult his hometown friend Cody Clark. "I already knew I wanted to work with Cody. We both shared the idea that we wanted a band that was a brotherhood. We wanted to be close and for the Lord’s hand to be in everything we did. I told Cody, 'I don't know about this kid, Sam, but he's incredibly talented.'" Eventually, those concerns were put to rest, and they sought out two more members for the band, adding Dustin DeLong and Aaron Matthew, who performed with
By the Tree
By the Tree was a contemporary Christian rock group. They were active from 1997 to 2007, releasing two self-produced albums followed by six albums with Fervent Records. Their notable successes included their 2001 album ''Invade My Soul'', which w ...
and Kari Jobe. The band was finally formed in the Fall of 2005.
Music
The band released three independent EPs that were called ''Luminate EP'' in 2006, ''Bright and Beautiful EP'' in 2007, ''Miracle EP'' in 2008. They were signed to the Sparrow Records label in 2010 and released another EP called ''Luminate'' in 2010 to introduce themselves to a wider audience.
Their first full-length studio album was released on January 25, 2011 -- '' Come Home'', after their hit song on the record "Come Home". The album was produced by Ed Cash, Paul Moak and Ben Glover. Lastly, the album ''Come Home'' was nominated for the Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year at the
43rd GMA Dove Awards
The 43rd Annual GMA Dove Awards presentation ceremony was held on Thursday, April 19, 2012, at 7:30 P.M. EST at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia. The ceremony recognized the accomplishments of musicians and other figures within the Christian m ...
.
Their second full-length studio album was released on August 28, 2012 called '' Welcome to Daylight'', and the first single from the album was " Banner of Love", which both have been chart successes.
Luminate announced in 2014 that a new album would be released in 2015,New Luminate Worship Album Coming Soon! Luminateworship.com, August 19, 2014 but this album has yet to be issued.