Nathaniel Edward "Nathan" Nockels (born June 8, 1973) is an American singer-songwriter and

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, who is a producer, songwriter, and composer of sacred music. He has received seven

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, for his production. Nockels and his wife, Christy, were members of the

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-duo,

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Early and personal life

Nockels was born, Nathaniel Edward Nockels, Work ID No. 310489942 ISWC No. T0710570845 on June 8, 1973, in

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. He is a graduate of

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. Nockels first came in contact with

Christy Nockels Christy Lynette Nockels (née Hill, born November 17, 1973) is an American singer-songwriter of contemporary Christian music. She was also one of the lead members of the band Watermark, along with her husband, Nathan Nockels. Biography and caree ...

, while they were attending the Christian Artists Seminar in 1993, where it was hosted in

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, and they would eventually marry in 1995. The couple now reside in

Franklin, Tennessee Franklin is a city in and county seat of Williamson County, Tennessee, United States. About south of Nashville, it is one of the principal cities of the Nashville metropolitan area and Middle Tennessee. As of 2020, its population was 83,454 ...

and

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, with their three children.

Music career

His music career started in 1997, where he was a producer on ''Faith of Our Fathers'', that was released on September 9, 1997. He was a member of the

duo,

, with his wife

, from 1998 until 2006, when he focused more on production work and her on a solo music career. Nockels has gone on to produce albums and songs that have won him seven

, during his career, mostly for

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albums in the category of Special Event Album of the Year, in 2007, 2009 and 2011. He won GMA Dove Awards for Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year in 2012, where he was the producer on '' Blessings'' by Laura Story, and for Inspirational Album of the Year in 2015, for his production on '' Above It All'' by

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, with

Seth Mosley Seth David Mosley (born October 17, 1987) is an American Christian musician and record producer, who plays Christian pop and Christian rock. He was the frontman for the Christian alternative rock band Me in Motion. Mosley was awarded the Songw ...

. His work with

Matt Redman Matthew James Redman (born 14 February 1974) is an English Christian worship leader, singer-songwriter and author. Redman has released 16 albums, written 8 books, and helped start three church-plants. He is best known for his two-time Grammy Aw ...

has won him GMA Dove Awards for Blessed Be Your Name: The Songs of Matt Redman Vol. 1 in the category of Praise and Worship Album of the Year in 2006, while winning for Contemporary Christian Performance of the Year with song " 10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord)" on '' 10,000 Reasons''.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Nockels, Nathan 1973 births Living people American performers of Christian music Record producers from Texas Musicians from Oklahoma City Musicians from Houston Musicians from Nashville, Tennessee Musicians from Atlanta Songwriters from Oklahoma Songwriters from Texas Songwriters from Tennessee Songwriters from Georgia (U.S. state)