Travis Cottrell is an American

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 ...

(CCM) artist,

songwriter A songwriter is a musician who professionally composes musical compositions or writes lyrics for songs, or both. The writer of the music for a song can be called a composer, although this term tends to be used mainly in the classical music gen ...

, author, and

worship leader 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 ...

Biography

Cottrell was raised in

Boone, North Carolina Boone is a town in and the county seat of Watauga County, North Carolina, United States. Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina, Boone is the home of Appalachian State University and the headquarters for the disaster a ...

. In 1990, he moved to

Nashville Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and the ...

to study at

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. After graduating in 1992 with a degree in music Cottrell dedicated time to

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. In the same year he wrote

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' song "It's Only Thunder". He worked with Kathie Hill on a musical titled ''Waiters: A Youth Musical About Waiting on the Lord''. Cottrell has since continued writing songs and working as an editor at a music publishing company. In 1994, the church Cottrell attended - Two Rivers Baptist Church - lost its minister of worship and at the church's request, Cottrell was the

for the next year and a half. Cottrell has said: "The opportunity of leading worship at Two Rivers Baptist Church that Dr.

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gave me was a blessing." Since that time Cottrell's vocals have been on several praise and worship albums led by

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. He has also led worship at

Beth Moore Wanda Elizabeth "Beth" Moore (born Wanda Elizabeth Green, June 16, 1957) is an American Anglican evangelist, author, and Bible teacher. She is president of Living Proof Ministries, a Christian organization she founded in 1994 to teach women to k ...

's conferences titled '' Living Proof Live'' since 1998. Since 2002 he has also released several solo albums of praise and worship earning several nominations for

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. He has continued to write songs and provide background vocals for other artists including

Amy Grant Amy Lee Grant (born November 25, 1960) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. She began in contemporary Christian music (CCM) before crossing over to pop music in the 1980s and 1990s. She has been referred to as "The Queen of Christia ...

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, and

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. In 2010, Travis moved to

Jackson, Tennessee Jackson is a city in and the county seat of Madison County, Tennessee, United States. Located east of Memphis, Tennessee, Memphis, it is a regional center of trade for West Tennessee. Its total population was 68,205 as of the 2020 United States ...

to be the music minister at Englewood Baptist Church. On July 4, 2020 Travis became the worship leader at Brentwood Baptist Church in

Brentwood, Tennessee Brentwood is a city in Williamson County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 45,373 as of the 2020 United States census.Jesus Saves Live ''Jesus Saves Live'' is a live album from Christian singer Travis Cottrell. It was released on January 5, 2010 through Word Records. Track listing # "To the King" - 4:47 # "Hallelujah, God Is Here" - 4:29 # "Our God Saves" - 4:56 # "I Will ...

'' (2010) (live album) * ''When the Stars Burn Down'' (2011) * ''I'm Living Proof'' (2014) * ''All That Is Within Me'' (2016) * ''The Reason'' (2018)

Collaborations and vocals

- '' Mighty Cross'' (1994) * Don Moen - '' Emmanuel Has Come'' (1996) *

- ''Living Proof Live 2'' (2000) * Don Moen - '' God in Us'' (2001) * Don Moen - ''Thank You Lord'' (2004) *

MercyMe MercyMe is an American contemporary Christian music band founded in Edmond, Oklahoma. The band consists of lead vocalist Bart Millard, percussionist Robby Shaffer, bassist Nathan Cochran and guitarists Michael Scheuchzer and Barry Graul. The b ...

- ''

Coming Up to Breathe ''Coming Up to Breathe'' is the fourth studio album by Christian rock band MercyMe. Released on April 25, 2006, by INO Records, the album was intended by MercyMe to be edgier than their previous albums. ''Coming Up to Breathe'' sold 58,000 copies ...

'' (2006) * Various - ''iWorship/Connect: Live Your Worship'' (2009) * Various - ''iWorship Hymns: The Essential Collection'' (2009) *

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- ''Fearless Worship'' (2009) * Various - '' Pressing On: Songs inspired by the Journeys of Paul'' (2009)

Publications

Awards and recognition

In 2010, Cottrell received four

nominations for his album ''

Jesus Saves Live ''Jesus Saves Live'' is a live album from Christian singer Travis Cottrell. It was released on January 5, 2010 through Word Records. Track listing # "To the King" - 4:47 # "Hallelujah, God Is Here" - 4:29 # "Our God Saves" - 4:56 # "I Will ...

'':

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cottrell, Travis Living people Christian music songwriters Year of birth missing (living people)