Daniel Paul Haseltine (born January 12, 1973) is an American singer best known as lead vocalist for Christian alternative folk rock group Jars of Clay. Haseltine has performed vocals, piano, accordion, percussion and melodica, while with Jars of Clay. He has had different artistic titles, including songwriter, producer, film composer, music supervisor and art designer. Haseltine is also the founder of the non-profit organization, Blood:Water Mission, where he currently sits as part of the board of directors. He is a regular writer and speaker about

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in Africa,

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and church reform. Haseltine is also a regular columnist for Relevant Magazine, and has contributed articles to Moody,

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, Christianity Today,

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, Campus Life and Beliefnet.

Biography

Haseltine attended Greenville College, where he was noticed by fellow student

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while wearing a

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T-shirt at a local concert. The two became friends and began Jars of Clay with guitarist Stephen Mason. Later they enlisted guitarist

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, who was with the group for a short while but decided to complete his studies when the rest of the group left in 1995 before graduation. He was replaced by Matthew Odmark from Rochester, New York. In 2001, Haseltine and the rest of Jars of Clay were awarded honorary graduations from Greenville College due to their demonstrated understanding of their craft. Haseltine has collaborated with other artists and authors in books such as "The Revolution: A Field Manual for Changing Your World" (2006) and "I.Am.Relevant: A Generation Impacting Their World With Faith" (2002). Dan Haseltine 2007 (441595631)

In September 2007, Haseltine released his first children's book entitled, "The One, the Only Magnificent Me". The book features artwork by illustrator Joel Schoon Tanis and will be published by Mackinac Island Press, Inc. The book was named a CMSpin bestseller on 2007-09-12. Haseltine was featured on the 2011

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song " Drifting". The song peaked at No. 36 on the ''Billboard''

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chart. In 2012, Haseltine released an EP called ''His + Hers'' along with Jeremy Bose and Matt Bronleewe as The Hawk in Paris. A full-length album was expected to be released in 2013. In 2019, Haseltine and Matthew S. Nelson composed the soundtrack for ''

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'', including the theme song "Walk on the Water" (featuring Ruby Amanfu).

Personal life

He was formerly married to Katie Haseltine and is the father of two children, Noah and Max. They divorced in January 2022. He attends an Anglican church in Nashville, Tennessee.

Solo discography

Compilation contributions

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Haseltine, Daniel American rock singers Living people 1975 births Jars of Clay members American performers of Christian music Christian music songwriters People from Hampden, Massachusetts Grammy Award winners 21st-century American singers