Donald James Moen (born June 29, 1950) is an American singer, pianist, and songwriter, specializing in Christian worship music.

Early life and education

Moen grew up in Two Harbors, Minnesota, where he attended high school, graduating in 1968. Moen attended

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, a Christian liberal arts college.

Career

He became a Living Sound musician for Terry Law Ministries and traveled with Terry Law for ten years. After, he worked for Integrity Media for over 20 years, serving as creative director and president of Integrity Music, president of Integrity Label Group, and an executive producer of Integrity Music albums. He left Integrity Media in December 2007 to start a new initiative, The Don Moen Company. The Don Moen Company acquired MediaComplete, the church software company that created MediaShout. Moen became a radio host for ''Don Moen & Friends'' in 2009. Moen received a

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for his work on the musical ''God with Us'' in addition to nine nominations for his songs. Moen also worked with Claire Cloninger,

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, Martin J. Nystrom, Randy Rothwell,

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, Tom Brooks,

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, among many others. He worked with musicians, Justo Almario, Carl Albrecht,

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and Chris Graham. He was a catalyst in launching the careers of

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, and

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. He produced 11 volumes for the ''

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'' series of worship albums. His first album under his own name, ''Worship with Don Moen'', was released in 1992. His music has total global sales of over five million units. Don Meon and Lenny LeBlanc 2

Moen's first album for Hosanna! Music, ''Give Thanks'', became the label's bestseller. Produced by Tom Brooks, ''Give Thanks'' went on to be certified Gold by the RIAA. Moen followed this with a number of albums of his own including two, ''En Tu Presencia'' and ''Trono De Gracia'', in Spanish. ''God with Us'' won the Dove Award for Best Musical. On an Asian tour in 1999 he recorded ''The Mercy Seat'' at

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and ''Heal Our Land'' at Yoido Park in South Korea, which was released in 2000. One of Moen's albums, ''

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'', was recorded at

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. ''God Will Make a Way: The Best of Don Moen'' was released in 2003 and features 19 greatest hits. The title song was written for his sister-in-law and her husband, whose oldest son died in an auto accident while their other three children survived but were seriously injured. Moen's ''Hiding Place'' became his first studio album which was recorded at Paragon Studios in

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, and was released in the autumn of 2006. ''I Believe There Is More'' released in late 2008. His third studio recording titled ''Uncharted Territory'' (funded successfully through

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) released on March 27, 2012. His Christmas album, ''Christmas: A Season of Hope'', was released on October 22, 2012, and some songs were recorded at a studio in Czech Republic. Moen released ''Hymnbook'' as a celebration of reaching over 1 million likes on his Facebook page.
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Personal life

Moen and his wife, Laura, have been married since May 19, 1973. Together, they have five children.

Discography

Other recordings

* ''Hatiku'' (1995) * ''Behold the Lamb'' (1997) * ''Healing'' (1998) * ''The Smithton Outpouring'' (1999) * ''Hope Changes Everything'' (2000) * ''Mas de Ti'' (2000) * ''Sing for Joy: A Songwriter's Heart'' (2002) * ''Amor Sin Limites'' (2004) * ''American Worship Gathering'' (2005) * ''Arise: A Celebration of Worship'' (2006) * ''Hope Changes Everything'' (2007) * ''Cool Worship'' (2010) * ''A Little Boy's Prayer'' (2010) * ''Marvin L. Winans Presents: The Praise & Worship Experience'' (2012) * ''Bishop Jerry L. Maynard Presents: The Cathedral of Praise Choir'' (2012) * ''Day and Night Worship'' (2015) * ''We Will Stand'' (2015)

Awards and nominations

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* ''Give Thanks''

References

External links

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