Birth name Casey Simon Darnell Website caseydarnell.com Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter Name Casey Darnell | Years active 2008–present Role Singer-songwriter Labels North Point Music Associated acts Seth Condrey | |
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Instruments Vocals, Acoustic guitar Albums Coming Alive, Words in Motion, Casey Darnell, Coming Alive: The B-Side Remixes - EP Similar People Seth Condrey, Todd Fields, Fee, Chris Cauley, Lizi Bailey Profiles | ||
When the waters rise casey darnell
Casey Simon Darnell (born September 24, 1978) is an American contemporary Christian singer and songwriter. Darnell released the album entitled Coming Alive in 2011, which was his first full-length studio album. This was followed by the 2013 eponymously titled release Casey Darnell, which both saw commercial successes via the Billboard charts. The last was generally well received by music critics.
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- When the waters rise casey darnell
- Casey darnell our great god
- Background
- Personal life
- Career
- Band members
- Independent albums
- References
Casey darnell our great god
Background
Darnell was born Casey Simon Darnell on September 24, 1978, in Lynchburg, Virginia to father Gary Darnell and mother Cathy Darnell. Darnell has a brother and a sister. He stayed in Virginia until he was three years old, and then the family moved to Georgia. He went all the way through school at Shiloh Hills Christian School in Kennesaw, and he attended college at Kennesaw State University where he studied Childhood Education and Communications. His father was a teacher at Shiloh Hills.
Personal life
Darnell married his wife Anisa on July 31, 2004, and the couple have three daughters.
Career
Darnell's early beginnings were as a youth pastor and a worship pastor/leader from 1998 to 2007. Casey's shift to a recording artist began in 2008 with his independent album Words in Motion that released on May 11, 2008. His first studio project was the Casey Darnell EP in 2010, and his first studio LP was 2011's Coming Alive with North Point Music. The second studio album released in 2013 by North Point eponymously titled as Casey Darnell. The studio albums gained commercial charting successes via the Billboard charts.
Outside of writing and recording, Casey Darnell leads worship on a regular basis at North Point Community Church’s six Atlanta campuses. He also travels to other churches across the country to lead their worship services as well as various special events and student camps.