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Nathan and Jenna Strong are a young married couple known in Christian music circles as After the Chase. With musical influences including Rich Mullins, Sara Groves, and Caedmon's Call, After The Chase makes inspirational folk-pop-rock music with a unique blend of husband-and-wife harmony.
 After The Chase recently released their sophomore release on iTunes. It's called “Make Me New,” and features production by Nate Sabin (Sara Groves, Jason Gray, Brian Bates). The couple from California have come a long way from their humble beginnings as church worship leaders.
Nathan and Jenna Strong met a few years ago at their local church in Northern California. Jenna, a music major in college, had never played any instruments, while Nathan, a pastor's kid, had been playing piano and guitar since he was a little boy. The pair married, and now Jenna has become a multi-tasking musician, tackling everything from the harmonica to the mandolin, as well as electric guitar. Together, she and Nathan, along with several other musicians like Phil Madeira and Jeff Roach, have created an enticing indie acoustic rock inspirational sound on “Make Me New.”
“The songs on 'Make Me New' captured our experiences of 2007,” says Jenna. “From the honest, angst- ridden cry of 'We Wait,' which really resonates with young people questioning their faith, to the happy-go-lucky melodies of 'I'll Be A Fool,' this album really expresses a big part of who we are. We moved in that precarious place between doubt and faith, and sorrow and joy, and the songs we wrote as a young married couple were a reflection of that journey.”
“Make Me New” follows a successful self-titled debut CD, which featured the hit radio single “Run.” In 2007, After The Chase enjoyed radio airplay and gigs in several states including Hawaii, Colorado, and New Jersey, as well as the Eastern European country of Latvia, where the pair gained quite a following after running summer youth camps there.
Nathan and Jenna travel a lot, and enjoy doing missionary work. They're affiliated with Mercy Ships, a ministry that uses hospital ships to deliver free world-class health care and community development services to poor people all over the globe. Nathan spent some time aboard a Mercy Ship traveling from Norway to England and considered it an amazing, life-changing time. He and his wife look forward to future work with Mercy Ships.
As for now, After The Chase is busy promoting the title track from “Make Me New,” which can be heard on Inspirational radio stations, and the duo plans to tour in order to help promote both the single and full-length album.
After The Chase's overall sound works well in churches, coffeehouses, and at outdoor events like summer camps and music festivals.
“Make Me New” is available on iTunes, and for more information, or to book After The Chase, please visit www.afterthechase.com.
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