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With the completion of her first full-length project and an upcoming nationwide tour, 22-year-old Jenn Weber kicks off the summer with the anticipated release of World of Wonder. The project is the follow-up release to the 2005 EP titled Incomplete, But Understood and features top Nashville producers Gary Sadler and Jeff Pardo. World of Wonder is being featured at select Family Christian Stores, which is supporting the release through an end-cap campaign and in-store performances featuring Weber. "Bride," the first single from World of Wonder, is currently going for adds on Christian radio.
At the age of eighteen, Jenn moved from her hometown of Cincinnati, OH to the hub of the Christian music scene in Nashville, TN. As she co-wrote and hand crafted her musicianship with seasoned songwriter/producer Gary Sadler (writer of well known worship songs such as "Ancient of Days" and "Lord Most High"), Jenn's talents and artistic inclinations did not go unnoticed. Just seven months after her move to Music City under the guidance of Christian music veteran John Mays (Nichole Nordeman, Point of Grace), Jenn signed to Creative Trust Workshop, a Nashville based record label and released her first Top 10 single on Inspirational Christian Radio titled, "One Pure And Holy Passion" from the record Jesus: A Collection of Modern Worship featuring fellow artists Third Day, Chris Tomlin, Watermark and Shane & Shane.
Building off of the momentum of her Top 10 single, Weber gained national attention and began tirelessly touring the country playing churches, schools and live music venues. In the fall of 2005, Weber released an independent EP titled Incomplete, But Understood and branched out into the Worship Artist genre even further. With the 5-song project featuring well-crafted vertical worship songs from an artists' perspective, Weber quickly gained a fan base that recognized the difference in Weber's brand of worship music. "It amazes me how you can add a melody to a thought and suddenly people pay attention," Weber says. "I'm really excited about what God has been teaching me and what I'm learning about him. I think that you can understand that and hear it in my songs."
Incomplete, But Understood also caught the attention of Christian booking agency The Breen Agency. "The first time I had the opportunity to hear the music of Jenn Weber, I knew instantly that she was a special talent," says David Breen, President and Founder of The Breen Agency (Plumb, Watermark, Point of Grace, Caedmon's Call). "As a songwriter she is musically and lyrically wise beyond her years and as a performer she exudes a natural and genuine connection with the audience."
For the recording of World of Wonder, Weber once-again teamed up with Nashville, TN based producer Gary Sadler (Jaime Jamgochian, Lynn DeShazo, Sarah Sadler) and Jeff Pardo (Sonicflood, Josh Wilson) for a truly unique collection of 14 songs blending Weber's raw musicality and power packed lyrics. "Jenn's got so much heart and talent," says Sadler. "I don't see anything on the horizon that can stop her."
With Weber having written or co-written all of the songs on the record, the title track sets the tone of the album with an upbeat and honest quest to see God's wonders through new, childlike eyes. "It seemed so fitting that the opening line of "World of Wonder" be, 'Hey I wanna' meet you all over again;' each day being another opportunity to uncover who He is and grow in wonder of what he is doing in and around me," Weber says of the song. The hauntingly beautiful piano ballad "Sanctuary," is a congregational worship song about finding refuge in the Lord and the pop-infused "Try" emphasizes Weber's determination in all aspects of her life and is her personal "anthem of encouragement."
"Jenn is a wonderfully gifted songwriter, singer and communicator," says producer Jeff Pardo. "Her creativity is all over this project and she constantly had great ideas for where she wanted her music to go. Working on these songs and making them come to life was a true joy."
In addition to the release of World of Wonder and the release of "Bride" as the single to Christian radio, another track from the release, "Sanctuary," is featured on the March 19 CBA release Top 20 Indie Artists of 2008 from Nashville, TN based Indelible Records (Phil Joel, Jeff Deyo, The Longing, Travis Cottrell) through Word Distribution. The release is available in Target stores and through digital download. |
