Men of Standard

Men of Standard
Genres	gospel music
Years active	1996-present
Labels	Muscle Shoals (1996-2005) Columbia (2005-present)
Website	MenOfStandardMusic.com
Members
Isaac Carree Bryan Pierce Lowell Pye
Past members
Michael Bacon

Men of Standard is an American Gospel music group.

Musical career

The group spent the bulk of their tenure as signees to the Malaco Records subsidiary Muscle Shoals. Their album released on Columbia Records/Sony Gospel features production from Warryn Campbell as well as a guest appearance from rapper Heavy D and Kirk Franklin. They were also a featured act on the second leg on Kirk Franklin’s Hero tour.

Group Members

The current group is Bryan Pierce, Isaac Carree and Lowell Pye.^[1]

Lowell Pye

Lowell C. Pye, Sr. sang as a tenor in John P. Kee’s V.I.P choir. In 1991, Pye was featured as the lead in Kee’s "Jesus Is Real." Pye, who grew up in Detroit, Michigan sang in an adult gospel men’s quartet at the age of four. He is now a Praise & Worship leader at his church.

Bryan Pierce

Bryan Joseph Pierce was born in New Orleans, LA on November 3, 1972 (1972-11-03) (age 39). He began preaching at the age of six. He was later licensed at the age of nine and ordained at the age of 19. Pierce is the former Youth Pastor at Greater St. Stephens in New Orleans, Louisiana. In 1996, Pierce relocated to Greensboro, NC where he served in full-time ministry as Evangelism Pastor at the Mount Zion Baptist Church.

In April 1999, Pierce accepted the call to Pastorship at Bethel Baptist Church in Kannapolis, North Carolina. He was installed in June 1999. Pierce is married to Minister Debra A. Pierce. They are the proud parents of three sons and one daughter, Bryan Jr., Brandon Joshua, Devin Ahmad and Bryana Janae.

Isaac Carree

Isaac Carree (born April 29, 1973), grew up in North Carolina where his mother is Pastor Nancy Wilson of New Beginnings Community Outreach Church in Greensboro, North Carolina. Carree began singing solos by the age of 5. He later sang as a tenor in John P. Kee’s V.I.P choir. Upon leaving Kee’s choir, he kept a "day job" and later did road/touring stage plays where he met Pierce. He currently lives in Atlanta, Georgia and is now a Praise & Worship leader at his church. He has contributed his vocals to singer Michelle Williams’ solo debut album, Heart To Yours. Isaac has been a backup singer for Kirk Franklin since the Hero album. He is now working on a solo album, "Uncommon Me", which will be released in the year 2010. With much success with his single "Simply Redeemed" recently released. He lives with his wife Deitra, son Isaac IV, and daughter Alaina.

Former Member

Michael Bacon

Former Men of Standard member Michael Bacon is from Dallas, TX. He left the group amicably in 2005.

Discography

Albums

• Men of Standard (Muscle Shoals, 1996)
• Feels Like Rain (Muscle Shoals, 1999)
• Vol. III (Muscle Shoals, 2002)
• It's A New Day (Muscle Shoals, 2004)
• Surrounded (Columbia, 2006)

Notable Singles

• "I Will" (Columbia, 2006)

Awards

Year	Award-giving body	Award
2000	Stellar Awards	Group Duo of the Year for Feels Like Rain [2]
2000	Stellar Awards	Contemporary Group/Duo of the Year for Feels Like Rain

References

1. ^ "Kirk Franklin Wins Big At Stellar Gospel Awards Ceremony". Jet. January 31, 2000. http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1355/is_8_97/ai_59187650. 
2. ^ "15th Annual Stellar Award Winners". GospelFlava.com. http://www.gospelflava.com/stellar/stellarresults-2000.html. 

External links

• Men of Standard at Allmusic
• Pastor Pierce’s church website