- Alabaster Box (band)
Alabaster Box is 6-piece, female led rock/pop band from
Australia 's Gold Coast, now based in the USA. The band became a full-time music ministry at the beginning of 2000. Since then, Alabaster Box has won awards, delivered singles to Australian Christian Radio and toured inAustralia ,New Zealand ,England and theUSA .Members
* Naarah Seagrott: Vocals
* Matt Smallbone: Bass
* Brett Seagrott: Guitars
* Sam Hatch: Guitars
* Joshua Brown: Keyboards
* Justin Nace: DrumsDiscography
"Main Attraction" - 2001
"Love On The Radio" - 2004
"We Will Not Be Silent" - 2008
ingles
Alabaster Box's first two radio singles of 2004: 'Love on the Radio' and 'There's Hope', were the most played songs on Christian radio in Australia (and number six in Estonia). For much of 2004 and continuing into 2005, Alabaster Box was in the top three 'most played Christian evangelist artists' in the country and has held down the number one spot for highest independent album sales in the same category.
"Love on the Radio" #1 TRAA RadioActive Song (MAY, 2004) #1 HOT 25 COUNTDOWN
"There's Hope" #1 Most Played Independent Song by Australasian Artist on Australian Christian Radio (2004) #1 TRAA TOP 30 (OCT, 2004)
"Main Attraction" #1 TRAA RadioActive Song (Sept 2001
"Show Me (single)" #1 TRAA RadioActive Australasian Song (Oct 2000)
"It's Beginning Today" #2 TRAA RadioActive Artist, #1 TRAA RadioActive Australasian Song and Artist
"Carry On" #2 TRAA RadioActive Australasian Song
Tours
Alabaster Box play approximately 200 shows a year in schools, churches, youth groups, festivals and concerts.
"Mainstage Slots:"
*Australian Gospel Music Festival (Aust)
*Ichthus Festival (USA)
*Sonfest (Aust)
* Black Stump (Aust)
* Forest Edge Festival (Aust)
* Saltbush Festival (Aust)
*Parachute Music Festival (New Zealand)
* Easterfest(Aust) 2008
*Samstock Music Festival (New Zealand) 2008Alabaster Box has travelled extensively throughout Australia, and has undertaken ten tours of New Zealand, six of the USA and one in England.
Awards
;2004 Australian Gospel Music Awards
* Best Music- 'There's Hope”;2003 Johnny Dennis Music Award
* Best Popular Song- “There's Hope”;2004 Music Oz Awards
* Best Gospel Song- Runner up;1999 QLD Recording Industry Awards
* Best Pop Album
* Best Gospel Album
* Best Engineer;1998 96Five FM Creative Challenge
* Best SongExternal links
* [http://www.alabasterbox.com Official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/alabasterbox Official Myspace]
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