Mac Powell
Mac Powell, originally from Clanton, Alabama, United States, is an American singer, songwriter, producer, and musician who formed the Christian rock band Third Day with guitarist Mark Lee, with both of them being the only continuous members of the band, as well as being a solo artist. Powell also delves into country music, having released several independent country albums.
Powell won Male Vocalist of the Year at the Gospel Music Association's 2002 Dove Awards.
Background
After his family moved from Alabama to Georgia, Powell attended McEachern High School in Powder Springs, Georgia, where he met Lee and became involved in a band known as "Nuclear Hoedown". This experience resulted in further collaboration when he began writing songs about his faith, formed a Christian band called Third Day, and eventually landed a record deal with Gray Dot Records. Powell lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with his wife, Aimee and five children: Scout, Cash, Camie Love, Emmanuel, and Birdie Clare.Independent projects
Powell has collaborated with other artists on numerous occasions, most notably in the City on a Hill series, and more recently in the Glory Revealed series. Credits include:- 2000, "Seize the Day" and "I Can Hear You" on Carolyn Arends' Seize the Day and Other Stories
- 2000, "God of Wonders" and "I Remember You" on City on a Hill: Songs of Worship and Praise
- 2000, "Sheltering Tree" Additional personnel/vocals on NewSong's Sheltering Tree
- 2002, "Sing Alleluia" "Our Great God" on City on a Hill: Sing Alleluia
- 2002, "Mountain of God" on Max Lucado's album Traveling Light: Songs From the 23rd Psalm
- 2002, "It's Christmas Time" on City on a Hill: It's Christmas Time
- 2003, "Friends 2003" a special tribute to and featuring Michael W. Smith
- 2003, "Love Lifted Me" on Worship and Faith
- 2004, "We Keep To Our Throne From Weeping" on Light
- 2004, "I See Love" on The Passion of the Christ: Songs
- 2004, "Believe Me Now" on Steven Curtis Chapman's All Things New
- 2007, "By His Wounds" on Glory Revealed
- 2008, "Fly Away" with GRITS on Reiterate
- 2008, "Over the Next Hill" on Billy: The Early Years
- 2010, "Carry Me" from Jenny & Tyler's Faint Not
- 2012, Mac Powell Country album - August 1, 2012 and August 21, 2012 general release date
- 2014, Southpaw Country album - October 14, 2014
- 2015, "Make Me a Believer" from Andy Mineo's "Uncomfortable" album
- 2015, "I Can't Save Myself" from Morgan Harper Nichols' Morgan Harper Nichols album
- 2018, Mac Powell and the Family Reunion -
Producer
- 2004, Co-producer on Fusebox's Once Again album
- 2009, Co-producer on Revive's Chorus of the Saints album