Planetshakers

Planetshakers is the contemporary worship music band, a central part of Planetshakers Church in Melbourne, Australia.

Planetshakers
Members of the band Planetshakers
Background information
OriginAdelaide, Melbourne, Australia
GenresContemporary worship music, contemporary Christian music
Years active2000–present
LabelsPlanetshakers Ministries International, Integrity, Venture3Media
Associated actsPlanetboom
Websiteplanetshakers.com

With over 30 internationally acclaimed albums, the band tours annually to the US, UK, Europe, South Africa, Asia, South America, Australia and New Zealand[1] and has seen much success having been nominated for multiple Dove Awards.[2]

History

Formed in Adelaide for the first Planetshakers Conference in 1997, the band has a goal to spread contemporary worship music worldwide. They are now based in Melbourne at Planetshakers Church, under the leadership of Senior Russell and Sam Evans.

The 2002 Australian Idol winner Guy Sebastian is a former member of the band, taking both lead and backup vocal parts on the 2002 and 2003 albums and conferences.[3][4]

It was reported in 2008 that Michael Guglielmucci, former bass player in the Planetshakers band, had fraudulently claimed he was dying of cancer.[5][6] During this time Guglielmucci received money from supporters who believed his illness was real.[7] Guglielmucci wrote the "Healer" song for the album "Saviour of the World" was released in June 2007. "Healer" is a song of encouragement for believers who were suffering from cancer.[8] Guglielmucci explained his actions as being a result of a long-term pornography addiction.[9][10]

Members

The following are current and former members:[11][12][13]

Current
  • Jonathan Hunt – music director, worship leader, electric guitar, keyboard, piano
  • Samantha Evans – worship leader, background vocals
  • Brian "BJ" Pridham – worship leader, background vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Rudy Nikkerud – worship leader, background vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Chelsi Nikkerud – worship leader, background vocals
  • Steve Sowden – worship leader, background vocals
  • Natalie Ruiz – worship leader, background vocals
  • Joe Vatucicila – worship leader, background vocals
  • Natasha Ham – worship leader, background vocals
  • Uli Flores – worship leader, background vocals
  • Aimee Walker – worship leader, background vocals
  • Noah Walker – worship leader, background vocals
  • Andy Harrison – drums, worship leader
  • Scott Lim – keyboard, piano
  • Joshua Brown – keyboard, piano
  • Nicky Seow – keyboard, piano
  • Josh Ham – bass guitar
  • Jesse McCarthy – electric guitar
  • Zach Kellock – electric guitar
  • William Broome – electric guitar
  • Brendo Allen – drums
  • Jonathan Evans – drums

Former

  • Henry Seeley – worship leader, background vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Guy Sebastian (2002–2003) – vocals
  • Mark Peric – bass guitar
  • Mike Webber (until 2014) – drums
  • Liz Webber (until 2014) – background vocals
  • Mitch Wong – keyboard, piano, songwriter (until 2020)
  • Steph Wong – worship leader, background vocals (until 2020)

Awards

In 2002, the album Open Up the Gates, was nominated for Dove Award "Worship Album of the Year".[14][15]

Endless Praise: Live, released in March 2014, reached No. 3 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart[16] and No. 16 in on the Billboard Christian Albums chart.[17] The video of the song "Endless Praise" was nominated for Dove Award Long Form Video of the Year 2014.[18]

The album, Nada Es Imposible, in Spanish which was released in July 2014, reached position No. 17 on the Billboard "Latin Pop Albums" chart[19] and was nominated by the Premios Arpa in three categories: best group or duo album, album rock or hard rock and producer of 2014.[20]

The video of the song "This is Our Time" was nominated for the Dove Award Long Form Video of the Year 2014.[21]

The video of the song "Let's Go" was nominated for the Dove Award Long Form Video of the Year 2015.[22]

The video of the song "Overflow" was nominated for Dove Award Long Form Video of the Year 2016.[23]

Planetshakers was nominated for the Dove Award in the category: "Spanish Language Album of the Year" for Sé Quién Eres Tú (featuring Su Presencia).[24]

Planetshakers (featuring Su Presencia) have been nominated by the Premios Arpa in 2016 in the category: "Best song in participation" "Sé quién eres tú".[25]

Discography

Most albums are recorded live at Planetshakers conference, and released by Planetshakers Ministries International, Integrity and Venture3Media.

Albums
  • When the Planet Rocked (live, January 2000)
  • So Amazing (live, January 2001)
  • Phenomena (live, January 2001)
  • Reflector (live, January 2002)
  • Open Up the Gates (April 2002)
  • (My King) Praise & Worship (live, January 2003)
  • Rain Down (live, August 2003)
  • Evermore (live, January 2005)
  • Always and Forever (live, January 2005)
  • Decade: Lift Up Your Eyes (live, January 2005)
  • Pick It Up (live, January 2006)
  • Arise (live, January 2006)
  • Praise Him (live, May 2006)
  • Worship Him: 25 of Planetshakers' Greatest Worship Anthems (live, May 2006)
  • All That I Want: Live Praise and Worship (live, August 2006)
  • Never Stop (live, January 2007)
  • Saviour of the World (live, June 2007)
  • Free (live, January 2008)
  • Beautiful Saviour Acoustic Series Volume One (live, January 2008)
  • All for Love (live, January 2008)
  • One (live, June 2009)
  • Deeper (Live Worship from Planetshakers City Church) (live, October 2009)
  • Even Greater (live, March 2010)
  • Nothing Is Impossible (August 2011)
  • Heal Our Land (live, April 2012)
  • Limitless (live, January 2013)
  • Endless Praise: Live (live, March 2014) (also a deluxe edition)
  • Nada Es Imposible (in Spanish, July 2014)
  • This Is Our Time: Live (live, October 2014) (also a deluxe edition)
  • Outback Worship Sessions (May 2015)
  • #LETSGO (live, September 2015) (also a deluxe edition)
  • Overflow: Live (live, September 2016) (also a deluxe edition)
  • Sé Quién Eres Tú (in Spanish, November 2016)
  • Legacy (live, September 2017) (also a deluxe edition)
  • Legado (Spanish version of Legacy) (November 2017)
  • Heaven on Earth (live, October 2018) (also a deluxe edition)
  • Rain (live, September 2019)
  • It's Christmas (November 2019)
  • Over It All (November 2020)
  • It's Christmas Live (November 2020)

EPs

Audio Performance Trax - EPs

  • The Anthem (April 2005)
  • Nothing Is Impossible (August 2012)
  • Father (August 2012)
  • Unto God (March 2015)

Singles

  • "I Know Who You Are" (May 2016)
  • "Heaven on Earth" (October 2018)
  • "Only Way" (March 2019)
  • "I Choose You" (live) (April 2019)
  • "Fall on Me" (live) (May 2019)
  • "Rain Your Glory Down" (live) (July 2019)
  • "Escolho a Ti" (featuring Fernanda Brum) (in Portuguese) (October 2019)
  • "So Good" (live) (February 2020)
  • "All" (live) (March 2020)
  • "I Remember" (May 2020)
  • "All Things New" (Demo) (May 2020)
  • "Over It All" (Demo) (May 2020)
  • "Chains Are Breaking" (Demo) (June 2020)
  • "All I Can Say – Thank You" (Demo) (June 2020)
  • "Caught up in Your Presence" (Demo) (June 2020)
  • "Champion" (Demo) (July 2020)
  • "Great Outpouring" (Demo) (July 2020)
  • "So Fresh" (Demo) (September 2020)

Other singles

  • "We Are One (The Live Experience)" – The Potter's House & Planetshakers (June 2017)

Planetshakers Kids

In 2013, they presented their first children's music production—Planetshakers Kids—as well as their first children's album, Nothing Is Impossible. The album was nominated for a GMA Dove Award for "Best Album of the Year for Children's Music".[26]

References
  1. Planetshakers (5 March 2018). "Planetshakers Music". Planetshakers. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  2. Hutchison, Tracee (11 January 2007). "Praise pit to faith". The 7.30 Report. Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Archived from the original on 4 March 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  3. Lallo, Michael (8 April 2007). "Young believers pray and sway to a new beat". The Age. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  4. "Rhema on Planetshakers". Rhemadev. Archived from the original on 14 September 2008.
  5. Smith, Sharon (29 August 2008). "Chart-topping pastor's cancer lie". 7News. Adelaide, Australia. p. 1.
  6. Wheatley, Kim (22 August 2008). "Go to police, church tells lying pastor; praise to the fraud". The Advertiser. Adelaide, Australia. pp. 1–2.
  7. Wheatley, Kim (11 September 2008). "Porn pastor unlikely to face charges | The Advertiser". The Advertiser. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  8. Russell, Mark (16 November 2008). "That's Sir Conman to you, copper: 2008's bizarre rap sheet". The Age. Melbourne, Australia.
  9. "Fake cancer preacher admits porn addiction". ABC News. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  10. "Money back pledge from disgraced pastor". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 26 August 2008. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  11. "About the Planetshakers Band Members". Daystar. Daystar. Archived from the original on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
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  13. "About the Band". Daystar. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  14. Russ Hutto. "Review: Nothing Is Impossible by Planetshakers". The Worship Community. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  15. "Open Up The Gates". New Release Today. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  16. "Planetshakers Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
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  18. Alekz Aminadab Mundo (16 August 2014). "Se revelaron los nominados de la 45 edición de los Dove Awards". Onda Exclusiva (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  19. "Planetshakers Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  20. Premios Arpa. "XI EDICIÓN PREMIOS ARPA". Premios Arpa (in Spanish). Academia Nacional de la Música y las Artes Cristianas. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  21. The Christian Beat (12 August 2015). "46th Annual GMA Dove Awards Full Nominations List". The Christian Beat. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  22. GMA DOVE AWARDS (10 November 2015). "LONG FORM VIDEO OF THE YEAR – CAT 43". GMA DOVE AWARDS. Archived from the original on 14 November 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  23. GMA DOVE AWARDS (12 September 2017). "LONG FORM VIDEO OF THE YEAR – CAT 38". GMA DOVE AWARDS. Archived from the original on 25 December 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  24. GMA DOVE AWARDS (12 September 2017). "SPANISH LANGUAGE ALBUM OF THE YEAR – CAT 28". GMA DOVE AWARDS. Archived from the original on 25 December 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  25. Premios Arpa. "Lista Oficial de Nominados XIII Edición Premios ARPA". Premios Arpa (in Spanish). Academia Nacional de la Música y las Artes Cristianas. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  26. "THE 45TH ANNUAL GMA DOVE AWARDS NOMINEES ANNOUNCED TODAY AT LIPSCOMB'S ALLEN ARENA IN NASHVILLE". Dove Awards. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
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