Meet the Nightvision artists 2024

Kurt Neuswanger • May 30, 2024

Here’s a thumbnail guide to all the artists scheduled at Nightvision 2024.  Only four of the artists have been at Nightvision previously.  Listed in order of appearance, along with their latest songs.


FRIDAY LINEUP

Patrick Mayberry

Lead On Good Shepherd

--worship leader at Soul City Church in Chicago

--wrote and recorded “Breakthrough Miracle Power” (also recorded by Kristian Stanfill at Passion 2021)


Hulvey

Beautiful

--25-year-old Christopher Hulvey is a Christian rapper

--He has been featured in songs by Jordan Feliz and Lecrae


Colton Dixon

Up and Up

--Dixon auditioned for American Idol in 2011 but was not selected. He returned in 2012 just to support his little sister Schyler, and both of them were selected. This time, Dixon finished in the Top 7, at the age of 20.

--Previous Nightvision appearance: 2019


CAIN

Friend In Jesus

--CAIN is the last name of siblings Taylor and Madison and their brother Logan, who grew up in Alabama as pastor’s kids. Their first song “Rise Up (Lazarus)” quickly made them a household name.


Matthew West

Don’t Stop Praying

--appeared with Mark Schultz and Avalon in 2004, and again in Grand Junction in 2008

--Previous Nightvision appearances: 2010, 2017


SATURDAY LINEUP

David Leonard

Keep The Light On       

--formerly in All Sons & Daughters with Leslie Jordan, until they disbanded in 2018


Riley Clemmons

Loved By You

--She debuted as a 19 year old in 2019

--Nashville native, discovered by a producer at age 13


The Katinas

Here

--The Katinas are making their FIFTH appearance at Nightvision! 

--Previous Nightvision appearances: 2009, 2012, 2015, 2016

--The Katinas are five brothers from American Samoa who sang in church as children and began singing at fairs

--They were originally the “Katina Boyz” when they recorded their first album in 1989


Rend Collective

Hallelujah Anyway

--Rend Collective debuted as a "rootsy, foot-stomping, organic Irish group of friends" in 2012

--Chris Llewellyn explains their latest song: "As a family, we went through a season that was really challenging. After receiving a difficult medical diagnosis for our son, we struggled to sing a hopeful song to God. We needed to find new language - a completely new way to approach God. The reality is, the best thing you can do in a situation like that is be honest with God about where you are, and be honest with yourself about the hope of the gospel."


Zach Williams

Lookin’ For You

--Former lead singer of a rock band. While touring in Spain in 2012, he heard the song "I Am Redeemed" by Big Daddy Weave on the radio, and "it stopped me dead in my track and showed me just how lost I really was."

 

--His new song is his testimony:


  Every time I thought romance might fill up the hole

  That incomplete feeling still ached in my soul

  When I couldn't find comfort in the things I could buy

  When the party was over and the bottle was dry

 

  Down a hundred highways of empty pursuit

  And a thousand foolish things I went through

  I didn’t know it back then but now I do

  I was looking for You, I was looking for You


--Previous Nightvision appearance: 2019

Forrest Frank breaks his back, writes a song!

By Kurt Neuswanger • July 29, 2025
Musician Forrest Frank--who had the hit song Good Day--had what surely could be called a “bad day” on July 18 th . He broke his back! Frank was playing with his two year old daughter in the driveway when he crashed his skateboard and hit the side of the house. He broke his L3 and L4 lumbar vertebrae. You can see the video on his TikTok page . So while he was confined to lying on his back, what did he do? He wrote a song! What’s more, he recorded and produced it on his laptop while lying on his bed! He released the finished version of the song a few days later. It’s called “ God’s Got My Back .” God’s got my back Even when I fall or get attacked God’s got my back Even when I’m low and full of lack God’s got my back Even when my soul is full of sorrow I don’t have to worry about tomorrow Why’s that? ‘Cause God’s got my back!

Wayne Watson and "Almighty"

By Kurt Neuswanger • June 26, 2025
Recently I played a KJOL classic, “ Almighty ” by Wayne Watson . For those who don’t remember Watson, he had a string of hits during the 80s and 90s, including: Celebrate Friend of a Wounded Heart For Such A Time as This Home Free Another Time, Another Place (with Sandi Patti) Touch of the Master’s Hand As for “Almighty,” I found an article that explains the back story. In 1990, when Wayne was 36, a close family friend became ill and died, leaving behind her four young daughters. As Wayne struggled to understand how God could allow this tragedy, he sat at his piano and began to write a song that reaffirmed the sovereignty of God. Well time marches on, with the innocence gone, And a darkness has covered the earth But His Spirit still dwells, He speaks, "it is well, " And the hopeless still offered new birth He will break the leash of death, it will have no sting Let the prisoner go free, join the dance and sing Almighty (almighty) Most holy God Faithful through the ages Almighty, Most holy Lord Glorious, Almighty... When his friends heard the song, they told him he should record it. Wayne was reluctant, thinking it didn’t really match his typical style. Eventually he started singing it in his concerts, and the response was so strong, he included it on “ Home Free ” in 1991 and it became a No. 1 hit.

CeCe Winans takes NPR listeners to church

By Kurt Neuswanger • June 19, 2025
CeCe Winans was a guest at NPR (National Public Radio) this week, and took them to church. She performed a half-hour concert, called a “ Tiny Desk Concert , ” before a small friendly audience in the NPR building. Between the songs, she shared her faith: “God is faithful, and what I love about him, he stays the same. It doesn’t matter what we’ve done or where we’ve been, I just want everybody to know that God loves you with an everlasting love. And because He never changes, we can always run to Him. Just know that if God be for you, who can be against you!” She also appeared in an 8 minute interview on the NPR news program. The host said she had listened to Cece’s song “Alone In His Presence” when the host was a child. CeCe said, “Yep, his presence is definitely my hiding place, being in the spirit of God. And I live a life to please him, and that has brought me good success, you know?” She added, “I don't have to fear about what's going to happen because I serve a God who knows the end from the beginning. So I can actually experience true peace of mind and heart because of that relationship. So my hope is in him. You can hear CeCe’s latest song, “ Come Jesus Come ,” on KJOL right now. It was written and originally recorded by Stephen McWhirter in 2023. CeCe performed it for the American Idol Easter special in April.

Newsboys Canadian tour canceled

By Kurt Neuswanger • May 30, 2025
The Newsboys were supposed to be touring Canada starting May 31. But the tour was abruptly canceled last week. Both the Newsboys and the promoter are claiming the other side is at fault. The Canadian promoter said it canceled the tour because there were too many unanswered questions about why Michael Tait abruptly left the band in January, just days before the Newsboys started their world tour. The Newsboys said the promoter breached the contract so the band canceled the tour. Neither Tait nor the Newsboys have given a clear explanation for Tait’s sudden departure . Band member Adam Agee took over as lead singer and the band quickly re-recorded their new single with Agee on lead vocals instead of Tait. The concert promoter said fans in Canada were confused about who the new lead singer was, wondering if this was the same Newsboys band they were expecting. Then on May 26, the promoter announced that Sanctus Real had agreed to be the last-minute replacement for the Newsboys. Sanctus Real had to hurry, because their first concert was just six days later in Canada! The timing works well for Sanctus Real, which just released their new single, The Difference , on May 29. Listen for it on KJOL in the coming days and weeks.

The story behind "Shout to the Lord"

By Kurt Neuswanger • May 14, 2025
Every week, an estimated 30 million worshippers sing the most popular worship song of our generation, “Shout To The Lord” by Darlene Zschech and Hillsongs Australia. You’ve probably heard (and sung) it. But do you know the story behind the song ? Darlene Zschech wrote “ Shout to the Lord ” 30 years ago. She says the song was born out of a low point in her life. She had married at age 19 and moved to Sydney, where she began singing at the Hills Christian Centre. But at home her husband’s business was failing and times were tough One day she sat down at her daughter’s piano and started singing some words she’d been thinking about. She turned it into a song but was too shy to tell anyone. Finally she sang it for the worship director (but she made him turn around and not look at her!). He convinced her to sing it at church. By the end of the first chorus, people were standing to their feet and singing along! In 1994, the Hills Christian Centre recorded it, and in 1996, Hosanna Music released “Shout to the Lord” in the U.S. under the name Hillsongs Australia. It went straight to the top of the praise & worship charts. It has had more than 160 million views on YouTube just in the last 10 years.

See You There!

By Dave Andrews • May 7, 2025
We like to say around here that our Secretary Martha is the most famous person at KJOL. We mean it too! With a naturally likable personality, and an active disposition, a lot of people know her.
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