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I Am They is an American contemporary Christian music band from Carson City, Nevada, formed in 2011. The band consists of five members and were first signed to Essential Records. Their self-titled debut album was released in 2015. They are now signed to Big Future Records.[1]

I Am They
Origin	Carson City, Nevada
Genres	Worship Christian rock Christian pop Christian country folk rock folk pop country rock country pop
Years active	2011 (2011)–present
Labels	Essential, Big Future Records
Members	Matthew Hein Cheyenne Mitchell Brandon Chase Justin Shinn Nicole Hickman
Past members	Stephanie Kulla Bobby Stiehler Raul Aguilar Jr. Adam Palmer Sara Palmer Jon McConnell Abbie Parker
Website	iamtheyband.com

Background

I Am They, a Christian band from Carson City, Nevada[2][3] was initially formed as a worship ministry called "Solomon's Porch" for what was intended to be a single night worship gathering on October 31, 2008, hosted at Calvary Chapel Carson City. After a positive reception from the local church community, the band continued holding bi-monthly worship gatherings.

After receiving an offer from local Christian concert promoters, Ian Bullis and Jonathan Velasquez,^{[citation needed]} to open for CCM artist Matthew West in January 2009, the band began to write original material and formally changed their name to I Am They in order to differentiate it from the bi-monthly worship ministry they hosted.^{[citation needed]}

The band signed to Provident Label Group in the summer of 2013 and went into the studio in January 2014 to record their self-titled debut at Yackland Studios in Nashville, TN with Producer Jonathan Smith and Executive Producer Jason Ingram. Their debut album released on January 27, 2015.[4]

In winter and spring of 2015, the band was a part of the national touring "Rock & Worship Roadshow" alongside MercyMe, Crowder, and Group 1 Crew, followed by a tour with Matt Maher on the spring leg of the Saints & Sinners tour.[5]

In August 2015, I Am They received a Dove Award nomination for New Artist of the Year.[6]

In March 2016, Abbie Parker replaced Stephanie Kulla as the lead female vocalist for the band. On the same day, the band released a new single "Make A Way" featuring Abbie Parker.[7] I Am They released the 4-song worship EP The Resting Place - EP in June 2016.

In April 2017, a new vocalist, Houston resident Jon McConnell, was introduced with the release of the band's new song, Crown Him.[8]

In early 2019, a new drummer/percussionist, Nicole Hickman, joined the group, allowing Sara Palmer to focus on planning and promotion full-time. Nicole had spent a number of years touring with Holly Starr.

In January 2022, the band announced that they had signed with Big Future Music Group in a joint venture with Truss Records. The announcement also pictured and listed Cheyenne Mitchell as vocalist, in place of previous lead female vocalist Abbie Parker.[1][9]

Members

Current members[1]

• Matthew Hein – vocals, guitar, banjo, dobro, mandolin
• Cheyenne Mitchell (since January 2022)
• Justin Shinn – keys, organ, concert drum, banjo, mandolin, bass
• Nicole Hickman (2019–present)– drums, percussion
• Brandon Chase (August 2019[10]–present) – vocals, guitar, banjo

Former members[3]

• Stephanie Kulla (2015) – vocals
• Bobby Stiehler – bass, percussion
• Raul Aguilar Jr. – bass
• Adam Palmer (2015-2019) – vocals, guitar, Nashville high-strung guitar, banjo, dobro, concert drum
• Sara Palmer (2015-2019) – drums, percussion
• Jon McConnell (until late 2019[10]) – vocals, guitar, keys
• Abbie Parker (2016–2021) – vocals, harmonium, keys

Discography

Albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US Christ [11]	UK C & G
I Am They	Released: January 27, 2015[12] Label: Essential Records Format: CD, digital download	10	—
Trial & Triumph	Released: March 2, 2018[13] Label: Essential Records Format: CD, digital download	23	15
Faithful God	Released: October 23, 2020 Label: Essential Records Format: CD, digital download	43	—

Extended plays

List of EPs

Title	Details
The Prelude[14]	Released: August 2, 2011 Label: Independent Format: CD
Sactuaries[15][16]	Released: February 20, 2013 Label: Independent Format: CD, Streaming
Resting Place[17]	Released: June 10, 2016 Label: Provident Format: Download, Streaming

Singles

List of singles and peak chart positions

Single	Year	Peak chart positions				Certifications	Album
		US Christ [18]	US Christ Air. [19]	US Christ AC [20]	US Christ Digital [21]
"From The Day"	2014	26	25	25	40		I Am They
"We Are Yours"	2015	—	38	—	—
"Make A Way" (radio version)	2016	—	43	—	—
"Crown Him"	2017	—	43	—	—		Trial & Triumph
"My Feet Are on the Rock"	2018	23	16	15	—
"Scars"		4	2	2	5	RIAA: Gold[22]
"No Impossible with You"	2019	20	15	12	—
"White Christmas"		—	31	26	—		non-album single
"Faithful God"	2020	19	20	14	—		Faithful God
"Promises"	2021	—	25	27	—

Promotional singles

Separate from their standard singles released to radio, the band has released numerous worship songs with session music videos. They have typically been covers, but not exclusively.

List of singles and peak chart positions

Single	Year	Album	Original artist
"No Longer Slaves"[23]	2016	Resting Place (EP)	Bethel Music
"Resting Place (To the Cross)"[24]			I Am They
"Reckless Love"[25]	2018	non-album single	Cory Asbury
"Tremble"[26]			Mosaic MSC
"Christ Be Magnified"[27]	2021		Cody Carnes

References

External links

• Official website

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