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Austins Bridge is an American Christian country band originally formed in Austin, Texas. The band consists of Justin Rivers and Jason Baird. == Band history== The band was formed around 2007 by Rivers and Baird, along with Mike Kofahl. After signing a record contract with Daywind Records, their eponymous debut album was released in 2007, produced by Bubba Smith. The album received critical praise and the band received several Dove Award nominations during the 39th GMA Dove Awards, winning "Best Bluegrass Recorded Song". In 2008, the band participated at the Franklin Graham Crusade, and they've appeared at Winterfest for the past three years. After the departure of Kofahl, Toby Hitchcock, who had been friends with Lead singer Justin Rivers for many years, was asked to come and join the group. The band continued to tour. They recorded a live album called ''Live at Oak Tree'', which was released on CD/DVD in 2009.〔(New album to release on May 4th ) on AustinsBridge.com〕 The album received four Dove Award nominations at the 41st GMA Dove Awards, including "Country Album of the Year" and "Long Form Video of the Year". In November 2009, the band performed at the opening of Mercy Ministries' new locations in Sacramento, California. In February 2010 they also joined other artists in recording "Come Together Now", a single in support of victims from the 2010 Haiti earthquake.〔(Come Together official website )〕〔(Artist community records "Come Together Now" for Haiti ) at HM, Doug Van Pelt〕 Their second studio album, ''Times Like These'', was released in May 2010 and was produced by Jay DeMarcus of Rascal Flatts.〔(Austins Bridge Bio ) at ChristianMusic.com〕 The album received rave reviews and was nominated for a Grammy in 2011. The group was not able to sustain itself financially throughout 2010 and though it hurt Justin, Jason & Toby very deeply, the boys decided to take a break from touring. The group remains on hiatus as of February 2012, and has no plans to get back together. In April 2013, Justin Rivers competed in the blind auditions for a spot on NBC's ''The Voice'': season four, and was selected to be a member of the team mentored by country singer Blake Shelton. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Austins Bridge」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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