Musician Bios

Russell Dean

russell_bioRussell Dean's music career spans over three decades. Sharing the stage with top country and rock music artists was a common event in Russell Dean's history. 

After years in the secular music world, Russell rededicated his life to serving God in 1990 and turned his attention to Gospel music. It has been a favorable move too.

God has blessed Russell with a wonderful family. He and his wife Diane have four children.

Brandon is their firstborn. He was born in 1987 and at the age of two was diagnosed with a complex seizure disorder that has left him mentally disabled. You can learn more about Brandon and his future through The Voice of Thunder tab or the Links tab.

Michelle is their second child and is very active in all her father's ministry work, from helping run the web sites to counseling and helping with Russell's wardrobe.

His two youngest sons Isaac and Cade are six and three and keep the family, especially mom, on the go. Music and ministry have and will play a major part in their young lives.

Tiffany Johnson

tiffany_bioTiffany Johnson is a phenomenal singer who has dedicated her talents to engage people with the mission of her favorite charity: Soles4Souls. She has performed at a number of benefit concerts to raise funds and awareness for the Nashville-based non-profit organization. 

Tiffany, an only child, was raised by her mother in Paxville, South Carolina (population 248). Her incredible singing voice was noticed early on and Tiffany's mother began enrolling her in talent and beauty contests to help her find a creative outlet for her gift. These experiences gave Tiffany her first taste of public performance (and she hasn't stopped since).

In high school, Tiffany joined a church group and sung in the choir. Her skill and constant practice earned a scholarship to North Greenville University, where she toured with various groups. After earning a degree in Religious Studies, Tiffany hit the road with various acts while also performing solo concerts.

After several years of performing in cities across the United States, Tiffany finally made her way to Nashville, where she landed a music contract from a prominent Christian record label. She has performed on tours with artists such as Bob Carlisle ("Butterfly Kisses"), Ashley Cleveland, Russ Lee and Newsong.

Today, Tiffany performs regularly in the vibrant Nashville music scene. She has been recording in the studio for Nashville Songwriters and appears regularly in various clubs and other venues. She is also involved with music at her church, The Church at Hopepark, in West Nashville. Tiffany's debut CD, Scuffed and Simple, will be available online mid March 2010.

Chris Barnes AKA Justified

justified (a.k.a. chris barnes ) born in madisonville ,ky on july 27, 1982. shortly after his birth his parents divorced and custodial rights were given to his mother. bouncing from town to town livin in lowerclass housing really prooved to be hard as a kid.money was tight and he wore a lot of hand me downs which made him an outcast in his early school years. getting picked on was a daily event , which made him keep to himself alot.homelife wasn’t much better , getting made fun of picked on ,and called names left him to feel like he had nowhere to turn.

around the age of 14 his life was about to embark events that would change him forever. allowed to drink alcohol, he found himself a friend in the bottle. living in a house where the amount of drugs and people that filtered thru where undescribable . his mother became addicted to drugs and her attitude on life was going downhill fast.several times he was left with his grandparents for weeks at a time not knowing if his mother was coming back to get him,if she was okay , or if they were going to get a call saying she was found dead somewhere. the loneliness was followed by depression and thoughts of suicide. thinking that the pain would go away if he could just die.then one day after school he come home to find that his mother was forcing him to go live with his father, telling him that she couldn’t do it anymore 
at this point he moved in with his dad where he finally found some peace in his life ….so he thought . wasn’t anytime at all and the feelings of loneliness and depression had set back in .the fact that his dad’s girlfriends and their kids filtering thru the house he felt unloved.he didn’t feel a father - son relationship.

the highschool years came , and with them came drug addiction. he found himself trying anything to kill the pain, from pot to pills, methamphetine to cocaine, mushrooms to lsd.several times being on the verge of death by overdose. he was running with people that had all he ever wanted out of life, love, respect, loyalty. the highschool years came and went in a drug induced haze and soon he found himself looking life square in the eyes with a “could care less” attitude.

for the next year he found him self living a life that needed only one description , party .the only thing good that come from all the partying was crossing paths with a beautiful young lady who totally rocked his foundation. after a week of getting to know one another they started dating and soon found themselves married and living life as one. the drugs didn’t stop, but they had gotten better , only smoking pot, if you can call that getting better.

the two eventually bought a house and soon after found themselves pregnant. still didn’t stop the drugs.what did happen was he found himself after the birth of their little girl wanting a divorce. the devil sure knows how to play some mind games. so he packed his things and was gone on his own , bouncing from couch to couch to “find himself.” well that is excatly what he did. he found that leaving his family would be the stupidest thing he could ever do. him and his wife finally got things mended back together and they both started into church . the day before his birthday the lord took his grandmother which opened his eyes wide to the fact he didn’t know the lord, and he was ready to live life diffrently . the lord used the death of his grandmother to really speak to his heart. he received the lord in his life and finally found the true love of his life, jesus christ. 
he has since got clean and sober ,saved and baptised, and renewed his vowels, not only in his marriage but in his life as well. so now the little boy who grew up in a broken home has finally found and is living the life he so longed for. hes married, has two beautiful children, and an intimate relationship with his lord and saviour jesus christ. writing and performing songs of praise and healing to minister to the lives of souls that are as his once was….

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