Michael Gungor led the musical collective Gungor, which received multiple Grammy nominations.
19 Facts About Michael Gungor
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The album included the single "Friend of God", a Dove Award-nominated song which Michael Gungor wrote with gospel artist Israel Houghton.
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In 2005, Michael Gungor toured with Teen Mania's Acquire the Fire traveling youth rally event.
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Michael Gungor later retired most of the songs on this album, tweeting a link to his blog which is no longer online.
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In 2006, Michael Gungor parted ways with Integrity Music, seeking more creative control over his music.
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Michael Gungor then formed the Michael Gungor Band, consisting of himself on guitar and vocals, his wife Lisa on vocals, his brother David Gungor on bass, John Arndt on piano, Josh Eatmon on drums, and former Desperation Band member Michael Rossback as a guitarist and producer.
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Michael Gungor rented a house down the road from his church in Grandville and turned it into a recording studio.
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In 2008, the Michael Gungor Band signed with Brash Records.
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In 2011, Michael Gungor released Ghosts Upon the Earth and followed it with a live album, A Creation Liturgy in 2012.
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Michael Gungor writes songs that are a mix of indie rock, post rock, prog, soft rock and more.
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Michael Gungor announced the end of their journey as a band in early 2019.
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Michael Gungor published his first book The Crowd, the Critic and the Muse in 2012.
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Michael Gungor is the host of a podcast which shares the name with a book, Loving This, exploring the spiritual themes of clinging and suffering.
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Michael Gungor grew up in Marshfield southeast of Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
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Michael Gungor is the son of pastor and author Ed Gungor.
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Michael Gungor began writing and playing music at a young age.
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Michael Gungor studied jazz guitar at both Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo and the University of North Texas in Denton while touring and working as a multi-instrumentalist musician.
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Michael Gungor met his wife Lisa at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma during their first year of college.
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Michael Gungor later became his music partner and is the other primary vocalist and songwriter for Gungor.