In many ways, Grace Graber is the voice of a rising movement full of people who believe that maybe both faith and mental health matter — in fact, maybe they’re inextricably intertwined. With a pop-punk sound in the playful yet heartfelt tradition of Avril Lavigne, Grace’s musical message runs in tandem with her viral social media presence. Her candid conversations about mental health, music, and her faith resonate with followers who immediately feel a kinship with her genuine heart. Part of that authenticity stems from the fact that Grace Graber has lived a journey very similar to her listeners. “This ministry, the rest of my music, none of this is about me,” Grace is quick to say. “It’s about what God wants to do in His people, specifically through mental health. That’s an epidemic right now. We need to be talking about it more. I’m not doing music for me, to get on radio, to get signed. I’m doing music to save lives.” Not too long ago, Grace Graber was a suicidal teenager struggling with PTSD from severe bullying. Music gave her the ability to survive— specifically, a Hawk Nelson song that met her where she was. In a glorious full-circle moment, Hawk Nelson’s founding vocalist Jason Dunn would later feature on Grace’s song “This One’s For You,” a track from the Conversations EP that was written for anyone in a place like the one she walked through. “I feel like God opened more doors to healing,” Grace reflects. “It was like opening up a wound and forcing myself to feel some trauma that I didn't realize I could still feel. Now that I have a therapist and a team, now that I’ve done this collaboration and I'm in a healthy place, I'm able to find resolution to it all for my teenage self, who is content and happy and feels valued.” Songs like “The Light” and “Do It For Me” speak to some of that possibility of healing, with Grace being fixed on the core message: “if God can do it for me, He can do it for anybody.” She has reason to say that. The road to get from suicidal teenager to successful independent artist has come with its fair share of ups and downs. Grace freely admits, “I wasn’t supposed to do music. I was in a car accident 5 years ago. I couldn’t even play guitar.” But then Grace heard about an international songwriting competition— and she won. That resulted in a trip to Nashville, where she’d meet a producer who would help create her first songs. As her music began releasing through 2020, the songs quickly earned her a We Love Christian Music Award for the Next Big Thing. Then, her honest confessions about mental health started going viral on Instagram. “Weird things have just collided in my life that have not made sense,” Grace says. The quickly-catching fire of her momentum led to the April 2023 release of Grace’s Conversations EP, which included the Jason Dunn vocal feature and a song cowritten with Chris Cleveland of Stars Go Dim. Now living in Nashville, playing shows with a band of friends around her and thriving as she independently grows her platform, Grace is determined to map out the blueprint for a new kind of musician. “I am actively singing about my mental health and faith as I’m working on my mental health and faith. I just want to fight for breakthrough, not only in emotional and mental healing, but also in the music industry,” Grace says. “I want to fight for a breakthrough of inclusiveness. I feel like as a punk artist, I'm the right person to do it, even when it’s lonely. I want to be a safe place in Christian music. I don't want to be a place where people feel like they have to prove themselves in any way, shape or form.” Grace adds, “I’ve come so far in just a couple years. It shows me how much God has had his hand on this, because none of this could have happened without that. It’s just an example of if God can do this, He can literally do anything.”

The story of Small Town Sunday began in North Carolina when Matt met Holly and Holly met Stephen, and on a summer night back in 2012, the three joined voices at Son Sound Studios on the Brad Paisley hit “Whiskey Lullaby.” And their whole world changed. “When we hit that chorus, people said it sounded like magic,” remembers Stephen, who currently resides in Mt. Airy, North Carolina. “I know that's cliché, but man, I had goosebumps. It was a God thing right from the start.” “You're never going to find a happier place in your life than when you're doing exactly what you've been called to do by the one that does the ultimate calling,” says Matt about that fateful night. “From that point on, we knew that we wanted to make music that let people know that Jesus wants them, even when they're in the middle of whatever it is they're going through. I think for me, that's just been the drive behind the music.” Certainly, that drive has had more twists and turns as of late, as the “Beautiful Messes” hitmakers currently finds themselves merging into the country music lane, looking to provide a new view to old and new fans alike. “Country music has always had a way of identifying with things that are real,” explains Holly before her husband and Small Town Sunday bandmate chimes in. “Most of the folks that listen to country music have a moral compass, whether or not they believe in Christ or not,” explains Matt, who still calls the small town of Bessemer City, North Carolina home along with a total of 21 tattoos emblazoned across his body. “So, any music that we can put out that pushes a message of positivity towards that moral compass is a good thing if you ask me.” And make no mistake – that message is all-encompassing. “We're talking about loving the transgender community,” continues Matt. We're talking about loving the anti-gun community. We're talking about loving the gay community. We're talking about loving the black community. We're talking about an all-encompassing positive message.” “Our songs aren’t about muddy Chevrolets and bonfires and drinking and hanging out and dancing with a girl, you know?” adds Stephen enthusiastically. “It's letting you know that you are not written off because you circle up around a bonfire and you drink a Yeti full of cold beers. Our message is that you are who you are and your loved exactly how you are. And when you fall down and there's nothing you feel like you can lean on - there's no more beer, the ice is melted, the lights are dimmed, the trucks are gone – there is somebody you can lean on.” And it is the eternal spirit of that somebody that can be heard in the backbeat of a myriad of Small Town Sunday’s new slew of songs such as the Rascal Flatts-esque “Chasing You”, ___ and the powerful ballad “Until You Love Jesus,” which was written shortly after an unimaginable season of loss for the group members. “No matter what you're going through, everybody's searching for something,” concludes Holly. “We are just hoping that what they are searching for, they can find in our music.” “Anybody can sing campfire, truck bed, girls leaving songs,” adds Stephen. “We just want to make sure you have a relationship that's going to last you for the rest of your life and that’s going to lead you to the eternal good life. That's our message.”

Jonah Greene is an artist based out of Charlotte NC. His goal is to reach his audience by being authentic and giving hope through music. Jonah has a passion to break barriers and engage the culture with God. Never giving up on his craft, he plans to build relationships on the way hoping to bring people to a place of restoration. Hip Hop/Rap & R&B has been a big influence on his life growing up as a child. It was a place where he could relieve most of his pains and inspired him to pull through the hard times. Jonah hopes his music can do the same to those who are in need of hope, motivation, and inspiration. He is not ashamed to be himself and writes music to show people this life is bigger than himself. He does this for the people, Better yet; for the Glory of God. ​ Jonah was born in Jamestown upstate NY, but lived most of his life in NC. For 10 years, Jonah has been writing music and performing on many different platforms and shared the same stages with some major artists. What inspired him to write is people he grew up listening to from major R&B, Pop, and HipHop artists such as Usher, 2pac, Lil Wayne, Michael Jackson, and then later on in his life has been inspired by artist like Lecrae, KB, Triplee, and Tedashii. "I met Hip Hop when I met the artists that reflected God in their music" Jonah wants to reflect God in His music and show the world that their is hope in the midst of pain and suffering. For so long, our culture has been falling into a deep path of darkness and uncertainty. However, Jonah says "In the midst of our darkest times, God gives us leaders the opportunity to shed light on the world". ​ He is driven to invest into himself as a musician, podcaster, financial investor, and biblical teaching. He is always finding new ways to work on a skill and invest time into people to help them understand their purpose in life.