Behind the Mic with Mike Rimmer

Amy Grant

15 Jun 2023
00:26:03

Amy looks back on a career that began when she was 15, and talks to Mike about her huge pop hit ‘Baby Baby’, parenthood and getting baptised as an adult.

Jaci Velasquez

15 Jun 2023
00:26:03

Jaci opens up about dealing with her parents’ divorce and her parallel careers in Christian and Latin music.

Parchment

15 Jun 2023
00:26:03

Mike chats with John Paculabo, leader of the pioneering British Christian band Parchment, and later head of the worship label Kingsway Music.

Donnie McClurkin

14 Jun 2023
00:26:30

The award-winning Gospel artist talks about being a pastor, the abuse he suffered as a child, and – on a happier note – recording his classic Live in London album.

Stacie Orrico

14 Jun 2023
00:25:57

Fresh from the success of her 2003 chart hit ‘Stuck’, Stacie talks about the challenges of being a Christian in the mainstream pop scene.

Darlene Zschech

14 Jun 2023
00:25:15

The Australian worship leader talks about life as the composer of one of the most popular worship songs of our time (’Shout to the Lord’) and the mysterious prince that sent her a marriage proposal.

Mary Mary

14 Jun 2023
00:26:18

Mike talks about the challenges of fame with the sister duo Erica and Tina Campbell, who shot to worldwide fame at the start of the millennium with their R&B Gospel hit ’Shackles (Praise You)’.

Nicole C Mullen

14 Jun 2023
00:26:22

Nicole talks candidly about being a black woman in a predominantly white industry, and about her racially mixed family.

Don Moen

14 Jun 2023
00:26:04

Don tells Mike about his love for the violin, his early days as a travelling worship leader with the evangelist Terry Law, and how he went from being a producer for artists on Integrity Music to owning the label.

Crystal Lewis

14 Jun 2023
00:26:02

One of the most recognisable voices in Christian pop music, Crystal’s career started at the tender age of 15. In this interview, she tells Mike about finding inspiration in the works of children’s author Madeleine L’Engle.

Jarrod Cooper

14 Jun 2023
00:26:15

Best known for composing the worship song ‘Majesty’, Jarrod is an author, songwriter, broadcaster and pastor. He talks to Mike about his ‘completely normal’ church and the ways it attempts to share Jesus with its local community.

Plumb

14 Jun 2023
00:26:06

Tiffany Arbuckle Lee, aka Plumb, has been hailed as one of the greatest songwriters of her generation. Here she talks to Mike about the highs and lows of her career, and of seeing the dark side of Christian music.

Michael Omartian

14 Jun 2023
00:26:00

As well as being a pioneering CCM artist, Michael is highly in demand as a session keyboardist and record producer who was worked with such stellar acts as Donna Summer, Christopher Cross, Steely Dan and Michael Bolton.

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