SEMI-FINALS – WEEK 1

Introducing the first 3 semi-finalists of the PRAISE 106.5 Local Music Search, presented by Walton Beverage and co-sponsored by House of James! Listen to their music below and place your vote for who you would like to see proceed to the finals! Don’t forget, you can support your favorite musician(s) every day this week – that’s 7 votes each week!

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Group Name: Channing Stockman

Song Title: God of Everything

City: Stanwood, WA

Performing for: 15 years

Music Genre: CCM/Christian

My name is Channing Stockman, a musician, songwriter, and worship leader originally from the South East transplanted to the PNW.

Group Name: Cynthia Lok

Song Title: The Breaker

City: Vancouver, BC

Performing for: 17 years

Music Genre: Christian pop

Cynthia Lok is a worship leader and recording artist from North Vancouver, BC, Canada. She is passionate in leading people in worship to encounter Jesus in an intimate way so that they can experience His comfort, healing, and freedom. Her lyrics reflect her raw and honest prayers to God with fresh new pop sounds. Her inspiration comes from artists such as Misty Edwards, Kim Walker-Smith, Kari Jobe and Cory Asbury. She is passionate about seeing God’s kingdom pulled into families, cities, regions, and nations through prophetic worship.

Group Name: Stephanie Standerwick

Song Name: Higher Thoughts

City: Burnaby, BC

Performing for: 12 years

Music Genre: CCM

Stephanie Standerwick’s story is of an earnest, compassionate, joyful soul who battled back from rock bottom to discover that with Jesus we are stronger than we ever knew.

As a contemporary Christian worship leader, Stephanie is passionate about encouraging people to live their God-given purpose, have hope, and abide in Jesus. She loves to post new songs on YouTube where she released a new song-a-week for 58 weeks, has over 1 million views and won International Gospel Artist of the Year.

Come back each day this week to vote!

(You can vote once in every 24 hour period.)