06.24.07
The Latest
So we haven't uploaded anything on here in a year though we have been busy on our myspace page we figured we'd give you guys the latest on what's going on in our lives.  Cindy had her third child a while ago and she is going like a weed!  Needless to say, its becoming harder and harder to find the free time like we used to. 

We are looking forward to seeing you all out in September this year when we do a show with Emissarius.  Its the only show we decided to book this year.  Writing new material has proven difficult to find the time to do, but its something we really want to do before loading up on shows again.

Thanks to all of you who keep in touch with us to see what's going on in our lives!  We love you!

06.28.06
Co-sponsored by Bible League!!
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12.29.05
Nominated for Momentum Awards!
Wow!  We just got an email from Keith Mohr from Indieheaven who informed us that we have been nominated for the 2006 Momentum Awards!!!  We are really stoked about this because the voting is for any and ALL independent artists, not just those on Indieheaven!!!

Nominations will be accepted until 12.31.05. Nominations will be validated, Indieheaven staff will contact the nominator to verify their information. Votes to determine the 5 finalists will be cast between 01.01.06 to 01.31.06. The finalists will be announced 02.01.06. Voting for the finalists will take place between 02.01.06 to 03.01.06. The final award winners will be announced on Saturday, March 25, 2006 in Franklin, TN.

One artist will be awarded a scholarship made possible by Indieheaven for an all expenses paid 10 Song album project produced by Jim Cooper, who produced Building 429's Smash album, "Glory Defined." The recipient will be announced March 25, 2006 at the CIA SUMMIT 2006! conference.

If you guys want to, YOU can vote for us as well!!!  Simply click HERE to cast your nomination.  You will need to scroll down to the bottom of the page and fill out the form. You need to give them our website and email (www.overtakenmusic.com and contact@overtakenmusic.com)

We will keep you posted on this as the updates come in.  We're not worried about winning, we're just excited we've even been considered!!!

11.09.05
Overtaken in Relevant Magazine 
Thanks to Keith from Indie Heaven, we are one of the 11 artists featured in the Nov/Dec issue of "Relevant Magazine!"  Relevant Magazine has over 250,000 FAITHFUL subscribers in which most are in full-time ministry!  Please pray that God will use this to open more doors for us and introduce new people to the Message in our songs!

06.19.05
Jars of Clay update
Wow!  What a great night!  For those of you who made it out, we are sure you all enjoyed a great evening!  We were able to not only play well, but also minister well.  After playing our set we were able to give everyone in the audience the Gospel and an invitation to accept Christ.  There were many moist eyes after the show, so we are convinced that some were added to the family of God! 

05.30.05
Opening for Jars of Clay
God has really been opening some doors for us lately...one of them that stands out the most is our recent invite to open for "Jars of Clay."  We are very excited about this opportunity and hope that we will be able to minister to everyone in the crowd!

05.26.05
"Will Play For Change"
Tour Keith from indieheaven.com has justinvited us to be part of Indie Heaven's "Will Play For Change" tour!!! This is a national tour that is offered to independent Christian artists to get national exposure to their ministries!!! Thanks to our loyal fan Josh Burgin, Keith was notified of our ministry and he invited us to play a show on June 18^th of this year in Sykesville, Maryland!!!  Because of short notice, we were only able to get one slot in the tour, but next year we plan on becoming more active with the tour!!! Please keep us in your prayers for this step for next year as we will need to really plan out our schedules well.

05.21.05
CD Released!!!
Well it has been a long wait for many of you, but it is finally here! Our new album has been officially released to the public as of May 21, 2005! CDs are available on this website (click the "Merch" tab), www.indieheaven.com, and the Christian Bookshops in Bowie and Annapolis Maryland.

03.30.05
The Name Change
As you can see, we have gone through a name change. It was a very stressful and painful transition because we had to redo A LOT of things (website, domain name, press kits, logo, letterhead, etc.). God has pulled us out of a legal dispute over our old name “The Broken Silence.” The new name to stay is “Overtaken.”

03.29.05
Omega Studios
We are scheduled to be at Omega Studios on April 19th at 3:00 pm to have our CD finalized and burned to a glass master. As soon as it is burnt, we will be mailing it off to be reproduced for marketing.

03.25.05
Send Me on Radio Charts
We are very excited to announce that our song “Send Me” was #1 on indieheaven.com’s radio charts for the month of March! Indieheaven offers a radio servicing application to their members that allows them to post their songs on the site for radio stations to access and download. Every 31 days they clear the available downloads so that more artists can post songs. We have just now posted our song “A Place to Rest My Head” on the site for radio stations to download. Please call your local radio stations and let them know about indieheaven’s radio servicing application. For more info, email Keith from indieheaven at: info@indieheaven.com

03.24.06
Sonny in Training
Please keep us in your prayers as Sonny is seeking council from as many tough critics as possible to build the gifts God has given him. If you have any resources or contacts that will help Sonny reach this goal, please let us know. We are currently looking into the “Nashville Songwriters Association” as well as many other organizations that will critique our songs for a fee. Pray that both of our hearts will be soft and humble to gladly accept and consider all criticisms. It is far too easy to become defensive instead of receptive when being criticized for art that you poured your life into.

02.17.05
GMA Academy Update
We are back from our trip to Nashville and it was a great experience! We didn't realize how much we didn't know about the Industry or songwriting, so please keep us in your prayers for us to have the patience and perseverance to apply all that we have learned. A couple of producers reviewed our material and have offered us an opportunity to hire them for our next album, so we will be prayerfully considering that as well. We are very thankful for all of your prayers regarding this trip because without them, believe us, we would have been devastated by the long road we now have in front of us. WE LOVE YOU!

01.29.05
GMA Academy Regional Finalists
The winners for the Rock/Pop/Alternative category have been announced by GMA. Although we did not win, we would like to congratulate and promote those who did: Andon Sawyer, Lily Rubio, Autumn Fleming, and Cindy Johnson. We are still scheduled to attend the seminar and connect with other musicians and record companies.

01.05.05
GMA Academy in Nashville, TN
We will be leaving for Nashville, Tennessee on Thursday, February 10, 2005 at 12:00 noon to attend the Gospel Music Association's "GMA Academy." We should be returning on Sunday, February 13, 2005 around noon. Please keep us in prayer for traveling mercies, etc. The "GMA Academy" will be holding many seminars over that weekend and we will be connecting with other musicians, etc. On a first come, first served basis, there will be reps from different record labels there to critique albums. We are hoping to be able to speak with some of them while we are there. We have signed up for two of the special events to be held at the "GMA Academy" (Spotlight 2005 and Song of 2005). For the Spotlight 2005, we have entered our songs "You Are," "Can't Wait Forever," and "Through the Eyes of a Tragedy." As for the Song of 2005 contest, we entered "You Are Everything," "What My Life Could Mean," "You Are," and "Through the Eyes of a Tragedy." Song of 2005 contestants will be judged on originality, hook, etc. and the Spotlight of 2005 contestants will be judged based on performance, originality, hook, stage presence, etc. Obviously we are very nervous about this event so please ask God to give us peace and remind us that His will be done either way. It is our understanding that the Song of 2005 winners will be announced before February 11, but we will keep you posted.