Debbie L. Rice & Faith:REFINED

Faith:REFINED is a band made up of members who have faced the Refiner’s fire and emerged stronger in their Faith than they were before.  Led by Debbie L. Rice, herself a cancer survivor, their unique blend of pop/country/rock Contemporary Christian music tells the story of a faith made bolder each time a crisis is faced. 

Located on the shores of the Texas Gulf Coast, Faith:REFINED is made up of vocalist Pamela Bieri, guitarist Ray Miller, bass player Kirby Mackey, drummer Jesse Sawyer, and keyboardist Debbie L. Rice.  Faith:REFINED’s mission is to bring God’s message of  Faith to believers and non-believers alike.  Main songwriter Debbie L. Rice shows through her music the wonderful things God has done in her life, and the growth she has experienced by placing her trust and faith in Him during times of difficulty.  Having faced cancer, bankruptcy, foreclosure, divorce, loss of her house to a tropical storm, the death of her father, repossession, and being forced to move herself and her infant son 4 times in 5 years, you would think her music would be full of anger, grief and sorrow.  Instead, she tells of the love, provision and blessing God gives to you when you put Him first in your life and put your life in His hands. “We had a wonderful time with Debbie Rice and her band” says Melanie Daigle, Director of THE REFUGE COFFEE HOUSE in Seabrook, TX.  “It was incredible to hear all the songs she wrote from her own heart and her own experiences on her journey with God and to freedom.  She ministered and shared wonderful testimonies of what God had done along the way.” Melanie states. 

In 2005, while still a solo artist, Debbie was nominated in two categories for the prestigious “Momentum Awards” sponsored by Indieheaven.com.  In 2006, her song “Building Idols in a Fallen World”, won the Honorable Mention award at the Unisong International Songwriters Awards, and in 2007 “They Chose Me” was awarded the same honor. The 2007 Indieheaven.com Momentum Awards saw Debbie nominated in an unprecedented 4 categories, including “Song of the Year” for her song, “In Your Silence”.  2008 started off with the band being nominated for "Contemporary Artist of the Year" at the Annual King Kat Music Awards in Kansas City, KS, and also saw the group nominated again for “Contemporary Artist of the Year” and “Country Artist of the Year” for the 2008 Indieheaven.com Momentum Awards.

As the band started to grow, their success continued with the nomination of “In Your Silence” for “Best of SongU” at SongU.com.  “In Your Silence” was also selected for Indieheaven.com radio airplay, and made the chart in Christian Radio & Retail Weekly (CRW) magazine in the Indieheaven “Hot Top 40” category.  Their latest single, “They Chose Me”, reached the Number One spot on the Indieheaven Fan Faves chart and stayed there for 2 weeks in June of 2007.  Debbie L. Rice & Faith:REFINED were selected to play at the Houston International Music Conference & Festival in February 2007, and their debut CD, “By Faith”, has recently been added to i-tunes and several other major digital distributors.  The band has seen their online presence explode in over 20 different countries, and their songs are at the tops of the charts on several online radio stations.  They have also just released their sophomore album, "Alleluia", which features the hit single "They Chose Me".

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 “Our music is about Faith” says Debbie. “It’s about having the faith to get through difficult circumstances, overcoming trials and times of God’s silence with faith, having the faith it takes to begin and grow in a relationship with Christ, or having the faith to put yourself and your life completely in His hands, instead of following the world’s lead. Our music aims to inspire the believer to lean on their faith and encourages the lost to just ‘let go and let God’ take care of them…by Faith”

For more information, please visit the band website at www.faithrefined.net