She supported herself by working as a nanny before meeting fellow Catholic musician Matt Maher. In Nashville, she worked with producers Paul Moak and Phillip LaRue and recorded a five-song EP, Firefly, which sold at shows and featured a handwritten cover made of a brown paper bag. She raised $7,000 from friends and fans to support her move from Florida. In 2008 when Assad was 24, she decided to move to Nashville, Tennessee, to continue and focus on her music career. Assad toured with the band occasionally during that time. In 2003, Assad recorded a four-song demo with Drew Middleton, a member of the CCM band Tenth Avenue North at the time. Venues ranged from restaurants, weddings, and coffee shops to leading and organizing worship concerts at church. Assad spent the next five years playing at various venues, performing original songs and covers. At 19, she briefly attended college and supported herself with odd jobs while beginning her musical career, writing and composing songs for the first time. In 2002, when Assad was 18, her family moved to Florida and she spent the next six years there. She has worked and toured with other CCM artists such as Chris Tomlin, Tenth Avenue North, Matt Maher and Jars of Clay. Her debut album, The House You're Building, was released through Sparrow Records in July 2010 and went on to be named on 's list of Best Christian Music of 2010, as well as the Christian and Gospel Breakthrough Album of the Year on iTunes. Music career Īssad's musical career began in contemporary Christian music. Īssad started playing the piano at age two, and spent her youth moving around New Jersey before settling in Scotch Plains from ages 7 to 18. She was raised Protestant, as part of the Plymouth Brethren denomination. Audrey Assad's mother was from Virginia and her father is a Syrian-born refugee.
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