- TJ McCloud
Infobox musical artist
Name = TJ McCloud
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Background = solo_singer
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Origin =Oklahoma
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Occupation =Singer ,songwriter
Years_active = 1999 – present
Label =Martingale Music
URL = [http://www.tjmccloud.com/ TJ's music website]TJ McCloud is an indie/
folk singer and songwriter. Born in Stillwater,Oklahoma , in 1980, he lived in Perry, Oklahoma until 1990, then moved with his family to Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he finished high school. In 1999, he co-founded the groupDoubting Thomas with Jenks High School buddies Ab Colby and Rockwell Ryan Ripperger. While a student atAbilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas, McCloud and Ripperger later morphed into the successful indie groupStephen Speaks . After surprise success inManila ,Philippines , McCloud relocated toNashville , TN in order to pursue a solo career as an indie singer and songwriter.His first album
Kind of Life was produced in 2003 by Nashville indie producerDonald Boutwell . It featured McCloud's hit single "Out of My League", a re-recording of the track which, along with the song "Passenger Seat",Stephen Speaks took to #1 on Filipino radio stations in Spring of 2003. "Kind of Life" is available oniTunes and through online distributorCDbaby . In 2006 he wrote and sang an album of children's music for Parable Bookstores called "Playground- A Place I Know", published byMartingale Music , which he has described as "kids' songs that moms won't hate". A follow-up collection was released in Summer 2007, called " Playground-I Want to Shine". His latest release is 2008's "Long Live Love-EP", a collection of love songs that includes a version of the popular indie hit "Out of My League" in its' original arrangement.In 2006, TJ and his wife, Holly, moved to the
Dominican Republic to start a Christian youth outreach center in the town ofRio San Juan .Discography
* Doubting Thomas (w/ Stephen Speaks) 1999
* No More Doubt (w/ Stephen Speaks) 2001
* Kind of Life 2003
* Playground - A Place I Know 2006
* Playground - I Want to Shine 2007
* All God's Animals 2008 (reissue of 2006 Playground collection)
* Long Live Love-EP 2008External links
* [http://www.tjmccloud.com/ TJ's music website]
* [http://www.cdbaby.com/tjmccloud/ TJ's online distributor]
* [http://www.tjandholly.com/ TJ and Holly's work in DR]
* [http://www.stephenspeaks.com/ TJ's former band]
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