One Sonic Society

One Sonic Society is a contemporary worship music collective from around the globe.[3][4] That collective is composed of songwriter Jason Ingram on vocals, guitar and piano, Delirious? lead guitarist Stuart Garrard on guitar and vocals, Hillsong UNITED drummer Paul Mabury on drums and programming, Jonathan Thatcher bass guitarist from Delirious? on bass and synths.[1][3][5][6] The Christian music collective released their debut studio album under the Essential Records label on 28 February 2012 called Forever Reign.[2] Their single "Forever Reign" was put in rotation during 2011 by many US radio stations.[7] On 7 January 2012, the song was No. 7 on K-LOVE top songs chart and was at the same number on 14 January.[8]

One Sonic Society
OriginInternational
GenresContemporary Christian music, contemporary worship music[1][2]
Years active2009 (2009)–present[1]
LabelsEssential[1]
Websiteonesonicsociety.net
Members
Past members
  • Jonathan Thatcher

Background

Jason Ingram, Stuart Garrard, Paul Mabury and Jonathan Thatcher formed the Christian Music collective in 2009.[4][9] The band was formed in 2009 at the end of Delirious?, which Stu G sought out Christian artist to work with in Nashville at the time that is when he met up with Ingram.[9][10] After they saw how the group would work together they added in Mabury, an Ingram connection, and Thatcher a Stu G add from his former band Delirious?. The One aspect of their name came from "just the vision of the four of us being together in unity", which the "Sonic being sound and wanting to keep creating and pushing forward with that", and Society is "that it's not just us but a community."[9][10]

Music

Releases

The band made three EPs in 2010 and 2011 with the titles of One, Sonic, Society, which was the precursor to their full length effort Forever Reign, and all of the four were released on the Essential Records label.[1] The song that Stu G cited as favourite track is "Now and Forever", which is because he loved "the theme of grace and that God loves us as we are and that 'my sin has gone like it has not been'. That came from reading Meister Eckhart a German vicar from the 12th century."[11] The song Ingram would want to be remembered by is "Burn", which was a song written by Paul Mabury, and that is because "It goes 'Lord write me into Your great story, Lord write me into Your great song, take all I have its for Your glory, one day all else will be gone."[4] However, Both of them cite "Forever Reign" and "Greatness of Our God" as songs that they love.[4][11]

Following the release of Forever Reign, they produced Live at the Tracking Room, on 13 July 2012.[12]

Radio

Their charted single "Forever Reign" has been put in rotation over the last year by many radio stations.[7] On 7 January 2012, the song was No. 7 on K-LOVE top songs chart and was at the same number on 14 January.[8] It was at No. 10 from 21 January through 18 February. It was not out of the Top 10 until the week of 25 February, when it fell to No. 13.[8] Even by 18 March, the song was still at No. 14 on their chart, and by 1 April 2012 the song was back to No. 8 on the chart.[8] On 29 April, the song fell again to No. 15 on their list, which even on 20 May the song was at that number.[8]

Discography

Album
Year Album Peak chart positions
Top
Christian		 Top
Heatseekers
2012 Forever Reign
  • Released: 17 January 2012
  • Label: Essential
  • Format: CD, Digital download
 — —

Live albums
Year Album Peak chart positions
Top
Christian		 Top
Heatseekers
2012 Live at the Tracking Room — —

EPs
  • One (2010)
  • Sonic (2010)
  • Society (2011)
  • Make a Way (2015)

Singles
Year Title Chart peaks Album
US
Christ
[13]		 Christ
Airplay
[14]		 US
Christ AC
[15]
2011 "Forever Reign" 17 25 Forever Reign
2013 "Never Once" 28 — non-album single
2016 "Great Are You Lord" 9 4 4 Great Are You Lord (EP)
2018 "A Billion Stars" — 46 — Non-album singles
"Great Is Thy Faithfulness (Beginning to End)"
(featuring Mike Weaver)		 — 40 —
"Love Song"
(featuring Elle Limebear)		 — 31 —
2019 "Goodness of God"
(featuring Vertical Worship)		 — — —

Compilation appearances
  • WOW Worship: Purple, 2010: "Forever Reign" (album version)
  • WOW Hits 2018, 2017: "Great Are You Lord"
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References
  1. Jesus Freak Hideout. "One Sonic Society profile". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  2. NRTTeamAdmin (28 February 2012). "Forever Reign by One Sonic Society". New Release Tuesday. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  3. NRTTeamAdmin. "One Sonic Society Artist Profile". New Release Tuesday. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  4. CCM Magazine (1 August 2010). "The Writers Room With Jason Ingram". CCM Magazine. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  5. BREATHEcast (23 January 2011). "Stu G And One Sonic Society Gear Up For EP Release". The Christian Post. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  6. Louder Than The Music (20 November 2011). "One Sonic Society To Release First Full Length Album 'Forever Reign'". Louder Than The Music. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  7. Mediabase (10 October 2011). "One Sonice Society: Forever Reign". Mediabase. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  8. "K-LOVE Top Songs". K-LOVE. 7 January 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  9. Cross Rhythms (11 November 2009). "Stu G: Guitarist with Delirious? on the band breakup and new group One Sonic Society". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  10. Louder Than The Music (15 April 2010). "Stu G - One Sonic Society". Louder Than The Music. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  11. Louder Than The Music (2 February 2012). "One Sonic Society". Louder Than The Music. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  12. "Live at the Tracking Room by one sonic society on iTunes". 13 July 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  13. "One Sonic Society Album & Song Chart History (Christian Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  14. "One Sonic Society Album & Song Chart History - Christian Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  15. "One Sonic Society – Chart history (Hot Christian AC Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
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