Don’t Get Comfortable

Nashville native Brandon Heath also grew up steeped in the music world. He began playing guitar and writing songs as a 13-year-old. “Music, for me, has always been about the songwriting,” Heath says. “My plan, as a songwriter, was to write the songs and have someone else perform them; little did I know that was not God’s plan.”
Christian music remained foreign to Heath until high school when he met Jesus through youth outreach organization Young Life, which later allowed him to share his faith and music at camps and retreats.
Though Don’t Get Comfortable is Heath’s major-label debut, he already has substantial musical accomplishments under his belt, including songs written for artists such as Joy Williams and Bebo Norman. He’s touring this fall with Norman and Aaron Shust. (In Colorado Springs Friday!)
His radio single “Our God Reigns” has been topping charts, and he shows no signs of slowing down. Making himself accessible to fans, Heath put his cell phone number in the CD packaging for fans to call and tell him what they think of the record. He will return one call a week for the first six months of the album release.
And even though Heath keeps company with some of the biggest names in the business, like producer friend Dan Muckala (Backstreet Boys, The Afters), he remains grounded. Heath’s heart for missions and those living in poverty has taken him to India and Ecuador. A few years ago, he and his roommates moved to a lower-income neighborhood in Nashville to be intentional about creating a missional community unlike the one in which they were raised.
Heath makes a point to live what he sings in Don’t Get Comfortable. And he wears cool hats when he doesn't care about his hair. :-)
Here's a picture of me and my roomie and him in Denver at ICRS. One of his roommates is fellow singer/songwriter Matt Wertz.
We talked about collaborating on a book tentatively titled "Rules for Roomies."
Rule #1--Don't wear matching outfits at the same time unless it's required.