“I’ve been doing this for a few years now, and I have many experiences, some good, some not so good along the way,” says Gray. “I am grateful that I have been blessed to see God clearly, even in the rough places. My wife was a huge part of my support system and the Lord saw fit to take her home to be with him. Throughout the whole ordeal, I was comforted by my faith in God and in the power of his word. God defined his commitment to us by giving us Jesus. Now it is our turn, its time for us to Stand Up For Jesus. As believers. we need to take a stand and show our commitment to him. Either we are all the way in or we are not in at all. That’s the message of In It All The Way. I still believe a potent faith is a passionate faith, not just on Sunday, but every day of the week”.
Gray’s musical influences are deeply rooted in the authenticity of the church with subtle inflections of the music of the Eddie Kendricks Motown era coupled with the message music of Marvin Gaye, the Staple Singers and Stevie Wonder. Gray’s 2016 offering, We Need Your Blessing Lord featured a collaboration with the youthful hip hop artist Darian Gray and production from Grammy and Stellar Award nominated producer Jeffrey LaValley (Full Gospel Baptist Fellowship, Florida Mass Choir, Myrna Summers). “It is my hope that we will continue to make room for the group of talented singers and musicians coming behind us, “says Gray. “Music has a universal appeal and I always pray that we are able to make the type of music thatspeaks to audiences of every generation.”
The single has been serviced to radio and is currently available on iTunes, Amazon and other digital outlets. Gray is putting finishing touches on his latest album, which has a street date of early March.
