downhere is a Juno and GMA Music Award winning Christian Rock band from Canada. They have released two albums to date, with the third, "Wide-Eyed And Mystified", to be released on May 23, 2006. The single "What It's Like" from the album "So Much For Substitutes" was played on secular Indie Rock radio during the summer of 2004. As with other bands such as Fleetwood Mac and Vertical Horizon, downhere has two lead singers.

Band Members

• Marc Martel
  
  
  
  - Vocals, guitar
• Jason Germain - Vocals, guitar, piano
• Glenn Lavender - Bass
• Jeremy Thiessen - Drums

Discography

Studio Albums

• (1999)
• downhere (2001)
• So Much For Substitutes (2003)
• Wide-Eyed And Mystified (2006)

Compilation Contributions

• The Warehouse Mix (1999), "Larger Than Life" & "Raincoat".
• WOW Hits 2002 (2002), "Protest To Praise".
• (2006), "Excavate".

DVDs

• (2004)

Awards

• 2000 , Outstanding Festival Act of the Year.
• 2002 , Rock Album of the Year, "downhere".
• 2002 Covenant Award, Rock Song of the Year, "Larger Than Life".
• 2002 , Best Gospel Album, "downhere".
• 2002 Nomination, New Artist of the Year.
• 2002 , Rock/Alternative Album of the Year, "downhere".
• 2003 Covenant Award, Modern Rock/Alternative Album of the Year, "So Much For Substitutes".
• 2003 Covenant Award, Modern Rock/Alternative Song of the Year, "What It's Like".
• 2003 Shai Award Nomination, Group
  
  
  
  of the Year.
• 2004 Juno Award Nomination, Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year, "So Much For Substitutes".
• 2004 GMA Music Award, Modern Rock Recorded Song of the Year, "Breaking Me Down".
• 2004 GMA Music Award Nomination, Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year, "So Much For Substitutes".

Online Presence

Official Sites

Fan Sites

Trivia

• All the members of downhere are Canadian. Jason and Glenn are from the province of Ontario. Marc is from the province of Quebec and speaks the French language fluently. Jeremy is from the province of British Columbia.
• Marc, Jason, Jeremy, and Tyson Manning all met each other while attending Briercrest Bible College in Caronport, Saskatchewan.
• Tyson was downhere's original bass player. He departed from the group when downhere signed with Word Records in Nashville, Tennessee.
• Marc, Jason, and Jeremy met Glenn Lavender at a World Vision Associate Artist Retreat in Florida. Glenn joined downhere shortly after the group's signing to Word Records.
• Marc Martel was selected Best Male Vocalist for 2003 on .
• downhere released a DVD in 2004 entitled "While The World Is Asleep", a documentary of their 2003 Canadian homeland tour.
• Songs from the self-titled debut album, "downhere" have been featured in the movie .
• downhere have been known to be seen at Nashville Predators hockey games at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in downtown Nashville.
• Marc's younger brother Dave is lead singer and guitarist of the Montreal-based band, .
• Jason has produced track for the album "What Matters Most - A Wes King Tribute", due for release in March 2006.