Texas native Michael Farren has spent 16 years as the lead vocalist of the worship band Pocket Full Rocks, leading worship at venues nation-wide. Michael and the band were honored with Dove Award nominations for New Artist of the Year and Worship Album of the Year, and Michael received an ASCAP Christian Music Award for “Every Time I Breathe.”

As a songwriter, Michael's work has been recorded by artists such as Michael W. Smith, Natalie Grant, New Life Worship, Jackie Velazquez, Big Daddy Weave, Aaron Shust, Tricia Brock, Aaron Crabb, Brian Free & Assurance, Karen Peck & New River, Finding Favour, and Phillips Craig and Dean. With worship hits such as "Let It Rain" (Michael W. Smith) and "Let the Worshipers Arise" (Phillips Craig and Dean), Michael's art has found a place in congregations worldwide. With "Every Time I Breathe", co-written with Mike Weaver of Big Daddy Weave, Michael enjoyed his first #1 single on Christian radio. Michael is very passionate about writing songs for the church. As he explains, “I'm constantly running every lyric and melody through the filter of, ‘Would I lead this song on Sunday?’" Michael and his wife of 19 years, Alisa, live just south of Nashville, TN with their two daughters. Michael works as a writer/producer, while also serving as a worship pastor for Gateway Church in Franklin, TN. - See more at: http://www.centricworshippress.com/#sthash.Ce4jksV8.dpuf