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© 2015 Marty Rickard
…SWEET CRYSTAL !
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What has become a very sweet trend at the prestigious
Detroit Music Awards continued again this year as veteran Christian rockers
SWEET CRYSTAL grabbed two more awards at the 24th annual gala.
"No, this really doesn't get old…or even expected" says founding member Marq Andrew Speck(keyboards/lead vocals).
"The voting for these awards come from all walks of the music scene in Michigan and what it says is that our associates, our compatriots, our peers in the business recognize both the sincerity of what we do and what we represent in our music and message…and that recognition is a blessing to the three of us that have been in the band since its inception."
Taking home the 2015 awards for Outstanding Gospel/Christian Act ( a 4th time in 5 years for the band;
SWEET CRYSTAL was ineligible per DMA rules in 2014 because they had won it 3 years in a row) as well as Outstanding Gospel/Christian Recording for their song "Foot Of The Cross" (this song from the recently released EP
"QUAD" also just won a 2015 Global Music Award in the Rock category).
"This makes lucky number 12 and 13 for the band" cites guitarist Bill Blatter, also nominated this year for Outstanding Gospel/Christian Musician. "We just might have to add a second shelf to hold them - high class problem we're thinking."
"This is who we are, this is what we do" concludes Speck. "We've got a message, a ministry that we've been given and as long as we can put this into music, then that's what we will continue to do."
And with the 25th anniversary of the Detroit Music Awards just one year away, here's betting the
SWEET CRYSTAL train will make plans to be there as well. Sweet, very sweet indeed.
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