Jeremy Michael Riddle (born October 18, 1977) is an American Christian musician, songwriter, and worship leader, best known for a long tenure as an ensemble leader with Bethel Music.

Jeremy Riddle
Jeremy Riddle seen in concert in 2009.
Jeremy Riddle seen in concert in 2009.
Background information
Birth nameJeremy Michael Riddle
Born (1977-10-18) October 18, 1977 (age 47)[1]
Mount Holly Township, New Jersey, U.S.[2]
OriginMount Holly Township, New Jersey, U.S.
GenresWorship music, Christian rock, CCM
Occupations
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
LabelsVineyard Music, Bethel Music, Watershed Music Group
Websitejeremyriddle.com

Background

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Born in Mount Holly Township, New Jersey[citation needed] Jeremy Riddle's debut album, Full Attention, was released on March 6, 2007. It peaked on the Billboard Top Christian and Gospel Albums Chart at No. 47,[3] and the only single released from the album, "Sweetly Broken", peaked at No. 19 on both the Billboard Hot Christian Songs and Christian Airplay Charts.[4][5] It has also been used as a contemporary worship song.

In 2009, Riddle released The Now and Not Yet through Varietal Records. Riddle has stated on his website that the reason for this album is to "[create] fresh expressions of worship that both exalt the Creator and encourage and enlighten the people of God." The album has appeared on two charts, Billboard's Hot Christian Albums format (peaking at No. 15) and the Top Heatseekers (peaking at No. 11).[6]

The first single off the new album is "Bless His Name", written by Riddle's friend Tony Sanchez. The song charted on Billboard's Hot Christian Songs format, peaking at No. 36.[7]

Riddle released albums Prepare The Way: Live in 2010 and Furious in 2011.[8]

From September 2011 to June 2019, Riddle was the worship community pastor at Bethel Church in Redding, California, where he frequently led worship. He appeared on many albums by Bethel Music. Some of the songs from Bethel music included "This is Amazing Grace"[9] and "In Your Light" from the album For the Sake of the World. "This is Amazing Grace" song was written by Phil Wickham, Josh Farro and Riddle, and produced by Pete Kipley. Billboard named it No. 1 on the Christian Airplay Songs chart for 2014.[10]

In 2019 Riddle announced that he and his wife felt the Lord leading them back to Southern California,[11] where they served at Dwelling Place Anaheim as the Worship, Creativity and Prayer Pastors [12] until January 2024.

Discography

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with Recon Records

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  • Beautiful Jesus (2003)

with Vineyard

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  • Full Attention (2007)
  • The Now and Not Yet (2009)
  • Prepare the Way: Live (2010)
  • Furious (2011)

with Bethel Music

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Independent

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  • Joy to the World - EP (2018) (Jeremy Riddle/Watershed Music Group)[13]
  • Holy Ground: Live Around The World (2020) (Watershed Music Group)
  • Live In The Prayer Room (2022)

References

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  1. ^ Riddle, Jeremy (October 18, 2012). "Tweet on October 18, 2010 at 5:30 pm". Twitter. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
  2. ^ Banister, Christa. "Introducing ...Jeremy Riddle". The Fish. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
  3. ^ "Jeremy Riddle Full Attention Chart History". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 27, 2018. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  4. ^ "Jeremy Riddle Sweetly Broken Chart History". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 27, 2018. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  5. ^ "Jeremy Riddle Sweetly Broken Chart History". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 27, 2018. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  6. ^ https://www.billboard.com/artist/jeremy-riddle/chart-history/heatseekers-albums
  7. ^ https://www.billboard.com/artist/jeremy-riddle/chart-history/christian-songs
  8. ^ "Jeremy Riddle". Bethel Music.
  9. ^ "This is Amazing Grace (Bethel Live Music) - Jeremy Riddle (chords/lyrics)". passionforlord.com. October 19, 2012. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
  10. ^ "Charts - Year End 2014". billboard.com. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
  11. ^ Twitter https://twitter.com/jeremymriddle/status/1189360777796313088. Retrieved December 29, 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ^ "Meet the Team". Vineyard Anaheim. Archived from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  13. ^ "Joy to the World (Live) - EP by Jeremy Riddle". iTunes. November 23, 2018. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
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