Jim Stipech

American Christian musician

Contemporary Christian
pop
rock

Occupation(s)Composer, musician, record producerInstrument(s)Piano, guitarYears active1960s–presentLabelsChalice
Chalace Music

Musical artist

Jim Stipech is a Christian musician and record producer who has released recordings under his own name as well as contributing to the work of other artists such as Nancy Honeytree and Roby Duke. He has also provided music for films such as The Silent Scream and Force of Darkness.

Career

1970s

In 1970, Stipech was a member of Jonathan Goodlife, a group which was from Reno, Nevada. The group was gaining popularity in the San Francisco Bay area and had been playing at the Old Fillmore. In addition to Stipech, the group consisted of Terry Petersen, Steve Dunwoodie, Jerry Weems, and Jim Mask.^[1]

In 1976, he joined Christian rock band, The Way, replacing founding member, Bruce Herring on guitar and vocals, also playing piano. He went on tour with the group a few times.^[2]

In 1979, Nancy Honeytree's album Maranatha Marathon was released on the Myrrh label. Stipech not only produced and arranged it, he also played guitar, piano and contributed to the background vocals.^[3]

1980s

In 1982, his album All That I Am was released. The album was in the mainstream pop mode but without some of the usual commercial aspects. In addition to Stipech on vocals, guitar and keyboard, the album also had Michele Pilar and Kathi Pinto on vocals.^[4] Also that year he did some work on Roby Duke's album Not the Same, providing the strings for the track, "Promised Land".^[5]

He provided the music for Jack Duane Dabner's anti-abortion film, The Silent Scream which was released in 1984. The film showed an ultrasound view of an abortion of a 13-week fetus. The film was produced by American Portrait Films.^[6]^[7]

The film, Force of Darkness was released in 1985. It starred Mel Novak, Doug Shanklin, Loren Cedar and Eddie Hailey.^[8]

Discography

Albums
Act	Title	Label & cat	Year	Notes #
Jim Stipech & Friends	Thank You for the Music	Chalice CRT-1050	1980	^[9]^[10]
James Gabriel Stipech	All That I Am	Chalace Music CRT-01050	1982	^[11]^[12]

Filmography

List
Title	Director	Year	Role	Notes #
The Silent Scream	Jack Duane Dabner	1984	Music	^[13]
Force of Darkness	Alan Hauge	1985	Music^[14]
Eclipse of Reason	R. Anderson	1987	Music	^[15]

References

^ Reno Gazette-Journal, Friday, February 20, 1970 – Page 28
^ Classic Christian Rock, September 25, 2015 – The Way, "The Way...wait! Archived June 28, 2018, at the Wayback Machine
^ Discogs – Honeytree* – Maranatha Marathon
^ Billboard, December 4, 1982 – Page 56 Billboard's Top Album Picks, gospel
^ Discogs – Roby Duke – Not The Same
^ Letterboxd – The Silent Scream 1984 Directed by Jack Duane Dabner, Crew
^ Crusade for Life – Page 1 THE SILENT SCREAM
^ KinoPoisk – Создатели /Сила тьмы, Force of Darkness, 1985, Актеры & Композитор
^ Popsike – JIM STIPECH Thank You For Music LP PRIVATE Xian CCM AOR Modern Soul RARE HEAR
^ La Bible de la Westcoast Music, December 24, 2015 – Jim Stipech & Friends "Thank You For The Music" (1980) -CCM-
^ Discogs – James Gabriel Stipech – All That I Am
^ Billboard, December 18, 1982 – Page 24 Retailing. New LP/Tape Releases, Gospel
^ FilmAffinity – The Silent Scream, Music
^ Filmweb – Force of Darkness (1985), pozostałe informacje o filmie Force of Darkness, muzyka:
^ Filmweb – Eclipse of Reason (1987) wideo, pozostałe informacje o filmie Eclipse of Reason, muzyka: