Behind PraiseCharts is a team of musicians, worship leaders and worshippers who have a desire to unleash contemporary worship music to churches all over the world using the Internet. Since 1998, we have welcomed more than 100,000 musicians and worship leaders from around the world to our list of users. PraiseCharts has also developed a growing relationship with some of the major publishers like Integrity Music, Hillsong, Worship Together and Brentwood-Benson. On that foundation, they have built a network of arrangers who know the songs you want to sing, and know how to arrange them so they are playable by church musicians and singable by active congregations. Read below and meet the team ...

Dan Galbraith   Vice President Publishing, Arranger

Dan joined the PraiseCharts team as an arranger in 1999 and now works closely with Ryan Dahl overseeing the arranger and publishing efforts of PraiseCharts. Dan has made a significant contribution toward building and strengthening the relationships between PraiseCharts and major Christian music copyright administrators like Integrity, EMI, Music Services, Brentwood-Benson and others. Dan has also introduced his own series of contemporary praise band arrangements known as the Worship Band Series, now with several contributing arrangers. This series has been adopted by Integrity Music, specifically as the official praise band arrangements for their new iWorship series.

Mark Cole  Arranger

Mark is the "founding arranger" for PraiseCharts, having contributed over 350 arrangements to the catalog since 1998. Mark is a worship leader, arranger, songwriter, teacher and record producer. He has spent 18 years as a music pastor in three of the largest churches in Canada, and has lead evangelistic teams to over 40 countries with Living Sound and Charles Ndifon. Mark plays multiple instruments and has a Bachelor of Music degree. He has also produced several recording projects for various artists.

Tom Brooks  Arranger, Producer

Tom Brooks is probably best known for his work as Producer, Arranger, and Keyboardist on the award winning “Hosanna! Music” Praise & Worship Series from Integrity Music. Tom has produced over 100 well-loved Christian albums; several receiving Gold and Platinum Record status and “Dove Award” honors. His albums, videos, and choral works are distributed into 174 countries, with over 60 million albums sold worldwide.

Brad Henderson  Arranger, Producer

Brad is the founding arranger and contributer to the Jazz Instrumental Series. He spent five years touring abroad with Up With People as a bandleader, bassist, sound engineer and show manager. He then settled at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma as the manager of the NSU Jazz Lab. It was there Brad honed his arranging skills while teaching music technology, bass and directing various student jazz groups. He is still active throughout the region as an adjudicator and clinician. He also served for five years as the director/pianist of the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame.

David Shipps  Writer, Arranger

David is an experienced church music arranger originally from Oklahoma City and educated at the University of North Texas. He spent five years arranging for 1st Baptist Church of Denton, Texas before recently moving to Nashville, Tennessee to make himself available to the Christian music publishing scene. David is an expert Finale typesetter, handling much of the Worship Band Series formatting, arranging, and orchestrating. A trumpet player himself, he has a special love for the contemporary brass section, but is equally adept at woodwinds and strings.

John Wasson   Arranger

John is a composer, producer and performer with a wide variety of musical experience spanning many genres. He has composed and produced music for such groups and ensembles as the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, the U. S. Air Force "Airmen of Note," the Texas Boys Choir, and the Dallas Brass. His published music appears in the catalogs of Hal Leonard Publications, Warner Bros. Publications, and Word Music, Inc. He has produced music for such diverse clients as the Dallas Cowboys Football Club, Electronic Data Systems, Radio Shack, the Salvation Army, Southern Methodist University, and Walt Disney World.

Ed Hogan   Arranger

Ed Hogan Ed received a degree from Florida State University, where he studied music education and composition. He was a high school band director for eleven years before founding EHF Productions, Inc., a full-service music and audio production company. His earliest published arrangements were for marching band, but now he is exclusively involved with every aspect of the the production of church music.

Natasha Fogg  Customer Support / Accounts Receivable

Natasha serves as the Customer Support Representative. She gives PraiseCharts the personal touch, making sure that your needs are looked after, and your questions are answered. Aside from PraiseCharts, Natasha offers faithful support to her husband Tom, who is pastoring Ligonier Baptist Church in Ligonier, PA. You can can contact Natasha directly by e-mail at natasha@praisecharts.com or call toll free at 1-800-695-6293 (outside NA, call 724-238-8224)

Ryan Dahl  President, CEO (Founder)

Since 1994, Ryan has served at several churches in the area of Worship and Creative Arts. These include North Langley Community Church in Langley, BC, Pacific Rim Church in Langley, BC, and most recently, Sequoia Community Church in Ottawa, Ontario. Ryan now lives in Surrey, BC with his wife and 4 children, where he is currently dedicating his energies to the further development of PraiseCharts. Together, they attend Victory Christian Center. You can read more about Ryan at his personal web site at www.ryandahl.ca.