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Flood The
Stone
FRONTMAN STEVEN FAZAKERLEY
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spokanecda.com / AUGUST 2018
by James Michael Kempner II
Born in Spokane, and raised in Coeur d’Alene, the frontman Steven Fazakerley of the pop rock band Flood The Stone, was the Local Fox 28 American Idol competition winner in 2009 and 2011. Flood The Stone (FTS) received three CGMA Nominations for Rock Album of the Year, Pop Song of the Year and Rock Song of the Year. They have toured America as well as Canada and New Zealand, packing out as many as 5,000 guests a show. FTS has toured with major label bands such as Bold as Lions, The Color, Scribe and Fresh IE, For King and Country, Hawk Nelson, Thousand Foot Crutch, Building 429, Chris August, Relient K, Hillsong Young and Free, Disciple, Colton Dixon and many others. Fazakerley found his love for music at an early age through his family, but it wasn’t until Jesus grabbed his attention in the 7th grade that it started to be a focal point of his life. Fazakerley’s new love for Jesus drove his passion to levels it had never been before as he found a meaning greater than his own glory. FTS features powerful songs that meet you where you are, cause you to dig deep into your soul and remind you how important your life and worth is. These songs dive right into the matters of the heart, such as “Holding You,” written for the families of the Sandy Hook elementary school shooting. The lyrics read: “Another day rolls by, But you are frozen in time, She was taken far too early and you’ve checked out as well, There’s no reason why, Nothing to understand so don’t even try, There is only one thing you know for sure, You