DOUG BEGAN SINGING IN CHURCH CHOIRS AND SINGING SOLOS BEFORE THE AGE OF NINE.
In his teen years he organized trios and other groups. At the age of twelve he began playing piano and organ for his home church, and was eventually asked to be the song leader and choir director during his high school years.
Doug began formal piano training at the age of nine, and soon was adding other instruments to his musical toolbox. His songwriting started when he was sixteen.
DOUG’S FORMAL TRAINING IN UNDERGRADUATE – AND GRADUATE-LEVEL MUSIC SOLIDIFIED THE FOUNDATION OF HIS CRAFT,
but never turned his heart away from the church and its musical core. He has served in music leadership in volunteer, part-time staff, and full-time church music ministry roles and as a part-time and full-time music faculty member at the collegiate level. He has traveled extensively, participating in and leading worship services in all sizes of gatherings, from campfire circles to full arenas. Doug’s music is known and sung around the globe in several languages.
The theme of his music has consistently been to express his faith in and devotion to God. And to use music to lead others in heartfelt worship. That passion has been the ongoing energy throughout his ministry in local churches, as well as his professional work in the Christian music publishing field.
Doug understands the need of every local church to find its voice in music and has proven to be adept at navigating a variety of church music styles and tastes, from classical, traditional, inspirational, contemporary, and southern gospel. The repertoire of songs he has written and arranged is diverse, yet singly focused on exalting Jesus Christ.
Although he is proud of his Kentucky roots, Doug and his family have lived many years in the Nashville, Tennessee, area. He continues to serve in church music ministry and is actively writing and arranging more songs.