Band Members: Travis Cottrell

Travis had his own plans when he came to Nashville in 1990 from Boone, North Carolina. He would finish school at Belmont University with a vocal performance degree, pursue an exciting career in the music industry, and be rich and famous in three years-or-less! But God had another plan in store. He graciously met Travis at a crossroad and led him down a life-changing path. After graduating with a church music degree from Belmont in 1992, Travis began to write songs. His first song, “It’s only Thunder,” landed on Larnelle Harris’ I Choose Joy. His next published work, Waiters: A Youth Musical about Waiting on the Lord, became the year’s best-selling youth musical. He continued to write, and was working as an editor at a music publishing company, when out of the blue, the church he attended l