Life Passion and Pursuit of excellence- Professional- Singer / Songwriter / Musician / Producer / Manager / Music Arranger / Booking Agent / Music Business and Stage Manager / Worship Leader / Choir Director / Actor / Public Speaker / Artist Developer / Mentor / Teacher / Encourager / Guitarist / Drummer / Keyboardist / Pianist / Marketing / Public Relations / Collaborator / Co-writer / Publicist / Author / Soundman Technician / Biographer / Analyst and spiritual advisor. These are the many hats that Jim Vilandre has had to wear over his life and music career. Knowing since the age of 3 that music would be his life dream, passion and pursuit has allowed Jim to become a multi-facited, and multi-dimentional creator of music as well as an ongoing student of the music industry and most importantly a fan. The stage has been a true home to me.
Latest News
Jim Vilandre lands endorsement deals with EV/Telex and Bogner guitar amplification! www.jimvilandre.com
Jim Vilandre is nominated in the 2009 Just Plain Folk Awards for best contemporary Christian album for "When Love Rules Your Heart". More then 560,000 songs have been entered and over 42,000 albums for the worlds biggest songwriting competition ever!
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Jim Vilandre/Singer/Songwriter/National recording artist/Worship Leader/College Professor/Private Instructor/Seminar Speaker
For Booking Contact: PO Box 48133, Minneapolis, MN 55448 763-458-4760
jvilan@aol.com www.jimvilandre.com
Jim Vilandre is the current associate pastor of Worship/Youth at Bethel E Free Church
Big News! Jim Vilandre is named the Grand Prize Winner in the John Lennon Songwriting contest for his original song "Live For The Line". Jim was also named the Lennon Award winner and is in the running for the Maxell song of the year and a 20,000.00 cash prize! Jim has already won a tremendous group of prizes!
Experience
Produced debut album 1994 "Love Enough"
Produced follow up video 1997" Love Enough" Produced by Kit Grove former Disney employee
Produced second album 1999 "A Greater Love" Portions recorded at Allan Jackson’s soundman studio in Nashville TN
Produced third album 2002 "Believe The Dream" Co-produced by Darren Rust from The Blenders
Produced 4th EP 2003 "Live For The Line" Co-produced by Darren Rust from The Blenders
A Special Guest radio appearance summer of 1999 "Decision Today" Billy Grahams national radio show
Produced "An Introduction to Jim Vilandre" summer of 1999
2000 Performed live at the world famous Exit/In in Nashville TN GMA week showcase backed up with all star musicians currently performing with LeAnn Rhymes and Sawyer Brown.
Summer of 2001-Summer of 2003 Music/Outreach director Word of Life Church Coon Rapids
Summer of 2002 Completed album “Believe The Dream”
Spring of 2002 Opened for Randy Stonehill
Fall of 2002 Featured artist compilation radio release with Amy Grant, Steven Curtis Chapman, Third Day, Nichole C. Mullens, Kirk Franklin and Leon Patillo
Nationally released “Why Am I On Earth?” from “Believe The Dream”.
Spring of 2003 national release “A Better Man”
2002-2004 numerous appearances on television
2003 Featured returning guest for Billy Grahams national radio broadcast “Decision Today”. Article entitled “A Brothers Witness” aired originally Jan. 24th www.decisiontoday.org
Summer of 2003 Grand Prize overall winner! USA World Showcase to be held at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas Nevada . (45,000 people auditioned, 150 were chosen from several different categories. Jim received the #1 award for best original song "USA World Showcase" for his current single 2003 release"Live For The Line". Spring of 2004 Jim performed at the CIA summit in Nashville TN.
Summer of 2004 Jim is invited to perform on the USA World Showcase for Pax Television Oct. 5th, 2004 to an estimated 90 million viewers www.usaworldshowcase.com
July 4th, 2004 Jim is booked to perform at the MSUM annual 4th of July Celebration as the headliner(as many at 10,000 people are expected for this event!)
Summer of 2004 “Semi Finalist in the Exalting Him Competition in Nashville TN”
2004 Awarded Male Vocalist of the Year, Artist of the Year, and runner up for Song of the Year KCCM Music awards from Kansas City.
2004 Awarded finalist for Male Vocalist category Fashion Rock Orlando Florida summer session.
2004 Just Plain Folk double song nominee for "If My Father Says Go", Contemporary Christian category, and placing #5 overall in the Pop Music category for his song "Live For The Line"
2005 nominee for Song of the Year- KCCM Christian Music awards held in Kansas
2005 Winner Contemporary Artist of The Year KCCM Music Awards
2005 Finalist in the R+B category for song “True Love” written by Jim Vilandre and Darren Rust