Desperation Band

Led by Jon Egan, Desperation Band was birthed out of the student ministries of New Life Church in Colorado Springs. They are recording artists with a great family of worshippers from Integrity Music based out of Mobile, Alabama. They continue to lead worship at New Life Church and annual Desperation Conferences.

Desperation band has always been more of a ministry than a band. Their belief is that true change comes when people lay aside their agenda’s to encounter the true and living God. They are well aware that music will never impact souls—only the power of God.

“The Desperation Band has always been and always will be about the presence of God.  We exist to bring Him glory and reveal His truth to a broken world,” states Jon Egan on the band’s website, “It’s not a youth movement.  It’s not a church movement.  It’s a people movement.”

Even as the band keeps true to the purpose of their ministry, Desperation Band has made waves in the Christian music industry with five albums recorded for Integrity music, including the critically acclaimed Everyone Overcome, and their very first studio worship record Light Up The World, which was Jon Egan’s first shot at producing. In addition to albums, the band released the Everyone Overcome DVD, produced by Jon Egan, Andy Catarisano, and Jared Newman.  They have also been featured on two New Life Church recordings, 2006's My Savior Lives, and 2008’s Counting on God. New Life’s worship album Our Freedom that came out this year, also features Jon and the Desperation Band. 

Desperation Band was originally formed in 2001, when New Life youth pastor David Perkins launched a youth movement for local churches called Desperation. Made up of several committed musicians, the band also travels to conferences, churches, and concerts throughout the country. Desperation is best known for writing songs like "Rescue", "I Am Free", “My Savior Lives”, “You Hold It All’, “Yahweh”, “Overcome”, and more.  Several of these songs have been covered by mainstream Christian bands, and many songs are sung in churches throughout America and around the world.

Desperation Band albums feature "high-energy, passionate new worship songs that convey a raw hunger for God.” But it’s not enough to just describe their music—you need to hear it for yourself.

And the best part? They’re coming to Manila this 2011.