Tauren is the former frontman for Royal Tailor Band, a Provident Label Group/Sony Music act whose two albums over a five-year-career garnered two Grammy nominations and another for New Artist of the Year from the Gospel Music Association’s Dove Awards.

The group maintained a whirlwind schedule, playing an average of 140 shows a year with artists like Casting Crowns and Third Day and on tours like Winter Jam and The Rock and Worship Roadshow. The warm reception to their progressive pop/rock sound indicated crossover potential, which led to an internal struggle for the band: should they stay in the CCM market or take aim outside of it?

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