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PROPHET WITHIN is an original rock band out of SAN ANTONIO,TX. The lyrics are powerful, positive and have a Christian base, but are not so forward that secular listeners will reject their message. In addition, the band members are steadfast in their Christian beliefs and convictions and plans to minister in events such as youth rally's, outside music festivals, city events, and statewide rock venues.

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FORMED IN 2010 PROPHET WITHIN IS THE PRODUCT OF LIVES LIFTED UP BY JESUS CHRIST.LEAD VOCALIST AND FOUNDER JAY WILSON STARTED THE BAND AFTER PARTING WAYS WITH FORMER BAND,DARKWATER.THE DECISION TO LEAVE WAS A TOUGH ONE,BUT AS HE WOULD SOON FIND OUT GOD HAD BIGGER PLANS FOR HIM.LEAVING EVERYTHING BEHIND GAVE HIM A CHANCE TO CLEAR HIS HEAD OF ALL THE DISTRACTIONS AND SINFUL WAYS THAT HAD TAKEN OVER HIS VERY BEING.ITS @ THIS POINT HE WAS FINALLY READY TO SURRENDER TO JESUS IN AN EFFORT TO SAVE HIMSELF FROM WHAT WAS SURE TO BE AN EARLY DEATH.A LIFE OF SELF MEDICATION AND SINFUL EXPLOITS CATCHES UP WITH US ALL AT SOME POINT. GOD HAD ALREADY BEGUN TO SPEAK TO HIM THRU HIS LYRICAL WRITINGS AS SEEN IN SONGS LIKE "REDEMPTION' AND "TAKEN HOLD".

(JAY) "I LEFT THE BAND FOR PROFESSIONAL REASONS,BUT ONCE I HAD SURRENDERED TO GOD I KNEW I COULD NOT GO BACK.GOD WANTED ME TO COMPLETE THE CHANGE ALREADY IN PROGRESS,EVEN AT THE COST OF ANY MUSICAL PURSUITS"

NOT SURE OF GODS PLAN,HE LEFT BEHIND ALL HE ONCE CALLED "HIS LIFE" TO FOCUS ON FAMILY,KNOWING GOD,AND MOST OF ALL SOBRIETY.DIDNT TAKE LONG BEFORE GOD MADE HIS WISHES CLEAR.IN A DREAM HE WAS PLAYIN ON A STAGE AND DOING WHAT SEEMS SO NATURAL,SINGING.THEN HE STOPPED AND BEGAN TO TALK TO THE CROWD AND WALK THEM THROUGH A TALE OF SIN,SEX,DRUGS,ALCOHOL ABUSE,AND TORMENT THAT HAD BEEN HIS LIFE UP TO THIS POINT. A STORY THAT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN TOLD IF IT WERENT FOR THE HAND OF GOD PULLING HIM OUT OF THE FIRE EACH AND EVERY TIME.

(JAY)"IN MY DREAM I WAS TELLING MY TESTIMONY AND SHOWING OTHERS THERE WAS A WAY OUT AND I CAN SHOW THEM"
"GOD DIDNT WANT ME TO QUIT MUSIC,HE WANTED ME TO USE IT!" I KNEW WHAT I HAD TO DO.I KNEW COUNTLESS MUSICIANS BUT NONE HAD AN INTEREST TO BE A PART OF ANYTHING LIKE THIS.GOD JUST WASNT POPULAR IN "THE SCENE" I WAS FINDING.SO I SET OUT TO FIND LIKE MINDED MUSICIANS WHO HAD MADEA SIMILIAR JOURNEY TO CHRIST AND COULD HELP ME IN MY EFFORT TO REACH OTHERS,ESPECIALLY YOUTH.I TARGETED YOUTH BECAUSE I HAD NO GUIDANCE GROWING UP TO TEACH ME OF CONSEQUENCES.IF MY STORY COULD HELP ANY ONE PERSON MAKE BETTER CHOICES AND KNOW THAT GOD IS THERE TO HELP THEM IN LIFE,THEN MY JOB IS DONE.

IT TOOK SOME TIME AND WE ARE STILL LEARNING OF EACH OTHER BUT I FOUND SAL MARTINEZ(FORMALY OF BLISS) AND JAMES ESQUIBEL (PARADIGM7).CURRENTLY JOHN BERNAL ON BASS AND SEARCHING FOR A 2ND GUITARIST .WE ARE WORKING ON NEW MUSIC THAT WILL TAKE YOU THRU OUR LIVES AND STORIES BUT MOST OF ALL IT WILL LIFT UP THE NAME OF JESUS.WE WILL THROW DOWN ON STAGE WITH THE BEST OF THEM,WITHOUT THE INFLUENCE OF SATAN THAT HAS MANAGED TO GAIN A STRONG FOOTHOLD IN THE EARS OF AMERICAS YOUTH AND WORLDWIDE.LOOK FOR US IN 2010-2011