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Their albums, recorded live at New Life Church, appear on Integrity’s Vertical Music label and feature \"high-energy, passionate new worship songs that convey the hunger of their generation for God.\"\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesperation Band was first formed in 2001, when New Life Church pastor David Perkins suggested that Jon Egan, Jared Anderson, and Glenn Packiam play together with their bands at the first Desperation Conference. Held annually in June and July, Desperation Conferences draw thousands of college and high school students who are desperate for a deeper walk with God.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach of the three Desperation Band founders have had many creative endeavors separately. Jon Egan wrote the song \"I Am Free\", later covered by the Newsboys. The band has been playing \"I Am Free\" for several years, although the Newsboys version only recently became an international hit single In 2006, Jared Anderson has released two solo worship projects with Integrity Music titled Where to Begin and Where Faith Comes From. Known for his theologically deep messages, Glenn Packiam reveals \"How Your Life Can Make A World of Difference\" in his first book Butterfly in Brazil (2007, Tyndale House).\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/Desperation+Band","playStationPath":"/stations/113721112/play","stationId":113721112,"bioPath":"/music/Desperation+Band/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/New+Life+Worship","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/55a/55a432ac2c7b34cd5dffc44328c2a5fb_md.jpg","artistName":"New Life Worship","artistId":13314,"station_id":113464671},{"musicPath":"/music/Bebo+Norman","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/74c/74c58942170efb85dcc66ebdc832a10a_md.jpg","artistName":"Bebo Norman","artistId":13084,"station_id":113281934},{"musicPath":"/music/Ten+Shekel+Shirt","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/dfd/dfdbaaec37117bb28d048a45dedd2a3c_md.jpg","artistName":"Ten Shekel Shirt","artistId":74144,"station_id":266116287},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Katinas","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/68f/68fbd8052cda477864a2c049a8f75994_md.jpg","artistName":"The Katinas","artistId":74154,"station_id":266106177},{"musicPath":"/music/Israel+New+Breed","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/4bb/4bbd9b309ae79da96ad853c9157e5d1e_md.jpg","artistName":"Israel \u0026 New Breed","artistId":72066,"station_id":266266573},{"musicPath":"/music/Hillsong+Live","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/310/3101a8dba172b2dd7409d8ada61b6ae1_md.jpg","artistName":"Hillsong Live","artistId":148834,"station_id":297791109},{"musicPath":"/music/Dave+Lubben","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/c51/c51c33e5a34ecfb4dbee300e55750112_md.jpg","artistName":"Dave Lubben","artistId":105965,"station_id":281418572},{"musicPath":"/music/Pocket+Full+Of+Rocks","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/2b9/2b9aac93c9c221dccbd5b9dfcdae88a0_md.jpg","artistName":"Pocket Full Of Rocks","artistId":67928,"station_id":264262322},{"musicPath":"/music/Worth+Dying+For","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/cc4/cc4ebdf356d9312c53c926cb81dd7b11_md.jpg","artistName":"Worth Dying For","artistId":109512,"station_id":282140611},{"musicPath":"/music/Chris+McClarney","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/cab/cabc1574be3a3f24be97c37cffee9b86_md.jpg","artistName":"Chris McClarney","artistId":122062,"station_id":283708917},{"musicPath":"/music/Telecast","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/949/949f51d623e8e2b2a22ad8c5c8b31487_md.jpg","artistName":"Telecast","artistId":11388,"station_id":113408655},{"musicPath":"/music/Matt+Papa","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/e87/e87334b253dc90b8ccd9edb3eb447e51_md.jpg","artistName":"Matt Papa","artistId":104823,"station_id":281787298},{"musicPath":"/music/Andy+Park","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/f18/f1802fecf013cfb4591cd5a3036a57b1_md.jpg","artistName":"Andy Park","artistId":116483,"station_id":283090729},{"musicPath":"/music/Free+Chapel","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/22b/22baa0f844c74cfc4f467357d797d357_md.jpg","artistName":"Free Chapel","artistId":105960,"station_id":281418569},{"musicPath":"/music/Rend+Collective+Experiment","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/efa/efaefad7cf9a9c3a57f0c304224f2333_md.jpg","artistName":"Rend Collective Experiment","artistId":131583,"station_id":285397753},{"musicPath":"/music/Marc+James","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/ae1/ae132ed7e53f518e48f3f47877382c2e_md.jpg","artistName":"Marc James","artistId":74047,"station_id":266055123},{"musicPath":"/music/Worship+Central","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/241/241adad07cf758e7ced11a428774bb0f_md.jpg","artistName":"Worship Central","artistId":129706,"station_id":284994526},{"musicPath":"/music/Todd+Agnew","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/a52/a52ccf7a5c2dcea97f6fdad2e3e1170b_md.jpg","artistName":"Todd Agnew","artistId":12269,"station_id":113597528}]}