What began as a part-time summer outreach for The Cause's frontman and songwriter Lance Mishleau has now become a full-time music ministry that spans the globe. Before connecting with The 5000 Music Group to record the group's first full-length album, Lance had already journeyed across the globe, recently returning from a trek to Australia.
The candid and heartfelt lyrics that Lance skillfully paints across a variety of musical canvasses easily resonates with the listener's deepest emotions. Whether live or recorded, the eclectic sound one hears from The Cause will surely echo the bands motto: "Leading Youth to Lead the Church."
Like so much of The Cause's ministry, the band's name comes from the Bible, in this case a verse from 1 Timothy 2:5-7 (CWV) which reads, "As we all know, there is only one God and only one Mediator between us and God, the man Christ Jesus. He gave His life on behalf of all of us, which is proof that God wants all of us to be saved. He gave us the testimony of His love in His own appointed time. For this cause I was called to be an apostle and sent to the Gentiles..."
Over the last six years The Cause has played just about every type of venue and event out there, from summer camps to large concert halls like Andrews University's Howard Performing Arts Center. Additionally, the band has lead praise and worship at numerous campmeetings around the country.
"When I first learned about The Cause, they were already generating press from national magazines. The more I got to know Lance and the guys the more I liked their music and their message. They know how to relate to the youth and that is just as important as anything else," says Chris McConnell, President of The 5000 Music Group. "The bands philosophy and attitude mesh perfectly with our company, so I am excited to help them grow their ministry to it's full potential."
Like many a band, The Cause has undergone a few personnel changes over the last few years. The current lineup solidified in Lincoln, Nebraska, where Lance connected with bass player Brennan Hallock, guitarist Michael Adams and drummer Hiroshi Oda.
Look for The Cause's first full-length album, which will be available through major retailers including iTunes, by Summer 2008.
haha friendlys really needs to be introduced into your life if you have never been there. when you come back to foxboro let me know and ill buy everyone something :D
dayumnn why are yew guys everywhere ? I WANNA GO TO JAPAN THAT'S SO ILL !!! hahaha
Haha, thank you! After i sent it i realized you weren't the only in the band so felt kind of dumb for making the add so personal. Haha.
I'm good! Got a kitten. In denial over 4th of July weekend because i don't like holidays. I had a hotdog today? Yes, my life is just that charming. :D How are you?
hey:) sure I could call that guy...not many of my friends know about you guys BUT i'll put in a good word for you and bribe them into putting in a request:) HA!! Awesome I really hope it works out!!!!!
heyy guys! it's meee...beverly! umm...im SO sorry i haven't sent you the money for the shirts!!! but i promise i will soon! i just need to get the money from cindy!! ok? sorry! love ya!
haha its all good. well if yew guys get time from all yer touring yew should we can chat (:
I'm doing good. just went shopping with matt. its so fun to drag guys in the girly sections...but I'm sure yew all arnt a fan of that. and went out to eat at my favorite restraunt.. FRIENDLYS haha. how is everyone doing??
Yeah, I can't wait (: oh, I know Wendy, I didn't know she helped with campmeeting stuff though. Sure, i'll email her :D I'm sure i'll see her next week at camp too though, she's like the director, so she'll always be there, I could just tell her in person and get Cassidy to help me :) No one says no to that face lol. so yeah, we'll for sure tell her we want you guys to come back :)
I will be sure to let them know. I actually didn't get to make it to campmeeting this year. :( I was very upset. But I heard the music still sucked. We need you to come back.
is your last name not spelled "Mishleau"? i double checked it on "the cause" myspace, but when i put it in to try to add your other account (which i found from cayla) it said it was incorrect.
haha well jeez, popular popular ;) you were pretty bad at keeping up on that stuff at camp meeting tho. personal communication was more important though.
its morning now, but i hope u had a good night, and have a great day :) i'm gonna add your other myspace, so we can talk later.
cool, i bet you're glad to have a break with your family. (: glad to hear about your computer lol :D my summer is pretty good so far, this sunday i'm going to indian creek camp for a week with Cassidy and a few other friends from highland, and the week after that i'm going home with Cass to help her with Highlands vacation bible school, so i can't wait to see her :) and yes, everyone would love to have you at campmeeting again! :)
Dude I forgot about you guys!!! which is sad cause you guys rock! lol...didn't you guys play at the adventist winter fest one year? cause I'm going skiing there this next spring and it would be awesome if you guys were there:)!!!!
Hey guys!! How are things going for you? The tours and everything? I hope all is well and God is keeping watch over you all. Give my hugs to Lance for me :)
aww I so would have been there! I gotta keep myself in the loop so I won't miss you next time! We're all doing fabulous and getting ourselves toked for summer, of course. I'll def be working both those days. We'll have more free fries than you can handle, and we'll want stories from the road, of course! Hope you're all having a great time touring, don't forget to come see us! =D
great :] well thats cool, im glad you guys had fun with the tour! so you guys will for sure be at campmeeting next year? there's going to be more stuff going on at highland once the school year starts, im sure they'd love to have you play sometime if you wanted :] so did you ever get your computer to work right? lol
