Light Shines in the Darkness

The “making of” journey through grief on the road to healing. Light Shines in the Darkness is a healing art and music project in response to the tragic shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison Wisconsin on December 16th, 2024. Made by the students, parents, and teachers from the school.

From stage, to musical composition, to live broadcast, to film, TJ Hill has had a love for storytelling in all mediums his entire life.
He and his frequent collaborator (and brother), Aaron Hill, were fortunate to have their short film, “A Cloudy Moon” go to the Cannes Short Film Corner in 2023 and from there show at local film fests; picking up many awards along the way.
TJ is originally from Rockford, IL. He prides himself on forging cohesive partnerships in creating entertainment while pulling no punches within the craft.

Madison native Travis Agnew has lived all over the United States and has traveled the globe gathering a flood of experiences. From the sun and surf of Florida to the mountainous landscape of Colorado his music is as diverse as his travels. His styles range from alt. country, folk, rock, indie, blues and reggae.

Travis writes gritty songs with passion and energy that wrestle with brokenness, love and forgiveness. He is engaging for audiences of all ages and backgrounds. His 2011 album entitled “fragile” recorded with his band, The Tin Roof Sparrow swells with three part harmonies and alt. folk rock delights. In 2015 Travis traveled to Nashville to record the ep entitled “dry bones and tumbleweeds” and played all the instruments like a kid in a candy store. Dry bones encompassed an early version of his wilco sounding song entitled “Two” which was brought to new life on his Under the Sun release full with fiddles and lap steel guitar. Songs that move the human heart and make you feel things, that’s the aim of Travis Agnew’s music and that’s what you can expect.

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