Ray Badham

Hi, I&#39;m Ray. I was born and raised in Papua New Guinea&#x1f1f5;&#x1f1ec;. I had the privilege of playing ukulele and guitar in village churches, and the same privilege of having my Christian songs heard and sung in churches worldwide. I began playing music at 12 years old, often trekking to remote mountain churches with my missionary father. I did a Bachelor of Music Composition degree in Townsville Australia, under the tutelage of English composer <a href="spotify:artist:4NFsnSqmOj2N1FH3AeOXEK" data-name="Edward Cowie">Edward Cowie</a>. I moved to Hillsong College Sydney to study and joined the worship team at Hillsong church. I&#39;ve had the surprising opportunity of contributing to 17 <a href="spotify:artist:3SgHzT552wy2W8pNLaLk24" data-name="Hillsong Worship">Hillsong Worship</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:74cb3MG0x0BOnYNW1uXYnM" data-name="Hillsong UNITED">Hillsong UNITED</a>
albums as songwriter, music director, producer, and guitarist. My Christian worship songs with
<a href="spotify:artist:3SgHzT552wy2W8pNLaLk24" data-name="Hillsong Worship">Hillsong Worship</a> include <a href="spotify:track:3B1IzTisCvYnEfFxBoR0cN" data-name="Adonai">Adonai</a>, <a href="spotify:track:6Pv22qgCn7aTRgWw5BwYUu" data-name="In Your Freedom">In Your Freedom</a>, and <a href="spotify:track:5xtegVOKZSE15Xp8t0FEPd" data-name="Magnificent">Magnificent</a> (also released by
<a href="spotify:artist:6ZLy8YFk7VbamsI5qbYXtw" data-name="Darlene Zschech">Darlene Zschech</a> on Revealing Jesus). I&#39;m a songwriter, musician, and educator, teaching Songwriting at Hillsong College. Melodies inspired by <a href="spotify:artist:4MXUO7sVCaFgFjoTI5ox5c" data-name="Sufjan Stevens">Sufjan Stevens</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:4gzpq5DPGxSnKTe4SA8HAU" data-name="Coldplay">Coldplay</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:2ApaG60P4r0yhBoDCGD8YG" data-name="Elliott Smith">Elliott Smith</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:2NFO8MvrS1FOyjQZKwgra5" data-name="Jonas Myrin">Jonas Myrin</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:0ZED1XzwlLHW4ZaG4lOT6m" data-name="Julia Michaels">Julia Michaels</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:4goNjt1yECtAvQw8Br9SKX" data-name="Hannah Hobbs">Hannah Hobbs</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:6QFuGrftxjfONIARygYHIe" data-name="Trent Dabbs">Trent Dabbs</a>.
Lyrics inspired by T. S. Eliot, <a href="spotify:artist:1HYNk3B7EsRPIqAOACgjK1" data-name="Andrew Peterson">Andrew Peterson</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:0sA93wBoY7nJUE8dSrOZay" data-name="Keith Green">Keith Green</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:1pSefalk3Yw0CblqfLvy05" data-name="Reuben Morgan">Reuben Morgan</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:14r9dR01KeBLFfylVSKCZQ" data-name="Damien Rice">Damien Rice</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:4ZSiao6VxS7XrzDVvb89XR" data-name="Mia Fieldes">Mia Fieldes</a>. Soundscapes inspired by <a href="spotify:artist:0TJB3EE2efClsYIDQ8V2Jk" data-name="Elbow">Elbow</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:4LEiUm1SRbFMgfqnQTwUbQ" data-name="Bon Iver">Bon Iver</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:4Bb8rhvCjLOjNOl1DbFkph" data-name="Loney Dear">Loney Dear</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:34482S5nfxR441wcnVfrHi" data-name="Noah Gundersen">Noah Gundersen</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:2LSJrlndCuTpdEluvYHc2E" data-name="S. Carey">S. Carey</a>. My desire is to write Christ centred songs to awaken and deepen people’s relationship with Christ. My new music can be compared to <a href="spotify:artist:7M7UXUwtz3Wb25PVS8dwHs" data-name="SEU Worship">SEU Worship</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:0T5EH22oyMja9UmN0Rz95o" data-name="Jon Guerra">Jon Guerra</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:5d1JhBfyb58upMXCZOdbQu" data-name="Phil Wickham">Phil Wickham</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:2cXyPSMdJcGw3t9yNhwTN2" data-name="Local Sound">Local Sound</a>. I&#39;m working on an album of church songs in the local language of PNG.