Todd Carter Koeppen

Todd Koeppen's earliest memories involve singing, writing and listening to music. At three years old he climbed onto his family's piano and declared that if no one else would teach him how to play, he would have to teach himself. Fortunately, his parents found him a teacher.

When He turned 11, Todd was asked by a regional classical music group to sing the boy soloist part for Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms. By his senior year in High School he was playing piano bar at local clubs, and he began forming bands and writing songs with friends in college.

In 2001 Todd found a new calling as a worship leader at a church in Seattle. His songwriting changed to reflect his faith and he wrote and recorded CDs of contemporary worship music – No Ladder (2003) and Catch Me (2006) – that received airplay across the U.S. and saw him being twice named to Christianity Today’s annual list of “10 Independent Artists You Should Know.”

In 2008 Todd wrote “The Gospel of John – a musical journey” – a live, one-man show that Todd performed almost exclusively for seven years. Through that time the show evolved into a full band, crowd-funded studio project that was released in 2013.

Throughout his career Todd has tied his music to missions by partnering with International Child Care Ministries; Prisoners for Christ; Rayong Vineyard (Thailand) and the Yindee coffee brand; and raising funds for the schools, churches and orphan feeding programs operated by Richminster Academy in Bungoma, Keyna.