{"id":124844,"date":"2024-03-23T12:03:14","date_gmt":"2024-03-23T12:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/23\/alberta-rcmp-officer-and-edmonton-police-constable-earn-juno-nomination-for-gospel-album\/"},"modified":"2024-03-23T12:03:14","modified_gmt":"2024-03-23T12:03:14","slug":"alberta-rcmp-officer-and-edmonton-police-constable-earn-juno-nomination-for-gospel-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/23\/alberta-rcmp-officer-and-edmonton-police-constable-earn-juno-nomination-for-gospel-album\/","title":{"rendered":"Alberta RCMP officer and Edmonton police constable earn Juno nomination for gospel album"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Country gospel band <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/stirlingjohnmusic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stirling John<\/a><\/em> has acquired a <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/juno-award\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Juno Award<\/a> nomination for the unbiased album <em>Where I\u2019m Meant to Be<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d21y75miwcfqoq.cloudfront.net\/70c8fc80\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>John, the lead singer-songwriter, is an Alberta RCMP officer. Guitarist and backup singer David Pedersen is a constable and college useful resource officer with the Edmonton Police Service.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel humbled and I\u2019m honored to be nominated in the Juno category,\u201d John stated of the nod for Contemporary Christian\/Gospel Album of the Year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s a great opportunity to lead by example in our communities and really show our youth that if you have a goal in mind, you can go for it, and people support you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s definitely a feeling of pride and excitement,\u201d Pedersen added. \u201cIt\u2019s cool to be acknowledged in that way. It feels like a huge privilege.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues beneath commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>John and Pedersen linked by way of an advert on Kijiji in 2017 and met for the primary time quickly after at a Tim Hortons.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was looking for singer-songwriter, somebody who kind of aligned with my values,\u201d John stated, \u201cand the rest was history.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"caption\">\n<figure class=\"c-figure c-figure--aligncenter c-figure--expandable\">\n<div class=\"c-figure__inner\" style=\"width:1200px;\"><figcaption class=\"c-figure__caption c-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-caption__desc\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tStirling John is nominated for a Juno Award.\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"c-caption__cite\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tCourtesy: Facebook\/Stirling John\t\t\t\t<\/cite><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>John stated he and Pedersen rapidly realized that they had rather a lot in frequent.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-textSignup\" data-gnca-ab-test=\"nl-region\" data-gnca-ab-variation=\"control\">\n\t\t\t<strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tThe e mail you want for the day&#8217;s\t\t\t\t<a class=\"c-textSignup__link\" href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/10378292\/edmonton-police-offices-juno-nomination\/javascript:void(0)\" data-micromodal-trigger=\"newsletter-signup\" data-trackable=\"true\" data-trackaction=\"article | newsletter signup text\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t high information tales from Canada and world wide.<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-textSignup\" data-gnca-ab-test=\"nl-region\" data-gnca-ab-variation=\"test\">\n\t\t\t<strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tThe e mail you want for the day&#8217;s\t\t\t\t<a class=\"c-textSignup__link\" href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/10378292\/edmonton-police-offices-juno-nomination\/javascript:void(0)\" data-micromodal-trigger=\"newsletter-signup\" data-trackable=\"true\" data-trackaction=\"article | newsletter signup text\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t high information tales from Canada and world wide.<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\u201cHe was like: \u2018What\u2019s your schedule like?\u2019 We talked about four-on, four-off shift schedules. He said: \u2018Are you police, fire or EMS?&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pedersen defined: \u201cIt turns out we were both working night shift as police officers on neighbouring districts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe more that we connect, the more that we journey through, it definitely seems like it was meant to be.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues beneath commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"tp_video\">\n<div class=\"c-video c-videoPlay \" data-iframe-receiver=\"\" data-autoplay=\"\" data-displayinline-featured=\"false\" data-displayinline-type=\"video\" data-displayinline-player-id=\"miniplayer_10379525_65fec11fe43b0\" data-displayinline-video-id=\"10379525\" data-displayinline-ratio=\"16:9\" data-displayinline=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/video\/embed\/10379525\/#autoplay&amp;stickyiframe=miniplayer_10379525_65fec11fe43b0\" data-displayinline-sticky=\"true\">\n<div class=\"c-video__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__placeholder\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'Alberta RCMP, Edmonton police officers earn Juno nomination for gospel album'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/bzrgr7yfa8-qccbprlgxv\/STIRLINGJOHN.jpg?w=1040&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, \" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/bzrgr7yfa8-qccbprlgxv\/STIRLINGJOHN.jpg?w=450#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 450w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/bzrgr7yfa8-qccbprlgxv\/STIRLINGJOHN.jpg?w=720#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 720w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/bzrgr7yfa8-qccbprlgxv\/STIRLINGJOHN.jpg?w=1040#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 1040w,\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1040px) 1040px,(min-width: 720px) 720px,450px\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__overlay\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"c-video__duration\">1:52<\/time><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__title\">Alberta RCMP, Edmonton cops earn Juno nomination for gospel album<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Their shared experiences as first responders evokes lots of their songs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was a song that was initially written years back called <em>Weight of the Call<\/em> and it was really a debriefing moment for me,\u201d John stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo write to the seriousness of the call but also how it affected myself and also the other first responders. <em>Weight of the Call<\/em> really became an anthem for a lot of police officers that couldn\u2019t really speak what was on their mind and how the job affected them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The tune resonated with a whole lot of different first responders. In truth, the band was invited to carry out at a police division opening in Texas.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"D6ZtrX4suwQ\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Weight of the Call (Official Music Video) Stirling John\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D6ZtrX4suwQ?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues beneath commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Pederson is a faculty useful resource officer who splits his time between H.E. Beriault and St. Thomas More Catholic faculties.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of the songs are inspired by interactions I\u2019ve had with young people,\u201d Pedersen stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just want them to get the message that hey, things can be hard but there\u2019s hope, there\u2019s second chances, there\u2019s getting yourself up, dusting yourself off, and move forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And, if juggling his work as a police officer and Juno-nominated musician isn\u2019t sufficient, Pedersen can be a father to 4 daughters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt can be a challenge. There\u2019s a lot of times you get double booked\u2026 but the people around me are really supportive. My wife is very supportive,\u201d he stated. \u201cIt\u2019s full. It\u2019s busy, but it\u2019s good,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt gets you up every morning. It gets you excited to get out of bed and live life when you\u2019re living things that are purposeful, meaningful and part of your passion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Stirling John<\/em> carried out at H.E. Beriault\u2019s college expertise present on Friday earlier than flying to Halifax this weekend for the Junos.<\/p>\n<section id=\"content-related-items-1\" class=\"l-inlineStories l-inlineStories--text \" aria-label=\"Related articles section 1\">\n<\/section><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2024 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script defer src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;appId=318812448281278&#038;version=v3.3\"><\/script><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Country gospel band Stirling John has acquired a Juno Award nomination for the unbiased album Where I\u2019m Meant to Be. John, the lead singer-songwriter, is an Alberta RCMP officer. Guitarist and backup singer David Pedersen is a constable and college useful resource officer with the Edmonton Police Service. \u201cI feel humbled and I\u2019m honored [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":124847,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-124844","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124844","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=124844"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124844\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/124847"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=124844"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=124844"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=124844"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}