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Producer/Songwriter Wayne Haun is a 5-time Dove Award winner with an unprecedented
45 nominations. Haun entered the music scene in 1995 starting Daywind Music
Publishing for industry moguls Ed Leonard and Dottie Miller. Under his leadership
DMP became one of the top publishers in Nashville. In 1997, Haun produced his
first recording for Daywind Records which earned him two consecutive No.1 songs.
From there he quickly established himself as one of the industry's premier producers,
and has become one of the most sought-after orchestrators. His production and
writing styles vary from Bluegrass to Jazz Vocal. He has also conducted and
recorded some of the top orchestras in the world including the Budapest Film
Orchestra, The London Symphony, The City of Prague Philharmonic, and the Cincinnati
Orchestra.
Throughout the late ‘90s and early century, Haun produced several No.1 singles
including Greater Vision's My Name Is Lazarus, Just One More Soul and
He's Still Waiting By The Well, Legacy Five's I Found Grace, and
a list of others. In 1999, Haun produced the Original off-Broadway Soundtrack
to Smoke On The Mountain which was praised by both The New York Times
and Billboard Magazine. Haun also produced over sixty Top 10 singles during
this time. He also co-wrote several No. 1 singles including The Martins'
Grace, The Hoskins Family's When The Savior Wipes The Tears From Our
Eyes The Perrys' I Wish I Could Have Been There and recently their
multi-award nominated single I Will Find You Again.
In 2000, Haun was named Producer of the Year by the Southern Gospel Music Association.
He also took home the statue in 2001 and 2002. In 2002, BMI named Haun the year's
top Dove nominee with nine nominations taking home the award for Bluegrass Song
Walkin' and Talkin' and Bluegrass Album The Lewis Family's 50th
Anniversary Celebration. In 2004, he received three honors at the Harmony
Awards including Producer of the Year, Album of the Year (producer, This
Is The Day) and Song of the Year (co-writer, I Wish I Could Have Been
There).
In 2002, Haun was named Vice President of A&R for Vital Communications in
Nashville. There he nurtured and produced several award winning artists including
the New York City based Christ Tabernacle Choir, which made appearances on NBC's
Today Show, The Republican National Convention and several pre-game concerts
for the New York Mets. During his tenure with VCC, he also received several
nominations and awards for Mansion Over The Hilltop, the critically
acclaimed recording honoring the late Ira Stanphill. This recording contained
performances by several top selling artists including Johnny Cash, Geron Davis
& Kindred Souls, The Martins, The Cathedrals, Anointed and The New York
Symphonic Pops.
In 2005, Haun received honors from BMI for his song I Wish I Could Have
Been There as one of the top played singles of the year. He was also recognized
for producing six of the seven singles honored that evening.
Haun currently lives in Nashville and works as an independent producer and arranger
for various labels, artists and producers. He is a staff writer for Brentwood-Benson
Music Publishing, a div. of Zomba/BMG.