Honest Jesus Music
Writers Round

Carl Cartee is a worship leader, pastor, songwriter and podcaster. Over the last 25 years Carl has traveled the world with his family leading worship and encouraging worship leaders toward a genuine passion for the presence of God. Carl is a Dove Award winning songwriter with hundreds of songs recorded by artists across many musical genres from The Oak Ridge Boys to Elevation Worship. In addition to music, he and his wife Heather are featured speakers at Family Life’s “Weekend To Remember” Marriage Conferences and the hosts of the marriage enrichment podcast “Carl and Heather Present”. The Cartees have been married for twenty six years, live in Franklin TN and have four teenage sons, Oak, Ezra, Abe and Ike.

Nashville-based singer/songwriter and worship leader Shaylee Simeone brings a refreshing authenticity to Christian music with her indie pop-inspired sound. With nearly 17 million streams on Apple Music and over 11.4 million streams on Spotify, Simeone has established herself as a compelling voice in Christian music.

Simeone's latest single, "hurricanes and harbor lights," showcases her evolution as an artist. This powerful ballad offers an honest, image-driven reflection on the coexistence of hope and pain through sweeping instrumentation and emotive vocals. This release is part of Simeone's upcoming "honest Jesus music" project, which explores the pain and the struggle we navigate on our faith journey.

Savannah is a writer, artist, and songwriter who knows very little—except that God really loves the world. Everything she creates is meant to be a neon sign pointing toward God’s goodness, even in a world on fire.

Wild May hails from the Appalachian mountains of the northeast. After growing up in a family worship band, she spent 10 years in New York City playing shows as a pop artist. She moved south 4 years ago with her husband and has since been writing stripped-down, true stories of her life following Jesus.