Paul Anthony Though a church-boy from birth, Paul Anthony noticed his gift for lyrical writing and began yielding to rap music at 12 years of age. He started rapping on his own, becoming famous in his hometown and surrounding areas for his crafty language. It wasn’t long before Paul Anthony became a sought after artist by secular mainstream recording labels. Rap music began leading him into a sinful lifestyle as Paul Anthony began indulging in a lifestyle of rebellion and crime. His life going downhill, Paul Anthony made a critical, life-saving choice by giving his life to Jesus Christ in April of 2003. He was filled with the Holy Ghost later that same year, and now serves in various capacities at his church, Pentecostal Temple Church of God in Christ, under the leadership of his pastor and mentor, Bishop Isaac King Jr. Paul Anthony accepted the call into the ministry and preached his trial sermon entitled “Exchange for a Change†in 2004 receiving his ministerial license April 17, 2005. Paul Anthony now uses his musical ability for God’s purposes only. Now understanding the power of music, his desire is to create music that entertains less and ministers more. He believes that many of today’s gospel artists are creating lukewarm music – music that’s neither hot nor cold for God, but compromising. Because of this, Paul Anthony believes that there are many young people who aren’t getting the real truth. He is determined to lift up the blood-stained banner of Jesus Christ through his music. Because of God’s endless loving-kindness, Paul Anthony is a musician, song-writer, singer, producer, designer and founder and CEO of his gospel music production company Divine Sound Productions. Paul Anthony is an excellent representation of Philippians 4:13, “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.â€Though many people laugh in his face and proclaim that he won’t make it, Paul Anthony presses harder, in pursuit of his dream, to prove that he will. Driven to minister to lost souls through his musical ability, Paul Anthony is often awake in the wee hours of the night perfecting his God-given talent in his studio, creating song after song. His persistence rests in the assurance of Matthew 7:7-8, “Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For everyone that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.†Paul Anthony’s music is unique, possessing an electrifying style of its own. Some describe his sound as unpredictable because one can’t seem to foretell what he’s going to do next while creating his music. The public witnessed his musical ability for the first time when he ministered at a benefit concert in Chicago, Illinois, given by his aunt, famous recording artist and back-up singer for Dr. Bobby Jones, Leanne Faine. He patterns his vocal ability after Rance Allen, Deitrick Haddon and Smokie Norful. Other musical geniuses Paul Anthony admires are John P. Kee, Marvin Sapp, Tye Tribbett and Richard Smallwood. Born on February 3, 1985, Paul Anthony Wade II discovered he had a love for music at the tender age of five years old when he sang his first song, “Oh Mary Don’t You Weep,†at Amity Baptist Preschool of Inkster, Michigan. After his teachers and classmates complimented his singing ability, Paul Anthony began listening to his mother’s records of the infamous gospel artists BeBe and CeCe Winans, his fascination of music increasing. Growing older, Paul Anthony began mastering his art in music, branching out from vocal to instrumental by joining his middle and high school marching, jazz, urban and concert bands, as well as orchestras. Experimenting with different instruments, he became a skillful saxophonist, clarinetist, percussionist and director. Though a church-boy from birth, Paul Anthony noticed his gift for lyrical writing and began yielding to rap music at 12 years of age. He started rapping on his own, becoming famous in his hometown and surrounding areas for his crafty language. It wasn’t long before Paul Anthony became a sought after artist by secular mainstream recording labels. Rap music began leading him into a sinful lifestyle as Paul Anthony began indulging in a lifestyle of rebellion and crime. His life going downhill, Paul Anthony made a critical, life-saving choice by giving his life to Jesus Christ in April of 2003. He was filled with the Holy Ghost later that same year, and now serves in various capacities at his church, Pentecostal Temple Church of God in Christ, under the leadership of his pastor and mentor, Bishop Isaac King Jr. Paul Anthony accepted the call into the ministry and preached his trial sermon entitled “Exchange for a Change†in 2004 receiving his ministerial license April 17, 2005. Paul Anthony now uses his musical ability for God’s purposes only. Now understanding the power of music, his desire is to create music that entertains less and ministers more. He believes that many of today’s gospel artists are creating lukewarm music – music that’s neither hot nor cold for God, but compromising. Because of this, Paul Anthony believes that there are many young people who aren’t getting the real truth. He is determined to lift up the blood-stained banner of Jesus Christ through his music. Because of God’s endless loving-kindness, Paul Anthony is a musician, song-writer, singer, producer, designer and founder and CEO of his gospel music production company Divine Sound Productions. Paul Anthony is an excellent representation of Philippians 4:13, “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.â€
