Some songs are written — others arrive like a revelation. For Praise God, the artist behind the debut single Real Power, that revelation came on a quiet Los Angeles patio, as a relationship ended and something unexpected began. Her producer and partner, Christopher Konte, was sharing one last song he’d written. She pressed record on her phone — not knowing that fleeting moment would one day become her lifeline.
You see, for the seven months leading up to that December LA day, she struggled through homelessness and heartbreak with her young daughter living out of a bus with the bare minimum— a period marked by uncertainty, survival, and searching. When she was finally forced to move to Idaho with her mother that January, the snowed-in days left her stranded without a car, without money, and without direction — alone with her thoughts, her darkness, and the choices that led her there. Through it all, that fragile, unpolished voice memo stayed with her, like a quiet prayer she didn’t yet understand.
One day, in that isolation, she finally reached out to Konte to ask if she could produce the song. His reply was simple: “Sure. It’s God’s song anyway.”
The production became a spiritual turning point. Immersed in New Age practices at the time, she wrestled with the song’s overtly Christian message, afraid of what it might mean to fully embrace it. But each time she opened the session, she broke down in tears — moved by something beyond her own resistance. “It felt like the music was leading me somewhere I hadn’t planned to go,” she recalls.
The final version of Real Power mirrors that journey from surrender to faith. It opens with an intimate, a cappella vocal — bare and trembling — before keys and strings bloom beneath her voice. A soft cymbal swell at 0:53 deepens the emotion, while a drum fill at 2:38 cracks the track open into a full-blown, dance-floor praise moment. Every sonic choice feels intentional, like a slow unveiling of belief.
Released on March 4, 2025, in honor of her late Christian stepfather, Real Power marked the end of one chapter and the beginning of another. Just five days later, after months of searching and questioning, she gave her life to Christ. The song that carried her through the storm became the very thing that led her to the light.
Now, performing under the name Praise God, she’s channeling that same energy into a series of new worship tracks. Her story isn’t about finding faith in a church pew — it’s about being found in the middle of chaos, with a melody as the messenger.
Because for Praise God, Real Power isn’t just a debut. It’s proof that grace can sound like a drum fill.
Stream Real Power on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/7FtI5mSwhkp6FQicO2SSpg?si=9ebb4d8264e74d7e
