Meet The Artists
Andrea Thomas
Andrea Thomas is a worship leader, songwriter and entrepreneur. Her performance background turned to a deep love for and call to worship. She has fallen in love with the power of collaboration and is honored to work with The Vigil Project team and serve as a musician, songwriter, and Co-Director of the organization. Andrea - and her very large Italian family - are from Cincinnati, Ohio (ask her how many cousins she has).
FEATURED ARTIST | SONGWRITER
Corrie Marie Erskine
Corrie Marie is a worship leader and songwriter from Baltimore, Md. Growing up in an ecumenical community which nurtured a love for praying through song, she began embracing her Catholic faith more in high school. This led to diving deeper into the music of the church and becoming infused with a sacramental and liturgical approach to worship. Corrie especially loves praying with communities during Eucharistic Adoration, there’s just a special freedom of the heart there! She enjoys spending her days with her husband David, their two boys, Will and Asher, and their dog Bandit. When not singing, she is dreaming about starting a homestead.
FEATURED ARTIST | SONGWRITER
John Finch
John Finch is a small-town native with a big heart for worship. Music was a game changer for John at a very early age, beginning to play piano at age seven and leading others in song in a junior high church choir. Since then, he has led worship for a wide variety of gatherings around the world. John currently lives with his wife, Molly in Covington, LA, he is an artist and songwriter, and he enjoys craft coffee, fitness, and airline status.
FEATURED ARTIST | SONGWRITER
Greg Boudreaux
Since coming to a deeper conversion in college, Greg has been driven to share Christ with others through song. He and his wife Lizzy (also part of the Vigil team) are songwriters and have two children, Molly and Louis (the tiny members of the Vigil team). Over the last decade, Greg has worked extensively all over the world with a number of organizations to mentor music leaders for the Church and offer retreats for musicians. In his spare time, he and Lizzy like to write music in what they call the “Ambiguously Christian” genre.
SONGWRITER
Shawn Williams
Shawn Williams is a music producer, composer, and violinist / studio musician from Nashville, Tennessee. His first break into the music industry was shortly after college when he began touring as a violinist for Martina McBride and Housefires. After getting off the road, Shawn quickly fell in love with working in the studio and deep involvement in Catholic music. He has produced and recorded many artists, including The Vigil Project, Taylor Tripodi, Sarah Kroger, His Own, The Focus Collective, and many more (Papercastle Records). He is a lover of sushi, great espresso, his beautiful wife, Sara, and their two amazing sons, Kai and Pax.
PRODUCER | MIXING ENGINEER | SONGWRITER
Andrew Ferguson
Andrew Ferguson is a worship leader from Lafayette, LA. Throughout his life, Andrew has experienced Jesus’ Love and desire for relationship with him through the beauty of music in all forms and genres. After his deeper conversion in college, Andrew’s early love for playing rock and soul music quickly turned into a passion for leading worship, something he now loves doing for groups across the country. Andrew is currently exploring God’s call to a life of worship as The Vigil Project’s newest intern.
FEATURED ARTIST | SONGWRITER
Sophie Salopek
Sophie Salopek is a worship leader and student from Lafayette, LA. Growing up, music was always something she enjoyed. It grew from a hobby into a passion of hers in high school, when she was able to encounter the Lord through praise & worship & adoration. From then on, the Lord has opened her heart and eyes to the beauty that is leading worship, and she continues to explore that while finishing up her last semester at LSU.
FEATURED ARTIST | SONGWRITER
Hannah Shea
Hannah Shea is a 21 year old singer-songwriter and Catholic worship leader from Clearwater, FL. With parents involved in music ministry, from a young age Hannah encountered the Lord through the beauty of music. Throughout life’s trials, she discovered the healing power of lyrics and is now passionate about creating music that shares the hope of the gospel and who’s beauty leads others to Jesus Christ. Hannah is currently a college student in Nashville, TN and will be graduating this Spring with a Bachelor’s in Commercial Music and an Associates in Praise & Worship.
FEATURED ARTIST
Nico Cabrera
Nico is a Colombia born, fun-loving, and Jesus centered believer who loves the Church. A skeptic at heart, Nico found the Church as a place to find answers, and worship as a vehicle to encounter God. His journey led him to become a worship leader and songwriter, collaborating with The Vigil Project on their Spanish album A Jesus Por Maria.
FEATURED ARTIST
Michael Flynn
Michaela Flynn is a worship leader and musician from Pewamo-Westphalia, MI. Coming from a family with deep roots of faith and music (and lots of siblings), she shares the overflow of that fullness in every way she can singing for Masses and local worship events.
SONGWRITER
The Vigil Project makes music for the Catholic journey.
Our Mission
We’re helping to restore devotional prayer in the Catholic Church that deepens participation in the Sacraments and liturgical seasons.
How?
By helping Catholics learn to pray with music once again.
