Tomas Alvarez: The band name One Breath came to me one day after really praying about what I wanted out of my music and reading the book of Genesis in the Bible. "Then the LORD God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being." Genesis 2:7. This is where the name One Breath came from. I wanted our music to breathe the life that God gives through his words into our music and all those seeking God.

Tomas: : It was really all the above! It was a process of learning what it means to be a band and how to really get our music recorded and out into the world. If you really think about it, it's much more than just writing a song and putting music to it. David, David Cline, and I learned a lot about our music and what it really meant to move forward with more of a dream and goal to make it a reality. It meant becoming more serious about our goals and making this into more than just a hobby. In order to do that we needed to pray about and recruit the right musicians who share the same hopes and dreams.

David Minard: A mix of both really! It took a long time to write and record our first few songs while learning how to record music and setting up our recording studio (Gecko Studios). Tomas, David Cline and I were already recording the first set of songs when we went out and recruited Rene Gonzales to help with the guitars on the new songs because David Cline had moved away for a job promotion. Shortly after we brought on Gabi Pena to help us with some of the backing vocals. Once we had a good start on the music Tomas and I decided to take the next step and start preparing to play live while finishing up the songs in the studio. We asked around our small town and finally found talented drummer Ben Berry to help us get to the point where we can play live.

Tomas: Since David is answering the Protector of My Heart portion, I'll answer the Sound of Amazing Grace portion. The song actually came to me one day while I was at our church. I was able to spend some free time at the piano and think about an idea I had. I had so many funerals that I played the music for and kept thinking about how each one was sad but also joyful in the way that even through death we find hope in the resurrection of Jesus Christ. That we too will rise with him on the last day. The more I thought about it the more I truly realized that His grace is truly AMAZING. I sat in silence praying and meditating on these thoughts and I kid you not, the song literally started flowing out of me. It was a mix of hymn but also my own experience the last 7 years and my faith journey that became in my opinion my anthem, my testimony to the greatness and faithfulness of God.

David: I agree that Sound of Amazing Grace is a wonderful song but I'll let Tomas answer that because he has a beautiful story behind how he wrote the song and it helps expand the emotion in the song. I can answer for Protector of My Heart because I originally got the idea of the song from Psalm 23 where I thought that this was a picture of the best love story we can experience. The perfect love where Jesus is our protector. In the end, Protector of My Heart turned out to be a special song but it did not start out like that because we almost did not finish the song. Tomas, David and I just could not figure out what was missing. Everything changed once I asked Rene to record on the song and I believe he was the missing link in God's plan.

Tomas:Honestly? It feels absolutely incredible to see the fruits of our labor. It's one thing when you're recording and working on each song individually and trying to make it sound the very best it can for our listeners. I remember after hearing the finished product right before release and thinking, "Wow!" this is super awesome! I can't believe that God out these lyrics on our hearts to write and record so that we can minister to others. We prayed so many times that God would help us get to the point of releasing our songs and through his grace we've done it with his immense help. As for the purpose it serves, we hope that God uses us as his instruments to instill hope, love, and mercy that only comes from God. Personally, I hope that we bring souls closer to God and change the world.

David: I met Tomas through playing praise and worship at our church before he started One Breath back in 2016. I joined One breath in 2018 when Tomas was pretty much by himself and that's when we started writing original material. So speed up to today, I trust that God already had plans for the music and we are always praying someone out there is getting blessed from the grace and love of our God.

Tomas: There is definitely a story behind this. At one particular time in my life when I was younger a friend of mine who I was really close to gifted me a jewelry box with the words from Psalms 108:1. Up until that very special gift I questioned whether or not I was being called to continue playing music or even write music. I took this gift as a sign from God that I need to trust in him and that he would make a way for what he wanted. God has a way of giving us the push we need in the right direction and he's proven it time and time again. Music, music through our band is exactly what he wants.

David: For myself, I'm sharing David's namesake and I just admire David's love and reverence for God. I just want to emulate David's passion for God in my own life by worshipping God through music. I feel blessed that God has gave me talent and purpose in this life.

Tomas: Definitely! We've had several pretty big music events where we have been able to showcase and introduce our songs from the album to our audiences. We have had absolute positive reviews and feedback! One Breath has opened for bands in the past such as 7eventh Time Down, Unspoken, and David Dunn. We have been blessed with so many wonderful opportunities. We have some really big events this coming year (2023 and 2024). God continues to open doors for us and numerous opportunities to share our music with the world. I'm super excited to play our music for more and more people.

David: Tomas definitely explained that well but we also have to continue on creating a name for ourselves and most importantly keep writing songs that glorify God and bring a positive vibe to these crazy days we live in.