Michael R. Hicks has uplifted audiences all over the world – from the Middle East to Hawaii, from Canada to Kenya, Africa. His music has won awards and many have performed his arrangements, from small church choirs to famed country stars. Michael is perhaps best known as the composer of the EFY Medley: As Sisters In Zion & We’ll Bring the World His Truth, sung by millions of youth since 1999 at the Especially for Youth program, and around the world including church choirs, seminary graduations, mission farewells, temple dedication celebrations, and youth conferences on six continents. Michael has contributed other arrangements of hymns for EFY (Especially For Youth) CDs, including I Know That My Redeemer Lives, I Believe In Christ, Lord I Would Follow Thee, and Let Us All Press On. Michael has produced 8 of his own CDs, his latest being called Believe. When he is not writing music, Michael enjoys spending as much time as he can with his family. He currently lives in Salt Lake City, Utah with his wonderful wife Natalie, daughter, and son.