PROject LIFE

Jim Stayton

Jim Stayton, born in Philadelphia in 1975; was introduced to church music very early in his life.   He learned organ and piano skills starting at the age of three.  Jim and family moved to Florida in 1980. For the past seven years he has served as Director of Music Ministry at a Ft. Lauderdale, Fl. church.  A Music Teacher at a Christian School,  Jim has been writing music for 10 years and recently finished composing    and arranging, his first album "Looking Up", released in 1999 featuring vocalist Kristen DiNonno.  His latest song, "Thank You For Me", is performed on the PROject LIFE CD
"The opportunity to work for this wonderful cause and write and perform "Thank You For Me" has been a blessing and hopefully will be a steppingstone towards a career centered on Christian Music."
     -Jim Stayton

Kristen Rose DiNonno

Kristen DiNonno, began studying music at an early age. Her mother teaches piano, her older sister AnnMarie is a music teacher and composer (www.mp3.com/annmarie). Kristen is a music director in a Fort Lauderdale church, teaches piano and voice in the family music studio and in a local private school.
She has performed in local productions of classic musicals, community choral ensembles and recently performed as part of a touring choral group in the Czech Republic and Austria.
Her voice is featured on the Pure Energy Productions CD "Looking Up" released in 1999 and she performs two songs, Anna Maria Sabatucci McGinty’s "I Can’t Wait to See Your Face" and Jim Stayton’s "Thank You For Me" on the PROject LIFE CD
"I am blessed to have the opportunity to do what I love the most and to spread God’s word through song."
     - Kristen DiNonno