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Cochren & Co.
Cochren & Co. performing live in 2023
Background information
Origin	Indiana, United States
Genres	Contemporary Christian music heartland rock soft rock
Years active	2010–present
Labels	Gotee Records
Members	Michael Cochren Leah Cochren Tanner Brooks Jake Heady Michael Mathis
Website	cochrenmusic.com

Cochren & Co. is a contemporary Christian band led by singer/songwriter Michael Cochren and signed to Gotee Records.

Origin

Michael Cochren grew up in Pike County, Indiana, where music was a major part of his upbringing. After graduating school, Michael Cochren started a band with friends, later including his wife Leah Cochren, and began touring under the name Cochren & Co.

Career

Cochren & Co. signed with TobyMac's Gotee Records and released their first single for the label in 2018. The song "Church (Take Me Back)" reached the Top 10 on Billboard's Christian Airplay chart.

Cochren & Co. were nominated for Break Out Single of the Year at the 2019 K-Love Fan Awards.

In 2020, Cochren & Co. released their second single "One Day", which became their second Top 10 Billboard radio hit. Later that year the group was nominated for New Artist of the Year at the 51st Annual GMA Dove Awards.

The group released their debut full-length album "Don't Lose Hope" in January 2021. The album garnered critical and commercial success including three Top 10 Billboard radio hits, and the title track "Don't Lose Hope" was featured in an episode of CBS's MacGyver

In February 2023 Cochren & Co. released their sophomore album. The title track "Running Home" spent 4 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Christian Airplay chart. The project also featured the Top 15 Billboard Airplay & AC radio single "Thank God For Sunday Morning", which was listed on K-LOVE's 22 Songs That Defined 2022. A live performance of the song "Be There For You" from the group's sophomore release was featured on GRAMMY.com's Positive Vibes Only.

Cochren & Co. made their historic debut at the Grand Ole Opry on June 13, 2023.

In August of 2023, Cochren & Co. released the song "Parking Lot," which is still climbing the charts as of February 2024.

Members

Current

• Michael Cochren - Lead vocals, keyboards, bass
• Leah Cochren - Guitar, keyboards, vocals
• Tanner Brooks - bass
• Jake Heady - guitar
• Michael Mathis - drums

Touring Members

• Will Shackleford - Guitar, background vocals

Discography

Albums

Studio Albums

Holliday Albums

Singles

Other charted songsharted songs

Music videos

Awards and nominations

GMA Dove Awards

K-LOVE Fan Awards

References

1. "Cochren & Co". Positive Encouraging K-LOVE. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
2. Rust, Justin (2023-05-16). "RiseFest 2023 adds Cochren & Co. to lineup". The N'West Iowa REVIEW. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
3. "Gotee Records Announces New Artist Cochren & Co. - The Gospel Music Association". gospelmusic.org. 2018-11-01. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
4. ^ Asker, Jim (2023-06-07). "Cochren & Co. Score First Christian Airplay No. 1 as 'Running Home' Sprints Across the Finish Line". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
5. ^ Woolum, Brandon (June 3, 2019). "Cochran and Co. | 2019 K-LOVE Fan Awards (red carpet)".
6. ^ "51st Annual GMA Dove Awards Nominees Announced | The 54th Annual GMA Dove Awards". Archived from the original on 2022-02-01. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
7. "Cochren & Co.'s sophomore album, 'Running Home,' available now". Niagara Frontier Publications. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
8. Countdown, 20 the (2021-01-29). "Cochren & Co. Song Featured on CBS Television Show • 20 The Countdown Magazine - Listener Line 1-888-535-2020". 20 The Countdown Magazine - Listener Line 1-888-535-2020. Retrieved 2023-06-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
9. ^ Clarks, Jessie (2023-01-06). "Cochren & Co Shares "Running Home" Ahead Of Sophomore Album". TCB. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
10. ^ devops (2013-11-28). "Christian Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
11. Williams, Lindsay. "22 Songs That Defined 2022". Positive Encouraging K-LOVE. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
12. "Positive Vibes Only: Cochren & Co. Offer A Supportive Hand In This Healing Performance Of "Be There For You"". www.grammy.com. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
13. Opry. "Cochren & Co. | Opry". www.opry.com. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
14. ^ "Cochren and Co.'s Debut Album, "Don't Lose Hope," Drops January 2021 | Freeccm.com". 2020-10-14. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
15. ^ devops (2013-01-02). "Hot Christian Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
16. "American certifications – Cochren & Co". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
17. "2023 Nominees". doveawards.com. Retrieved 2023-11-02.

• American Christian musical groups
• Gotee Records artists
• 2010 establishments in the United States
• Musical groups established in 2010
• Musical groups from Indiana