The very next day, he offered the name to his bandmates in the Neoga Grace United Methodist Church praise band. Shortly after that, he wrote the song and began the arduous recording process. Marty finished recording CrossBorn and three other original Christian hard rock songs and began looking for opportunities to share his work. At this point, Jamison Leesley of Leesley Films arrived on the scene
. After reviewing Marty's songs, Jamison agreed to include them in his upcoming Christian Science Fiction thriller, Apparition. In quick fashion, Jamison enlisted Marty's help with producing an instrumental track and agreeing to shoot the movie's next scene at Rock University in Neoga, Marty's music instruction business. With all of these things happening so quickly and painlessly, Marty realized it was time to come out of his so-called "gigging retirement" and get the band together. What better place to start than with the CrossBorn Praise Band? Vocalist/keyboardist Paul Bierman and drummer Garet Shuemaker immediately jumped at the opportunity. Family, of course. Marty's brother, Bryan, climbed on board to play bass and offer background vocals along with Marty and Garet. Who else do we need? Bill Mattern joined up as the guitar tech/drum tech/roadie; Jan VonBokel agreed to be the band's wardrobe manager, Joe Ingram became band photographer, and Caleb Abernathy became band videographer. Jamison Leesley is the band's video producer. The group is looking for a second guitarist, as well as a band manager and booking agent.
