Nigel Hemming

Nigel Hemming is a UK-based Christian songwriter and musician known for writing on and producing the Great Big God series and his involvement on the Vineyard Come Now Is the Time to Worship and Hungry albums.

Background

After leaving university, Hemming worked as a primary school teacher and as a musician. performing at festivals such as Greenbelt and was part of the line-up when the band reformed in 2011.

Hemming became involved with recording for Vineyard Music UK when Brian Doerksen invited him to play keyboards on the Vineyard UK album Come Now Is the Time to Worship.

The first Great Big God album was released in 2001. It was called Great Big God after the title song written by Nigel and Jo Hemming. Hemming co-produced the album with Brian Duane and wrote five of its songs.

Since the release of the first Great Big God album Hemming has produced and written for all six of the Vineyard Great Big God releases. and is widely regarded as having created "one of the most successful series of UK children's albums ever."

Hemming is a Vineyard Churches UK and Ireland pastor. He worked on staff at Birmingham Vineyard Church throughout the 2000s until moving in 2011 to become the senior pastor at the Winchester Vineyard Church with his wife Jo.

Hemming was a director of Vineyard Music UK from 2014 to 2017.

Releases

Title Artist Role Year of release Come Now Is the Time to Worship Vineyard UK keyboards, songwriter 1998 Hungry Vineyard UK producer, songwriter, keyboards 1999 I Love Your Presence Vineyard UK producer, keyboards 2000 Surrender Vineyard UK keyboards 2000 Great Big God Great Big God producer, songwriter, vocals, keyboards 2001 Holy Vineyard UK producer, keyboards 2001 Great Big God 2: Tiny Little Me Great Big God producer, songwriter, vocals, keyboards, Wurlitzer, Synth 2002 Set Me Free Vineyard UK producer, vocals, keyboards 2003 Great Big God 3: God's Love Is Big Great Big God producer, songwriter, vocals, keyboards, acoustic guitar 2004 Great Big God Backing Tracks Great Big God producer, songwriter, keyboards 2005 Great Big God for PreSchoolers Great Big God producer, songwriter, vocals, keyboards, acoustic guitar 2005 Great Big God 4 Great Big God producer, songwriter, vocals, keyboards 2009 Great Big God Live DVD' Great Big God producer, songwriter, vocals, keyboards 2009 The Lamb Has Conquered Vineyard UK piano, keyboards 2010 Carols in the City Vineyard UK producer, vocals, keyboards, acoustic guitar, percussion 2010 Great Big God 5: Ready to Go Great Big God producer, songwriter, vocals, keyboards 2014 Great Big God Great Big Box Set Great Big God producer, songwriter, vocals, keyboards 2016