#LITO - Press Play

Press Play is a Christian pop and rock band formed by worship leader Dave Hanley in 2008. The lead singers of the band include Dave Hanley, Nicole Croteau and Jonathan Thulin. They are the former worship team for the Los Angeles Dream Center, the church where the band also was formed. Press Play is now traveling full time around the world. They are currently signed to Dream Records with distribution through EMI Christian Music Group. They have released four albums to date: Life Is Beautiful (2009), NY2LA (2010), World Anthem (2011), and LITO (2013).

Press Play's first major release was Life is Beautiful which featured the then lead female vocalist Paige Adkins, who is the daughter of comedian Sinbad. The album also featured guest vocals from Darlene Zschech of Hillsong. Upon the band's debut release through its new partnership with Universal Records, Life Is Beautiful reached No. 2 on Billboard's Christian Albums chart and No. 45 on the Billboard 200 chart. Press Play performed on NBC's Today Show, meeting with ABC, appearing on Fox News and with features in national newspapers, magazines and on numerous national TV outlets. Press Play also worked with producer Rodney Jerkins at the time.