Meece came to the attention of the
Christian music label
Myrrh Records, and in 1976 they released his debut album,
David. He released ten albums between 1976 and 1993, becoming a major figure in the
Christian music industry. Meece is perhaps best known for his song "We Are the Reason", which has been recorded by more than 200 other artists, and sung in several languages. His song "Seventy Times Seven" peaked at No. 77 on the
Australian Charts. He worked with Canadian songwriter and producer
Gino Vannelli for his albums
Chronology and
Candle In the Rain. Possibly due to his conservatory training, Meece uses pieces of classical piano works as intros or settings for many of his songs. For example, in the song "This Time" from the album
Learning to Trust, the opening section (as well as the bridge and ending tag) is from
Frédéric Chopin's "
Revolutionary Etude" (Op. 10, No. 12) in
C minor. Also, the song "Falling Down" from the album
Count the Cost is based on a sonata by
Mozart. The introductory melody for "You Can Go", from the album
7, is taken from the
Two-Part Invention No. 13 in
A Minor (BWV 784) by
Johann Sebastian Bach. Because of the prevalent use of
synthesizers, "You Can Go" is sometimes incorrectly connected to an advertisement in the early 1980s for the
Commodore 64; the ad used the Bach Invention played by a synthesizer. Meece was asked to appear in
Billy Graham crusades, among other
outreach groups and television broadcasts. and received the 2009 Visionary Award in the Inspirational Male Soloist category. In May 2012, the
National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced that the song earned Meece, Cook and Carroll an
Emmy nomination for Best Arrangement/Composer of a Television Theme Song. == Discography ==