Biography

Orlando Pender, Jr. (Catfish)

Contact Information:
phone-(615)300-7398
email- orlandocompany@comcast.net

Catfish has 1 Stella Award and 1 Dove Award

1.) Thunder - 3:46
Songwriter: Orlando Pender, Jr.
Publishing: Orlando Pender, Jr.
PRO: BMI
Featuring: Out For Souls
Bass: Anton Nesbitt
Guitar: Lonnie Bomer
Instruments: MusicED


Thunder was written by Orlando Pender, Jr.
He says he heard his minister talking about an African preacher ministering to his people about Thunder. When Catfish says he heard the word "Thunder" it reminds him of when he says "Amen" to God's word. He says there is an immediate powerful "Roar" and Thunder in the spirit. He says the word "Thunder" is not about the physical storm most people would normally associate the word with. Instead he see's it as a burst of faith, belief and authority in knowing God is God and Jesus is Lord.


2.) More Than A Lifetime of Love - 6:41
Songwriter: Orlando Pender, Jr.
Publishing: Orlando Pender, Jr.
PRO: BMI
Featuring: Out For Souls
Guitar: Lonnie Bomer
Instruments: MusicED

God is always doing more behind the scenes than we know.
God is love and his love never runs out. In Heaven there's more than a lifetime of love for everyone and everybody.

3.) Things I Do 4 U - 5:27
Songwriter: Orlando Pender, Jr.
Publishing: Orlando Pender, Jr.
PRO: BMI
Instruments: MusicED

God has done so many things for me. This song is about the all of the things he has done not only for me but for you too.

4.) There You Go Again - 3:59
Songwriter: Orlando Pender, Jr.
Publishing: Orlando Pender, Jr.
PRO: BMI
Upright Bass: Jerry Navarro
Guitar: Sean Smith
Organ: Kerry Green
Instruments: MusicED

God is watching us through his spiritual eyes and he see's us running away from him when we should actually be running towards him.

5.) Shock The World - 2:50
Songwriter: Orlando Pender, Jr.
Publishing: Orlando Pender, Jr.
PRO: BMI
Drums: Brandon Holt
Instruments: MusicED

It's shocking that there's so many people in the world who don't know Christ.
It's shocking that people think they have to pay for everything but if you surrender to Christ and everything else is free.
Shock the world.

6.) Today - 2:43
Songwriter: Orlando Pender, Jr.
Publishing: Orlando Pender, Jr.
PRO: BMI
All Instruments: MusicED

Walt Disney writes lullabies for cartoons.
This lullaby is for Jesus, for all of the children all of the world.

7.) Your Best Life Now - 3:23
Songwriter: Orlando Pender, Jr.
Publishing: Orlando Pender, Jr.
PRO: BMI
Featuring: New Testament
Bass: Jerry Navarro
Guitar: Sean Smith
Organ: Kerry Green
Instruments: MusicED

This song was inspired by a book written by Joel Olsteen titled "Best Life Now."

8.) Call His Name - 3:31
Songwriter: Orlando Pender, Jr.
Publishing: Orlando Pender, Jr.
PRO: BMI
Instruments: MusicED

When people face adversities they try to handle things themselves instead of calling on the main source who can deliver them from all things, JESUS!

9.) Daddy- 5:51
Songwriter: Orlando Pender, Jr.
Publishing: Orlando Pender, Jr.
PRO: BMI
Instruments: MusicED

My father passed away in 1984 and for four years, I prayed to God to show me / tell me what happened to him. This song personifies what God told me and showed me that happened to my daddy.

10.) Standing In The Gate - 4:21
Songwriter: Orlando Pender, Jr.
Publishing: Orlando Pender, Jr.
PRO: BMI
Bass: Anton Nesbitt
Instruments: MusicED

I see so many men today not standing in the gates (gaps) for their families. When a Christian man stands in the gates for his family, the enemy can not come in.

11.) Unity - 2:42
Songwriter: Orlando Pender, Jr.
Publishing: Orlando Pender, Jr.
PRO: BMI
Instruments: MusicED

In today's world we have far too much division and separation. God isn't happy with that, he wants us to be unified in his love, forever. You know we need Unity!


CATFISH'S BIOGRAPHY

Starting as a young child singing at service stations for nickels and dimes, owned by his mentor Hurbert Woodard... Catfish has always had a loved for music.
He attended and graduated from Darden High School in North Carolina in 1963.
After graduating, Orlando joined the United State Marine Corps. and served America for 4 years in the Vietnam Era.
In 1967, Orlando was honorably discharged and then moved to Boston, Massachusetts.
Orlando reconnected with music in Boston and started his first band named "King Bisquit Blues Band."
Catfish performed all throughout the Northeastern Region and entertained thousands all over New York, Massachusetts and Maine.
Catfish wanted to take his career to another level and decided to relocated once again to the west coast. Catfish began studying music composition, vocals and mastered the skill of playing a bass guitar.
In San Francisco, is where Orlando became apart of the Hippie Movement/Era. He started his second band, and named it the "Big O, New Wave Band." During this time, Catfish sang all of the lead vocal, played bass guitar and composed all of the band's music.
Soon after, he decided to work with other local artists and formed a third band naming it, "Home Cooking."
From the early 1970's up until 1986 Catfish performed at dozens of live entertainment venues all over California.
In December of 1986 Catfish had a God-wakening experience. Catfish says that the Lord spoke to him and told him that he was singing the "wrong music." That's when Catfish re-dedicated his life to the Lord and began making Gospel music. Since that day, 30 years later... Catfish has been singing, writing and performing songs for the Lord!