Founder, Songwriter

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Amber O’Brien is the founder, songwriter, and vision director of the BeholdtheGift&theGiver Project, a Christian music and storytelling initiative inspired by Scripture and centered on the life of Jesus and the Holy Family. She is the author of the book  Love.Always.Wins. (Amazon); a collection of poems and prose giving real- life, practical examples of God’s transforming Love.  

What began as a desire to tell the Nativity story through original music has grown into a much larger vision—one that follows the Holy Family from Bethlehem to Nazareth, through the ministry of Jesus, and ultimately to His Passion and Resurrection.

The project’s first album, Our Dream Is Love: A Nativity Story, introduced that vision through an original musical telling of the birth of Christ. The BeholdtheGift&theGiver Project is now continuing the story beyond the Nativity.

Before launching The BeholdtheGift&theGiver Project, Amber owned and operated a school, where she developed a strong instinct for identifying gifted people, building collaborative teams, and mentoring those around her. That same leadership approach now shapes the project as she brings together talented creatives who share in its larger mission.

At its heart, Amber’s mission is to help people experience Scripture in a fresh and meaningful way through music and storytelling, while building a project with the potential to grow into visual media, film, live presentation, devotional content, and other faith-based creative experiences.

Composer, Songwriter

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Twining is a songwriter whose passion is crafting music that tells meaningful stories of hope and redemption. After more than 30 years as a worship leader in local congregations, he continues to write songs that explore the beauty and complexity of the human experience.

Todd serves as Chair of the Performing Arts at St. Johns Country Day School in Orange Park, Florida, where he directs choirs and mentors young musicians. He also holds a graduate degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and is a licensed therapist specializing in trauma recovery. His work in ministry, education, and counseling all inform his songwriting, giving his music a unique depth, authenticity, and compassion.

Producer, Songwriter

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Sal Oliveri is a Nashville-based music producer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and artist developer whose work spans Pop, Rock, Country, R&B, Americana, Christian music, and Film.

Over the course of his career, Sal has worked with artists ranging from P!NK, Billy Joel, Chris Stapleton, Keith Urban, Tim McGraw, Lady A, Jimmie Allen, Parmalee, CeCe Winans, BeBe Winans, Jack Antonoff, Dan Wilson, and many others.

His work has earned a Grammy nomination for Best Pop/Rock Album, multiple #1s on Billboard, iTunes, and CMT, and an award for producing a #1 song worldwide. His productions have accumulated more than a Billion streams.

But credentials only tell part of the story.

Sal’s real gift is hearing what an artist can become — sometimes before the artist can hear it themselves.

He has an instinctive ability to identify the strongest qualities in an artist, a song, and a performance, then bring those elements together into something distinctive, emotional, and commercially compelling. His approach is simple: don’t try to turn an artist into somebody else. Find what makes them unique and make that extraordinary.