▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁accompanied ▁by ▁an ▁appearance ▁on ▁a ▁special ▁Si ri us / X M ▁radio ▁edition ▁of ▁N BC ' s ▁The ▁App rent ice . ▁Four ▁hope ful s ▁were ▁chosen ▁from ▁thousands ▁of ▁subm issions . ▁The ▁two ▁teams ▁had ▁a ▁challenge ▁to ▁write , ▁record , ▁produce ▁and ▁package ▁an ▁artist ▁for ▁Si ri us / X M ' s ▁station ▁X M ▁Ca fe . ▁Le vi ▁Kreis ▁and ▁his ▁team ▁won ▁the ▁challenge , ▁launch ing ▁Le vi ' s ▁recording ▁career ▁world wide . ▁He ▁followed ▁his ▁debut ▁album ▁with ▁The ▁G ospel ▁According ▁To ▁Le vi , ▁confront ing ▁religion ▁and ▁it ' s ▁un he alth y ▁views ▁on ▁sexual ity , ▁specifically ▁as ▁it ▁rel ates ▁to ▁the ▁L GB T ▁community ▁and ▁conversion ▁ther apy ▁( Le vi ▁did ▁six ▁years ▁with ▁Ex od us ▁International .) ▁ ▁Le vi ' s ▁early ▁music ▁art ic ulated ▁the ▁growing ▁p ains ▁of ▁young ▁gay ▁men ▁and ▁their ▁relationships ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁still ▁not ▁a ▁widely ▁emb rac ed ▁topic ▁of ▁conversation . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Le vi ▁won ▁the ▁Out Music ▁Award ▁for ▁his ▁song ▁" St ained ▁G lass ▁Window ", ▁a ▁song ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁Del ▁Sh ores ▁play ▁Southern ▁Bapt ist ▁S iss ies . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁Le vi ' s ▁early ▁musical ▁activ ism , ▁his ▁compos itions ▁have ▁been ▁featured ▁on ▁Days ▁Of ▁Our