Herms co-wrote the GMA Dove Award Song of the Year, "East to West", with Casting Crowns vocalist, Mark Hall, at the 39th GMA Dove Awards, in 2008. The song was nominated for the &lt;a href="Grammy%20Award%20for%20Best%20Gospel/Contemporary%20Christian%20Music%20Performance"&gt;Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance&lt;/a&gt; at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony, and the following year at the 51st Annual in the same category.