Austins Bridge Takes Home A Dove

 

Hendersonville, Tenn. (April 28, 2008) - Daywind recording artist, Austins Bridge took home their first Dove Award for Bluegrass Recorded Song Of The Year, “He’s In Control,” at the 39th Annual Gospel Music Association’s Dove Awards last Wednesday night. The show, held at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, was broadcast live nationwide on the Gospel Music Channel television network and XM Satellite Radio.

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Gaither Music Group Artists Claim Four Dove Awards

Nashville, TN (April, 2008) – Three Gaither Music Group artists were among the big winners at the 39th Annual Dove Awards presentation Wednesday night at the Grand Ole Opry House .  Ernie Haase and Signature Sound captured two awards, while Mark Lowry and the Isaacs each claimed one in the nationally-televised awards fest. 

 

            Ernie Haase and Signature Sound captured Southern Gospel Recorded Song of the Year and Southern Gospel Album of the Year for Get Away Jordan, produced by Lari Goss.  Country Album of the Year went to the Isaacs for Big Sky, produced by award-winning producer Mark Bright (Rascal Flatts, Sara Evans).  Mark Lowry took home the award for Inspirational Album of the Year for I Love To Tell The Story, A Hymns Collection, produced by Lowry and Paul Johnson. 

 

            Of their win, group founder Ernie Haase commented, “This group of guys has a lot of fun and we do this music because we love it.  These two Dove Awards are like cherries on top of the sundae… we don’t have to have them, but they sure are sweet!  We’ve worked hard to grow as people and as artists, and it’s nice to know our industry affirms what we are doing.”

 

            The Isaacs matriarch, Lily Isaacs, expressed the family’s delight at their first country album win.  “We were so thrilled and excited to win the Country Album of the Year because this was our first opportunity to stretch our wings further into the country music field, thanks to the support of Gaither Music Group and the help of Mark Bright, who is such an amazing producer in country music.  We are proud of the album and we’re very humbled by the fact that our industry recognized the artistry Mark helped us create on this album.  We were proud to be a part of it, let alone receive an award for it!”

 

            Mark Lowry was equally thrilled.  “Winning this particular Dove award was a great honor because it was an all-singing project.  I’ve won a Dove for comedy but never for singing.  So this is quite a treat.  But the credit must go to Paul Johnson.  He did such a great job arranging and leading the orchestra and co-producing I Love To Tell The Story… A Hymns collection.  It couldn’t have been made without him.”

 

            The Isaacs performed in the show’s finale with Charlie Daniels, Third Day’s Mac Powell and Angella Christie on “I’ll Fly Away,” which was part of a tribute to the Opry’s relationship with gospel music. 

JEREMY CAMP, “UNDO” BY RUSH OF FOOLS AND EMI CMG PUBLISHING GARNER ULTIMATE HONORS AT ASCAP’S 30TH ANNUAL CHRISTIAN MUSIC AWARDS DINNER.

Nashville, Tennessee, April, 2008: ASCAP’s dominant roster of Christian music artists, songwriters and publishers was on display Monday evening as Christian music industry leaders from all over the world celebrated the presentation of the 30^th Annual ASCAP Christian Music Awards at Richland Country Club in Nashville. In attendance were artists Chris Tomlin, Jeremy Camp, MercyMe, Kellie Pickler, Natalie Grant, Steven Curtis Chapman, Mac Powell, David Crowder, Russ Taff, Phil Stacey, Bebo Norman, Kyle Jacobs, Brandon Heath, Rush of Fools, Paul Colman, 33 Miles, Pocket Full of Rocks, and Echoing Angels.

 

For the fourteenth year, the premiere event was hosted by ASCAP Senior Vice President, Connie Bradley and Vice President, Dan Keen who presented awards to the songwriters and publishers of the 25 most performed songs on religious radio in 2007 as detected by Media Guide, ASCAP’s digital tracking system.

 

Jeremy Camp who previously won the award in 2005 and 2006 earned the prestigious Songwriter Of The Year award. The newest ASCAP Christian Song Of The Year award-winner is “UNDO” recorded by Rush Of Fools. The awards were presented to songwriters Scott Davis, Wesley Willis, Kevin Huguley and publishers Midas Music and Meaux Hits (EMICMG). EMI CMG Publishing was named ASCAP’s Christian Music Publisher of the Year for the 5^TH year in a row.

 

An exclusive highlight of the evening was the presentation of the ASCAP Partner In Song Award to industry icon, Brown Bannister. The award was given for “writing and producing some of the greatest songs in the vibrant history of Contemporary Christian Music”. Bannister is known for producing the industry’s most well known artists such as Amy Grant, Steven Curtis Chapman, MercyMe, Debby Boone, and The Imperials. He co-wrote the classic Imperials hit, “Praise The Lord” and wrote a #1 hit last year for Third Day, “Mountain Of God.” Brown released his own project on Reunion Records in 1981 that yielded the self-penned hits, “Talk To One Another” and “Mountain Top.”

 

The tribute to Brown Bannister featured music from Steven Curtis Chapman, MercyMe’s Bart Millard, Grammy winners Gordon Kennedy, Tommy Sims and Wayne Kirkpatrick, Russ Taff, American Idol Phil Stacey and remarks from US Congressman Marsha Blackburn and Amy Grant’s manager, Mike Blanton.

 

Another significant performance was given by songwriter/artist Kyle Jacobs who sang the history making Garth Brooks single, “More Than A Memory” which he co-wrote. “More Than A Memory” is the only single in history to ever debut at #1.

 

About ASCAP

Established in 1914, ASCAP is the first and leading U.S. Performing Rights Organization representing the world’s largest repertory totaling over 8.5 million copyrighted musical works of every style and genre from more than 285,000 composer, lyricist and music publisher members.  ASCAP has representation arrangements with over 90 music rights organizations such that the ASCAP repertory is represented in nearly every country around the world.  ASCAP protects the rights of its members and foreign affiliates by licensing the public performances of their copyrighted works and distributing royalties based upon surveyed performances.  ASCAP is the only American Performing Rights Organization owned and governed by its writer and publisher members.  www.ascap.com

Song Garden recording artist back in the studio

April, 2008 (Nashville, TN)  Song Garden recording artist Canaan’s Crossing is back in the studio working on their new project to be released this summer.  The yet untitled project will be their second release for Song Garden Music Group.  Pictured in the photo are Canaan’s Crossing group members Wayne Burgett and Tina Miller, recording engineer Kevin Ward along with Tim Maze, Andy Wilks and Keith Cannon of Canaan’s Crossing.

Hoppers Amoung Artist Coming To West Coast! LA Appearance Planned

Great Western SG Fan Festival

Join Legacy 5 - Greater Vision - Booth Brothers - Hoppers - Phil Cross - Pfeifers - Dixie Melody Boys - Beene family - RSV - Palmetto State QT - and many more at this years Great Western SG Fan Festival in Fresno, CA. We are proud to be a part of the largest event of its kind west of the Rockies. Be sure to bring along your family and friends. This will be an experience everyone will remember for years to come. We look forward to welcoming you to the Save Mart Center in Fresno, CA on May 1 through May 3, 2008 for a festival filled with Christ in Music, fellowship and fun. Together, this wonderful three-day event is sure to be energy for the soul! On behalf of Claude, Dean, Mike Hopper and Les Beasley we want to say thank-you in advance for being a part of this year’s event..

Hoppers in concert Las Vegas, NV

For first time ever, Las Vegas will see a Southern Gospel Music event meant for the whole family. The Hopper and Beene families, two of Southern Gospel’s most renowned performing families will be singing inspirational music from the heart! Special performances from comedian Kevin Burke, star of “Defending the Caveman” and Richel Kompst, local musician. When: May 4, 2008 from 5 to 8 p.m. (Gates open at 4 p.m.) Where: Henderson Pavilion 200 S. Green Valley Parkway, Henderson, NV 89012 What: Sing City is a Southern Gospel Music event for the whole family. Food, fun and fabulous music will be offered in an outdoor theater.

 

DAILEY & VINCENT DEBUT AT #4 ON BLUEGRASS UNLIMITED ALBUM CHART

Self-Titled CD Earns More Praise, While “Sweet Carrie” and “By the Mark” Generate Increased Airplay

 

 

NASHVILLE, TENN.  (April, 2008)— Dailey & Vincent have debuted at #4 on the Bluegrass Unlimited National Bluegrass Survey album chart in the April 2008 issue with their self-titled album on Rounder Records.  At the same time, the critically acclaimed disc has spent its seventh week in the top 5 on Billboard’s Top Bluegrass Albums chart, where it debuted at #2.  On the Bluegrass Music Profiles Top 10 Bluegrass CD’s chart for April, Dailey & Vincent is at #2, and on the XM Bluegrass Junction Top 40 albums, it moves to #3 on the April chart (representing airplay during the month of March).

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The Stutzman Family in Studio

The Stutzman Family was back in the studio recently to begin work on a new project.  The new CD is being produced by Donna Beauvais formerly of Hope’s Call.  “We are so excited about how this new CD is shaping up, says Heather of The Stutzman Family.  “God has blessed us with the most amazing songs and when we got done with our final selections we were in awe of how He made them fit so perfectly together.  We can ’t wait to start sharing them, so they can bless others the way they are blessing us.”

 

The Stutzman Family just finished their tracking at Sunset Blvd Studios in Brentwood, TN with engineer Steve Dady.  The best of Nashville musicians were involved in the tracking session including Mark Hill, Dave Cleveland, Garth Justice, Brian Green and Gordon Mote.  “I love being in the studio, and meeting Gordon Mote was a huge highlight for me,” says 17-year old Belinda.  “We hit it off real well, and I can’t wait to get the chance to work with him again.”

 

The new project has an expected release date of August.  To find out more about the new project or information on booking The Stutzman Family contact them at www.thestutzmanfamily.com  

 

Rick Alan King Performs at Awards Ceremony

April 2008, Nashville, TN — Southern Gospel Music artist Rick Alan King was invited to participate in the presentation Awards Ceremony at the 2008 Southern Gospel Music Fan Fair in Chattanooga, TN.  King has been a Southern Gospel singer and performer since his childhood and was recognized at the event with an invitation to share his own composition, “One Amazing Night” during the Awards Ceremony held April 3rd. Rick was also invited to present one of the many achievement awards given that night.

 

In addition to his recognition with “One Amazing Night,” another of Rick’s songs, “The Royal Telephone” is climbing the Christian Voice Magazine Charts and at this writing has reached #46.  Christian Voice Magazine along with Wilds and Associates were also the sponsors of Southern Gospel Music Fanfare that filled the week of March 31 through April 5th and brought many Southern Gospel Artists and fans alike to Chattanooga.

 

Many have asked Rick for more of his music and he has responded by creating a DVD he’s entitled “Live From the Heart.”  This DVD of Rick Alan King singing and sharing a variety of songs, carries a theme that Rick has used on his website http://www.RickAlanKing.com.  Rick has performed with many of the top names in Gospel Music. Rick invites people around the world to visit his web site and find out more about upcoming concerts, new songs, and information about the DVD.

BMI Awards for Chris White Music and Asheville Music Publishing

Nashville TN- Crossroads publishing companies Chris White Music & Asheville Music Publishing were honored Saturday April 19th with two awards at the BMI Christian Music Awards in Nashville TN. Recognized for most performed songs on Christian radio during 2007 were “God’s Word” written by Dennis Murphy and recorded by The Kingdom Heirs, and “Anything But Ordinary, Everything But Typical” written by Adam Kohout and Tery Wilkins, recorded by The Dove Brothers.

Chris White states, “We are honored to work with such talented young writers, and look forward to many more great songs from their pens”.

 

Chris White and the three songwriters were present to accept the awards.

Left to Right; Jody Williams of BMI, writer Dennis Murphy, publisher Chris White and Thomas Cain of BMI

 

Pillar Records Artist Kristen Roller In Concert Saturday

Come out and join Kristen this Saturday evening April 19th at 7:00 pm
 
Ocean View United Methodist Church
8400 E Oak Island Drive
Oak Island, NC
910-278-5973 church office
 
Kristen will be singing selections from her new project coming out in early fall of 2008, and also favorites from her Beautiful Day project.
 
This is a free event, but a love offering will be accepted.
 
Kristen looks forward to seeing you there.
 
Daycare will be provided.
 
God Bless!
 
Rick
 
 
For more information: 
Send  emails to: rick@rollerministries.com
or call 910-322-9000
Blessings from:
Roller Ministries

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