Integrity Music Releases “The Power of One”

Integrity Music Releases The Power of One - Worship Leader Edition from GRAMMY Winning Worship Artist Israel Houghton

New DVD/CD Resource Features original full album PLUS Live, Acoustic Video & Audio Performances, Instructional Videos, Song Stories, Chord Charts & More

MOBILE, Alabama (June 9, 2009) – Integrity Music announces the release of The Power Of One – Worship Leader Edition, a new product for worship leaders and musicians that features music, video and a variety of resource materials from GRAMMY, Stellar and Dove Award winning worship artist Israel Houghton.

“This is an incredible resource for churches, small groups… anyone who wants to translate Israel’s songs into a small to medium worship setting,” said Jay King, Vice President of Artist Development/A&R.  “It’s a ‘must have’.”

The new, 3-disc Worship Leader Edition of Houghton’s critically-acclaimed project features the original, full album for The Power of One plus a DVD and a resource-packed, enhanced CD that includes acoustic versions of 11 songs from the original album.

The DVD contains a live performance of acoustic versions of songs from the album. The intimate setting features Houghton on lead vocals/guitar/piano backed by Aaron Lindsey on piano, Akil Thompson on bass and Javier Solis on percussion. In addition, the DVD contains song stories and guitar instructional tutorials hosted by Houghton.

The Worship Leader Edition enhanced CD contains matching, acoustic audio from the DVD plus sheet music, chord charts and lyric text files for all songs.*

DecembeRadio Takes Home Second Consecutive DOVE Award for Rock Album of the Year

(NASHVILLE, Tennessee) – Slanted Records’ rock band DecembeRadio took home the Rock Album of the Year honors at last night’s 40th Annual GMA DOVE Awards, which were aired LIVE on the Gospel Music Channel. The band, which also received Rock Album of the Year honors for its self-titled debut in 2007, continued its run of successes with this year’s win for their acclaimed sophomore release, Satisfied, produced by Scotty Wilbanks. 

“This is special to us because we are surrounded by so many incredible artists with these nominations,” stated lead singer and bass player Josh Reedy. “It’s amazing to be nominated in categories as strong as what we were in, so to actually win is unbelievable. It’s something that will never get old, and it inspires us to be one better at what we do musically and bolder in what we believe in our faith.” 

“This is DecembeRadio’s second DOVE Award for Rock Album of the Year, and they have only recorded two albums,” stated Barry Jennings, president of Slanted Records, “so it is truly exciting to see this young, hard-working band making an impact in an industry full of talent. Everyone at Slanted is thrilled to work with a group that offers a unique, fresh approach to the positive message we represent.”

DecembeRadio (Josh Reedy, Brian Bunn, Eric Miker, Boone Daughdrill and newly added keyboard player Josh Lovelace) received two other nominations for this year’s awards including Rock Recorded Song of the Year (“Better Man”) and Rock/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year (“Find You Waiting”). The band was on hand as presenters on this year’s show, giving away the trophy for Female Vocalist of the Year as part of the telecast. 

Following the awards, the Virginia-based band rejoins the Newsboys tonight on the Join the Tribe tour, which has taken them to over 30 cities throughout the United States and into Canada. Their new single “Look for Me,” continues to gain momentum; and their new concept video for the single is airing nationwide.

Satisfied is distributed by Word Entertainment/WEA with digital distribution by EMI CMG Distribution. For further information regarding the band and Satisfied, please visitwww.slantedrecords.com/pr/decemberadio. 

DECEMBERADIO: Classic rock band DECEMBERADIO has been making headlines since its debut initially hit the shelves, garnering a GRAMMY® nomination, a DOVE Award win for Rock Album of the Year, three DOVE nominations and several hits including Song of the Year nominee “Drifter.” Whether opening a NASCAR event with songs like “Dangerous” or filling the AC radio airwaves with hit ballads such as “Find You Waiting,” the foursome has brought a defining sound and energy to the world of Christian music.

New Artist Kari Jobe Has #1 Album at iTunes and Christian Retail This Week

MOBILE, Ala. – February 19, 2009 – New Integrity Music/Gateway Create artist Kari Jobe enjoys the No. 1 CD at Christian retail and the top-selling spot for a week on iTunes Christian album sales chart.  Kari Jobe, which sold more than 11,552 units in its first week of sales, according to Nielsen SoundScan, also marks the highest Christian and gospel music debut by a new artist since Mandisa’s first CD release in 2007. 

In addition to the top spots on Christian SoundScan’s Christian retail chart and iTunes Christian chart, Jobe’s debut CD, which was produced by Ed Cash and includes songs written by Jobe, Cash, Chris Tomlin, Paul Baloche and Mia Fieldes, claims the No. 4 spot on the overall Billboard Top Christian & Gospel Albums for the week-ending February 15, selling only less than two WoW compilations and Innocence & Instinct, the new release from Red.

“This is literally a dream come true for me and I am at a loss for words right now. I am so grateful for the response to my album and humbled that so many people are engaging and connecting to the heart of God through these songs,” said Jobe in response to her successful first week.

The debut CD is earning its share of critical success alongside record sales.  Says CCMMagazine.com, “With the powerhouse nuances of Natalie Grant and the singer/songwriter vulnerability of Mindy Smith, new Integrity worship artist Kari Jobe is more than a fresh face and pretty voice…With producer Ed Cash’s (Chris Tomlin, Bethany Dillon) competent hands at the creative controls, Jobe’s self-titled debut seeks to establish her as more than just a worship leader, but also as a fully-equipped artist.”

Jobe has been traveling this week to promote her new CD.  She started with a standing room only release party and concert at her home church, Gateway Church in the Dallas area and also visited churches in Oklahoma, Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi. 
“I’m Singing,” the first single from Kari Jobe, is also making its way across the country at Christian radio.  Written by Jobe, Cash and Tomlin, “I’m Singing” is now “new and active on the AC chart” with spins at WPOZ in Orlando, FL; WCSG in Grand Rapids, MN; KLTY in Dallas, TX and WMUZ in Detroit, MI.
 
The child of traveling ministers, Jobe began singing when she was only 3 and knew by age 10 that she wanted to lead worship.  She spent time studying at Oral Roberts University, Christ For The Nations Institute and Dallas Baptist University where she finished her Psychology/Pastoral Ministries degree before joining the Gateway Church staff.

MARY MARY HEARING THE SOUND OF PRAISE FOR NEW CD

MOBILE, Alabama (October 23, 2008) – It sounds like a success for Mary Mary’s new CD The Sound which has opened to terrific reviews from both Christian and mainstream press.  The Integrity/Columbia release is also in the Top 10 on iTunes album sales. 
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Worship Artist Stephen Hurd To Release New CD; Times Of Refreshing Available in October

MOBILE, Ala. - Integrity Music announces the October 14 release of Times of Refreshing, a live worship album featuring artist and songwriter Stephen Hurd. The CD, his third with Integrity, following the critically acclaimed My Destiny and A Call To Worship.
Times of Refreshing offers 20 tracks of energetic praise and intimate worship recorded live at First Baptist Church of Glenarden in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, where Hurd serves as Music Minister. 
Hurd, who co-produced and arranged the album with Justin Savage, invited 250 worship leaders, music directors and musicians from around the country to join him for the recording.  The result is an impactful musical offering that deliberately mixes hymns, contemporary worship and traditional Gospel to bring together generations, races and denominations.

“I have felt for a while the need to bring together worship leaders who serve pastors and congregations every week,” says Hurd of the decision to record the project with other “lead worshipers.”
“I wanted to do something that would refresh them so that they, in turn, could refresh their congregations, making the pastors’ job easier to introduce Jesus to the waiting people. This was an opportunity to love on them and pour into their lives.” 

In addition to collaborating on production and arrangements, Hurd and Savage also co-wrote most of the songs for the album.

DecembeRadio Lands Highest Chart Debut with Sophomore Album

GRAMMY-nominated and DOVE Award-winning rock band DecembeRadio’s highly anticipated sophomore release hit shelves last week, coming in at #3 on the CCM sales chart, making it the week’s highest CCM debut. The project, Satisfied (Slanted Records), landed at #116 on the Top 200 BILLBOARD chart as well, as the band’s first week sales nearly doubled that of their lauded debut.

“This is certainly a high note for DecembeRadio,” stated Paul Sizelove, vice president of Slanted Records. “This band has hit the road hard continuously, and they take their musicianship very seriously. We are thrilled to see the responses they are getting and it’s gratifying to start out with a strong week at retail for an up-and-coming band.”

DecembeRadio performed songs from Satisfied at the newly renovated Hard Rock Café in Atlanta, GA, the week prior to street date. The Atlanta location was fitting as the band recorded the new release in the city’s famed Southern Tracks studio. The event was aired locally by radio station J93.3, where listeners tuned in all day on August 20th for the chance to win one of the new Satisfied releases during “DecembeRadio Day” at the station.

The band was featured on two segments of “Good Day Atlanta,” a popular show on Atlanta’s FOX affiliate, where they performed the title cut from the new release in addition to their DOVE-nominated hit “Drifter.”

DecembeRadio appeared street week for the student body at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., where they will return for Winterfest 2008, a youth music festival and conference to be held later this year. The band played two songs from Satisfied at the convocation service for an excited group of students.

After debuting some of the new release on a spring tour with Third Day, DecembeRadio hit several festivals this summer including last week’s Rock the Light event in Kansas City, Missouri, and experienced their first tour to Sweden and Norway alongside veterans Jars of Clay. In addition to their concert appearances, the group recently performed on “Every Day with Marcus and Lisa” (FamilyNet) and “Atlanta Live” with numerous on-air radio visits including WAY-FM’s “Total Axxess,” WONU (Bourbonnais, IL), WNAZ (Nashville, TN), KZKZ (Fort Smith, AR), WVFJ (Atlanta, GA) and KHZR (St. Louis, MO) among others.

“The past few months have felt like a whirlwind,” stated band member Eric Miker. “It feels like we’ve ‘lived’ on the road and in the studio for months. This is an exciting time for us, and we’re just happy that our fans can now experience the new record for themselves. When you live with it the way we have, it feels good to finally let go on stage through the new songs and see people enjoy them firsthand. We are grateful for everyone’s support and we feel it everywhere we go.”

“For Your Glory,” the first AC single from the project, is off to a rousing start with new adds this week. “Better Man,” the first rock single from the new release, is #4 on the rock New & Active chart; and “Believer,” already receiving glowing comments from program directors nationwide, has just gone for adds at CHR radio with numerous out-of-the-box adds.

STACI FRENES’ NEW CD “METEOR SHOWER” OFFERS HOPE AND EXPECTANCY

  
 
Nashville, Tennessee (September 10, 2008) — Critically hailed singer/songwriter Staci Frenes releases her most artistically defining CD to date with Meteor Shower, a collection of songs loosely based around the theme of our search for traces of God’s glory in our daily existence.
 
“I believe God wants to speak to us through the ordinary and not so ordinary events in our lives, and like a meteor shower, show us glimpses into His world,” Staci expresses. “If we can learn to be more expectant, less distracted, and willing to let go of our preconceived notions of Him, then the best and deepest truths about ourselves and about God’s heart will be revealed to us.” Read more

New Mary Mary CD The Sound Available October 21

MOBILE, Alabama (September 12, 2008) - - Integrity Music announces the Christian retail release of The Sound, the long-awaited new studio album from platinum-selling Gospel duo Mary Mary. The Sound will be available in Christian retail stores beginning October 21 through Provident-Integrity Distribution.

The Sound is Mary Mary’s first new album since the release of A Mary Mary Christmas in October 2006 and is the duo’s first new full-length, non-seasonal album since release of the RIAA gold-certified Top 10 collection Mary Mary in July 2005. Read more

SHOUTFEST ‘08

SHOUTFEST ‘08 PRESENTS THREE REGIONAL FESTIVALS WITH STRONGEST LINEUP IN TOUR HISTORY
Headliners include Third Day, Reliant K, Newsboys, Thousand Foot Krutch, Family Force 5, Sixpence None the Richer, Trin-i-tee 5:7, Starfield, Grits, DecembeRadio, This Beautiful Republic, After Edmund, Jason Morant and the compelling story of Renee Yohe - “To Write Love on Her Arms”
(Nashville, Tennessee) – August 26, 2008 – SHOUTFEST, Christian music’s most ambitious annual youth ministry driven one-day rock concert event, will have the strongest lineup in its six year tour history, with performances by such headlining artists as Third Day, Reliant K, Newsboys, Thousand Foot Krutch, Family Force 5, Sixpence None the Richer, Starfield and Trin-i-tee 5:7. More than 25 bands and solo artists will perform at one or more of the festival events unfolding on two live stages in three U.S. cities.

Other artists set to perform at one or more of the events are Grits, DecembeRadio, This Beautiful Republic, After Edmund, Jason Morant, Mission Six, Between the Trees, Nevertheless, I Am Terrified, Revive, Magellan from Club DreamLab, One Minute Halo, Say You Will, Manic Drive, British band The Steels, Gabriela Hindy, One Friday, JJ Weeks, comedian Bob Smiley, The Biggest Loser’s Dan Evans and Compassion International speaker Brad Duncan.

“SHOUTFEST is more than another Christian event or rock concert — we consider it to be a real ministry opportunity for the local church,” notes producer Van Hohe. “Our overall goal is to lose the title ‘tour’ and transform this into a tool that local churches and youth leaders can use to raise awareness and impact lives for Christ, ultimately leaving each market with a lot of young lives closer to God’s Kingdom and in a relationship with local ministries who will be there in the days and weeks following when those kids start to encounter real issues. This puts the focus where it should be — on the local church.”

SHOUTFEST has partnered with ministry sponsor Book of Hope USA who is providing concert goers a free book and online tools that give insight into overcoming the growing struggles of today’s youth. Hohe says, “Our deep relationship with Book of Hope USA and others continues to build on the concept of making this thing a tool of the local church. How many young people are literally dying inside all the while thinking that no one in their day-to-day lives could ever truly understand what they are going through? This is why I do what I do. We are here to equip the local church with relevant information and resources as well as providing a killer rock show.”

In addition to Book of Hope USA, author Renee Yohe will be at SHOUTFEST New Orleans to share her journey out of depression which has become an online sensation with the “To Write Love On Her Arms” website. Other ministry sponsors this year include global poverty relief organization Compassion International, The Conquerers and the all-new Oral Roberts University.

SHOUTFEST ’08 SCHEDULE:

8/30
SHOUTFEST South
At Wild Adventures
Valdosta, GA
* Featuring Third Day, Starfield, Grits, Jason Morant, Revive, I Am Terrified, Mission Six, Magellan from Club DreamLab, One Minute Halo, JJ Weeks, Say You Will, Gabriela Hindy, One Friday and Compassion International Speaker Brad Duncan

9/13
SHOUTFEST North
At Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Mount Vernon, OH
*Featuring Reliant K, Thousand Foot Krutch, Family Force 5, Sixpence None the Richer, After Edmund, Jason Morant, Mission Six, Magellan from Club DreamLab, Manic Drive, The Steels, I Am Terrified, Say You Will, Gabriela Hindy, One Friday and Compassion International Speaker Brad Duncan

10/18
SHOUTFEST New Orleans
At Zephyr Stadium
Metarie, LA
*Featuring Newsboys, Sixpence None the Richer, Trin-i-tee 5:7, DecembeRadio, This Beautiful Republic, Renee Yohe & “To Write Love on Her Arms,” Between the Trees, Nevertheless, The Biggest Loser’s Dan Evans, Jason Morant, Magellan from Club DreamLab, Manic Drive, Mission Six, I Am Terrified, One Minute Halo, Gabriela Hindy, Say You Will, One Friday and comedian Bob Smiley

For more information on SHOUTFEST ’08: www.shoutfest.com

GRAMMY® Nominees DecembeRadio to Celebrate Sophomore Release with J93 at Hard Rock Café

(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — DecembeRadio will celebrate the upcoming street date (August 26th) of their sophomore release Satisfied (Slanted Records) in concert at the newly renovated Hard Rock Café in Atlanta. The event, sponsored by the Law Offices of Gary Martin Hays & Associates, P.C., of Atlanta, will be held on Wednesday night, August 20th and will include a free concert, open to the public. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. with the concert beginning at 7:30 p.m. The scene is fitting as the GRAMMY®-nominated, Dove Award-winning band recorded in the city’s famed Southern Tracks studio. Georgia-based band Echoing Angels will open the evening with a few of their hits acoustically.

The event will be aired locally through a LIVE remote with Atlanta radio station J93.3, where listeners have tuned in to hear DecembeRadio’s recent hit single, “Find You Waiting,” which can be found on the band’s upcoming release. Listeners can tune in all day on the 20th for the chance to win one of the new Satisfied releases LIVE on the air during what has been termed “DecembeRadio Day” at J93.3.

“We are so glad to be a part of bringing this event to Atlanta,” stated Hays. “I have been a fan of DecembeRadio for over a year now. We hope their fans will join me and bring their friends and family and come out to the Hard Rock Cafe for this great night out.”

The newly renovated Hard Rock Café is located at 215 Peachtree Street, NE, Atlanta, GA 30303 (404) 688.7625 x22. DecembeRadio will also perform from the venue, LIVE on Tuesday, August 20th, on “Good Day Atlanta,” which airs on the local FOX affiliate in the Atlanta region

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