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

Christian Singer/Songwriter, Curt Collins, Heads To Atlanta For Media Day Appearances

 

Left to Right: Curt Collins; Marcus and Lisa Ryan, co-hosts of “Every Day;” Penny Crosson, guest author, “Daily Make-up with the Master;” Chris Plekenpol, guest author, “Faith in the Fog of War.”
 Christian pop artist, Curt Collins, headed to Atlanta for a day of media in support of his new project, Another Day.  The first stop was at “Every Day With Marcus and Lisa” on Family Net TV.  Collins performed the title track from the album which reached #7 on the Christian Radio Weekly Inspirational chart and is currently at #14 on the Radio & Records Soft AC/Inspirational chart. Collins then headed to the Gospel Music Channel to deliver his new video for the single, “Another Day.”  Collins rounded out his day with an appearance on “Atlanta Live” where he performed five songs from the new CD.

New Life Church To Release Counting On God on Sept. 23

CD and Worship Resources Feature New Songs From Ross Parsley and Desperation Band
Mobile, Alabama

(August 15, 2008) - - Integrity Music announces the September 23 release of Counting On God, a new CD with companion worship resources from New Life Church in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Counting On God, a live recording featuring New Life’s Worship Pastor Ross Parsley and the Desperation Band, offers 12 songs written by Parsley, album producer Mathew Fallentine and Desperation band members Jared Anderson, Jon Egan and Glenn Packiam. 
New Life, a non-denominational, 10,000-plus member church, knows what it means to count on God.  The church has seen its share of heartache following the 2006 scandal involving a former pastor and a fatal shooting on its property last year.  Moving beyond the controversy and tragedy, the worship music emerging from New Life continues to be a reflection of their unwavering dependence on God.
Referring to how he penned the title track “Counting On God,” Anderson says, “This song has come to the forefront in the life of our church because of the recent trials we’ve had to face. The testing of our faith has made us more resolved… we’re nothing like we used to be.”
Another powerful song, “Savior,” which was written by Ross Parsley states, “You rescued me from all my fears and loosed the chains of wasted years.”  “Because of Christ, the chains of our mistakes or failures don’t have to keep us bound,” explains Parsley. “He takes our brokenness, mistakes and failures and in the restoration process makes us better than we were.”
To accompany the Counting On God CD, Integrity Music created worship resources including a songbook, a digital songbook and trax. All will be released through Provident-Integrity Distribution to Christian retail stores on September 23 and also will be made available through online retail outlets.  In addition, Integrity International will distribute Counting On God to more than 160 other countries.
Additional information on New Life Church is available at www.NewLifeChurch.org.

Chuck Johnson Releases New Single

 

Contemporary Christian Country Gospel Artist Chuck Johnson’s new single release “Together Forever” Written by BMI Songwriter JP Nicklas is right on the mark and hits the “Bulls Eye”.

As the World celebrates the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing China, and the 2008 Presidential Race is being decided in the USA, Chuck Johnson’s Tangy Guitar and Southern Drawl in “Together Forever” delivers a powerful positive message of Hope  and Faith to our World… reminding each of us “We Are All Human-Seed”, and then declaring the good news of God’s eternal provision for humanity, “We’ve Been Redeemed By The Blood Of The Lamb”. Read more

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