INSP Adds Daywind Records’ “Live at Oak Tree” Series

Unique “reality” series gives viewers access to their favorite Christian music artists as they record, talk about life on the road, and mingle with other artists.

Indian Land, SC – INSP – The Inspiration Network today announced that it has added Daywind Records’ “Live at Oak Tree” series to its programming line-up. The series, which offers behind-the-scenes interviews and performances with popular Christian music artists, airs on INSP Tuesdays and Thursdays at 1:30pm EST and weekdays at 6:30pm EST.

“Our viewers are huge fans of Christian music, so we’re excited to partner with Daywind Records to bring ‘Live at Oak Tree’ to INSP,” said Doug Butts, INSP’s SVP of Programming. “This is a fun, engaging program that connects viewers to their favorite artists and meets their desire to be entertained.”

“Live at Oak Tree” offers exclusive access to Christian music fans who have wondered what it’s like to be in the studio with artists such as Greater Vision, Mark Lowry, Crabb Revival, Clint Brown, and others. This series answers this question in an entertaining fashion. From arriving at the studio, going through hair styling and makeup, to recording signature songs, cameras follow these artists all day, capturing what viewers might not otherwise be able to experience. Viewers also get a rare sneak peek into the heart and soul of the artists via personal interviews and the stories behind their songs.

Daywind Records is based in Hendersonville, TN, and “Live at Oak Tree” is distributed worldwide through New Day Christian Distributors. In addition to the artists mentioned, Daywind also is home to such great artists as Legacy Five, The Perrys, and Brian Free and Assurance, among others. For more information visit www.daywindrecords.com.

INSP is available in more than 60 million homes across the US on more than 2,800 cable systems and on DIRECTV channel 364 and DISH Network channel 259. Viewers can check their local program guides for channel line-up information or visit www.insp.com.

UNC TV will be airing an encore broadcast of the TV program “My Heart Will Always Be In Carolina” with George Hamilton IV from The Grand Ole Opry and The Captain’s Crew on Sunday August 22, 2010 at 6:30 PM. George talks about how he got started in the music business, The Opry, and his time playing for the Billy Graham Crusades. George will be singing and playing some of his favorite songs along with the Captain’s Crew band.

The Captain’s Crew recently celebrated the success of their radio single “Don’t Let The Devil Dance” which debuted on the Radioactive Airplay Top 100 Chart at Number 1 in June. The group is currently releasing their second radio single titled “Change” which was written by group members Ken and Paula Mann.

The band has played at many fairs, festivals and churches over the past 15 years including Merle Fest, The NC State Fair, Singing on the Mountain, The Midnight Jamboree at the Troubadour Theater and the Cowboy Church, both in Nashville. The diversity of the gospel music they sing and play is reflected by the diversity of the artists they have shared the stage with, including Ricky Van Shelton, John Anderson, The Dixie Melody Boys, The Kingston Trio, The Chairman of the Board, Michael Combs, The Greenes, Ronnie McDowell, Wanda Jackson and George Hamilton IV.

You can learn more about The Captain’s Crew by visiting their website at: www.thecaptainsmusic.com

The show offers interviews from the artists, some Christian Country Classics, plus it gives listeners the stories behind the music and an opportunity to get to know their favorite Christian Country Artists. “The idea was to bridge the gap between the listener and the artist,” says Marty, “We wanted the listener to learn more about their favorite artists. Today’s Cross Country gives the artist an opportunity to open up and share from the heart, and to touch the listener in a way they’ve never been touched before.”

“We’ve got a great lineup during the month of August,” says Marty, “During the week of August 9th, Brett Hill joins us, August 16th we hear from Hunter Erwin, August 23 is Terri Gibbs, and we’re proud to announce that Guy Penrod from the Gaither Vocal Band will be joining us during the week of August 30th.” Be looking for Today’s Cross Country! Add it to your station programming today!

According to Charles Brady of Radioactive Airplay, “When I listened to the show demo that Marty sent us I knew we wanted our DJ’s and Program Directors to have this great weekly show for their stations. The production quality is just top-notch and the artists and song selection and the spirit in which the show is presented really makes Today’s Cross Country one the top programs for Christian Country music.”

DJ’s are encouraged to sign up for the weekly show by signing up for the new Radio Direct Connect service offered through Radioactive Airplay. Com

Christian recording star, David L Cook took home his sixth career win recently at the Emmy Awards. David won for his work as an arranger/composer for his musical piece, “Meet Me at the Crossroads. The song was used as the theme song for the television series, New South Crossings which was filmed in Charlotte, North Carolina. Cook won the Emmy in 2008 for his work on the series scores and audio track.

“Meet Me at the Crossroads,” was penned by Cook and his writing partner Zach Roberts. Cook said that he and Roberts wrote the song over the telephone and that it was just a simple song that lets people know that no matter where you come from, the color of your skin, what religion you are, that there is a place where everyone is the same. If we will drop our pride and prejudices and meet each other in a common place, we could all get along and live in harmony.

Cook who is no stranger to the Emmys said, “I am very humbled that people like my work enough to acknowledge me in such a way. I just hope I can continue to write good music and show people that I have the heart to do it.”

Cook, who resides in North Carolina, comes from the famous Cook Family Singers, who made their way into people’s hearts on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry with the Carter Family and so many others. David was only five years old when he made his first appearance and has been onstage and continues to thrill audiences to this very day. The family group retired from the stage in 1980.

Samaritan Revival singing Blessed Assurance at Decatur Baptist Church. Avivamiento Samaritano cantando Gloria Cantemos en espanol

Samaritan Revival is a Christian singing group that sings many types of music including Southern Gospel. The only difference is that they sing in Spanish. They travel throughout the U.S singing in mostly English speaking churches and Christian events singing in Spanish with the English words on a screen.

According to Charles Brady the editor and publisher of SoGospel.Com, “The group is well known for their ability to show the love of Jesus through the music that they sing and play. They bring a dynamic and unique presentation of the Gospel in song that will be a great blessing to your church. I have personally experienced their special ministry and they are a tremendous blessing! The harmony is just incredible!”

To Contact them about visiting your church on one of their tours in America, you can call them at 678-654-6391 or email them philip@samaritanrevival.com

(Beauvais, the voice of animated character, Elf Sparkle, is nominated, along with best actor nominee, John de Lancie.
Both for roles in upcoming Christmas cartoon, Elf Sparkle Meets Christmas The Horse)

Nashville, TN (July 13, 2010) – Christian music’s multi-talented, Donna Beauvais, is nominated for best actress in the upcoming Alaska International Film Festival for her role as Elf Sparkle in an independent animated cartoon entitled, Elf Sparkle Meets Christmas The Horse. Co-star of the film, John de Lancie, best known for his role as Q in the Star Trek series, is also nominated, for best actor for his portrayal of Santa Claus. In addition to the best actress nod, Beauvais is also nominated for Best Music Video, where she sings one of the featured songs from the cartoon, “Christmas Is Coming,” written by French song-writer, Cedric Coche. Awards will be handed out during the film festival in Anchorage, Alaska on July 15th, 2010.

Many Christian music fans will remember Beauvais for her years in the dynamic trio Hope’s Call. Hope’s Call was a family group whose success was marked by numerous award nominations, top 10 songs in both the Southern Gospel and Soft AC Christian radio markets, but, most importantly, a strong focus on the spiritual impact of music in the lives of people. The group toured fulltime all over the US, as well as, Canada for seven years, before coming home from the road to begin new seasons in their lives. Beauvais’ home base is Franklin, TN, where she is owner and president of Vertical Sky. She is a producer, songwriter, and radio promoter for Daywind Records and independent artists. She wears several other music and media related hats, as well. Being the voice of an animated cartoon character is the newest of her many career opportunities. She will attest that it is also one of the most wonderful experiences of her life.

Beauvais shares, “The way that this opportunity came to be could only be God and God alone. The writer of these precious childrens’ animated cartoons, Beth Roose, had heard Hope’s Call’s Christmas recording. Her first cartoon was a Christmas one, and so she contacted us and asked us to be a part of the endeavor by singing in it. We happily accepted and made our first trip back into the studio, after coming off the road, to record several of the songs in the cartoon. One thing led to another, and before I knew it, Beth and her team asked if I would be the voice of the main character, Elf Sparkle. My first reaction was ‘ME??’ The answer was YES! I now have three cartoons completed and another about to get underway. To say this experience is fun would be a major understatement. When my kids were young, I’d watch cartoons with them and always imagine myself playing a character with a singing role. God sure does know even the unspoken desires of our heart! I am so thankful for the amazing Beth Roose, along with Joyce Cannon, and the many others that have come into my life as a result of this experience. I have acted along side Margaret O’Brien (Meet Me In St. Louis), John de Lancie (co-nominee), Rob Schneider (comedian and actor in countless big screen movies), Catherine Hicks (7th Heaven), and more. Somebody pinch me! I can hardly believe it, but I am having a blast!”

The concert will be at Peace United Church of Christ, 2714 W. Market Street, Greensboro, NC. Church phone is 336-299-8663. SoGoCity founder Charles Brady will be the guest Emcee for the event. Come and join us for an incrediable night of great Gospel Music with REJOICE! and The Rick Webb Family!

(Charles Brady and Big Al Weekley)

ASHEBORO, NC and LEXINGTON, NEBRASKA – Radio Active Airplay.Com and Audio Magazine Online.Com are proud to announce a brand new syndicated program now available for ”air play” to over 3,000 radio stations world-wide. The new programming is being provided at no cost to stations world-wide as a result of a special agreement between Charles Brady, of Caraway Media Group, and Audio Magazine Online (AMO) a division of Weekley Entertainment,
owned by Big Al Weekley.

Big Al Weekley is an award winning and nationally known Bluegrass and Americana Gospel DJ, Entertainer and Promoter, based in Nebraska. Radio Active Airplay is based in North Carolina and provides media services world wide through several online venues.  DJ’s from around the world use the services of Radioactive Airplay.Com daily for broadcast quality music, artist information, and music charting sources.  Record Labels, Radio Promoters and Independent Recording Artist come to RAA to submit their newest releases and to look for new material as well.  Through RAA Charles Brady has communities of followers taking notice of the industries music charts and entertainment world of Southern Gospel, Bluegrass, Christian Country and Americana Gospel Music.

Audio Magazine Online.Com with Big Al Weekley offers a new innovative and capturing way to bring these exclusive interview visits with the true legends of Bluegrass and Gospel Music, along with spotlighting “New” and “Upcoming” Artist of today.  Listeners will enjoy this new programming as they get to “listen in” as the artist talk about their history and share behind the scenes stories about the music and their personal lives.  This is an exciting opportunity for radio broadcasters to share some fresh new material with their listeners each week.  Each program offered will be formatted for air play in 5-6 minute slots and will be professionally arranged to deliver the best to the radio family of listeners.

Audio Magazine Online and Radio Active Airplay are excited to join together in this endeavor in promoting and providing the Best in programming available today.  For more information you can visit
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(left to right): Shane Tallant, co-host, TN Mornings; Jimmy Needham; Kelly Sutton, co-host TN Mornings

IMMY NEEDHAM’S NIGHTLIGHTS BECOMES RECORD BREAKING PROJECT DEBUTING AT #9 ON CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN COMBINED ALBUM CHART AND #1 ON DIGITAL ALBUMS CHART

The Project’s First Single, “Yours To Take,” Is The Highest Debut This Week At #23 On The Christian AC Indicator Chart

Nashville, TN (May 26, 2010) —- It’s been a whirlwind of activity for singer/songwriter Jimmy Needham around the release date of his third project, Nightlights. The project’s street date was May 18, 2010 and immediately the album sent fans into the stores and online to buy a copy. For the first time in his career, Needham debuted at #9 on the Contemporary Christian Combined Album Chart with sales that doubled his first two releases. At the same time, Nightlights reached the #1 position on the Digital Album charts.

After the success of Needham’s first two projects, expectations were high for the development of this artist and Needham did not disappoint his fans, radio or media. CCM magazine proclaims, The growth curve climbed exactly as imagined…the Houston native’s progression continues at the same impressive rate as before on Nightlights. Radio is also responding to Needham’s first single from the album, “Yours To Take,” as it’s the highest debut this week at #23 on the Christian AC Indicator chart.

“Jimmy has truly become an artist whose staying power continues to rise with each new release,” says Andrew Patton, GM/VP of Label Operations, Inpop Records.  “The growth in sales and continued strong radio airplay shows the consumer base responding and growing with each record.  Just spend a few minutes listening to fan comments on the social sites or through digital outlets, and you’ll see for yourself the impact his songs and artistry is having on people.”

Nightlights was produced by Calvin Turner (Marc Broussard) and features twelve new songs written or co-written by Needham, with the thirteenth song being a remake of the pop classic, “How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You).” Millions of fans were treated to a live performance of the new tunes during a worldwide broadcast of Needham’s CD release party in The Woodlands, TX. An upcoming feature in the Houston Chronicle will feature the concert in an artist profile of Needham on May 28^th. Needham was in Nashville this week to perform “Yours To Take” live on Nashville’s Fox 17 TN Mornings and then taped “How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)” on WSMV’s Better Nashville. The show will air on May 28^th. The following week, Needham has several interviews on tap that includes Lifeway’s Stand Firm Magazine, The Christian Manifesto and CMAddict.com.

About Jimmy Needham:

Needham released his first album, Speak, in 2006, on Inpop Records, and it generated respect and well-earned recognition from the Christian music industry for this talented singer/songwriter from Katy, Texas. The CD generated three singles “Fence Riders (#14),” “Dearly Loved (#8),” and “Lost At Sea,” which charted for an incredible twelve weeks at the #2 position. Needham’s second project, Not Without Love resulted in four hit singles including “Forgiven and Loved” as the break-out Christian AC hit, climbing to #6 nationally, while “A Breath Or Two,” peaked at #3 at Christian CHR radio. Needham’s third album, NIghtlights, debuted at #1 on iTunes Top 200 Christian & Gospel Albums chart and #25 on iTunes Top 200 Albums chart for all genres of music. Media reviews and interviews have been overwhelmingly supportive of Needham and NIghtlights. For press and tour updates please visit www.jimmyneedham.com

About Inpop Records:

Inpop Records is an independent Christian music label based in Brentwood, Tenn. Founded in 1999 by newsboys founder and longtime frontman Peter Furler, artist manager Wes Campbell, and Australian businessman Dale Bray, Inpop is home to some of the best-known bands in Christian music.  Distributed by EMI Christian Music Group, Inpop Records has become one of the top-selling independent labels within the industry, having established a reputation for seeking out the best artists in emerging talent and for expanding the Christian music marketplace with sound and ideas. Inpop artists have scored numerous No. 1 radio hits, earned multiple awards and nominations and achieved recognition around the world. Inpop’s roster includes newsboys, Superchick, Mat Kearney, Shane and Shane, Jimmy Needham, Newworldson and Article One, among others. For more information, visit www.inpop.com

(CHARLOTTE, NC - THE IAMAS CORPORATION) - We are very pleased to announce that the 2010 Emmy nominations have been announced and our very own David L Cook has been nominated for being the Arranger/Composer and Performer of the theme song for the television series, New South Crossings. This is David’s 12th Emmy nomination and should he win, he will take home his 6th trophy.

The Emmys will take place this June 26^th in Atlanta, GA. David’s song “Meet Me At the Crossroads” has received critical acclaim across the country as being a wonderful song that enlightens and encourages all to come together in a harmonious way.