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In the news this week, CARMAN and KELLY MINTER sign with Cross Driven Records; NICHOLE NORDEMAN is a new mommy; Billboard Magazine recognizes the rise of Christian music; MERCYME hits NYC airwaves; KRISTY STARLING finds some new "Friends"; artist birthdays; album releases; Ark-La-Miss concerts; "Top 10 Children's Books You'll Never See"; and much more!
In the news this week-
Cross Driven Records, an imprint of Here To Him Music which is owned by C.E.O. John Howard and President Ryan Howard in West Monroe, Louisiana , has been very busy these days signing some impressive new artists. Already their newest label mates, MARGARET BECKER and TINMAN JONES, have released new albums and now news is that KELLY MINTER has been signed with her new album scheduled to be released on October 7th. But the biggest event this year at Cross Driven is their recent signing of the legendary CARMAN! According to Dennis Disney of D-Squared Entertainment in Nashville who oversees label operations for the Here To Him Music Group, a multiple year/multi-project agreement with the multiple gold and platinum artist has been inked. Carman's first project will be "House Of Praise" that is set to hit store shelves on September 9th. with a full-length DVD scheduled to be released November 4th. <><
Remember Sawyer Brown, the Star Search-winning band that had numerous Country hit records in the late 80's and early 90's? Mark Miller, the group's founder and frontman, has formed a new Christian music record label to be distributed by Provident Music. The new label is still unnamed right now but Miller has announced that his label's flagship artist will be the Atlanta-based CASTING CROWNS, who will release their debut album on September 30th. Miller says the development of an imprint record label has been a goal of his for years. "As a performer, writer, and producer, it's important that I encourage and mentor talent I believe in," Miller commented.
STEVEN CURTIS CHAPMAN, a long-time friend of Sawyer Brown's ex-lead singer, co-wrote some of the project's songs with Casting Crowns' lead singer Mark Hall and also co-produced their debut record. The label's first artist has been the worship band for their home church in Atlanta for three years and has their own website, www.castingcrowns.com. <><
Another good indicator of the growing popularity of Christian music is that two brand new radio charts have just been initiated at the music industry's leading publication, Billboard Magazine. According to Wade Jessen, the director of Christian, Country, Gospel, and Bluegrass Charts for Billboard, the new "Hot Christian Adult Contemporary" and "Hot Christian Singles and Tracks" charts will help to significantly advance Christian music to readers that use his magazine for chart data and industry trends. "These charts will enable us to honor Christian music's top producers, publishers, songwriters, imprints, and labels in our annual 'Year In Music' issue, and periodic recaps in these categories will be an invaluable enhancement to Billboard's editorial coverage of the religious music industry," Jessen said. <><
The Ultimate Talent Search is on again for its 10th. year with over $50,000 in prizes being offered, including a song publishing contract for the grand-prize winner. The competition will be held this fall at Nashville's Opryland Hotel and Resort with all finalists getting to perform for various professionals in the Christian music industry with the winning artist's song recorded and distributed nationwide to Christian radio. Entry forms to audition for the upcoming talent search are available online at www.embassymusic.com or by calling the Ultimate Helpline at 615-345-2500 (entry deadline is August 27th.)
Also former Ultimate Talent Search finalist Leeland Dayton Mooring has recently signed a publishing agreement with EMI Christian Publishing. Mooring will write with some of EMI's top writers and lead worship at upcoming "Worship Together" events in Chicago and Nashville. <><
SOUNDBYTES: MERCYME's "I Can Only Imagine" continues its phenomenal climb up the mainstream radio charts with legendary rock station Z100 in New York City adding the Dove and Grammy award-winning single to their playlist! <>< ERIC CHAMPION has just completed a new album, his first in over seven years. The former Essential Records artist had quit performing several years ago and has been working at Full Sail, a recording studio and college for sound technicians. No word yet on a label or a release date. <>< Congratulations are in order for NICHOLE NORDEMAN who gave birth to a baby boy last Friday (July 18th.) Charlie Thomas weighed in at 6 pounds 11 ounces and mommy, daddy, and baby are doing just fine! <>< Music publishing conglomerate ASCAP recently honored Chrissy Conway of the girl trio ZOEGIRL with a top airplay writer award for her group's hit song, "With All Of My Heart." The winning tune has won both ASCAP and BMI writer awards for being one of the 25 most-performed Christian songs of 2002. <>< KRISTY STARLING's "As Long As We're Here" from her self-titled debut album will be featured this summer on promotional spots for NBC's comedy, "Friends." <>< OUT OF THE GREY'S Christine Denté has just completed her first solo project called "Becoming," which has a street date of October 7th. The 10-song project is produced by her husband and Out of the Grey partner Scott Denté. <>< KIM HILL's new project, "Surrounded By Mercy", is the fifteen-year music veteran's eleventh album. This collection of worship songs is co-written with RITA SPRINGER and SCOTT KRIPPAYNE and includes covers of CHRIS TOMLIN's "Famous One" and the traditional tune "Revive Us Again" arranged by ASHLEY CLEVELAND. "Surrounded By Mercy" is set to be released on Spirit-Led Records on August 26th. <><
This Week's Christian Music Artist Birthdays:
Mon., July 21st - Da'dra Crawford (Anointed)
Tues., July 22nd. - Kevin Breuner (Smalltown Poets), Art Gonzales (Salvador), Brad Olsen (The Waiting)
Wed., July 23rd. - Scott Krippayne
Thurs., July 24th. - Kathy Trocolli, Mark Lowry
Fri., July 25th. - Scotty Wilbanks (NewSong), Tony Vincent
Sat., July 26th. - Rebecca St. James, James Brian Wooten (Whiteheart)
Sun., July 27th. - Mark Harmon (77s), Brian Smith (FFH)
Upcoming Album & Video Releases:
7/22: Todd Agnew--Grace Like Rain (Ardent Records)
7/22: Steve Green--Hide 'Em In Your Heart, Vols. 1 & 2 (Sparrow Records)
7/22: Hangnail--Transparent (Tooth & Nail Records)
7/22: Joe Pace and The Colorado Mass Choir--Speak Life (Integrity Gospel)
7/22: Petra--The Power of Praise (Word Records)
7/22: Vineyard--You Will Remain (Vineyard Music)
7/29: Various--Life Together Worship Series: Beginning Life Together, Connecting With God's Family, & Growing To Be Like Christ (three CDs/DVDs) (Maranatha! Music)
8/2: VeggieTales--The Ballad of Little Joe (DVD/VHS) (Big Idea)
8/2: VeggieTales--Esther, The Girl Who Became Queen (DVD/VHS) (Big Idea)
8/5: Warren Barfield--Warren Barfield (Creative Trust Workshop)
8/5: Shaun Groves--Twilight (Rocketown Records)
8/5: Jill Phillips--Writing On The Wall (Fervent Records)
8/12: Contagious--Es Real (Rejoice Music)
8/12: Desperation--Live Worship for a Desperate Generation (Vertical Music/Integrity Music)
8/12: DETOUR 180--DETOUR 180 (Cross-Driven Records)
8/12: Maranatha! Our Sunday Best --Sunday Blue, Sunday Green, & Sunday Red (three CDs) (Maranatha! Music)
8/12: Songs4Worship--Devotion & Sanctuary (two CDs) (Time Life Music/Integrity Music)
8/12: Various--Ultimate Christian Hits (Curb Records)
8/12: Various--Ultimate Hymns of Faith (Curb Records)
8/12: Various--Ultimate Songs of Faith & Inspiration (Curb Records)
8/19: Gaither Vocal Band---A Cappella (Spring House Music Group)
8/19: Amy Grant--Simple Things (Word/Curb/Warner Bros.)
8/19: Charlie Hall--On The Road To Beautiful (sixstep records)
8/19: Lamar Campbell & Spirit of Praise--Confessions of a Worshipper (EMI Gospel)
8/19: Mars Ill--Backbreakanomics (Gotee Records)
8/19: Nichole Nordeman-Legacy DVD (Sparrow Records)
8/19: Passion--Live From OneDay '03 (sixstep records)
8/19: Petra--Jekyll & Hyde (Inpop Records)
8/19: Sanctus Real--Say It Loud (Sparrow Records)
8/19: John Michael Talbot--Signatures (Troubadour)
8/19: Various--Festival Con Dios, Volume 3 (Inpop Records)
8/19: Various--Lord Reign In Me: The Best of UK Vineyard Worship (Vineyard Music)
8/19: VIP Mass Choir featuring John P. Kee--The Power of Worship (Verity Records)
Upcoming Ark-La-Miss Concerts:
7/26 - Jaci Velasquez, Dixie Landing Water Park, Baton Rouge, LA
8/1 - Allen Asbury, First Baptist Church, Bossier City, LA
8/2 - Jump5, Dixie Landing Water Park, Baton Rouge, LA
8/3 - Russ Lee, First Baptist Church, Bossier City, LA (9:45 am)
8/16 - Summer Jam 2003 w/NewSong, Plus One, Tait, DETOUR 180, & Todd Agnew; Municipal Auditorium, Shreveport, LA ($10 general admission)
8/17 - Summer Jam 2003 w/NewSong, Plus One, Tait, DETOUR 180, & Todd Agnew; Faith Church, New Orleans, LA ($10 general admission)
8/21 - The Benjamin Gate, Household of Faith, Gonzales, LA (7:30 pm)
8/23 - Point of Grace, Dixie Landing Water Park, Baton Rouge, LA
8/23 - Audio Adrenaline, First Baptist Church, Bossier City, LA
8/28 - Shane & Shane, Mississippi College, Clinton, MS
9/3 - Andrew Peterson, First Baptist Church, Jonesboro, AR
9/12 - David Crowder Band, Amite Baptist Church, Denham Springs, LA
9/13 - Seventh Day Slumber, Camp Ozark, Hot Springs, AR
9/17 - "SAW You At the Pole" Concert w/Forty Days & Scott Krippayne, Fant Ewing Coliseum (ULM campus), Monroe, LA
9/25 - Ron Kenoly, New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, Natchez, MS
9/26 - FFH, Bethany World Prayer Center, Baton Rouge, LA
9/27 - Jaci Velasquez & Salvador, Alltel Arena, North Little Rock, AR
9/29 - FFH, Reed Green Coliseum, Hattiesburg, MS
10/04 - ShoutFEST w/ZOEgirl & Tait, Tupelo Furniture Market/MS Complex, Tupelo, MS
10/04 - Vertical Fest featuring Bebo Norman, Superchic(k), The Benjamin Gate, & GS Megaphone; Convention Center, Pine Bluff, AR
10/9 - Phillips, Craig, & Dean, First Baptist Church, West Monroe, LA
10/11 & 10/12 - Tammy Trent, First Baptist Church, Bossier City, LA
10/12 - Selah, Temple Baptist Church, Ruston, LA
10/16 - Winners Never Quit Tour w/Five Iron Frenzy & Bleach, First United Methodist Church, Pine Bluff, AR
11/23 - downhere, Convention Center, Alexandria, LA
12/29 - By The Tree, Mississippi College, Clinton, MS
1/26/04 - Louisiana Baptist Conference w/ Charles Billingsley, First Baptist Church, Lafayette, LA
2/27 & 2/28/04 - Women of Faith Conference w/Natalie Grant, CenturyTel Center, Shreveport, LA
2/28/04 - Gaither Homecoming Tour, Mississippi Coliseum, Jackson, MS
4/2/04 - Big Daddy Weave, Jackson, MS (venue TBA)
4/8/04 - Salvador, Pentecostal Campground Tabernacle, Tioga, LA
Chuck's Chuckles:
Top 10 Children's Books You'll Never See--
10. Pop! Goes The Hamster (And Other Great Microwave Games)
9. Curious George and the High-Voltage Fence
8. The Boy Who Ate All His Vegetables
7. The Care Bears Maul Some Campers and are Shot Dead
6. Controlling the Playground: Respect through Fear
5. Some Kittens Can Fly!
4. Getting More Chocolate on Your Face
3. Mr. Fork and Ms. Electrical Outlet Become Friends
2. Places Where Mommy and Daddy Hide Neat Things
1. The Attention Deficit Disorder Association's Book of Wild Animals of North Amer---Hey! Let's Go Ride Our Bikes!
© July 21, 2003; Glory2Glory Productions; Chuck Halley, publisher; Monroe, Louisiana. All rights reserved. No part of this e-zine may be reproduced without prior written consent.
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