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Christian Music News for February 2007
Contributed by: M Weber   on 2/9/2007

-Group 1 Crew is exceptional. Christian music won't know what hit in when this group starts racking up radio hits and platinum sales to both the churched and unchurched. If you like Beyonce, Eminem, Black Eyed Peas, Jump5 and Mary Mary, you will love this trio, made up of Manwell, Blanca, and Pablo, a group of young people who've dealt with crime, getting kicked out of school, abuse, and rebellion, punctuated with their faith in Christ. Group 1 Crew's self-titled debut drops this February. Get it; you will love it.
More info: www.myspace.com/groupone

-Integrity Label Group is pleased to announce the March 6th release of Holy God, a new CD from worship leader Brian Doerksen. Holy God marks the first studio recording for Doerksen, writer of such modern classics as "Come Now is the Time to Worship," "Refiner's Fire" and "Hallelujah (Your Love is Amazing)."

-Gospel Dream winner Benita Washington's sophomore release, Renaissance, will be in stores March 13th. Listen for her song, "I've Seen Him Work," on radio now.
-Heather Martin of the singing group Virtue delivered a 7lb, 5oz, 19 inch long, baby boy on Wednesday night, Jan 31st in Cincinnati, Ohio. Mom and dad have decided to name their baby boy Colin Alex Martin II.

-Maurette Brown-Clark is set to release her third project March 6, 2007, entitled The Dream. Maurette's six-year-old daughter Jasmine appears on this CD singing "I Am What God Says I Am." The Dream also features the song "Lord We Praise Your Name," by Richard Smallwood, and a remake of the Donnie McClurkin & New York Restoration Choir classic, "We Worship You."

-Formerly known as the voice of Sonicflood, singer Jeff Deyo has been doing just fine on his own, thank you. In fact, get ready for his new worship CD, Unveil, in stores May 22nd. This spring, he'll be playing large youth conferences, festivals and concerts, with stops in Singapore, Brazil, and Bogota.

-If you live in Philadelphia or plan on visiting the City of Brotherly Love, there's a place called Club Destiny that features gospel music, comedians, bible trivia, great food and more. Club Destiny is located at 6630 Lindbergh Ave, Philly, PA 19142 (if you want to mapquest.com it) and you can call 267-979-0691 for more info, or email ClubDestinyInfo@aol.com

-Vickie Winans, Judy Jacobs, Lexi, and Shirley Murdock will be some of the ladies singing at the "Don't Block My Flow" Women's Conference, presented by pastor Deborah Dukes at Harvest Life Changers Church, at 14401 Telegraph Road, in Woodbridge, Virginia, April 24th-27th, 2007. Call 703-490-4040 for info.

-Accepting MercyMe's invitation to keep on tourin', Audio Adrenaline heads out on an encore 40-city winter/spring tour kicking off February 16 in Tulsa, OK and
wrapping up April 28 at the final farewell concert in Honolulu, Hawaii. AudioA members Ben Cissell (drums) and Tyler Burkum (guitar and vocals) will not be on the road this spring, with the exception of the final concert in Hawaii. Brian McSweeney, who previously performed on stage with AudioA and played guitar on the band's album Some Kind of Zombie, will step into the role of guitar player and background vocalist. Jared Byers, formerly of Bleach, will be the drummer.

-Irish modern-day hymn writers Keith & Kristyn Getty bring together their best-loved hymns for the first time with the February 27th release of In Christ Alone, available exclusively through Family Christian Stores. As part of Family's "Inspired Heart ... An Artist's Story" series, the three-month exclusive includes the album, along with a 30-minute DVD of performances and interviews with the couple. "We believe in creating modern hymns for two reasons," Keith Getty explains. "First, they can teach us our faith in a fuller way through what they sing, and secondly, we want to attempt to create a more 'timeless' art form- music that people of every generation can sing now, and perhaps at best, can last throughout their lifetimes- art that transcends time and generation." For more info, visit www.gettymusic.com

-Phil Joel, ongtime bassist for Aussie supergoup Newsboys, recently announced that he has decided to part ways with the band after twelve and a half years. Joel will now pursue his passion for ministry with deliberatePeople as well as prepare for the spring release of a new children's project. Founded in 2004 by Phil and his wife Heather, deliberatePeople aims to help people turn their passion for the Lord into a deliberate plan to pursue Him. Presently, it centers around a daily Bible reading schedule, devotional journal, inspired music and web site: deliberatePeople.com, with additional resources made available through Indelible Creative Group to follow. Joel's partnership with Indelible most recently produced the deliberatePeople album, which released to national retail last fall. This January, Phil was in the studio working to finish up a children's album, deliberateKids, due later this spring.

-Word Records' popular rock act Building 429 recently played the 27th annual Christian Rock Night in Ennepetal, Germany along with Tree63, Thousand Foot Krutch, RED, Decyfer Down and local bands such as Saphena, Crushead and Allee der Kosmonauten. The band also performed at the Heidelberg, Hanau and Baumholder US Army installations. While in Germany, the band also had the opportunity to use the city of Heidelberg as a backdrop for a photo shoot in support of their upcoming album, Iris to Iris. The album, which is set for release May 1st, 2007, is currently receiving final touches with esteemed producer Brown Bannister. A spring tour with TobyMac is set to begin mid-March. More info: www.b429.com

-On Sunday, January 28th, BET garnered impressive ratings with CELEBRATION OF GOSPEL, which scored a 2.1 average rating which translates to 2.5 million viewers (1.7 million households) who watched the inspirational affair, according to Nielsen Media Research. Those numbers catapulted CELEBRATION OF GOSPEL '07 to the rank of number 1 Religious/Gospel Program in television history. In addition, CELEBRATION OF GOSPEL '07 holds the number 1 position for a weekend telecast in BET history and also ranks among BET's Top 25 telecasts of all time. Furthermore, the special is the number 2 telecast of the entire 2006-2007 BET season behind the inaugural HIP HOP AWARDS. CELEBRATION OF GOSPEL '07 was hosted by veteran comedian/actor and popular syndicated radio personality Steve Harvey. The two-hour special featured spiritually uplifting performances by some of the biggest names in gospel and mainstream music, a heartfelt tribute to Tyler Perry and a powerful new element of spoken word.

-Hunter Smith, punter for the Indianapolis Colts, just won a Super Bowl in Florida, and, get this, signed a record contract with Christian label INO Records! The football player's group, Connersvine, is an acoustic duo consisting of Smith and Chris Wilson, who both lead worship at the Every Nation Church in Indianapolis. Wild!

-Aretha Franklin has always loved gospel music. Now, with her new CD, "Aretha: A Woman Falling Out of Love," set to hit stores in late February or early March, can we expect to hear the Queen of Soul give the Lord some praise? "It's a secular album with gospel offerings from Shirley Caesar, Karen Clark-Sheard, the Clark Sisters and Faith Hill," says Franklin. Should be pretty good!

-The new Potter's House Choir CD project, "Grace - Live in Kenya," is scheduled to release on March 20th, 2007. Recorded live in Kenya, Africa, before an outdoor audience of one million people, the project boasts 13 powerful songs crafted for Sunday morning worship services. The lead single, "There is a Sound," is a congregational sing-a-long song that is being shipped to gospel radio while a video of the tune is being sent to video outlets, which means you'll probably see it on BET some Sunday morning coming up. Bishop T.D. Jakes' Dallas-based Potter's House Church has a membership of over 30,000 members and a host of community-oriented ministries. He and The Potter's House Mass Choir have released three other hit CDs, including the Grammy-winning 2003 project, A Wing and a Prayer.

-Christian Artist Talent Search (C.A.T.S.) is looking for 32 finalists from all across the country for its sixth season to eventually air on the Inspiration Network (INSP). The winner will receive a recording contract with Infinity Music Distribution and Whiplash Records. The sixth season will begin airing in January 2008, and the finalists will participate in televised performances that will be produced at INSP's studios in Charlotte, N.C. The winner will be picked by a panel of judges representative of the Christian music industry. All candidates must submit their applications by Apr. 16 with a CD or cassette with two Christian songs, two duplicate photos of themselves, and two copies of their biography. No applicant can be under 15-years-old. Sign-ups and rules are on the web at www.insp.com or can be acquired by calling 704-561-7955.

-Music industry veteran Barry Blair just launched Tonecrash Records, a ministry focused label with the goal of developing and building young independent artists. Tonecrash Records' first signing is Two Empty Chairs, a rock foursome from Smackover, Arkansas. Is there really such a place named Smackover? Yikes! The band's national debut, Brighter Day, will be available April 3rd and "There You Go," the first radio single from album is going for adds now at CHR and AC radio. Brighter Day will be distributed nationally through Infinity Distribution. More info: www.tonecrashrecords.com

-The book Anointed Voices: Christian recording artists on faith, music, and life released this month from Primo Publishing New York, but you won't find it in bookstores. Anointed Voices includes interviews with Christian and Gospel recording artists like Charlie Daniels, John Tesh, Martha Munizzi, Nicole C. Mullen, and Claude McKnight of Take 6. In keeping with the times, the book is available as a digital download (or in old-fashioned print) from lulu.com/christianmusic

-TAG Artist Group has announced the signing of former Avalon member Cherie Adams to a long-term distribution agreement. Adams' solo debut, The Sweet Life, will be in stores April 10th. Adams spent five years with Avalon, performing for fans all over the world and achieving two gold records, 11 number-one singles, an American Music Award, two Dove Awards and two Grammy nominations. Now she is sharing her personal testimony on her debut solo release, on which she co-wrote eight of the eleven songs.

-KOCH Records now has a new Christian music division. Kosmos Records, a new imprint directed by Barry Landis, President and CEO of Landis Entertainment & Media Partners, will release three to four new projects each year and will be based in Nashville. Barry Landis is responsible for some of the world's greatest Christian, Gospel and Country music, and has been involved in the careers of some of the biggest names in the genre, from triple platinum selling P.O.D. and 143/David Foster's Plus One while he was General Manager at Atlantic's Christian unit, to early successes with Donnie McClurkin, Take 6 and The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir while at Warner Alliance.

-PureSprings Gospel/Riverphlo Entertainment soulful singer/songwriter Marcus Cole released his debut album, Write My Song, recently and is currently opening in major markets for the Donnie McClurkin/CeCe Winans "An Evening With Donnie and CeCe" Tour. Marcus Cole has decided to, get this, tour churches on his own FREE OF CHARGE!!! The vision is to go to select churches without charging a ticket price, but instead accepting love offerings for his performance. The only commitments from the church/sponsor would be: 1) Two roundtrip airfares for Marcus Cole and assistant ; 2) 2 Hotel Rooms ; 3) Ground transportation from airport/church/hotel ; 4) Permission to sell product before service, during intermission and after service. Two volunteers will be needed to assist in sales.
TO BOOK THE MARCUS COLE CHURCH TOUR: Call Travis Sanford at 615/405-9186 or e-mail Tasanford@bellsouth.net.

-Word Records' punk pop rock band Stellar Kart will be hitting the road this spring supporting Inpop Records' Newsboys on the 40+-city "GO" tour. The tour will also feature special guest artists Kutless. This full-production tour will be the Newsboys' first national tour since the "Adoration" tour in 2003. Joining the Newsboys on the "GO" Tour is a fitting way for Stellar Kart to kick off 2007, after a very busy and successful 2006, which saw Stellar Kart debuting at No. 1 on SoundScan's Christian retail chart with its sophomore release, We Can't Stand Sitting Down . Furthermore, the band's hit single, "Me and Jesus," recently held the No. 1 spot at CHR (rock radio) for seven consecutive weeks. The "GO" tour will visit more than 40 cities nationwide.

-Kingdom Bound Christian music festival will feature over 40 bands and several speakers/seminars at Darien Lake amusement park August 5-8; plan your trip/vacation now: www.kingdombound.org or call 800-461-4485

-Kingdom Musician Summer Youth Music Camp for trained musicians ages 12-25 who want a chance to fellowship, learn some new techniques, and have fun August 27-Sept. 1st at a camp near Pittsburgh should call 716-882-1876 and ask to speak with Nathan or Danny to see if this camp is right for you, and if so, how to register.


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