Friday, August 30, 2013

A new weekend is here!
AND it's a long one!

ARTIST OF THE DAY
Rend Collective Experiment

Rend Collective Experiment is an eclectic collective of multi-instrumentalists from the North of Ireland. An inherent desire for something spiritually substantive in our increasingly artificial world is exactly what brought the movement of friends together. United by a common purpose, these twenty-somethings began exploring the intersection between God, life and community.

After years in Ireland, the band felt the call to step out again into the unknown as the core 5 of the collective felt they were being called to reach more people. They have now grown into an international success with major tours with Chris Tomlin, MercyMe, Tenth Avenue North and Lecrae under their belts.

Their heart is to bring not only a fresh approach to congregational worship, but also a heart and message through the spoken word, partnering with church leaders like Francis Chan, Louie Giglio and Shane Claiborne for their tours.

Album: Campfire
*Josh Note: This is hands down one of my favorite worship albums of ALL TIME!

Twitter: @rendcollective

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Video: Build Your Kingdom Here



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Thursday, August 29, 2013

Make Thursday awesome.

ARTIST OF THE DAY
Tenth Avenue North

Tenth Avenue North was born when Mike Donehey and Jason Jamison met at their Christian collge, Palm Beach Atlantic University in West Palm Beach, Florida.  The duo began writing and performing songs together, recruiting Jeff Owen to play guitar.  Getting some experience underneath their belts, the new band began booking themselves in churches and youth camps from Florida to Colorado.  When they weren't in class, they were making music.

Debut Dove: Their first year out as a band, 10th Ave. North won the Dove Award for New Artist of the Year (2009)!

Golf:  The band hosted their first ever golf tournament this summer, enlisting musical friends tobyMac and NeedToBreathe to raise funds for a good cause - and rock some awesome golf outfits.

Album: The Struggle

Twitter: @tenthavenorth

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Tour: CLICK HERE

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Video: The Struggle with chalk



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Wednesday, August 28, 2013

It's got that Middle of the Week smell...

ARTIST OF THE DAY
33 Miles

Chris Lockwood and Jason Barton are 33 Miles. After the breakout success of One Life,  founding member Collin Stoddard left the trio to follow God's calling on his life to be a full time worship pastor. Now the duo (Chris and Jason) press on, making music, leading worship and growing their faith.

    “Nothing we can accomplish in business, no amount of education—nothing compares to Jesus,” says Chris, “But how our salvation translates to how we live today is the question. To wake up every day and make the choice to live with heaven in mind, to not let the circumstances of this day override that choice. It’s easier said than done, but getting up every day and trying makes it more and more possible.”

Chris and Jason raised the money to produce their latest worship album through Kickstarter - relying on their fans and faith instead of dealing with a record label.  The album came out this month, so looks like they hit their goal!

Album: Let It Be Glory

Twitter: @33miles

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Video: Let It Be Glory (A Sneak Peek at the new album!)



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Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Already bogged down with homework?
This too shall pass.

NEW RELEASE TUESDAY

Overcomer
by Mandisa | Genre: Pop/Rock

Inland
by Jars Of Clay | Genre: Pop/Rock

All In
by Stellar Kart | Genre: Pop/Rock

Hope is What We Crave (Live CD/DVD)
by for KING & COUNTRY | Genre: Pop/Rock

Love & The Outcome
by Love & The Outcome | Genre: Pop/Rock

This is Life - Part 1, 2 & 3 - For Our God & King
by Chris Sligh | Genre: Pop/Rock

Brady Toops
by Brady Toops | Genre: Americana/Folk

Keeps On Changing
by Seth Condrey | Genre: Praise & Worship

By Your Blood
by Fuzed Worship | Genre: Praise & Worship

Crave
by Crave | Genre: Praise & Worship

Bridgecity
by Bridgecity | Genre: Praise & Worship

Maranatha! - Heart Of Worship - Grace
by Various Artists | Genre: Praise & Worship

Music From The Motion Picture: Grace Unplugged
by Various Artists - Soundtracks | Genre: Pop/Rock
*Featuring AJ Michalka, Jamie Grace and more!

Father of Lights: Music Inspired by the Film
by Various Artists | Genre: Praise & Worship

All Things New
by Gordon Mote | Genre: Country

Eventually
by Lexi Elisha | Genre: Country

Sleep Sound In Jesus (Deluxe Edition)
by Michael Card | Genre: Inspirational

Love Loud
by The Browns | Genre: Southern Gospel

Gospel's Best Choirs (Green)
by Various Artists | Genre: Gospel

King Kulture: Stop the Traffic
by Rapzilla.com | Genre: Rap

Scarecrow
by Decyfer Down | Genre: Rock

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ARTIST OF THE DAY
Karyn Williams

Karyn is the eldest daughter of Orlando Magic Senior Vice President and founder Pat Williams. After graduating from the University of Florida with a degree in Broadcast Journalism, Karyn felt a calling to head to Nashville to pursue a career in music.  Armed with nothing more than big dreams, a trusting heart, and unrelenting determination, Karyn took the leap of faith and left home for Nashville, TN and a musical dream.

"..Christian music is the music that has always moved my heart and made me want to use my voice to draw people closer to the Lord. I used to sit in my room for hours listening to the lyrics of songs that I loved. I guess I was studying songwriting before I realized it.”

Family: No stranger to the world of adoption, Karyn is an artist partner with Holt International, the adoption agency through which eight of her brothers and sisters joined her family.

Kind Words: Michael Tait, who sings with Karyn on her new song Hey There describes Karyn's voice as "pure HONEY!"

Album: Only You

Book: The Takeaway

Twitter: @karynwilliams

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Video: Ordinary Angels



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Monday, August 26, 2013

Every new beginning comes from some other Sunday's end...

ARTIST OF THE DAY
tobyMac

So let's say you were once a part of the biggest Christian group of all time. You won 4 Grammy's - sold over 8 million albums - and could build a house with all of your Dove Awards.

What do you do after that?

Well, if you are tobyMac, you go on to have an insanely successful solo career!

Once the mastermind behind dcTalk, now the front man for a traveling circus of musicians - tobyMac just doesn't know how to quit. He's a producer, a song writer, a talent discoverer - a dad, a husband, and perhaps one of the best ambassadors the Christian music industry could ever hope for!

Solo-Sales: As a solo artist, apart from dcTalk, tobyMac has sold over 3 MILLION albums.  Add that to his dcT haul and the man has sold over 11 MILLION ALBUMS!

Family Ties: Toby and his wife have FIVE children!

Album: Eye On It

Twitter: @therealtobymac

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Video: Me Without You



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Friday, August 23, 2013

A new weekend is here!

ARTIST OF THE DAY
Lincoln Brewster

Born and raised in a small town in Alaska, Brewster’s childhood was spent in a broken home. It was an environment darkened by his stepfather’s violent behavior and alcohol addiction. An environment from which Brewster and his mother sought solace in music.

As Brewster bonded with his mom through music, he began mastering a variety of instruments —including a stunning prowess on the guitar. It was this incredible talent that caught the attention of mainstream labels, landed Brewster a “gig” playing with rocker Steve Perry and earned him a mainstream record contract by age 19.

But God had other plans. After attending church with his high school sweetheart and now wife, Laura, Brewster yielded his life to Christ. Filled with a new passion and purpose, Brewster walked away from the promise of rock stardom to take a job at his local church. He also signed a Christian recording contract and leads worship around the world when touring.

Songs You Know by Lincoln Brewster:
Today Is The Day
God You Reign
Everlasting God
Salvation Is Here
The Power of Your Name

Albums: CLICK HERE

Twitter: @lincolnbrewster

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Video: Today Is The Day



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Thursday, August 22, 2013

Make Thursday awesome.

ARTIST OF THE DAY
Jeremy Camp

For over a decade Jeremy Camp has been ruling the Christian music charts. He debuted back in 2004 shortly after his first wife died of ovarian cancer just five months after they were married. She was 21. The raw reality of a tested faith was evident in every song. Since then, God has blessed Jeremy with a new family, success and opportunities to use his journey to impact lives every day through music.

Jeremy Camp By The Numbers:
Over 3-million records sold
GRAMMY nominated
Multiple Dove wins (even more nominations)

Family: Adie Camp is Jeremy's second wife and mother to their two children.  She used to be the lead singer of Christian rock band The Benjamin Gate - and now does solo projects as well as co-writes songs with her husband and sings back-up for his band.

Album: Reckless

Book: I Still Believe

Twitter: @jeremycamp

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Video: Reckless



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