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Rising from the same fertile Pennsylvania grounds as August Burns Red and Once Nothing, Ace Augustine take their musical cues from the style they naturally grew into. Ace Augustine play solid, technical metal mixed with hardcore elements influenced by not only their Lancaster, PA spearheads, but also by various indie acts.

Ace Augustine are known for being some of the youngest artists to perform with such national acts as Sky Eats Airplane, Anberlin, and MyChildren MyBride. This band is full of tenacious young talent, five promising musicians in their salad days turning their dreams into reality.

The band released their first EP “The Glory of Trumpets” in 2009, and are set to release their debut full length on Strike First Records on Jan. 18, 2011.

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Nashville, TN – Dec. 16, 2010 – eOne Christian Music, a division of  eOne Entertainment, announces the most recent addition to their growing artist roster, officially signing rock band Rush Of Fools. The band is in the writing process for their next album release, planned to street next summer. This new project follows the band’s first two acclaimed CDs, 2008′s Wonder Of The World and 2007′s Rush Of Fools.

“I’ve been working with Rush Of Fools from the start of their career, and we’ve become family over the years, sharing so much together,” comments Bob Morrison, VP of Christian Music at eOne. “I feel very blessed that we can continue our journey together. My passion for the band and the strengths of eOne will provide them a strong home for their future recordings and career growth. There are exciting things to come!”

In just a few short years, this Birmingham, Alabama-based band made a name for themselves thanks to the instant success of their self-titled debut’s enormous radio success. Their first hit “Undo” went No. 1 for an astounding seven weeks, was named Radio & Records Song of the Year award in 2007 and was ASCAP’s Song of the Year (2008). Their follow-up single “Peace Be Still” hit No. 1 for three weeks. In 2008, Rush of Fools was recognized by the Gospel Music Association, receiving four Dove Award Nominations that year – New Artist of the Year, Song of the Year and Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year (for “Undo”), while their self-titled debut was nominated for Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year.

“It’s a humbling opportunity for us as a band to be able to partner with such an incredible company as eOne,” exclaims Kevin Huguley, Rush Of Fools. “Their laundry list of success with film, television, and musical artists from all genres speaks for itself, so we see greater things that are to come because of this new and exciting relationship. Let’s make a record!”

Touring over 120 dates a year, Rush Of Fools recently concluded their first European set of dates, which included a stop in Norway opening for Casting Crowns. The band is currently writing and planning recording for their first release with eOne.

Rush Of Fools is managed by Patton House Entertainment. Please visit RushOfFools.com for more information.

Pictured here is Rush Of Fools celebrating their new deal with eOne:
Back row – Bob Morrison (eOne), Adam Edelstein (Patton House Entertainment), Jamie Sharpe, Jacob Chesnut, and Jack Blount (Rush Of Fools), Tiffany Rockhold and Andrew Patton (Patton House Entertainment);
Front row, seated – Kevin Huguley and Wes Willis (Rush Of Fools)

About Entertainment One/eOne:
eOne Christian Music is under the umbrella of eOne Music Nashville, a division of Entertainment One/eOne. Entertainment One (LSE:ETO) is a leading international entertainment company that specializes in the acquisition, production and distribution of film and television content. The company’s comprehensive network extends around the globe including Canada, the U.S., the UK, Ireland, Benelux, France, Germany, Scandinavia, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Through established Entertainment and Distribution divisions, the company provides extensive expertise in film distribution, television and music production, kids programming and merchandising and licensing. Its current rights library is exploited across all media formats and includes more than 20,000 film and television titles, 2,400 hours of television programming and 45,000 music tracks.

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Know Hope Collective CD to Release February 15

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Mobile, Alabama – (December 15, 2010) – Audio Adrenaline lead singer Mark Stuart and bassist Will McGinniss have returned after a three-year departure. Partnering with Integrity Music and joining some of their favorite emerging voices of worship, these two talents have created the Know Hope Collective, a ground-breaking initiative that combines worship music with stories of hope and inspiration.

According to Stuart and McGinniss, the Know Hope Collective will be an ever-changing group of musicians from a variety of backgrounds who come together to create worship music while sharing their unique experiences and testimonies. “The Know Hope Collective is driven from an emerging style of worship and a place of vulnerability,” explains Stuart. “We go on a journey together through the good, bad and ugly to the redemptive side.”

Stuart says the Know Hope Collective grew out of their own cathartic experience of sharing life stories with friends and church members. “We’d meet at Will’s around a campfire and talk vulnerably with each other about our successes as well as hardships. It was a time of healing and redemption as we discovered the evidence of God’s hand in our lives like never before and the importance of telling one’s story.”

The duo’s pastor urged them to initially take their story-telling on the road, creating an intimate and hope-filled night of music, testimony and worship with friends. Since then,  the Know Hope Collective has appeared across the U.S. and Canada. Additional tour plans are slated for spring 2011 and will be announced shortly.

Their first recorded self-titled project is an enhanced  CD slated to release February 15. The ten-track album was produced by Stuart, McGinniss and Josh Heiner.

“This project was birthed out of the failure I went through,” Stuart says. “But the next one might be on missional living, orphan care or clean water, wherever God is leading us.”

For the Know Hope Collective CD, Stuart speaks far more now than he sings, and shares the microphone with Julia Ross (of popular Disney group Everlife), David Leonard (former Jackson Waters, NEEDTOBREATHE and currently with Sons and Daughters), and 2010 BMI Christian Music Award-winning Songwriter of the Year Jason Walker.

The group introduces new cuts, including “Jealous God,” the radio singles “Attention” and “Build Us Back,” along with meditative reworks of Audio A hits like “Ocean Floor,” “The Good Life,” and “Hands and Feet.”

Following “Attention,” “Build Us Back” is the project’s next radio single, releasing December 27th to AC, CHR and INSP stations.

The enhanced CD includes videos where the Know Hope Collective artists share their personal stories of hope. The project also links to additional content, including information about Hands & Feet, a ministry founded by Stuart and McGinniss to aid orphans and abandoned children.

Additional information, including an EPK is available at knowhopecollective.com. Song charts are available as free downloads at integritymusic.com/knowhopecollective.

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(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) December 7, 2010 — GRAMMY ® and GMA Dove Award winning, multi-platinum selling recording artist Michael W. Smith reaches another milestone in his 28 year career with the release his 12th book, “A Simple Blessing; The Extraordinary Power of an Ordinary Prayer,” in March 2011 (Zondervan).

Smith, known for his compassion and generosity, has been impacted by stories of those hardest-hit by life changing devastation. From the effects of the economic downturn to families losing loved ones to natural disasters half a world away. Recently, Smith has felt led to close his concerts with a prayer of blessing over his audience. A simple prayer of blessing, sparked a response unlike anything he’s experienced in his 28 years of ministry.

Letters and e-mails poured in, relaying stories of the encouragement, empowerment and hope brought to troubled lives. An organic move to prayer is taking place.

From this response Smith discovered that God’s blessings are measured more by the flourishing of character in adversity than the flourishing of possessions, and that the result in such is overflowing joy and peace. Collaborating with accomplished writer Thomas Williams, Smith’s desire and purpose in writing the book was to encourage and inspire readers to examine their hearts and learn to experience God’s blessing as well as to speak words of blessing to others to draw them nearer to the heart of God.

This book breaks the prayer Smith prays into its six specific Blessings: What Does It Mean to Pray for Others, The Prayer for Spiritual Health, The Prayer for a Pure Mind, The Prayer for Personal Holiness, The Prayer for Backyard Blessings, and The Prayer for Spiritual Victory. Each chapter begins with a quote containing the segment of the blessing it will address. Then the chapter explains the value of the blessing and gives practical guidance on how to open oneself to the blessing and enjoy its benefits. An example of one blessing is in The Prayer for a Pure Mind:

Be blessed with supernatural strength to turn your eyes from foolish, worthless, and
evil things, and to shut out the demeaning and the negative. Instead may you behold the
beauty of things that God has planned for you as you obey His Word. May God bless you
ears to hear the lovely, the uplifting, and the encouraging. May your mind be strong,
disciplined, balanced, and faith-filled.

Following the blessing Smith goes on to describe how the impact of our culture is determining how our minds are affected (or not) by entertainment: “We’re being conditioned to accept the negative as the normal. From time to time I’ve expressed to friends my disappointment with a TV show or my longing for a movie with a hero I could admire for his values or his refusal to compromise. More often than not, the response I get is that I’m not moving with the times. The movies of the past were not realistic, they tell me….They want movie heroes with real flaws like the rest of us. No one is altogether pure or altogether evil. And if movies, TV shows, and novels are honest, they will give us characters who reflect that natural mixture.”

And then in approaching the value of the blessing he says : “I know that today’s movie critics would dismiss films such as ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ as unrealistic, wishful fantasies with impossibly good heroes and sappy happy-ever-after endings…I beg to differ. The grunge, corruption, immorality, and violence that critics like to call reality are not reality at all. The true reality is found beneath the blight in what God created in the beginning — the perfection of the world as he originally made it. Only the good that God created is real. We came along and added the corruption, evil, pain, decay, and death, which are not reality but contaminations of reality…. The story God wrote has a happy-ever-after ending that promises eternal joy to those who focus on the pure and lovely and adopt true character into their lives. If we focus our eyes and ears on things that give us glimpses of that happy reality, it will go a long way toward enabling us to receive the blessings God wants to pour into us.”

Smith recently wrapped the very successful “Make A Difference” Tour with Max Lucado , TobyMac and Third Day, and recently launched his, “It’s a Wonderful Christmas” tour on November 26th in his hometown of Nashville, Tenn. He also recently announced the “2 Friends” tour with Amy Grant, which marks the first time the two will tour together (for a non-holiday tour) in more than two decades. The multi-city U.S. tour will kick off in early February.

For more information on “A Simple Blessing; The Extraordinary Power of an Ordinary Prayer,” and Michael W. Smith, please visit http://www.michaelwsmith.com or http://www.zondervan.com/Cultures/en-US/Product/ProductDetail.htm?ProdID=com.zondervan.9780310327561&QueryStringSite=Zondervan.

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About Michael W. Smith: Throughout his 28-year career as a recording artist, Michael W. Smith has amassed an impressive catalog of achievements. His prior 21 albums have garnered multiple honors including an American Music Award, three GRAMMY ® Awards (from 13 nominations), 44 GMA Dove Awards (in addition to 1 nomination in the 41st Annual GMA Dove Awards) and 33 No. 1 radio hits. In addition, he holds 16 Gold, 7 Platinum and 2 Double-Platinum albums for career sales approaching 17 million. Wonder, Smith’s 22nd career album, released Sept. 28, 2010. Smith, who was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2009, has scored several film projects, written 12 books and has been featured by media outlets including “Hannity,” NBC’s “Today Show,” ABC’s “Good Morning America,” “NBC Nightly News,” “Larry King Live,” “FOX & Friends,” “Hannity and Colmes,” The Associated Press, Billboard magazine, USA Today, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Newsweek, has been named one of People magazine’s “Most Beautiful People” and has presented multiple times on the GRAMMY ®Awards show. His tours consistently rank among the best attended in the country, and he has performed to capacity crowds throughout the world. 

Constantly giving back to the community, one of Smith’s current projects is Rocketown – a nightclub for teens in his hometown of Nashville, Tenn. – which serves as safe place for young people to enjoy music and for artists to be discovered. He and wife of 29 years, Debbie, are the proud parents of five children. For up-to-date information on Michael W. Smith, please visit www.michaelwsmith.com or www.providentpress.com.

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Nashville, TN… Dec. 2, 2010… Multi-platinum selling and already five-time GRAMMY ® Award winning artist TobyMac, has been honored with his seventh solo GRAMMY ® Award nomination for “Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album.” The 53rd Annual GRAMMY ® Awards are slated for February 13, 2011 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA. The ceremony will be broadcast LIVE on CBS at 8pm EST/PT.

“I Love what I do,” says TobyMac. “I love making records with my friends. Painstaking at times, but always passionate. A GRAMMY ® nom for Tonight is humbling, exciting and truly an honor. It really is!”

In addition to the GRAMMY ® nod, this week TobyMac released a brand new holiday single “Christmas This Year,” which also features the talents of Leigh Nash from Sixpence None The Richer. The Christmas song is available now exclusively at iTunes® and is impacting Christian AC and CHR radio this week.

Also available now is TobyMac’s latest project, TobyMac: Moving Pictures, a DVD that features his entire work of music videos including his biggest hits “Irene”, “Extreme Days”, “Gone”, “Boomin’”, “Lose My Soul” and more. Also included is a brand new video for “Tonight” and 2 bonus Director’s Videos that feature unique short films set to his music.

Currently the Forefront recording artist is performing in front of massive audiences on the Winter Wonder Slam presents the Awake Tonight tour with rock band Skillet. The tour is attracting enormous crowds in key markets such as Minneapolis, which sold out at 13k tickets while over 12k fans paid in Houston. Shortly after the holidays, TobyMac will head back on the road in early 2011 for his Winter Wonder Slam Tour accompanied by Dove Award winning artist Brandon Heath and Gotee Records’ House of Heroes.

For more information on TobyMac, please visit www.tobymac.com.

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About TobyMac:
With over 10 million in career sales, TobyMac’s first three solo projects received RIAA Gold status and GRAMMY® nominations, his live CD/DVD took home a GRAMMY® award in 2009, and this year the much-celebrated and acclaimed artist is celebrating his seventh consecutive GRAMMY® nomination for his latest album “Tonight” for “Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album.” The track topped the sales and radio charts faster than any of his previous singles, spending 8 weeks at #1 on the Christian Audience Chart. The single was the first release from TobyMac’s latest, “TONIGHT,” which also garnered him the highest sales debut of his solo career with over 78,000 units and a No. 6 Billboard Top 200 debut.

Along with sold out tour dates, back-to-back radio hits and being named the GMA Dove Award’s 2008 Artist of the Year, the title-track of TobyMac’s latest album was also chosen as the theme song for MLB’s 30 Clubs in 30 Days Spring Training Series and featured on the Golf Channel. In addition, his music has been heard in major motion pictures such as “Hancock,” “TRANSPORTER 2,” while also being featured on Fox sports, The NFL network, being selected as the theme song for Fox College Football, WWE’s Fatal 4-Way Pay-Per-View and “Showstopper” was featured in ESPN’s ESPY Award Show and most recently chosen to launch the new season of CBS hit television show CSI: NY. For more information on TobyMac, go to: http://www.tobymac.com.

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ENTERTAINMENT ONE MUSIC ANNOUNCES THE FORMATION OF eOne MUSIC NASHVILLE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

(New York, NY) – November 30, 2010 – Entertainment One Music announces the formation of eOne Music Nashville along with several executive appointments.  eOne Music Nashville will house the assets of IndieBlu Music, which the company acquired in April, with its existing Christian, Country, Licensing and Music Publishing operations.  IndieBlu is now known as eOne Music Nashville or simply eOne Music.

eOne Music Nashville will be the umbrella for 5 distinct operating groups.  These include Light Records, the company’s Black Gospel music label, eOne Christian Music, which specializes in contemporary Christian music, and eOne Music Nashville focusing on Americana, country, and regional-based music.  In addition to the music labels, eOne Music Licensing is responsible for all synch and third party master use licensing for all of eOne’s music assets and eOne Music Publishing licenses and administrates all of eOne’s musical compositions.  In future months, eOne Nashville will also become the focal point for the acquisition and development of faith-based film and television programming.

Michael Olsen, the former CEO of IndieBlu, has been named President of eOne Music Nashville.  Michael Olsen is based in Nashville and reports to Michael Koch, CEO of Entertainment One Music. Olsen has more than 25 years experience in the indie record business.  He has been President/ CEO of Sheridan Square Entertainment whose labels included V2, Artemis, Light Records, Vanguard Classics and Musicrama, Compendia Music Group, and Campus Vibe. Previously he was Executive VP for Business Affairs of Platinum Entertainment and VP/General Counsel of Intersound in Atlanta.  Mike is also an entertainment lawyer and prior to working in the indie record industry served as VP/General Manager of the Denver Symphony Orchestra.

In addition, the following executive appointments have been made, all of whom report to Olsen and are based in Nashville:

James Robinson has been appointed Senior Vice President and General Manager of Light Records. James has spent the last 24 years working in Gospel and Christian music.  He has been the VP of A&R for Light Records for the last 5 years.  He is also a co-founder of Gospelflava.com, the leading news and information website in the Gospel industry. Prior to joining Light, James founded Evidence Records where he signed Youthful Praise.

Bob Morrison has been appointed Vice President of eOne Christian Music. Bob has been involved in the business of music for over 30 years, and most recently was SVP of Sales & Operations for Midas Records. While with Midas he grew the label’s Christian Division to national prominence with both Jessie Daniels and Rush of Fools. Previously, Morrison was head of sales at emerging internet label J-Bird Records.

Van Fletcher has been appointed Vice President of eOne Americana and Country Music. Most recently, Fletcher was SVP of Sales and Operations at Universal Records Nashville.  He also held positions as Senior VP/GM of Universal South Records, and Executive Vice President/GM of EMI Christian Music Group, among others.

Mick Lloyd has been appointed Vice President of eOne Music Licensing.  As a label executive, he was formerly President of Advantage/Polygram Records, Vice President of Little Giant Records, and Vice President of Indieblu Music.  In his current position with eOne he has placed company music in major films, TV shows, and commercials, such as Ford, the Red Cross, “American  Idol,” “So You Think You Can Dance,”  An Education,” “House,” “Free Willy 3,” and “Californication.” Lloyd maintains high visibility in Nashville as a successful record producer, songwriter, publisher and label executive.  He has produced such major label artists as Johnny Lee, Reigning Mercy, Slim Whitman, Ride The River, and Lew DeWitt.

About Entertainment One:

Entertainment One (LSE:ETO) is a leading international entertainment company that specializes in the acquisition, production and distribution of film and television content.  The company’s comprehensive network extends around the globe including Canada, the U.S., the UK, Ireland, Benelux, France, Germany, Scandinavia, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.  Through established Entertainment and Distribution divisions, the company provides extensive expertise in film distribution, television and music production, kids programming and merchandising and licensing. Its current rights library is exploited across all media formats and includes more than 20,000 film and television titles, 2,400 hours of television programming and 45,000 music tracks.

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November 29, 2010 – Nashville, TN – Show Hope™, the adoption organization founded by Steven Curtis and Mary Beth Chapman, wants to make your Christmas shopping easy this season while also making a difference in the life of an orphan. Introducing Show Hope’s merchandise line where every purchase is for a purpose.

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• Caesarea: A city built by King Herod the Great
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The Gospel Music Association today announced the final nominees for the 41st Annual GMA Dove Awards to be handed out on April 21st at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville. The Doves will be hosted this year by Bart Millard (MercyMe) and Natalie Grant.

Here are this years Nominees:
Category 1  -  Song of the Year song title; writer; publisher (award to the writer and publisher)

“Born To Climb”; Jeff & Sherri Easter; Wayne Haun, Joel Lindsey; Bridge Building Music, Psalm Singer Music, Hefton Hill Music (BMI)

“By Your Side”; Tenth Avenue North; Essential Publishing

“Free To Be Me”; Francesca Battistelli; Francesca Battistelli; Word

“God Is There”; Diamond Rio; Marty Roe, Jimmy Olander, Bernie Herms; Ole, Warner Chappell, Word Music

“I Will Rise”; Chris Tomlin; Louie Giglio, Chris Tomlin, Matt Maher, Jesse Reeves; worshiptogether.com Songs, sixsteps Music, Spirit and Song.com, Vamos Publishing, Thank You Music

“Let The Waters Rise”; MIKESCHAIR; Sam Tinnesz, Mike Grayson, Ben Glover

“Revelation Song”; Phillips, Craig & Dean; Jennie Lee Riddle; Jennie Lee Riddle, Gateway Create Publishing, Integrity’s Praise Music

“Somebody Like Me”; Jason Crabb; Neil Thrasher, Michael Boggs; 2009 Sweet Summer Music, Kobalt Songs, Crosstown Uptown Music, Major Bob Music, Upsurge Music (ASCAP)

“Two Hands”; Jars of Clay; Dan Haseltine, Charlie Lowell, Stephen Mason, Matt Odmark, Jeremy Lutito, Gabe Rushchival; Dudie Music, Chigostick Music, Bridgebuilding, Pogostick Music

“Why Can’t All God’s Children Get Along”; Karen Peck & New River; Stephen Hill; Christian Taylor Music (BMI), Dingo Bat Music (BMI)

Category 3  – Male Vocalist of the Year

Jeremy Camp

Jason Crabb

Michael English

Brandon Heath

Donnie McClurkin

Smokie Norful

Bebo Norman

Mark Schultz

Category 4  – Female Vocalist of the Year

Francesca Battistelli

Karen Peck Gooch

Natalie Grant

Heather Headley

Mandisa

Dawn Michele

Laura Story

Category 5  – Group of the Year

Casting Crowns

Gaither Vocal Band

Hezekiah Walker & The Love Fellowship Crusade Choir

Jars of Clay

NEEDTOBREATHE

Skillet

Tenth Avenue North

Category 6 – Artist of the Year

Francesca Battistelli

Casting Crowns

Jason Crabb

Jars of Clay

Mary Mary

Skillet

tobyMac

Category 7 – New Artist of the Year

Crystal Aikin

Bluetree

Jonny Diaz

Kari Jobe

Revive

Sidewalk Prophets

Brian Courtney Wilson

Category 8 – Producer of the Year

Ed Cash

Ian Eskelin

Wayne Haun

Bernie Herms

Jason Ingram

Rusty Varenkamp

Dove Awards in Recorded Song Categories are given to the Artist and Songwriter, if other than the Artist.

Category 9 – Rap/Hip Hop Recorded Song of the Year  Song; album; artist; writer; label

“America”; America; Tracy Edmond; Tracy Edmond, Ken White; Curb Records

“End Of My Rope”; Five-Two Television; KJ-52; Jonah Sorrentino, Aaron Sprinkle; BEC Recordings

“Go On”; The Forecast EP; B.Reith; Brian Reith; Gotee Records

“Lost”; The Big Picture; Da’ TRUTH; Emmanuel Lambert Jr, Freddy Washington Jr; Cross Movement Records

“Movin’”; Ordinary Dreamers; Group 1 Crew; Group 1 Crew, Jeremy James, Byron Chambers, Christopher Stevens; Fervent Records

Category 10 – Rock Recorded Song of the Year  Song; album; artist; writer; label

“Bring Me To Life”; Welcome To The Masquerade; Thousand Foot Krutch; Trevor McNevan, Steve Augustine, Joel Bruyere; Tooth & Nail

“Fight Inside”; Innocence & Instinct; Red; Jasen Rauch, Rob Graves, Jason McArthur, Bernie Herms; Essential

“Hero”; Awake; Skillet; John L. Cooper, Korey Cooper; Atlantic, Ardent, INO Records

“Mess of Me”; Hello Hurricane; Switchfoot; Jonathan Foreman, Tim Foreman; Credential Recordings

“Mystery of You”; Innocence & Instinct; Red; Jasen Rauch, Anthony Armstrong, Rob Graves, Jason McArthur; Essential Records

Category 11 – Rock/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year   Song; album; artist; writer; label

“Always”; Hello Hurricane; Switchfoot; Jonathan Foreman; Credential Recordings

“Can’t Take Away”; MIKESCHAIR; MIKESCHAIR; Sam Tinnesz, Mike Grayson, Jason Ingram; Curb Records

“How He Loves”; Church Music; David Crowder*Band; John Mark McMillan; Sparrow Records/sixsteps Records

“Lay ‘Em Down”; The Outsiders; NEEDTOBREATHE; Bear Rinehart, Bo Rinehart; Atlantic Records

“You Gave Me A Promise”; Unbreakable; Fireflight; Dawn Richardson, Justin Cox, Glenn Drennen, Wendy Drennen, Phee Shorb, Rob Hawkins; Flicker

Category 12 – Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year  – Song; album; artist; writer; label

“City On Our Knees”; Tonight; tobyMac; Toby McKeehan, Jamie Moore, Cary Barlowe; ForeFront Records

“Free To Be Me”; My Paper Heart; Francesca Battistelli; Francesca Battistelli; Fervent Records

“Let The Waters Rise”; MIKESCHAIR; MIKESCHAIR; Sam Tinnesz, Ben Glover, Mike Grayson; Curb Records

“My Deliverer”; Freedom; Mandisa; Chad Cates, Jason Walker, Tony Wood; Sparrow Records

“Until The Whole World Hears”; Until The Whole World Hears; Casting Crowns; Mark Hall, Bernie Herms, Jason McArthur, Roger Glidewell; Beachstreet

Category 13 – Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year – Song; album; artist; writer; label

“Hold On To Jesus”; Live At Oak Tree: Austins Bridge; Austins Bridge; Justin Rivers, Jason Baird; Daywind

“Hosanna”; You Deliver Me; Selah; Brenton Brown, Paul Baloche; Curb Records

“Jesus Saves”; Jesus Saves Live; Travis Cottrell; Travis Cottrell, David Moffitt; Indelible Creative Group

“Since The World Began”; Glory Revealed II: The Word of God in Worship; Matt Maher, Amy Grant, Ed Cash, Mac Powell; Mac Powell, Trevor Morgan; Reunion

“The Only Hope”; Bebo Norman; Bebo Norman; Bebo Norman; BEC Recordings

Category 14 – Southern Gospel Recorded Song of the Year  – Song; album; artist; writer; label

“Because He Lives”; Gaither Vocal Band Reunited; Gaither Vocal Band; William J. Gaither, Gloria Gaither; Gaither Music Group

“Born To Climb”; Expecting Good Things; Jeff & Sheri Easter; Wayne Haun, Joel Lindsey; She Loves Music

“If You Knew Him”; Almost Morning; The Perrys; Joseph Habedank, Rodney Griffin; Daywind

“Life Goes On”; Life Goes On; Talley Trio; Marty Funderburk, Gina Boe; Horizon

“Live With Jesus”; The Boys Are Back; Oak Ridge Boys; Paul Kennerly; Spring Hill Music Group

Category 15 – Bluegrass Recorded Song of the Year  - Song; album; artist; writer; label

“I Heard My Savior Calling Me”; Destination Life; Rhonda Vincent; Rounder Records

“On The Other Side”; Brothers From Different Mothers; Dailey & Vincent; Rounder

“This World Is Not My Home”; Ricky Skaggs Solo: Songs My Dad Loved; Ricky Skaggs; Albert Brumley; Skaggs Family Records

“When We Fly”; Breaking Like Dawn; Little Roy Lewis & Lizzy Long; Joel Lindsey, Wayne Haun, Ty Herndon

“Working On A Building”; Mountain Soul II; Patty Loveless; Saguaro Road

Category 16 – Country Recorded Song of the Year – Song; album; artist; writer; label

“Dry Bones”; Live At Oak Tree: Austins Bridge; Austins Bridge; PD Arr by Justin Rivers, Bubba Smith; Daywind

“God Is There”; The Reason; Diamond Rio; Marty Roe, Jimmy Olander; Word Records

“King of the World”; How You Live (Deluxe Edition); Point of Grace; Cindy Morgan; Word Records

“Somebody Like Me”; Jason Crabb; Jason Crabb; Neil Thrasher, Michael Boggs; Spring Hill Music Group

“Thank God For Kids”; Every Light That Shines At Christmas; Ernie Haase & Signature Sound; Eddy Raven; Gaither Music Group

Category 17 – Urban Recorded Song of the Year  – Song; album; artist; writer; label

“Avaylable”; The 2econd Coming; Kortney “Mali Music” Pollard; Kortney “Mali Music” Pollard; Dedicated Music Group, Sound Walk

“Close To You”; Still; BeBe & CeCe Winans; BeBe Winans; B & C Records, Malaco

“Just Love”; Just Love; Brian Courtney Wilson; Brian Courtney Wilson, Jermaine Williams, Mark Spears; Spirit Rising Music, Music World Entertainment

“Just Wanna Say”; The Power of One; Israel Houghton; Aaron Lindsey, Israel Houghton, Tommy Sims; Integrity

“You Never Let Me Down”; Image of a Man; Marvin Winans Jr; Marvin Winans Jr, Rodney Jerkins; M2 Entertainment, Central South Distribution

Category 18 – Traditional Gospel Recorded Song of the Year – ; Song; albumartist; writer; label

“Always Remember”; Greatest Hits; Men of Standard; Andrae Crouch; Muscle Shoals Sound Gospel, Malaco

“Don’t Do It Without Me”; Don’t Do It Without Me; Bishop Paul S. Morton; Bishop Neil C. Ellis, Chavone King, Rod Lumpkin II, Cambrell Poitier, Nadine T. Moss, Kingdom Glory Publishing BMI, Psalmic Flow Productions ASCAP; Light, Tehillah

“How I Got Over”; How I Got Over; Vickie Winans; Vickie Winans; Destiny Joy Music, Central South Distribution

“Justified”; Smokie Norful Live; Smokie Norful; Smokie Norful; EMI Gospel, TreMyles Music

“Oh Happy Day”; Oh Happy Day; Queen Latifah; Edwin Hawkins; Vector Recordings, EMI Gospel

Category 19  -Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year -  Song; album; artist; writer; label

“Awesome God”; Love Unstoppable; Fred Hammond; Fred Hammond, Alan “Snoop” Evans, Ericka B. Warren, Verity

“Dear God”; Smokie Norful Live; Smokie Norful; Smokie Norful; EMI Gospel, TreMyles Music

“Every Prayer”; The Power of One; Israel Houghton (with guest Mary Mary); Aaron Lindsey, Israel Houghton, Dayna Caddell, Ricardo Sanchez; Integrity Music

“So Good”; People Get Ready; Melinda Watts; Melinda Watts, Freddy Washington Jr; Razor & Tie

“Souled Out”; Souled Out; Hezekiah Walker & LFC; Ester Bullock, Nate McNair; Verity

“The Power of One”; The Power of One; Israel Houghton; Israel Houghton, Ricardo Sanchez; Integrity Music

“Wait On The Lord”; We Are All One (Live In Detroit); Donnie McClurkin; Donnie McClurkin; Verity

Category 20  – Worship Song of the Year -  Song; writer; publisher (awards given to writer and publisher)

“Alive Again”; Matt Maher, Jason Ingram; EMI CMG Publishing

“Hosanna”; Paul Baloche, Brenton Brown; Integrity Music

“I Will Rise”; Chris Tomlin; Louie Giglio, Chris Tomlin, Matt Maher, Jesse Reeves; worshiptogether.com songs, sixsteps Music,Spiritandsong.com Publishing, Vamos Publishing, Thank You Music

“New Song We Sing”; Meredith Andrews, Jason Ingram, Keith Everette Smith; Word Music, Peertunes, J Ingram Music, Grange Hill Music

“Revelation Song”; Jennie Lee Riddle, Gateway Create Publishing, Integrity’s Praise Music

Dove Awards in Album Categories are given to the Artist and Producer, if other than the Artist.

Category 21 – Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year  – Album; artist; producer; label

Five Two Television; KJ-52; KJ-52; BEC Recordings

Now Is Not Forever; B.Reith; Brian Reith, Bryan Lenox, Jamie Moore, Sal Oliveri, Michael Gungor; Gotee

Reiterate; Grits

The Big Picture; Da’ TRUTH; Emmanuel Lambert, Freddy Washington Jr; Cross Movement Records

Thrilla; Delmar “Mr. Del” Lawrence; Mr. Del; Dedicated Music Group

Category 22  – Rock Album of the Year  -  Album; artist; producer; label

Awake; Skillet; Howard Benson; Atlantic, Ardent, INO Records

Constellations; August Burns Red; Jason Suecof; Solid State Records

Crash; Decyfer Down; Paul Ebersold; INO Records

Innocence and Instinct; Red; Rob Graves; Essential

Searchlights; Abandon; Christopher Stevens; ForeFront Records

Welcome To The Masquerade; Thousand Foot Krutch; Aaron Sprinkle, Trevor McNevan; Tooth & Nail

Category 23  – Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year  – Album; artist; producer; label

Church Music; David Crowder*Band; David Crowder*Band; Sparrow Records/sixsteps Records

Confessions; Pillar; Rob Graves; Essential Records

It Is Well; Kutless; Dave Lubben, Kutless, Brown Bannister; BEC Recordings

Love & War; BarlowGirl; Otto Price; Fervent Records

The Outsiders; NEEDTOBREATHE; Rick Beato, NEEDTOBREATHE, Jim Scott, John Alagia; Atlantic Records

Category 24  -  Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year  -  Album; artist; producer; label

Come Alive; Mark Schultz; Shaun Shankel, Brown Bannister, Bernie Herms, Paul Mills; Word Records

MIKESCHAIR; MIKESCHAIR; Jason Ingram, Rusty Varenkamp; Curb Records

Speaking Louder Than Before; Jeremy Camp; Brown Bannister, Jeremy Camp; BEC Recordings

The Long Fall Back To Earth; Jars of Clay; Jars of Clay, Ron Aniello; Essential, Gray Matters

These Simple Truths; Sidewalk Prophets; Ian Eskelin; Fervent Records

Category 25  – Inspirational Album of the Year  – Album; artist; producer; label

A Grand New Day; Women of Faith Worship Team; Chance Scoggins; Myrrh Records

Fearless; Phillips, Craig & Dean; Bernie Herms; INO Records

Jesus Saves Live; Travis Cottrell; Travis Cottrell; Indelible Creative Group

Live At Oak Tree: Aaron & Amanda Crabb; Aaron & Amanda Crabb; Paul Corley, Tre Corley, Norman Holland, Michael Turner, Shannon Lancaster; Daywind

You Deliver Me; Selah; Jason Kyle, Todd Smith, Alan Hall; Curb Records

Category 26 – Southern Gospel Album of the Year  – Album; artist; producer; label

Almost Morning; The Perrys; Wayne Haun; Daywind

Gaither Vocal Band Reunited; Gaither Vocal Band; Bill Gaither, David Phelps; Gaither Music Group

North America Live!; The Hoppers; Kim Hopper, Connie Hopper, Dean Hopper, Mike Hopper; Canaan Records

Treasure; Janet Paschal; Wayne Haun; Vine

Worth It; Brian Free & Assurance; Barry Weeks; Daywind

Category 27  – Bluegrass Album of the Year -  Album; artist; producer; label

Blue Ridge Mtn. Memories; The Marksmen Quartet; Rural Rhythm Records

Breaking Like Dawn; Little Roy Lewis & Lizzy Long; Kevin Ward, Lizzy Long; Vine

I Have Been Blessed; The Far City Boys; Kevin Street, Aaron Ramsey, Dave Moody; Lamon Records

I Just Want To Thank You Lord; Larry Sparks; Rural Rhythm Records

Lord Bless This House; Nothin Fancy; Darin Vincent; Pinecastle

The Isaacs….Naturally; The Isaacs; Bill Gaither, Ben Isaacs; Gaither Music Group

Category 28  – Country Album of the Year  – Album; artist; producer; label

Jason Crabb; Jason Crabb; Tommy Sims, Norro Wilson, Jason Crabb, Barry Jennings; Spring Hill Music Group

Live At Oak Tree: Austins Bridge; Austins Bridge; Paul Corley, Tre Corley, Norman Holland, Michael Turner, Shannon Lancaster; Daywind

Never Going Back; Collin Raye; Michael Curtis; TimeLife, Integrity Music

The Reason; Diamond Rio; Michael D. Clute, Jimmy Olander; Word Records

Then Sings My Soul: 24 Favorite Hymns & Gospel Songs; Ronnie Milsap; Rob Gailbraith, Ronnie Milsap; Star Song Music

Category 30  – Traditional Gospel Album of the Year -  Album; artist; producer; label

50 Years: It’s Been Worth It All; Dorothy Norwood; Dorothy Norwood, Derrick Lee; Malaco

Fall On Me; Lee Williams & The Spiritual QC’s; Jerry Peters, George Dean, James Bullard; MCG Records

Shout! Live; Mike Farris & The Roseland Rhythm Revue; Mike Farris, Joe McMahan; INO Records

Stepping Up & Stepping Out; Clarence Fountain, Sam Butler and The Boys; Jim Tullio, Clarence Fountain, Sam Butler; Tyscot Records, One Entertainment

Category 31  – Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year -  Album; artist; producer; label

America; Tracy Edmond; Eric Morgeson, DJ Butcher; Curb Records

Audience of One; Heather Headley; Keith Thomas, Cedric Thompson; EMI Gospel

Love Unstoppable; Fred Hammond; Fred Hammond; Verity

Smokie Norful Live; Smokie Norful; Smokie Norful, Jason Tyson; EMI Gospel, TreMyles Music

Souled Out; Hezekiah Walker; Donald Lawrence, Clarence Singleton, Hezekiah Walker; Verity

Category 32  – Instrumental Album of the Year -  Album; artist; producer; label

A Moment’s Peace Vol 2; Christopher Phillips, John Catchings; Christopher Phillips

A Moment’s Peace Vol One; Christopher Phillips, John Catchings; Christopher Phillips

Joy Comes In The Morning; Stan Whitmire; Stan Whitmire; Spring Hill Music Group

Mercy Mercy Mercy; Ben Tankard; Ben Tankard; Verity

Smooth Praise; Sam Levine; Sam Levine; Spring Hill Music Group

Category 33 – Children’s Music Album of the Year -  Album; artist; producer; label

Great Worship Songs for Kids 3; GWS Kids Praise Band; Luke Gambill; Great Worship Songs

I Shine Jamz, Vol. 1; Todd Collins for Beatmart Productions, Carl Hergesell; Bema Media

Shout Praises Kids – Today Is The Day; Various; Jeff Sandstrom; Integrity Music

The Real Thing; pureNRG; Rob Hawkins, Mark Hammond; Fervent Records

Veggie Tales: Here I Am To Worship; Featuring Natalie Grant & Aaron Shust; Steven V. Taylor; Big Idea

Category 34 – Spanish Language Album of the Year -  Album; artist; producer; label

Adorandote; Julissa; Mike Rivera; Integrity Music Latin

Apasionado Por Ti; Rojo; Emmanuel Espinosa; Reyvol Records

Cerca De Mi; Yamil Ledesma; Eliu “Pito” Moya; CanZion

Le Canto; Kari Jobe; Ed Cash; Integrity Music Latin

Su Vida, Sus Pasos, Su Voz; Melodie Joy; Lou DiCiccio, Melodie Joy, Patricia & Jose Gutierrez, Sky Michaels, Noah Chaparro; Melrose Music Group, Universal Music Christian Group

Category 35  – Special Event Album of the Year -  Album; artist; producer; label

Compassion Art: Creating Freedom From Poverty; Various; Martin Smith, Les Moir; Sparrow Records

Fireproof Original Motion Picture Soundtrack; Leeland, Third Day, Casting Crowns, John Waller, Grey Holiday, Warren Barfield; Jennifer King; Reunion

Glory Revealed II: The Word of God In Worship; Mac Powell, Shane Everett, Jonathan Shelton, Brian Littrell, Trevor Morgan, Mark Hall, Jason Crabb, Bear Rinehart, Matt Maher, Amy Grant, Ed Cash, Geoff Moore, Natalie Grant, Laura Story, Brandon Heath, Mike Donehey, Aaron Shust, Shawn Lewis, Sara Evans, Bethany Dicks Olds, Shane & Shane, Bethany Dillon, Kari Jobe; Mac Powell, David Nassar; Reunion

Hip Hope Hits 2009; Various; Toby McKeehan, Christopher Stevens, Grits, Maurice Henderson, Canton Jones, Brian Jerrell Cook, KJ-52, Great JSN, The Aurthur Washington, Michael Boyer, Akil Thompson, Curtis Zachary, Abraham David; Gaskin, Tony Stone, Kenneth Bell, Krazy Eights, Shonlock, Brian Reith, Knine, Flynn Adam, Jason Blocker, Proxy, Rootbeer; Gotee Records

Oh Happy Day; Jonny Lang, Fisk Jubilee Singers, 3 Doors Down, Robert Randolph, Clark Sisters, Jon Bon Jovi, Al Green, Heather Headley, Mavis Staples, Patty Griffin, Michael McDonald, Angelique Kidjo, Aaron Neville, Queen Latifah, Joss Stone, Buick Audra; Ken Levitan, Bill Hearn, Jack Rouner, Ken Pennell, Cedric Thompson; Vector Records/EMI Gospel

Category 36 – Christmas Album of the Year -  Album; artist; producer; label

Christ Has Come; Big Daddy Weave; Jeremy Redmond; Fervent Records

Christmas Is; Mark Harris; Luke Denton; INO Records

Every Light That Shines At Christmas; Ernie Haase & Signature Sound; Ernie Haase, Wayne Haun; Gaither Music Group

Glory In The Highest: Christmas Songs of Worship; Chris Tomlin; Ed Cash; Sparrow Records/sixsteps Records

The Family Force 5 Christmas Pageant; Family Force 5; Joe Baldridge; Transparent/Tooth & Nail

Category 37  -  Praise & Worship Album of the Year -  Album; artist; producer; label

A Grand New Day; Women of Faith Worship Team; Chance Scoggins; Myrrh

Alive Again; Matt Maher; Paul Moak, Christopher Stevens; Essential

Awaken The Dawn; Keith & Kristyn Getty; Phil Naish; Getty Music

Church Music; David Crowder*Band; David Crowder*Band; Sparrow Records/sixsteps Records

Jesus Saves Live; Travis Cottrell; Travis Cottrell; Indelible Creative Group

Category 38  – Musical of the Year -  Title; creator; publisher (award given to creator)

A Baby Changes Everything; Deborah Craig-Claar, David T. Clydesdale; Word Music

Glorious Impossible; Tom Fettke, Camp Kirkland; Word Music

It’s The Most Wonderful Time of the Year; Sue C. Smith, Russell Mauldin; Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing

Reign, Jesus, Reign; Marty Funderburk, Cliff Duren; Daywind, LifeWay Worship

See What A Morning; Mark McClure, Camp Kirkland; Word Music

Category 39 -  Youth/Children’s Musical of the Year -  Title; creator; publisher (award given to creator)

Camp Wallaballa; Pamela Vandewalker; Lillenas Publishing Company

Christmas Hang-ups; Dennis and Nan Allen; Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing

Get To The Manger!; Jeff Sandstrom; Integrity Choral, Hal Leonard; Annette Oden; ;Integrity Choral, Hal Leonard

GPS (God’s Plan of Salvation) ; Celeste Clydesdale, David T. Clydesdale; Word Music

The Best Christmas Present Ever!; Celeste Clydesdale, David T. Clydesdale; Word Music

Category 40 -  Choral Collection of the Year -  Title; creator; publisher (award given to creator)

Everlasting Praise 2; Mike Speck, Stan Whitmire; Lillenas Publishing Company

Hallelujah! Light Has Come; Various Arrangers; Word Music

Hymns of the Ages; Lari Goss; Word Music

Let The Worshippers Arise; Various Arrangers; Word Music

Travis Cottrell-Jesus Saves Live; Travis Cottrell; Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing

Category 41 – Recorded Music Packaging  -  Product; art director; graphic artist; illustrator/photographer; label (award given to art director, graphic artist, illustrator/photographer if other than artist)

Live Life Loud; Hawk Nelson; Bonnie Biro; Ryan Clark; Caleb Kuhl; BEC Recordings

Lost In The Sound of Separation (Deluxe); Underoath; Jordan Butcher; Drew Beckmeyer; Ryan Russell; Tooth & Nail, Solid State

It’s All Crazy; Me Without You; Jordan Butcher; Jordan Butcher; Vasily Kavonof; Tooth & Nail

Long Fall Back To Earth( Limited Edition); Jars of Clay; Tim Parker, Jars of Clay; Tim Parker; Kharyn Hill; Gray Matters, Essential

Forget and Not Slow Down; Relient K; Matthew Thiessen, Linden Frederick; Davy Baysinger; Davy Baysinger for Royal Empire Design; Linden Frederick; Ethan Luck, Cale Glendening; Mono vs Stereo

Long Fall Back To Earth; Jars of Clay; Tim Parker, Jars of Clay; Tim Parker; Kharyn Hill; Gray Matters, Essential

Category 42 – Short Form Video of the Year -  Title; artist; director; producer; production company; label (award given to artist, director, producer if other than artist)

Beautiful Ending; Barlowgirl; Tim Morgan; Rocky Farm Pictures; Fervent Records

Free To Be Me; Francesca Battistelli; Andy & Jon Erwin; Dan Atchison; Alabama Production Group; Fervent Records

Hero; Skillet; Dan Atchison; Andy & Jon Erwin; Revolution Pictures, Inc.; Atlantic, Ardent, INO Records

Live Life Loud; Hawk Nelson; Etypical; Kayvan Ghavim; Etypical; BEC Recordings

Lose My Soul; tobyMac featuring Kirk Franklin, Mandisa; Danny Yourd; Danny Yourd, Steve Hoover; Endeavor Media; Forefront Records

Monster; Skillet; Andy & Jon Erwin; Dan Atchison; Revolution Pictures, Inc.; Atlantic, Ardent, INO Records

Too Bright To See; Underoath; Anders Foreman; Popcore Films; Tooth & Nail, Solid State

Wait and See; Brandon Heath; Eric Welch; Tameron Hedge; Broken Poet Productions; Reunion

Category 43  – Long Form Music Video of the Year -  Title; artist; director; producer; production company; label (award given to artist, director, producer if other than artist)

45 Days (Documentary w/music); Demon Hunter; Cale Glendening; Don and Ryan Clark; Solid State

A Gospel Journey; Oak Ridge Boys; Doug Stuckey; Bill Gaither, Barry Jennings, Bill Carter; Gaither Television Productions; Gaither Music Group

A New Hallelujah: The Live Worship DVD; Michael W. Smith; Steve Gilreath; Steve Gilreath; Reunion

Faith + Hope + Love; Hillsong Live; Luke Irvine, Magdalene Phillips; Hillsong Music; Hillsong Music, Integrity Music

Live At Oak Tree: Austins Bridge; Austins Bridge; Graham Bustin; Paul Corley, Tre Corley, Norman Holland, Michael Turner, Shannon Lancaster; Oak Tree Studios; Daywind

Live Revelations; Third Day; Andy and Jon Erwin; Dan Atchison, Jonathan Erwin, Andrew Erwin; Essential

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TOP NEW CHRISTIAN TALENT WILL WIN MAJOR INDUSTRY EXPOSURE AND A ‘DREAM LIST’ OF OPPORTUNITIES

Source: Morningstar PR

(Nashville, Tennessee) –February 1, 2010 – Some of the biggest forces in the Christian music industry are joining together with multi-platinum artist tobyMac, to re-define the concept of “artist development.”

The creative brain-trust behind the launch of America’s premier Christian music “rock ‘n roll fantasy camp” for young musicians —Camp Electric—is this year amping up the new “ultimate” experience for undiscovered young artists hoping to shatter the glass between the known and unknown in finding success in the music industry.

Hitting the stage this month from the Camp Electric franchise is a unique new web driven talent search—“Rock The Camp”—targeted at driving an online ‘battle of the bands’ style competition for all ages with fan based voting to drive exposure and national recognition for the next potential ‘big artist’ music break-outs in the Christian music genre.

Joining the Camp Electric creators on the search are some of the most influential major industry components that fuel Christian music on the retail, radio, performance, and live event production levels. Sponsors of “Rock The Camp” include Air1 Radio, K-Love Radio, Premier Christian Cruises, Premier Productions, Gotee Records, and more.

A true believer in the concept and a musical center-piece of the newly launched competition is multi-platinum, multi-Grammy winning artist tobyMac—the self-styled musical genius and creative force in Christian music who believed so much in the Camp Electric concept that he began an on-going creative partnership with the event in 2009.

tobyMac is adding not only his formidable presence as a competition judge—but his stage—as a grand prize to the winner of the “Rock The Camp” competition. The opportunity to open for him onstage at Camp Electric 2010, July 11-15th in Nashville will be awarded to the winning entrant.

Other major prizes include a recording session with one of the industry’s top producers, Paul Ebersold, whose credits list include production of such top artists as Skillet, Third Day, 3 Doors Down, and Sister Hazel. Additionally, the “winning” experience will boast a kicked-back vacation (and performance slot) on Premier Christian Cruises’ January 2011 presentation of the annual “K-LOVE Friends & Family Music Cruise.”

Notes David Pierce of sponsoring K-LOVE and Air 1 Radio: “Rock The Camp is all about finding a new generation of musicians with a heart for God. Combine the competition with the experience of Camp Electric, and add tobyMac to the mix, and this is gonna blow up! Can’t wait to see who emerges!”

Between January 1st and February 28th artists and musicians will have the opportunity at the “Rock The Camp” website of uploading a performance video or audio file of their music for contest consideration. Beginning February 1st, the submissions will be open to fan votes in the first round of competition to identify the Top 50 new bands/artists presenting their music. Those posting their music are encouraged to aggressively “viral market” their participation through the universe of online and social networking mediums and urge their fan support bases to rally the vote.

Second round voting will begin March 1st with the Top 50 fan voted artists/bands showcased on the website for selection of the Top 10 finalists. The final ten competitors will advance to a final round judging by a panel of top industry professionals that will include tobyMac; award winning producer, Paul Ebersold; President of Gotee Records, Joey Elwood; David Pierce, Chief Creative Officer of K-LOVE and AIR 1 Radio; talent/booking executive Jeff Roberts, President of Jeff Roberts Associates.

John Sanders who helped develop the “Rock the Camp” concept, notes: “We’re convinced that the biggest new artists in Christian music are already out there on the web trying to get their music heard. It’s a new day in the music industry with the best new talent creating not only innovative new music, but innovative new ways to market themselves and build a fan base. Our vision is that encouraging a central web destination like this one to attract new talent and get it in front of key industry influencers is a major component to pumping exciting new energy into Christian music on the way to developing the super bands and artists of tomorrow.”

Those wishing to enter “Rock The Camp” are encouraged to resource additional information online at www.campelectric.com

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Source: Nashville Publicity

(NASHVILLE, Tennessee) – Conduit Mission, a Christian non-profit organization in Franklin, Tennessee, issued a $25 challenge via their followers on Twitter in the early hours following the 7.0 earthquake in Haiti. With the assurance that every penny donated would be used to serve the Haitian people through Restoration Ministries in Jacmel, Haiti, Conduit Mission raised over $76,000 in just two weeks, allowing for over 50,000 pounds of food, water and supplies to be immediately sent to Haiti.

Restoration Ministries, a church of a few hundred serving the poorest of Haiti’s poor, is serving as the distribution point for the food, clean water and medical care. Jacmel, a coastal town on the southern coast of Haiti, was damaged severely and was cut off from relief after the quake. With a population of 40,000, the town is estimated to be 40% homeless. But with a stream of refugees pouring in, the estimated population in the tent cities has soared to 80,000, with thousands more arriving daily.

“The need is great, and people have given in a tremendous outpouring,” says Conduit Mission founder Darren Tyler. “When the images of dead bodies in the streets are long gone from CNN and FOX News, there will still be people in desperate need. We’re encouraging people to think about and commit to a monthly contribution, even if it’s only $10 a month. This is a long term crisis that can’t be solved with short term commitments.”

After learning of Conduit Mission’s efforts, Tyler was invited to appear on the top-rated national radio show “Jay Sekulow Live,” the daily radio outreach of the American Center for Law and Justice that airs on over 800 stations nationwide as well as SIRIUS/XM. Tyler called in to the show on January 14th, 15th and 18th to provide updates on Conduit Mission’s relief efforts.

“This problem is so large that it might intimidate or paralyze us into doing nothing,” adds Tyler. “We must not let that happen. Conduit Mission was in Haiti before the quake and we’ll be there long after the quake.”

Conduit Mission was started as a Bible study in September of 2007 with a goal of being a “conduit” of God’s power, God’s love and God’s resources. Conduit Mission partners with organizations that are providing basic living needs such as food, clothing, shelter and medical care. The overhead of the organization is kept low in order to accomplish the goal to “live simply that others may simply live.” In just over two years, Conduit Mission has taken in and given away over $200,000 to ministries in Africa, Haiti and Middle Tennessee. Conduit Mission serves as a ministry of Conduit Church – a church plant that launched this month in Spring Hill, Tennessee.

For more information or to learn how you can help, please visit www.conduitmission.org.

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