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Relient K Celebrates 10 Years With Mega EP 'The Bird And The Bee Sides'

(6/6/2008)

Relient K's The Bird and the Bee Sides - scheduled for July 1st release by Gotee Records - is by far the most ambitious EP of the band's career. In fact, with 26 songs (including 13 brand new ones) and a running time of 70 minutes, it may be one of the most ambitious EPs ever released, period. And, as improbable as it sounds, there's still more: Prior to street date, Relient K will launch an online scavenger hunt that will give fans a chance to download numerous b-sides that will not be included on the disc. The hunt begins June 16th at the band's MySpace site and will continue through June 30th. For additional information and clues, visit:


    http://www.myspace.com/relientk


The band typically releases an EP between studio albums. So following Five Score And Seven Years Ago - which debuted at #6 on The Billboard 200 in 2007, becoming Relient K's highest charting album to date - the guys decided to make their latest EP something of an alternate career retrospective, comprised of b-sides, demos and other rarities from its 10 year history.


"We were just trying to think of what our fans would want from a b-sides record," explains lead singer/guitarist/pianist Matt Thiessen. "We're like, they probably just want everything - so let's try to give it to them." Along the way, the band decided to include some new tracks, a concept that quickly morphed into "hey, why doesn't everybody in the band write a song?"


Thus the EP begins with a baker's dozen of original new tunes collected under the moniker of The Nashville Tennis EP. With all five members writing and taking turns on lead vocals, it's perhaps Relient K's most diverse effort to date, including Thiessen's alt-country "At Least We Made It This Far," bassist John Warne's "The Last, The Lost, The Least," which is explosive both sonically and in its social commentary, and new drummer Ethan Luck's punk rock reggae "No Reaction," to name but a few highlights.


 Working in a Spring Hill, TN studio with producer Mark Lee Townsend and mix engineer J.R. McNeely, the team behind the boards for 2004's mmhmm, Relient K laid down the new tracks and raided its archives, remixing and re-mastering the 13 songs that comprise the second half of the EP, The Bird and the Bee Sides. There are tunes from The Vinyl Countdown, The Employee Of The Month EP, The Creepy EP, and, as Thiessen puts it, "a ton of other stuff that you can't even find on the internet - at least not yet." Rarities include several demos ("Here I Go," "The Stenographer" and "Jefferson Aeroplane"), "Hope For Every Fallen Man," a b-side from the Five Score and Seven Years Ago sessions, and an acoustic version of the Top 20 hit single "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been."


Tapped as a co-headliner for the Vans Warped Tour '08, Relient K is eager to get back on the road. "This is the first time we've been out for the entire endeavor - it's going to be a blast," says Thiessen, who relishes the Warped tour's "hot, dirty summercamp awesomeness." They'll be bringing along a representative from Blood:Water Mission http://www.bloodwatermission.com/, a non-profit organization working to promote clean blood and clean water efforts in Africa, tangibly reducing the impact of the HIV/AIDS pandemic while addressing the underlying issues of poverty, injustice and oppression. 


The track listing for The Bird and the Bee Sides is as follows:


1.    Where Do I Go From Here
2.    The Scene And Herd
3.    At Least We Made It This Far
4.    The Last, The Lost, The Least
5.    The Lining Is Silver
6.    There Was No Thief
7.    No Reaction
8.    Curl Up And Die
9.    You'll Always Be My Best Friend
10.    There Was Another Time In My Life
11.    Beaming
12.    I Just Want You To Know
13.    Bee Your Man
14.    Up And Up (Acoustic)
15.    Wit's All Been Done Before
16.    The Vinyl Countdown
17.    For The Band
18.    Nothing Without You
19.    A Penny Loafer Saved Is A Penny Loafer Earned
20.    Five Iron Frenzy Is Either Dead Or Dying
21.    Five Iron Frenzy Is Either Dead Or Dying (Ska Version)
22.    Who I Am Hates Who I've Been (Acoustic)
23.    Here I Go (Demo)
24.    The Stenographer (Demo)
25.    Jefferson Aeroplane (Demo)
26.    Hope For Every Fallen Man (Acoustic)


RELIENT K/ VANS WARPED TOUR '08 DATES


June
20    Pomona, CA               Fairplex Park
21    San Francisco, CA      Pier 30/32
22    Ventura, CA                Seaside Park
25    Phoenix, AZ                Cricket Wireless Pavilion
26    Las Cruces, NM          New Mexico State University - Intramural Field
28    Salt Lake City, UT       Utah State Fair
29    Denver, CO                 Invesco Field At Mile High


July
1    Maryland Heights, MO    Verizon Wireless Amphitheater St. Louis
2    Bonner Springs, KS        Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
3    Dallas, TX                     Superpages.com Center
5    Selma, TX                     Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
6    Houston, TX                  Sam Houston Race Park
9    Atlanta, GA                   Lakewood Exhibition Center
10    Orlando, FL                  Central Florida Fairgrounds
11    St. Petersburg, FL        Vinoy Park
12    Miami, FL                     Bicentennial Park
13    Elkton, FL                    St. Johns County Fairgrounds
14    Charlotte, NC               Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
15    Virginia Beach, VA       Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
16    Columbia, MD              Merriweather Post Pavilion
17    Cleveland, OH             Time Warner Cable Amphitheater at Tower City
18    Detroit, MI                   Comerica Park
19    Toronto, ON                 Downsview Park Allen Road
20    Montreal, QC               Park Jean Drapeau
23    Mansfield, MA             Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts
24    Darien Center, NY        Darien Lake P.A.C.
25    Camden, NJ                 Susquehanna Bank Center
26    Uniondale, NY              Nassau Coliseum
27    Scranton, PA               Toyota Pavilion
28    Englishtown, NJ           Raceway Park
29    Pittsburgh, PA             Post Gazette Pavilion At Star Lake
30    Cincinnati, OH             Riverbend Amphitheatre
31    Noblesville, IN             Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre


August
1    Milwaukee, WI              Marcus Amphitheater
2    Tinley Park, IL              First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
3    Shakopee, MN             Canterbury Park
5    Saskatoon, SK             Credit Union Centre
6    Calgary, AB                 Race City Speedway
8    Nampa, ID                   Idaho Center Amphitheatre
9    George, WA                 Gorge Amphitheatre
10    St. Helens, OR           Columbia Meadows
13    Fresno, CA                 Save Mart Center
14    Chula Vista, CA          Coors Amphitheater
15    Mountain View, CA      Shoreline Amphitheatre
16    Marysville, CA            Sleep Train Amphitheatre
17    Carson, CA                 The Home Depot Center



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New Casting Crowns Video Released For 'Slow Fade'

(6/4/2008)

The anticipated new music video "Slow Fade" from Christian music's top-selling artist Casting Crowns is now available. "Slow Fade" is the first music video from the GRAMMY-winning, multi-platinum band's blockbuster RIAA Gold album The Altar and The Door. Produced and directed by the Erwin Brothers, the "Slow Fade" music video was shot in Birmingham, AL., and features crashing pianos and stained glass windows as the storyline follows the heart-wrenching reality of a deteriorating family.


The song, which highlights vocals from lead singer Mark Hall's daughter Reagan, was "inspired by the spreading cancer of moral failure in the fathers of this generation," Hall said. He adds, "As believers, we must guard our hearts and understand that no one crashes and burns, they just slowly fade away, one little compromise at a time."


Yahoo! Music recently launched the exclusive world premiere of the "Slow Fade" video.  The video will also be featured on Casting Crowns' The Altar and The Door Live  DVD/CD in stores Aug. 19.


 



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Thousand Foot Krutch Leads Into Summer Festivals & Preps For Fall Tour

(6/4/2008)

As the summer approaches, Tooth&Nails' Thousand Foot Krutch reflects on their 2007-2008 touring season and looks ahead to performances at the major festivals and forthcoming fall tour.


In the past year, TFK has been part of two of the most successful tours in the market with the TobyMac Portable Sounds spring and fall tours and the most recent hit Comatose Tour with rockers Skillet and special guests Decyfer Down. The Comatose Tour, which featured three rock acts that fans can't get enough of these days, sold out in more than half of the 25+ markets including such major cities as New York City, Minneapolis, Lancaster, Dayton and Mobile.


"Having TFK on the tour was a blast," states John Cooper lead singer of Skillet. "They brought an incredible show each night, and they also lit a fire under me to make sure we were doing our job so they wouldn't steal the show every night!"


"Thousand Foot Krutch was the band that sealed the deal when it came to booking our recent May 11th Comatose tour concert," shares Chris Strayer of CMI Productions.


Looking ahead, TFK will be a part of all major festivals including the commemorative 30th Anniversary of Creation East (June 25-28th).  Closing their 2008, the band will be a part of the first-ever Creation Feastival: the Tour beginning in the early fall (dates TBA).


Strayer continues, "We have done many shows with these guys and have always been impressed with the energy and ministry they bring to the stage. They are an integral part of this falls Creation Festival: The Tour."


This spring success followed the release of the band's latest studio project "The Flame In All of Us," which garnered such praise as "shows the passion and heart," "best album to date," and "bright new chapter for Thousand Foot Krutch." Fans voted the band's project as the "Best Album of the Year" in the Golden Ear Awards in Ignite Your Faith (April 2008). In addition, Thousand Foot Krutch's Active Rock/Alternative single "Falls Apart" debuted in the Top 40.  The single climbed into the Top 30 marking the band's third Active Rock/Alternative single to break into the Top 30 on the charts following the hit songs "Rawkfist" and "Move."


About Thousand Foot Krutch:
Thousand Foot Krutch is comprised of Trevor McNevan, his childhood friend Joel Bruyere on bass guitar and Steve Augustine on drums.  The Toronto, Canada natives have sold near a half-million copies to date of their albums Set It Off, Phenomenon, and The Art Of Breaking.  The band hit the musical scene with their 2003 Phenomenon album, which landed them six stellar No. 1 songs on rock radio and branched into mainstream radio with songs "Rawkfist" (Phenomenon) and "Move" (The Art of Breaking). It was "Rawkfist" that became the first great sports anthem of the 21st century being heard everywhere from sports stadiums to commercials (NHL, NFL and major league baseball, ESPN) to the WB's Smallville. In 2007, Thousand Foot Krutch released their newest Tooth&Nail Records' studio project, The Flame in All of Us, which has received media acclaim saying the project "marks a bright new chapter for Thousand Foot Krutch." Flame has already produced the band's eighth No. 1 Rock hit for three straight weeks ("Falls Apart") in addition to the third Top 5 CHR hit ("What Do We Know").  For more information on Thousand Foot Krutch, visit: http://www.thousandfootkrutch.com .



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Rebecca St. James: National TV Appearance On Billy Graham Special

(5/30/2008)
Christian rocker, Rebecca St. James will  bring a special message close to her heart as a featured highlight of the June Billy Graham TV Special, "Longing For Change," which will air in television markets throughout the U.S. May 31st through June 8th. 
 
Rebecca will be seen on video in a special live edited performance of her song, "Forgive Me" originally recorded last year during a major crusade appearance with Franklin Graham in Canada. 
 
The June Graham television special shares the stories of people who have searched for change in all the wrong places, discovering that lasting change comes only through Jesus Christ. It's a message the Australian born singer has shared from stages worldwide –and in the past several years, she has seen an outpouring of response to the "Forgive Me" song itself.
 
It is, in fact, a song with a message that's resonating importance to St. James secured a place on her 2005 album release, If I Had One Chance To Tell You Something.
 
"I actually heard 'Forgive Me' for the first time five or six years ago at Willow Creek Church in Chicago," she recalls. "I was so moved by hearing the song in the service that I actually went up to the worship team afterwards and asked about this song.  I ended up meeting the writer, Scott Dyer—he had actually just written the song for that particular service. To me it was so inspired and so anointed—I asked him if he would send me a tape of the song—with the idea of maybe recording it.  It was sent it to me probably six months to a year later and I had it sitting in my bedside table for literally years.  Every once in awhile I'd pull the song out and listen to it again—and really be touched by it. It's really a song of confession—something that's too often absent today in our lives as Christians, to our own detriment.  We all need to be reminded—as we will be by the Billy Graham Special next week—of God's continued love and forgiveness."
 
For additional information about the "Longing For Change" special, including promo video, webcast and local broadcasting dates, times and stations,resource online at www.billygraham.org/TV
 
Screener copies of this special are available by contacting Billy Graham Evangelical Association's media representative, Graham Clark at (704) 401-2116.
 
Beginning tomorrow, Saturday, May 31st, Rebecca will also begin sharing the Forgive Me performance from the special on her own MySpace site: www.myspace.com/rebeccastjames
 
On the heels of  the major U.S. television exposure next week,Rebecca herself is set to take her message and music that rocks to Europe for a series of concerts that will include stops in Scotland, England, Norway, Italy, Switzerland, and Austria.

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Pillar Rocks Post-Game Show At La Galaxy Soccer Game

(5/29/2008)
Current Radio Single, "Smiling Down," Holds Position in R&R CHR Top 20
 
GRAMMY-nominated, Christian rock band Pillar will bring its high-intensity live show to the Home Depot Center on Saturday, June 7, as the band performs a concert following the LA Galaxy soccer match. Game time is set for 7:30 p.m. (PT). The 45-minute set will take place in the plaza area of the 27,000-seat Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. Pillar's stadium performance, in support of its fifth studio album, For the Love of the Game, is part of the LA Galaxy Faith and Family Night, sponsored by The Fish 95.9FM. The LA Galaxy is home to international MLS star David Beckham.
 
Pillar has been rockin' the sports scene for quite some time. During its career, its music has played on numerous ESPN sports programs, including SportsCenter, Baseball Tonight and College Gameday, as well as CBS and FOX Sports.
 
Since Pillar's Dove Award-winning debut Above in 2001, the band has tallied nine No. 1 radio singles, 12 top five hits, a GRAMMY nomination, three Dove Awards, nine national headlining tours, covers of numerous national magazines and album sales approaching one million. For the Love of the Game (Feb. 26, 2008) is the band's fifth, full-length studio project. Pillar is: Rob Beckley, vocals; Lester Estelle, drums; Noah Henson, guitar; and Kalel, bass.
 
Find all tour dates, and more information at www.pillarmusic.com and www.myspace.com/pillar.


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Tobymac's 'Alive & Transported' On June 9th, Theaters Across The Country

(5/29/2008)

Multi-platinum and award-winning artist TobyMac will offer a one night only film premiere of "Alive and Transported," his new concert DVD/CD that also debuted in stores today May 27th. TobyMac will hit the big screen in 68 cities across the country on Monday, June 9th, courtesy of The Bigger Picture, the alternative content distribution division of Access Integrated Technologies, Inc. ("AccessIT") (NASDAQ:AIXD).   For a list of theaters, please go to www.thebiggerpicture.us/tobymac.
 
After years of requests, "Alive and Transported," is finally being released on a DVD and CD combo. As his fans will confirm, TobyMac has one of the most electrifying shows around, and the full-length project puts you on stage with Toby and the Diverse City Band as they perform "Slam" "Made To Love," "Gone", "Burn For You", "Diverse City", "Catchafire (Whoopsi Daisy)" and many more favorites.


"All the reasons TobyMac won this year's Dove Award for Artist of the Year are evident in his performance in 'Alive and Transported'.  He draws in his audience and inspires it with fabulous presentation and sound," said Jonathan Dern, President of The Bigger Picture.  "And everyone who sees him in the theatre, will feel like he or she has VIP seating at the concert."
 
"We are proud to present TobyMac's first DVD concert with this special one-night only presentation in theatres," said John Rubey, President of AEG Network LIVE.  "Fans who've been asking for this concert to be available will not be disappointed with the high quality digital cinema picture and the incredible surround sound."
 
Tobymac's latest studio album Portable Sounds was released in early 2007 and was his highest solo debut ever on the Billboard Top 200 chart (No. 10).  In addition to sold out tour dates, four back-to-back radio hits, being named the GMA Dove Award's 2008 Artist of the Year,  and R&R's Christian CHR Artist of the Year in 2007  TobyMac was also nominated for a 2007 American Music Award as Favorite Inspirational Artist.
www.tobymac.com



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Worship Artist Steve Fee Performs At Indianapolis 500 Chapel Services

(5/28/2008)
Recognized in worship circuits across the country, Fee front man Steve Fee performed at all three chapel services at the highly anticipated 92nd annual Indianapolis 500 on Sunday May 25th. Fee's hit single "All Because of Jesus" has also landed in the No. 1 spot on the R&R AC Indicator charts while climbing to No. 2 on R&R's AC Monitored as well as the CRW No. 3 spot on the AC charts.
 
The biggest event of the Indy Car Series included famous racing names such as Danica Patrick, Helio Castroneves, Marco Andretti and John Andretti. ABC televised the live race event that took place at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway known to racing fans worldwide as "The Brickyard." Scott Dixon took top honors as the winner of this year's race.
 
The three chapel services took place early Sunday morning at 7:30 am just feet away from the winner's circle in the pressroom. Attendees included drivers, crews, track officials and the president of the Indy Racing League and owner of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Tony George.
 
"It was an immense honor to take part in such an amazing event," says Fee. "The experience was unforgettable."
 
Hailing from Atlanta, GA, Steve Fee is a 13-year worship veteran and continues to lead worship at the North Point Community Church. Lead singer of INO Record's band Fee, the rock worship group released their debut & GMA Dove nominated "We Shine" in September '07. Endorsed by the likes of MercyMe's Bart Millard, Casting Crown's Mark Hall and author David Nasser, Steve Fee has also received praise from visionary, architect and director of the Passion Conferences Louie Giglio saying "Steve Fee has a unique voice in the world of worship, effectively leading a new generation to live in a story so much bigger than their own … 'We Shine' is one of the best worship projects of the year." As part of the Passion Conferences with Louie Giglio and Chris Tomlin, Fee has worshipped with and performed in front of thousands.   
 
www.myspace.com/stevefee   www.feeband.com

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Big Daddy Weave Reveals 'What Life Would Be Like' July 22

(5/28/2008)

Celebrating a decade together as a band, Fervent Records' Big Daddy Weave will release its fifth studio project, What Life Would Be Like, July 22.


While their previous and highly acclaimed album, Every Time I Breathe, was recorded to encourage people to view every moment as a chance to live in response to the greatness of God, What Life Would Be Like celebrates that response. Songwriter and frontman Mike Weaver further explains that the album's content, including a cover of Phil Collins' classic, "Another Day In Paradise," was greatly influenced by a recent visit to poverty-stricken villages in Ecuador.


"God used that trip to re-ignite the fire in us as a group," says Weaver. "We haven't been the same since we got back. There is a passion that hasn't been there before, and we know we will never see the potential unleashed as long as we hang on to our old ideas of what life and ministry and being the church is, rather than letting God just come and 'be' in us. I think the Lord really broke our hearts over who He loves, and that's everybody."


Because of Big Daddy Weave's involvement with World Vision, a Christian humanitarian organization that helps communities worldwide overcome poverty and injustice, the organization secured a grant that will provide poor villages $14 for every What Life Would Be Like CD sold. Fervent Records, along with other corporate entities, have partnered under the grant to help World Vision purchase and distribute food, water, clothing and medical supplies globally. The initiative will be supported at Christian retail and via an online campaign.


The first single and title track, "What Life Would Be Like," has already gained momentum in just its second week at radio, claiming a total of 28 adds on stations across all formats.


What Life Would Be Like is produced by Big Daddy Weave member Jeremy Redmon, who also produced the band's Fields of Grace, What I Was Made For and the 2007 album, Every Time I Breathe.


Big Daddy Weave hit the spotlight in 2002 when One and Only debuted in SoundScan's Christian Top 5, the highest debut for a new artist that year. Garnering its first CHR No. 1 at radio with "Audience of One," other chart-topping songs include "You're Worthy Of My Praise" (What I Was Made For) and title cut, "Every Time I Breathe." Big Daddy Weave has additionally been featured on several special event albums such as: Dove Hits, WoW Hits, WoW Worship, WoW Christmas and the Absolute series.


Fervent Records is a part of Word Label Group, a division of Word Entertainment, a Warner/Curb company. Fervent Records' roster heralds some of today's top Christian performers including BarlowGirl, Big Daddy Weave, Group 1 Crew, pureNRG, CADIA and newcomer Francesca Battistelli.



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Third Day's 'Call My Name' Jumps Into Top Five At Radio

(5/22/2008)

Atlanta-based rock band Third Day kicks things up a notch as it claims a spot in the Top 5 on Radio & Records' Christian AC chart. "Call My Name," the first single from its upcoming Revelation (releasing on July 29), slams into the Top 5 at Christian AC radio, after it had already become the highest-ever debut for a Third Day single on the chart. The song is currently No. 7 on the Radio & Records' CHR chart.
According to Christian Radio Weekly, in just six weeks "Call My Name" has reached an incredible 19.6 million in cumulative listener impressions, making it the No. 1 Christian song in the country in terms of impressions alone. 19.6 million impressions ranks as equal to a No. 15 song at Top 40 radio or a No. 10 song at Country radio.
In comparison, Flyleaf's smash single "All Around Me" is sitting at No. 16 on Top 40 radio with fewer impressions. Third Day is receiving four million more impressions than Daughtry's current No. 1 Hot AC song, "Feels Like Tonight," and one million more than "Love Song," the current No. 1 AC single by Sara Bareilles. "Call My Name" is also equal in impressions to a No. 11 on the Country chart, which, this week, is more impressions than Alan Jackson or Dierks Bentley's current radio singles.


While it's been almost three years since the release of the Third Day's last studio album, fans have been rabid for new music from the band, leading to the massive success of this new single. They have a lot to look forward to as, together with superstar producer Howard Benson (Daughtry, Hoobastank, P.O.D. and Flyleaf), the band has boldly reshaped their sound for the next decade of its career.
After the July 29 release of Revelation, the band is hitting the road for a series of summer festival appearances and the highly anticipated Music Builds Tour featuring Third Day with Switchfoot, Robert Randolph & the Family Band and Jars of Clay. Please visit www.musicbuildstour.com for updated information.
 
About Third Day:
Over the past decade, Third Day has racked up 24 No.1 radio singles and sold more than six million albums, with RIAA certifications including one Platinum record, one Platinum DVD, and six Gold records. The band has garnered 23 career Dove Awards, three GRAMMY Awards (with eight career nominations), two consecutive American Music Award nods, multiple ASCAP honors, and has developed a historic partnership with Chevrolet. Third Day has maintained a touring record second-to-none by playing for audiences reaching into the millions. In addition to these many accolades, the band is most proud of its humanitarian efforts that include raising nearly $300,000 for the victims of hurricanes Katrina and Rita and charities such as the Blood:Water Mission. The band is responsible for encouraging more than 15,000 fans to sponsor children across the globe through the work of World Vision. For more information on Third Day, please visit: www.ThirdDay.com.



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Joel Auge Releases Integrity Music Debut, On The Blue, July 1st

(5/22/2008)

Canadian worship artist and songwriter Joel Augé will offer his eclectic and authentic brand of worship music with the July 1, 2008 release of On The Blue, an Integrity Music release.
 
With On The Blue, Augé offers 12 songs about faith and love that are vertically inspired and deeply introspective. All are delivered on a canvas of art-rock, folk and pop by Augé, with help from producer Stephen Leiweke, who has recently been getting acclaim for his work with the (American Idol finalist) Chris Sligh debut CD.  


Augé promises listeners of On The Blue will see "an authentic reflection of my heart, to say real things to God and not 'pretty it up.' These are truth songs. Hopefully, they will stretch people's hearts and minds while they're worshipping Jesus."
U.S. audiences will have their chance to experience Augé's music at several music festivals and other tour dates starting with the Alive 2008 Festival on June 17 in Canal Fulton, Ohio.  He has also been invited to perform on the Main Stage at both Creation Northeast on June 25 in Mt. Union, Penn. and Creation Northwest on July 24 in George, Wash.  Other appearances include Kingdom Bound Festival on Aug. 3 in Darien Centre, N.Y. and the Life Light Festival on Aug. 29 in Sioux Falls, S.D.
 
The first radio single from On The Blue is "So Deep In Love," for which Auge will be visiting A/C and CHR Christian radio stations around the CD's street date.  The ballad that is musically reminiscent of UK bands like Coldplay and Keane, was inspired by Ephesians 3:17-19 (so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God.).
Augé (pronounced "Ojhay") hails from the French Canadian province of Ontario where he serves as a worship leader for The Meeting House family of churches and also runs his own digital marketing company, HitGrab, Inc.
 
Although On The Blue marks his solo debut, Augé is not new to music. He has been performing and recording since 1999 with the bands Capstone, Six Days and most recently, the alt-pop indie band Hewit, which has had its music featured on Canadian National Network television, Lifetime Television, The Hallmark Channel and ABC.


While with Capstone, he traveled North America and the UK opening for artists such as Audio Adrenaline and Delirious and serving as a World Vision artist associate. The band also released two CDs, Integreality and Undone, and appeared on the CD Worship Together – Live From Canada.  While with Six Days, Augé released an EP in 2003.


Integrity Music will release On The Blue to Christian retail stores on July 1 through Provident-Integrity Distribution and to mainstream retail outlets through SONY-BMG. In addition, it will be distributed by Integrity International to 160 countries and will be available online at www.integritydirect.com.


Additional information on Joel Auge is available at http://www.myspace.com/joelauge.



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