Today's News

Music Row in Nashville, Tennessee was filled with the unmistakable sound of Mike & Kelly Bowling Thursday, August 14th as friends, family and industry members joined together at the Warner Brothers building to celebrate the trio’s two number one songs, “We Have A Saviour” and “Your Cries Have Awoken The Master.” Mike & Kelly Bowling earned their second consecutive #1 on the Singing News National Radio chart in August 2008 with “Your Cries Have Awoken The Master,” which was written by Sonya Isaacs and Becky Isaacs Bowman. The latest number one was the follow-up to the group’s hit song written by Carroll McGruder “We Have A Saviour,” which claimed the number one spot in December of 2007. Both singles are included on Mike & Kelly Bowling’s debut Canaan Records release Faith To Believe. Word Entertainment distributes the brand new project to stores worldwide and was released on August 12th. “A Miracle Today” is currently playing on radio from the trio.

For booking information on Mike & Kelly Bowling, contact The Harper Agency (615-851-4500, http://www.harperagency.com or e-mail: . For more information on Mike & Kelly, visit http://www.mikeandkellybowling.com . For more information on Canaan Records, log onto http://www.canaanrecords.com

Forgiven has announced that Chris Little of Nashville, TN has joined them as their new vocalist, replacing Jes Adam who has decided to return to college. Born and raised in West Virginia, Chris has been involved in gospel music for many years. He traveled with Tommy Parsons (Squire’s brother) in The New Creations, The Faithmen Quartet and more
recently The Dan Keeton Quartet. Chris will also be utilizing his keyboard skills with the group.

Forgiven, a mixed trio from Lawrenceburg, IN, is made up of husband and wife team, Cloid & Debbie Baker. Cloid and Debbie have many years’ experience in gospel music with a travel schedule, singing in over 200 concerts each year. They will be in the studio soon, with producer John Darrin Rowsey, working on their new independent recording, I Choose To Believe. This project will feature songs by many great writers, including John Darrin Rowsey, Dianne Wilkinson, Chris White and Woody Wright. For more information on Forgiven, visit their home page at: http://www.forgiventrio.com

King’s Cause recently completed vocals for their upcoming project at Gat3 Productions, Charlotte, NC. This is the second project that they have teamed up with Gat3 Studios and Nashville Producer, Donna Beauvais on. The group’s last album, Love, Mercy and Grace was well accepted among those that the group had the opportunity to minister to this past year, as well as industry professionals.

“I am so pleased to be working on this new album with King’s Cause”, remarked Donna Beauvais. “This group has such an amazing spirit, and are so dedicated to their ministry that it makes the work that goes into the project seem effortless”.

Mixing is scheduled to be completed soon and the project is planned to be released this fall. For more information about King’s Cause visit http://www.glennmarkpromotions.com . For more information about this release or Gat3, contact Susan Tabor at Gat3 Productions, or visit http://www.gat3.com

Nashville, TN - The Gospel Music Trust Fund has announced plans to host an informative financial seminar for Southern Gospel Music recording artists and industry leaders attending the National Quartet Convention, which will take place September 8 through 13 at the Kentucky Fair & Expo Center in Louisville, KY.

The event, known as Dave Ramsey’s Wealth Coach Program, will be presented by Chris Hogan, Director of the Entertainment & Sports Division of the Dave Ramsey Group. The seminar, will focus on the basics of handling finances, from getting out of debt to building wealth. Hogan works with many professional athletes, as well as country music and Christian recording artists helping them to manage their day-to-day financial issues, as well as making wise spending decisions, planning their financial future and researching major purchases. Dave Ramsey, founder of the Dave Ramsey Group, serves as host of the nationally syndicated radio program, The Dave Ramsey Show, which is heard by nearly three million listeners over 350 radio stations throughout the United States, as well as XM & Sirus Radio.

Ed Harper, President of the Gospel Music Trust Fund, organizer of the seminar says the goal of the event is to assist Gospel groups with various financial issues faced on a daily basis. “The music industry is structured in a way that, oftentimes, artists go through peaks and valleys regarding cash flow,” Harper states. “The topics Chris will discuss will address those issues and enlighten them on ways they can more effectively deal with those issues, both professionally and personally.”

The seminar will take place on Wednesday, September 10 in the South Wing of the Kentucky Fair & Expo Center in Room C-101 from 10:00am until 11:30am. To obtain complete information regarding the many activities held in conjuction with the National Quartet Convention visit http://www.natqc.com. To obtain additional information regarding Dave Ramsey’s Wealth Coach Program, visit http://www.daveramsey.com

The Stutzman Family has just finished vocal production on their new project. The latest CD, produced by Donna Beauvais, was recorded at Daywind Studios in Hendersonville, TN. “We are so excited about this new project,” says Ryan Stutzman of The Stutzman Family. “God has really blessed us with some wonderful songs from great writers. We had been looking for over a year for just the right songs and God sent them right on time. They speak to us and we know that God will use them to bless others.”

The new project is expected to be released sometime in September and includes songs by some of gospels best writers like: Dianne Wilkinson, Twila LaBar, Sue Smith, Rebecca Peck and Joel Lindsey to name a few. Their first single from the new project, “The Story of My Life”, will be released on Spin-N-Motion’s September compilation. DJ’s can get the single early by contacting The Stutzman Family thru their web site at http://www.thestutzmanfamily.com