Brisbane Christian News - Brisbane Christian Chat (Queensland, Australia)


	30.08.02 - Lads Live Chat announced! From BCC HQ. We are glad to announce that we have booked NZ Christian band the Lads in for a Live Chat on Monday 16 Sept @ the special time of 7pm (9pm NZ time). This is to accommodate the fact that NZ is 2 hours ahead of east coast Australia (although many Australians would argue that they are 19 years, 364 days and 22 hours behind). "Hi this is Mark here from the Lads. We're really looking forward to spending some time online chatting with you on Sept 16. Please feel free to ask us any questions you like.... but if they are really hard questions, could you direct them towards Bennett (Ben) our bass player (but don't tell him I said to do that)." Click here for more info.
	30.08.02 - Musicians Breakfast in Brissie this weekend. From ACAN. The Musicians Breakfast comes to Brisbane this Saturday (starts 12noon), with a showcase featuring Angie, Void If Removed, Paul Davis, Chris Mundy, Paradox, Aliki, Geoff Rankin Band, 211 In Progress and more. The gig will be at The Lions Den Cafe, and bookings need to be made quickly: call 0414 911 799 for details. The ACAN Musicians Breakfast is an opportunity for bands, singers, songwriters, technicians, media, event organizers and others from the Christian music community to meet and develop links with one another while sharing a meal and enjoying an afternoon showcase.
	30.08.02 - Lisa Reynolds news. From Lisa Reynolds. Lisa gets married... Yes! I am overjoyed to announce that I was married on Saturday 18th May 2002 to an incredible man of God, Scott Borradale. We took our vows at Sandgate Baptist Church (Scott's home church) in front of 200+ relatives and friends. It was an amazing, God-filled afternoon and definitely one of those times where the memories are nearly overwhelming when you think back on them. I will be posting some wedding photos to my official website www.lisareynolds.org within the next couple of weeks, if you would like to see them. Married life is wonderful and has enriched all of our lives in so many ways! Glory to God! By the way, please note that I will be retaining my maiden name of Lisa Reynolds for professional purposes, however offstage my name is Mrs Lisa Borradale :) Adelaide beckons... We are moving to Adelaide on the 14th September 2002 amid HUGE things. I cannot say too much at the moment, however as soon as I am released to do so, I promise I will let you all know ASAP. One thing I can say is that there is another album in the works so keep your eyes open and 'watch this space'. Second album released... My second album 'The Stand' was released in May 2002 to rave reviews. It can now be purchased through Koorong Bookstores around Australia or from Hosanna Christian Bookstore at Maroochydore. The cost of the album is $29.95 or you can order direct from me by sending a cheque/money order for $29.95 + $3 postage & packing to my new contact details as outlined below. New contact details... Lisa Reynolds, PO Box 114, Wurtulla Qld 4575 \| 07 3883 1235 \| 0415 498 557 \| lisar@bn.quik.com.au \| www.lisareynolds.org Official web site news... www.lisareynolds.org is at present undergoing some major facelifting processes with ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING being updated and changed so keep an eye out for the changes over the next couple of weeks. We will be trying to organise online purchasing for both Fall Under Grace and The Stand as well as credit card/eftpos facilities to be made available to you at concerts, etc for your convenience. Regular pics, concert dates, upcoming festivals, tours, etc as well as family news will all be updated regularly. Song material... If you are a songwriter too and feel that you have a song that would suit my style of singing, please send it to me and we will have a listen to it and take it from there. You just never know hey and God doesn't just use one person!
	30.08.02 - Five weeks until Black Stump. From ACAN. Just over five weeks until the big event, with 109 artists, performers and speakers confirmed so far. For a full list and registration details, visit www.blackstump.org.au.
	30.08.02 - Pseudo Llama news. From Pseudo Llama. I hope everyone is feeling well out there in Llama land! We're all doing great. At the moment we are recording our debut EP. We are under way with the pre-production and some of the recordings too. We hope to have it finished by the end of the year. We've got a few gigs coming up in the next couple of weeks. The next one is Sunday September 15 at the Jubilee Hotel, St Pauls Tce Valley. The gig runs all day and we will be in the afternoon/ early evening sometime. As soon as we know when it is you will know. It would be great to see as many people who can make it at this gig as our pay rate is dependent on how many people we bring. So come and help us pay for our recording! The next one is the following Sunday night, 22nd. Approximately 9pm at the Edinborough Castle Hotel, 421 Gympie Rd Kedron. The gig runs from 6-10pm and we will be the headline act on last. The other bands should be great too.
	30.08.02 - Antiskeptic announce new agents. From Anthony Aitken \| Revolution Entertainment Group. Antiskeptic is pleased to announce the addition of three new booking agents to the team. Dave Batty from Custom Made Artist Representation, Chris O'Brien from Solitaire Management and Craig Armstrong from Scorpion Entertainment will look after all bookings in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia respectively. The experience these guys bring to Antiskeptic will be invaluable for the future. These new appointments are just some of the exciting things happening for the young Melbourne trio after the recent release of their debut album 'Memoirs of A Common Man'. The album has been receiving rave reviews from press with Andrew Tijs from Beat Magazine describing the record as, "quite a triumph. The songs are pointedly individual which is a rarity in this brand of music... spiritually uplifting, grandiose, ingenuous, professional and compulsively energetic." Simon Jones from Kerrang Magazine concurs with Andrew rating the album as, "the work of a band blossoming into a very confident rock outfit... Catchy, emotional... melodic rock songs - KKKK. Not to mention, last week Antiskeptic's album and the latest single 'Called' charting in all four AIR charts. In the Independent Label and Independent Distributors chart, the album reached #9 and the single reached #10. Moreover, in the Independent Labels chart the album gained #17 position, competing alongside the like of The Avalanches, Front End Loader, 1200 Techniques, Silverchair, The Secret Life of Us Soundtrack, JJJ Hottest 100 CD, Paul Mac and Lee Kernaghan. 'Called' also received the #12 position in the Singles/EP section. Airplay has also been very forthcoming for the band with 'Called' being added to high rotation on Triple J and Triple M. Also, two weeks ago the single debuted at No 41 on the Triple J Net 50 chart. The next week it jumped a massive 37 spots to snare the No 14 position! The filmclip for 'Called' has also been getting regular rotation on Rage, MTV, Channel V and Fly TV. Look out for Antiskeptic shredding up MONE in October as well as release of the new single 'Four Seasons' and a national tour in November. For further information regarding Antiskeptic please contact - Anthony Aitken \| Revolution Entertainment Group \| Management - www.antiskeptic.com.au \| Email: anthony@revolution-entertainment.com. Antiskeptic 'Memoirs of a Common Man' out now!
	23.08.02 - the jive express Live Chat! From BCC HQ. We are glad to announce that we have booked Perth Christian band the jive express in for a Live Chat on Monday 02 Sept @ 9pm. They have just finished a very successful national tour playing both church and pub gigs all across the country. They join us as our special guests for a Live Chat with a time difference - it will be 7pm in Perth. And you can win one of 5 personally autographed CDs by just being there. So be there :) Hi. This is Ruairidh Anderson from the jive express, letting you know that we can't wait to get involved with the BrisbaneChristianChat.com Live Chat on September 2nd. As I write this the boys are undergoing intense training in typing, grammar and general linguistic skills, in order that we may offer you the best service possible. So if you have any questions, anything, from the economic state of 16th century Uzbekistan, to general questions regarding potamology, we'll be honoured to assist. Click here for more info.
	23.08.02 - 2002 Creative Challenge finalists. From 96Five. This year we received over 180 entries across 4 categories. The judging team for the Original Song, Vocal Performance Solo, and Best Band Performance categories were Isaac Moody (National Coordinator AGMF), Claire Hazzard (Australian Recording Artist) and Malcolm Pollard (96five Program Manager). The judges for the Original Song for Kids category were Debbie Turner, Anita Thomas and Jacqui Cuny. The standard was extremely high. Thanks to everyone who entered, below is a list of the finalists from each category. Original Song Justin Mark - 'Still' Paperadio - 'Safe Home' Paperadio - 'Your Tide' Eliana Deur (Written by Andrew Cochrane) - 'Solo' Shelly Evans (Written by Andrew Cochrane) - 'Eyes Will See' Elissa Wills - 'You're Breaking Free' Original Song for Kids Peter Zaini - 'Show And Tell' The Chapmans - 'Nobody Appreciates Me' Carrah Jordan - 'Jonah' Danny Lean - 'I Like Jesus' Best Vocal Performance (Solo) Aliki Flodine - 'Make A Way' Angie Graham - 'My Tears' Shelly Evans - 'These Two Hearts' Simon Boyce - 'Fill Me Up' Best Band Performance Paperadio - 'Safe Home' Paperadio - 'Your Tide' Reflector - 'Words' Reflector - 'This Generation' Sanction - 'Eagle' Cheer on the finalists at the Showcase concert… Saturday September 7th at the Northside Christian Church. Tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for children under 12. Order on line at www.96five.org.au or call 3217 5999. Vote On the night for your favourite performance, and the artist with the most votes will score 1 day recording at Harmony Recording Studios.
	23.08.02 - Alabaster Box news. From Alabaster Box. Howdy. Time sure does fly. The past two months have been jam-packed with exciting, and often unexpected surprises. It all started with a visit from Matt's cousin, Rebecca St James who was recently in Australia on holiday. She came on tour with us to Sydney. She was a great merch girl for us - decked out in an AB t-shirt, beanie... the lot. She is fast becoming a dear friend to us all. We've been in Sydney a lot lately. We featured at the State Youth Games, where we were able to get a bit of exercise ourselves, which is something that normally doesn't happen on tour! Apart from the bus getting bogged (thanks to the team of guys and courageous girls who helped get us out- and the guy with the "Snatch and Tow" sticker on his 4WD), the biggest surprise of the weekend was when Naarah, beat Sam and myself in Archery (although only by a slim margin and it was only because Sam hurt his big toe and I kind of had a sore jaw). There are all but two shows left on the "Alabaster Box Warm Winter Tour 2002". We had a great time with the folks in Bundaberg, Gladstone, Rockhampton, Mackey, Cairns, Townsville and Sydney. We were able to make a quick afternoon dash to the Great Barrier Reef's Green Island. Be sure to check out the 'pics' link at www.alabasterbox.com to view some pictures from around the world. If you live in South-East QLD- be sure to make at least one of the following concerts: Friday August 30, Alabaster Box Live- with Rookie and Audiology. Whitehill Church of Christ, 219 Whitehill Rd, Raceview (IPSWICH). INFO & TICKETS: 0413 320 965. DOORS OPEN- 7PM Saturday August 31, Alabaster Box Live- with Rookie. "The Shed", Cnr Wylie and Ellen St, DALBY. INFO & TICKETS: 0413 320 965. DOORS OPEN-7PM One of the greatest things about touring is the people we meet. In Gosford we played a concert with the CCC Oxford Falls Youth Band. During our stay we were able to get to know a groovy girl called Bec (who by the way is a great promoter in the Gosford region...) and the chief himself, George (who gave our bus engine a good going over). Hearing their stories and how they have come to where they are was a real privilege. Can I encourage you to take the time to make a concerted effort to get to know a few people. Sometimes God can speak to you through others experiences, and also God can use your faith to speak into someone else's life and encourage them. For instance, on our way home from Townsville, Brett was driving the bus and I had the job of keeping him awake. At about 2am, in the middle of nowhere, we saw a guy hitch hiking. Normally, my natural instinct would be to drive on by but for some reason, we felt to pick him up. I was ready to renege on my stance as we approached him and yes a little (OK, very!!) nervous, because who would be walking on a desolate road at 2am, and why? To cut a long story short, after the first few nervous moments we told him that we were in a Christian band and were on tour. It turned out that he too was a Christian and a couple of months ago had come to a concert of ours about 1,500kms away! He was an encouragement to us, and we were able to encourage and help him out in a practical way. Something that we have been learning is that most ministry occurs during one-on-one encounters or small group experiences. Be encouraged to go and look for that one person that you can do something good for. Thanks for your support and emails you all ROCK OUR WORLD! Josh (On behalf of Alabaster Box). PS: By the way, we had the rest of the band in the back of the bus sleeping and two crew...so if you are driving on a dark misty road in the early hours of the morning by yourself, we advise that you think twice about picking up strangers! PPS: Thank you to large number of you who emailed us with questions regarding why we have not released dates for a southern Australian tour. Management is currently finalising the last few shows. Keep an eye out at www.alabasterbox.com.
	23.08.02 - More breakfast - Brisbane and Sydney. From ACAN. One down and three to go - after Saturday's Melbourne Musicians Breakfast, Brisbane is next up on Saturday August 31, with a showcase featuring Void If Removed, Paul Davis, Lisa Reynolds, Arielle, Chris Mundy, Paradox, Aliki, Geoff Rankin Band, 211 In Progress and more. The gig will be at The Lions Den Cafe, and bookings need to be made quickly: details here. The Sydney Musicians Breakfast will be on September 7 - more details next week. The ACAN Musicians Breakfast is an opportunity for bands, singers, songwriters, technicians, media, event organizers and others from the Christian music community to meet and develop links with one another while sharing a meal and enjoying an afternoon showcase.
	23.08.02 - More Aussie gold. From Wes Jay, Woodlands Media \| The Rock Across Australia. Last week, TRAA presented a list of gold and platinum sellers by Australian artists. As we indicated, TRAA suspected there might be one or two other titles that should have been on the list. As things would have it, we came across a December 1982 clipping from "Australia's New Day" headlined the "first Australian produced gold gospel album". The report says that CBS Records awarded Bob Goodfellow and Graham Steel a gold record for a collection of Scripture songs called "With My Hands Lifted Up". The album, released in 1972 on the Focus label, went gold in 1982. Bob produced the album, and Graham arranged the music.
	23.08.02 - Gold And platinum. From Wes Jay, Woodlands Media \| The Rock Across Australia. Gold and platinum sales awards are continuing to confirm the popularity and growth of Christian music worldwide. In the past few weeks, the following titles have gained gold and platinum accreditation by the Record Industry Association of America. In the US, gold is 500 000 and platinum 1 000 000. Worship - Michael W Smith [platinum] What A Wonderful World - Anne Murray [platinum] Believe - Yolanda Adams [gold] Absolute Best - Carman [gold] Beauty for Ashes - Crystal Lewis [gold] Jump5 - Jump5 [gold] Come Together - Third Day [gold]
	23.08.02 - Bootleg V. From Left Lane Ends. A mega thanks to everyone who came and supported Left Lane Ends and their cd fundraiser! a special thanks to the awesome rockers from Half Way Out, The Last Resort and the Sellouts! It was a successful night the kids were lovin it! Thanks to all the supporters of Left Lane Ends, we now have another 800 beans to go towards our CD! Stay tune for Left Lane Ends shows and news!
	23.08.02 - Crew cuts. From Wes Jay, Woodlands Media \| The Rock Across Australia. In the news this week, David Meece will perform at AGMF next year. Kennedy International will release David's latest album "There I Go Again" later this year. Christianitytoday.com this week profiles Adelaide's Planet Shakers. The story "Revival Down Under" features an interview with Henry and Alex. The band's new album "Reflector" is scheduled for release in Australia and NZ soon. Hillsong's "Blessed" CD is #16 on ARIA's Australasian Top 20 albums chart this week, ahead of TISM, Alex Lloyd, Bic Runga, and Darren Hayes. America's award winning CBS News Sunday Morning news magazine will feature Newsboys this Sunday (US time). The program will focus on the growth of Christian music, as well as how relevant the music is to today's society. It should be available on cable in Australia/NZ. Incidentally, the Newsboys release their first remix album "Newsboys Remixed" next month. Melbourne singer-songwriter Nattasha Crestani has been nominated for Best Female Vocalist at the sixth Australian Indy Country Music Awards. Integrity Music (Australia) has announced that it now distributes the M2.0 and INO imprints. New releases from Sara Groves and MercyMe, for example, will be distributed by Integrity. Current albums such as MercyMe's "Almost There", Sara Groves' "Conversations" plus other INO/M2.0 back list will continue to be distributed by Word Australia until the end of the year, when those titles too will switch to Integrity Music. Randy Stonehill releases his new CD "Edge of the World" on 22 October. It features duets with Sara Groves and Phil Keaggy. Russ Taff, Noel Paul Stookey (of Peter, Paul & Mary), Larry Norman, Barry McGuire, Phil Keaggy and Annie Herring also appear on a nostalgic tune Randy wrote about 70s Jesus Music. Amy Grant is among eleven female artists to salute the late Patsy Cline. "Remembering Patsy Cline" features Grant singing "Back in Baby's Arms", Diana Krall covers "Crazy", and Natalie Cole revives "I Fall to Pieces". The late country legend, who died in a 1963 plane crash, would have turned 70 on 8 September. Congratulations to Martin Fawkes and all the team associated with last weekend's ACAN Musicians Breakfast in Melbourne. Hosted by Claire Hazzard and Justin Gall, the event featured many noteworthy performances including the house2house band and Mic Mac Mo. ACAN will present the Brisbane breakfast on 31 August, and Sydney breakfast on 7 September. It's well worth a visit. More details www.acan.org.au. Radio... Dr Gordon Moyes returns to Sydney radio this weekend. Moyes presents "Sunday Night Live" from 7-9 PM on western suburbs narrowcast station Radio 2, 1611AM. Other well known broadcasters on the station include Ian MacRae (breakfast) and Mike Bailey (mornings). Radio 2 is owned by WorldAudio Ltd, which intends to set up a national narrowcast network. And talking about Mac Mac MacRae... (that was actually the title of a song he recorded), Ian recently started publishing "Radio Wave" a weekly e-letter designed for people who'd like to be in radio, newbies and full-time professionals. A helpful read to everyone in Christian radio!
	23.08.02 - Lookout Brisbane! From Sounds Like Chicken. After two weeks in the studio recording an EP with renowned producer, Dave Carr, Melbourne ska larrikins Sounds Like Chicken are hitting to road to celebrate the release! With a reputation for high energy shows, a unique sound and arrogant press releases (hehe), be sure you catch them while you can! Both all-ages and over 18s launches are on the 20th September, see the BCC Gig Guide for more details!
	23.08.02 - TRAA Song Of The Week: Rebecca St James - 'Song Of Love'. From Wes Jay, Woodlands Media \| The Rock Across Australia. RSJ's song "Song of Love" is the most added song on Christian radio this week. We asked Rebecca how the song came about. She writes... "When I was growing up, I often stayed at my grandparents house. They owned a beautiful, multi-storied house with flower gardens and fruit trees. It was such a comfort to go to that house because no matter how things changed around me, this place always stayed the same. One of the sweetest things was waking up in the morning to the familiar sound of the birds singing outside my window. For the most part, they were rainbow lorikeets, whose song is more like a screech than anything else, but to my ears, it was beautiful. Beautiful because of what it represented-a sonic reminder of memories there in that old house. To God's ears, the birds' singing is also beautiful because it represents their song of love to Him-a song of gratefulness for life and a new day! The birds' singing also teaches us that it doesn't matter how we sound when we sing to God. It matters only that our hearts are singing our own unique song of worship to Him. "Song of Love" is my way of expressing my love to Jesus." Enjoy the "Song of Love" video here.
	23.08.02 - Carpetman keeps laying it down. From Carpetman. A couple of news items you may be interested in... My first solo project "Azure" got an excellent review in the current issue of "Computer Music" and I will be gigging at the Morrison Hotel (640 Stanley Street, Woolloongabba, Brisbane) with Bluefish on Friday 30th August. It starts at 8:00 and its free entry. "Azure" is featured in the Reader Interactive section of issue 50, the September edition of Computer Music, and it is included with the CD that comes with the mag. CM had nothing but good things to say about "Azure" (" a fine effort", "well though out harmonies", "sweet guitar licks", "plenty of space in the mix"), but if you want the whole story, get the mag (or email me for a full transcript). Its about $19, but the CD also includes a free software sampler and heaps of freebies to build up your home studio, so its good value for money.
	16.08.02 - Antiskeptic Live Chat! From BCC HQ. We are glad to announce that we have booked Melbourne band Antiskeptic in for a Live Chat Monday 26 August @ 9pm. Antiskeptic are getting national airplay with their new single 'Called' (which you can download here) as it has been added to high-rotation on Triple J and high-rotation at nights on Triple M! They are also part of TripleM's M-One Festival which is touring the country in October with Lifehouse and many other big name bands. Antiskeptic are considered one of the best up-and-coming bands in Australia. They are Christians on the cutting edge of the Australian music scene and will be well worth chatting to. See you there! Click here for more info.
	16.08.02 - Business Review Weekly examines 'Parallel Universe'. From Wes Jay, Woodlands Media \| The Rock Across Australia. Australia's leading business publication, BRW, profiles Christian music this week. Titled "Holy Rock n Rollers", the four page story examines the biggest sellers, the largest churches including Hillsong, plus Christian radio. BRW is available at your local newsagent, or you can view the story online under a 4-week trial of the publication here.
	16.08.02 - Biggest selling Christian titles in Australia. From Wes Jay, Woodlands Media \| The Rock Across Australia. So what are the biggest selling Christian titles in Australia over the past 25 years? This list presents some surprises. (Also reproduced in the BRW story.) TRAA (The Rock Across Australia) suspects there may be one or two other titles that should be in this list, but the titles printed below have been officially certified by ARIA. (Year of certification included.) Platinum - 70000+ units (in alphabetical order)... Hillsong - 'People Just Like Us' (HMA) 2001 Mary Mary - 'Shackles (Praise You)' (Single) (Columbia) 2000 Gold - 35000+ units (in alphabetical order)... Amy Grant - 'Age To Age' (Word) 1986 Evie - 'Gentle Moments' (Word) 1978 Evie - 'Mirror' (Word) 1989 Hillsong - 'Everyday - United Live' (HMA) 2000 Hillsong - 'For This Cause' (HMA) 2000 Hillsong - 'The Power Of Your Love' (WAR) 2000 Hillsong - 'You Are My World' (HMA) 2001 Hillsong - 'Friends In High Place' (HMA) 1999 Hillsong - 'By Your Side' (HMA) 1999 Hillsong - 'God's In The House' (HMA) 1998 Hillsong - 'Stone's Been Rolled Away' (HMA) 1997 Steve Grace - 'Children Of The Western World' (Triune) 1999
	16.08.02 - Crew cuts. From Wes Jay, Woodlands Media \| The Rock Across Australia. Rebecca St James has added her voice to a project set to benefit children who lost family members in the 11 September tragedy. The song "Psalm 23" also features several major mainstream and country artists. Put together by the American Bible Society, ceremonies are being planned in New York to debut the song next month. Jaci Velasquez has scored a major role in the upcoming Fox 2000 Pictures movie "Papi Chulo". Velasquez plays the part of a wealthy New Yorker. The main players also include leading man Eduardo Verastegui, and actresses Roselyn Sanchez ("Rush Hour 2"), and Sofia Vergara ("Big Trouble") who, along with Velasquez' character, discover that Verastegui as Papi has been dating all three of the ladies simultaneously. The romantic comedy's storyline takes the women on an adventure together as they decide to teach him a lesson. Go Jaci! "Jesus Freaks: Volume 2" will hit bookstores in October. The work, produced by the members of dc Talk, features stories of revolutionaries who took a stand and changed the world around them. MTV Australia is now airing Tonex's "Bout A Thang" video. Look out for some action on Video Hits, Rage and other shows.
	16.08.02 - TRAA Song Of The Week: 'Fly' - Jars of Clay. From Wes Jay, Woodlands Media \| The Rock Across Australia. Jars of Clay is the Most Played Act on Christian radio in Australia. 'Fly' is on high rotation at 53% of TRAA's reporting stations, and 'Something Beautiful', 47%. Some stations are playing both, while a smaller number are airing other songs from "The Eleventh Hour". Matt Odmark says that 'Fly' was one of the most difficult songs to write. "It is the story of a man and a woman, who shortly after they were married, found out the once dormant cancer had returned to destroy her body. The couple spent their entire marriage in the hospital. Until one evening, while holding hands, he let her go. 'Fly' is about that moment. It is a song about hope, the hope we can only begin to explore when we are on the verge of eternity," he says. 'Fly' is #2 on TRAA Top 30 this week. Check the Top 10 here.
	16.08.02 - Radio update. From Wes Jay, Woodlands Media \| The Rock Across Australia. Sydney's highest-rating Sunday night radio program was axed at the weekend. The Christian based talk program hosted by Rev Gordon Moyes finished after 2GB demanded $10 000 a week for the timeslot. Moyes is hopeful that another radio station will pick up the show. He was on the station for 17 years. Gordon Moyes tells all at www.mediaflash.com.au. Talking about Sydney radio, the ABA has extended the closing date for submissions for the Sydney AM community radio licence on 1386kHz following requests from a number of interested applicants. Applications now close on 23 September 2002.
	16.08.02 - New mastering and production facility in Brisbane. From Steven Dix, Jumpstart Productions. Hi people, Steven Dix here! I am excited to inform you that a new world class mastering facility is now available and a new production facility is currently under construction in Brisbane. Visit www.jumpstartproductions.com.au. We are working with Sonic Solutions and Pro Tools HD DAW's, also Manley, Avalon and Amek outboard equipment just to mention a few. Our monitoring is both custom JLM's and Dynaudioacoustics. Mastering Engineer David Neil has a history of quality work including Resin Dogs, Shinki Row, George, Karen Schaupp, Vanetta Fields, Mishelle Bradford-Jones, Adrian Ross, Pretty Violet Stain, Airkraft, Paul Dean, Brett Dean, Sean O'Boyle, QLD Philharmonic, QLD Symphony Orchestra, Winds of the Southern Cross, The Ten Tenors, Tony OConnor, TAXI, Shutter Speed, Adam Lester, Paul Peterson JNR (Paisley Park), Steve Lot, Paul Cheeseman, Tulipan, Oliver Jones. Our new studio is located at 83 Doggett St Newstead, only a short walk form Fortitude Valley. We expect the studio to be completed and open for business in September. Until then we are mastering from a temporary studio. Please call me if you would like to know more or to make a booking. Steven Dix \| Jumpstart Productions \| ph 07 3257 0211 \| fx 07 3257 0422 \| 83 doggett st newstead qld 4006 \| po box 2398 fortitude valley bc qld 4006 australia.
	10.08.02 - Networker's dream. From Wes Jay, Woodlands Media \| The Rock Across Australia. One of the highlights of the Australian Christian music calendar is the ACAN Musicians Breakfast. Around 150 artists and industry people get together in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane (Sat 31 Aug) each year to share a meal together and enjoy the artist showcases. Artists, youth leaders, journalists, radio presenters and programmers, distributors, marketing and management people, production personnel, event organisers and 'behind-the-scenes' people get together and network like crazy! ACAN Vice President Martin Fawkes says the Musician's Breakfast is a "supportive, relationship-building environment, designed to nurture and support your work". "As an artist, this is a unique opportunity to be seen and heard, and to make those all-important contacts. As a key person in the industry, this is the perfect opportunity to raise your profile and promote your services to the Christian artists and industry people of Victoria," Martin says. The first ACAN Musicians Breakfast for the year will be held in Melbourne next Saturday 17 August from midday. Full details here. Click here for the Brisbane event details.
	10.08.02 - Crew cuts. From Wes Jay, Woodlands Media \| The Rock Across Australia. Silky voiced acoustic-pop singer/guitarist Chrissie Gladman opens for Ceili Rain in the UK this month. The Melbourne based singer performs in Coventry on 28 August. Zomba has released Tonex's "Bout a Thang" and Jars of Clay's "Fly" to mainstream radio in Australia. Warner Music has launched five Christian acts to mainstream radio and general retail. These are 38th Parallel, Downhere, Ginny Owens, MercyMe, and Rachael Lampa. MTV has added Chevelle's "The Red" to the playlist. The song is from the new Epic CD "Wonder What's Next". The Hillsong phenomenon has blown across the Pacific to the land of the Long White Cloud. "Blessed" popped into the RIANZ (Record Industry Association of New Zealand) Top 50 (4 August) at #17. It is #37 after four weeks on ARIA this week. Rivertribe is moving up the MP3.com World Music chart. "Northwest", from the Elevate Records CD "Did You Feel the Mountains Tremble", is at #4. The Dallas Morning News recently described Rivertribe's music as "an appealing aural setting for times of quiet reflection".
	10.08.02 - TRAA Song Of The Week: 'Save My Soul' - Paul Colman Trio. From Wes Jay, Woodlands Media \| The Rock Across Australia. The number one song in the land is pc3's 'Save My Soul'. Paul explains why he wrote the song: There are so many people in the current state of world events that are really questioning life, the cosmos, religion, faith and eternity. Many are turning to a western humanistic inspired version of Buddhism or Hinduism as it allows them to construct their own faith as it suits them. They are choosing reincarnation over judgement, self as saviour over a Christ figure, independence over submission, immediacy over long-term thinking, consumerism over sacrifice, and sex over monogamy. 'Save My Soul' is from the perspective of someone sharing the above set of values and yet they're starting to feel doubt and confusion now that post 11 Sept, the world seems to be crashing down. The song is a cry for help and an acknowledgment that maybe there is someone who can save their soul. Could God have created the world? Could He save me? It is a longing cry. Too often the church has put up walls to these people by asking them to 'become Christians'. We should be finding ways to invite people to engage Jesus of Nazareth rather than asking them to 'become' something else. We should offer a relationship, not a club mentality. Jesus is the Saviour. He HAS saved our souls.
	09.08.02 - Tonjip release 'Electromatic'. From Tonjip. Tonjip have just released their new single 'Electromatic' to rave reviews in street press from all states. 'Electromatic' has now been added to high rotation on Triple J. Thanks to all who have requested the tune. It is downloadable here at BrisbaneChristianChat.com and you can vote for it on the following sites... Triple J Super Request (and then choose Super Request), Triple J Net 50 (and then choose Net 50), 96.5FM (and then choose the Top 25 Request). Thanks again to all our supporters.
	09.08.02 - Australasian Worship Music Sampler. From ShareSong.org. ShareSong.org artist Chris Fitzell has been selected to be part of an Australasian Worship Music Sampler - "Divinely Beautiful - Modern Worship Down Under." This exciting new project is releasing mid-August from Three:16 records. It is a compilation of 18 songs by Australian and New Zealand artists. Chris was chosen to be part of the project after being heard on the first ShareSong.org Sampler CD released last year to radio stations. Along with Chris, the other participating artists include Parachute Band, Sons of Korah, Claire Hazzard, Compliments of Gus, House2house band, Roma Waterman, Blind, Form, Felt and Andy Sorenson and Kathy Johnson. As well as the audio, the “Divinely Beautiful” CD also contains .pdf files of the print music from the recording. The album will be available from all good Christian bookstores throughout Australia and New Zealand, or direct from Three:16 records at www.three16records.com.
	09.08.02 - Paperadio release debut. From ACAN. Paperadio (formerly Real Food) are about to release their debut EP. The Newcastle based band recently traveled to Melbourne and spent three weeks in the studio with Producer David Carr (Antiskeptic). David worked at unearthing a brand new sound for the band that was ready and waiting. The result is a product that is akin to the sounds of guitar charged bands like Motor Ace, with the melodic/pop elegance of Alex Lloyd. The self-titled EP will be released nationally on August 20 by Toupee Records. Following the release, the band will embark on a fairly intensive touring and promoting schedule. Info at www.paperadio.com.
	02.08.02 - The ACAN Musicians Breakfast 2002. From ACAN. The ACAN Musicians Breakfast is an opportunity for bands, singers, songwriters, technicians, media, event organizers and others from the Christian music scene to meet and develop links with one another while sharing a meal and enjoying an afternoon showcase. This year’s events are being held August 17 (Melbourne), August 31 (Brisbane) and September 7 (Sydney). More details here.
	02.08.02 - Hillsong honours Steve Grace. From Wes Jay, Woodlands Media. Hillsong conference recently honoured Australian singer Steve Grace and his wife Kerrie for their years of faithful ministry. More than 15 000 people applauded the family for their sacrifice and dedication to present the Gospel here. Steve and Kerrie were awarded with a commemorative plaque, and a painting by Phil Pringle. Steve is now completing his 'Follow' tour which has criss-crossed more than 100 cities and towns from Cairns to Hobart, and from Perth to Sydney.
	02.08.02 - Gus go o/s. From ACAN. Following their successful homecoming gig in Melbourne recently, Compliments of Gus have departed for the land of the long white cloud. They say “All our NZ dates are up on the website, so if you live over there, check it out; we'd love to see you at a show. If you don't live over there but are interested anyway, then you can look too.” They fly back to Oz this Saturday for a gig in Croydon with Black Spaghetti, Ben Price and others, followed by a Sunday gig at The Chapel in Lilydale.
	02.08.02 - pc3 still number one. From Wes Jay, Woodlands Media. 'Turn' is still #1 on USA's R&R Christian CHR chart. The song has been number one for 10 consecutive weeks. (Fellow Aussies, the Newsboys hold the record for 12 weeks at #1 with 'It Is You'.) 'Fill My Cup' is the latest US radio single. In September, Essential unwraps 'City on a Hill - It's Christmas Time'. The holiday season compilation features Jars of Clay, Third Day, Sixpence None the Richer, Terry Scott Taylor (remember 'Soon'), and pc3 performing 'In the Bleak Midwinter'.
	02.08.02 - Newsboys put pen to paper. From Wes Jay, Woodlands Media. The Newsboys have gone to press with an "inspiring" new book that reveals the band's spiritual journey including the struggles, and faith-stretching situations. The book, 'Shine: Make Them Wonder What You've Got', shows the Newsboys in a new light. Publicity for the book says "Shine will challenge and stretch your own spiritual expectations as you rediscover the dynamics of a living faith". The book is available in Australia/NZ www.whitakerhouse.net.
	02.08.02 - the jive express continue travels. From ACAN. the jive express are continuing to make an impact across the east coast as they pack out both Sydney's premier venue The Basement on a Tuesday night as well as the Jazz N' Blues Bar in Brisbane (Friday night). They have a few weeks to go on their second national tour with plans to visit Singapore at the end of this year and tour New Zealand in January. the jive express have also launched their new website. flick, click and travel to www.thejiveexpress.com to see the new site. and don’t forget to register at the jive express forum where the band members reply to your messages.
	02.08.02 - Rivertribe update. From Wes Jay, Woodlands Media. Rivertribe has just completed a successful 10-day tour in Canada. Next month, the group will be heading to Halifax, Nova Scotia before hitting the road on RSJ's 'Worship God' Tour.
	02.08.02 - MTV Video Awards. From Wes Jay, Woodlands Media. POD, Eminem, and Missy 'Misdemeanor' Elliott are the early favourites for the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards when they are handed out next month. The three acts have garnered six nominations each for the VMAs to be held on 29 August at New York's Radio City Music Hall. POD has five nominations for 'Alive' and one for 'Youth of the Nation'. Warner is repackaging POD's album 'Satellite' with three bonus tracks and a DVD. 'Satellite' has sold more than 2.3 million copies worldwide. Full story @ www.mtv.com.
	02.08.02 - TRAA Song Of The Week: 'Goodbye' - Alabaster Box. From Wes Jay, Woodlands Media. "I don't mind surprising people. I like that element in everything I do." That's how Naarah Seagrott, lead singer Alabaster Box explains the dynamic new acoustic approach that makes the sextet's latest radio release one of the most radio friendly songs of the year. Written by Ben Woodward, 'Goodbye' is an unmistakably modern song with a message that reminds us that God is always with us - even in the most difficult times. "His presence is always with us," says Naarah. "No matter who we are or whether we believe in him or not, and no matter what we've done, his grace and mercy on our lives is far greater than anything," she says. 'Goodbye' is the fourth radio single released from the band's second CD, 'Main Attraction'. A radio edit is available on the 'Main Attraction 2002 Radio Singles' sampler issued to stations earlier this year.
	02.08.02 - Rebecca St. James turns 25 in 'Focus'. From Wes Jay, Woodlands Media. Rebecca St. James celebrated the eve of her 25th birthday last week doing what she is most passionate about: worshiping God. In this case, it was at last Thursday's (July 25th) opening of the 25th Anniversary Celebration of the 'Focus On The Family' ministries at their headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The ForeFront recording artist was given the unique privilege of a personal invitation from the FOTF executive staff to share her music and message at the Chapel Service which marked the official beginning of the four day Focus schedule of anniversary events. She was the youngest Contemporary Christian artist accorded the honor of participating in the praise and worship service, attended personally by ministry founder, Dr. James Dobson, his family, and staff. ForeFront president Greg Ham was among those in attendance. The honor of her participation was not lost on Rebecca. She shared with the audience her commitment to the core values of the FOTF ministry-particularly the abstinence message-now a national hot button issue-but long a major message the young Australian singer has shared from concert stages all over the world. Her new book on the subject of sexual purity before marriage, 'Wait For Me', is being released in August by Thomas Nelson. Before the packed Chapel audience, Rebecca sang her contemporary hits 'Wait For Me' and 'Breathe' as well as an abbreviated rendition of 'It Is Well With My Soul'. How did it feel to share her 25th birthday week in the 'Focus On The Family' spotlight? Following a brief round of photos onstage with Dr. Dobson, Rebecca St. James, soon to be 25 and already a celebrated Christian singer and author, had a moment of quiet reflection on the birthday she would celebrate the next day at home in Nashville: "I'm struck by the realisation that I've reached the quarter of a century mark in my life-it sounds pretty awesome in those terms!" Resource Rebecca St. James online at www.rsjames.com. For additional media information contact Wes Jay, Woodlands Media, 0417 380 340.