ROCK THE UNIVERSE 2011 BANDS TO BE FEATURED ON UNIVERSAL ORLANDO RESORT’S HOLLYWOOD RIP RIDE ROCKIT. Guests Can Rock Out to Hidden Tracks on Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit By Some of Their Favorite Christian Acts Performing at Rock The Universe
David Crowder band announce final plans
David Crowder*Band To Close Out 2011 With First Christmas Record, and Begin 2012 With Final Album. David Crowder*Band’s “The 7 Tour” To Embark Sept. 28 with Several Dates Already Sold Out
News Collection Week of 5-29
Now, another reason we are sure this will be one of the most meaningful tours we’ve ever been on is because it will be our last as a band. This is why we so cleverly named it The 7 Tour.
News Collection Week of 5-1
Lust Control dusted off its instruments and put on a good show on May 8th. Not bad for a 17-year absence.
David Crowder Band announces massive tour
GRAMMY ® Nominated David Crowder*Band Headlines “The 7 Tour” with Gungor, Chris August and John Mark McMillan; Tickets Available Today. Line-Up Will Hit Over 30 Markets this Fall
sixsteprecords gets lots of Doves
sixstepsrecords Garners Wins in Three Categories at the 42nd Annual GMA Dove Awards. Top Nominee Chris Tomlin is Honored with “Worship Song of the Year” and David Crowder*Band’s 700,000 LITE-BRITE ® Peg Infused Music Video Wins “Short Form Video of the Year”
News Collection Week of 4-17
Lust Control is playing its first show in over a decade in Austin on Sunday, May 8th (at The Mohawk on Red River St.).
David Crowder band among artists donating auction items for Japan
EMI CMG LABEL GROUP ARTISTS CHRIS TOMLIN, DAVID CROWDER*BAND, AUDREY ASSAD AND JOSH WILSON JOIN EMI FAMILY CHARITY AUCTION TO RAISE FUNDS FOR JAPAN. Personal items donated by global stars to aid the Japanese Red Cross’s disaster relief efforts, via charity auction at ebay.com/EMIfamily4Japan
EMI labels get lots and lots of Dove Awards nominations
EMI CMG LABEL GROUP CELEBRATES 45 DOVE AWARD NOMINATIONS. Forefront Records’ and sixstepsrecords’ Artists TobyMac and Chris Tomlin Lead Nominations with 6 Each. Hillsong Music Garners 5 Nominations. sixstepsrecords’ Matt Redman Receives Four Honors with David Crowder*Band, Kristian Stanfill, Charlie Hall and Sparrow Records’ Sanctus Real All Bringing in 3 Nominations. GRAMMY ® Award Winning Band Switchfoot and Christian Music’s Best-Selling New Artist of 2010 Audrey Assad Collect Two Nominations
Winter Jam kicks off in Chattanooga, TN
Review and photos by Sarah Brehm




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