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Interview with Kathleen Carnali [Gourmet Music Report #21]

July 30th, 200912:11 PM ET

By Dave Trout

Kathleen Carnali may be a new name to you, but those who are fans of strong female vocalists like Natalie Grant and Brooke Fraser ought to take note of this up-and-coming talent. I met her for the first time recently and here's just some of our conversation. DT: When did you decide to pursue music ministry full-time? KC: I played the piano ...
A Big God Sees You!

July 23rd, 200903:43 PM ET

By Tammy Trent

It is sooo hard to write this month's newsletter, cause I'm sitting here in bed watching America's Got Talent. And this man has just stepped up to the mic and is now making sounds with his hands, in particular "Yankee Doodle Dandy". I gave him an immediate X and Anita just called me saying, "It's pretty amazing.....that he can do that". LOL Not...
Interview with The Sonflowerz [Gourmet Music Report #20]

July 23rd, 200912:35 PM ET

By Dave Trout

Many AC/Inspo stations have taken notice of the music of Becca and Elissa Leander, known as The Sonflowerz. This sister duo has 3 albums under their belt and have played their music worldwide. It was nice to meet them for the first time recently. DT: Through your teenage years, what inspired you to dig deep into music?Elissa: What really fueled...
The Less of Us [Gourmet Music Report #19]

July 14th, 200911:20 PM ET

By Dave Trout

I returned from a summer media conference recently that talked a lot about trends - both big changes in the media world and macro changes in our culture. It was a good time with Christian media partners, and a lot of information that will (hopefully) help us improve our ministry effectiveness. One of the big questions our organization (ReFrame Me...
Creativity: Does It Matter? [Gourmet Music Report #18]

July 14th, 200909:43 PM ET

By Dave Trout

Two weeks ago, music fans worldwide were shocked to hear that Michael Jackson had died at the age of 50. Regardless of your musical taste and impressions about his private life, the chatter on Twitter & Facebook shows two quite universal impressions people have about Michael. (1) He lived a tragic life. From the way he was exploited as a chi...
Interview with Lanae Hale - Part 2 [Gourmet Music Report #17]

July 14th, 200909:39 PM ET

By Dave Trout

Here's the continuation of last week's conversation with up-and-coming artist Lanae Hale, whose first full-length album ("Back and Forth") is available now. DT: When did you first fall in love with creating music? LH: I started writing songs and playing guitar when I was 15 and my dad played guitar so I sort of picked it up and taught myself --...