My brother came to nashville to watch me record “Hymned vol. 2.”
He was so inspired, he fell asleep.
Todd Jones
March 31, 20081 Comment
This is our good Buddy Todd Jones when we first met him. He was in Cincy at the time. This the day Bart threw out the first pitch. I caught it at home plate, but they announced my name as “Bart’s brother TED”. Oh well.
-robby
“Ask MercyMe” – Nate
March 31, 200838 Comments
Welcome to the first weekly installment of “Ask MercyMe”. We know that there are lots of people out there with lots of questions and we want to give you the opportunity to “Ask MercyMe” anything you want. Leave a question in the comments section and we promise to answer every last one of them by Friday.
This week it’s Nathan’s turn. Nathan plays bass in the band and writes in his bio:
I am a normal guy from Missouri that gets to play music with an exceptional group of guys that strive to honor God with everything we do. I love my family and enjoy playing music. If you want to know more about me you will have to catch me and ask!
So, there it is. What questions do you have for Nathan?
New Venture
March 30, 20083 CommentsSo as most of you know, I am getting my feet wet at being a band manager and I’m still learning all the ins and outs of this occupation. The first band that was brave enough to take me on as their manager is a band named Addison Road. Their a new band from here in Dallas. Their first album just came out 2 weeks ago and is doing really well.
Their first song “All That Matters” went to #1 on the CHR charts last week also. So needless to say, they are off to a good start. Although, as amazing as these things are for a new band, none of them am I able to take credit for. Most of the things that have happened up until now has been a result of their own hard work and perseverance. Sure, I have made the phone calls, sent emails and gave advise over this last 10 months, but that is what I’m supposed to do. The real job of a manager kicks now, at this point.
Am I able to take the momentum that has been started by the band and the record label and build on it. That is the part of my new venture that remains to be seen. Hopefully I have found a new area that I am good in and something that I can do when one day I am too old to travel the country playing drums for MercyMe. Lets pray that I’m am able to take all the things that I have learned and gained from MM and impart them into our next generation of young artists. If you get a chance, check out Addison Road.
I wouldn’t be a good manager if I didn’t say that!
Robby
Thomas Vs. Lightning
March 29, 20087 Comments
Thomas the train…..is there a soundtrack out there that is more of an audible beating??? I submit that there is not.
About an hour from where we live in Tx. there is an old railway system in Grapevine, Tx. Once a year they have the spectacle that is….A Day Out With Thomas the Train. Well, last fall Ben, my 3 year old was consumed with nothing more on this beautiful earth than Thomas and His Friends. (This was when we ordered the tickets for it)
Now he doesn’t watch a lot of T.V. thanks to mommy…(daddy gets pretty lazy and let’s him,) but somehow, after the few times he watched a Thomas and Friends DVD, I can’t get the flippin’ songs out of my head. Much to mine and Abby’s pleasure, the last 3 months or so, he’s shifted his attention back to more of a four wheeled obsession. Cars and trucks, tractors and trailors. The great thing about that is, the only soundtrack are the sound effects he makes while he’s driving them, and the occasional Rascall Flatts version of Life is a Highway. Well, today was full of those horrid songs, and brought forth a fear in me that only a parent who has sat through a Thomas and Friends movie can truly know….”WHAT IF HE FALLS IN LOVE WITH THOMAS AGAIN!!!!”
Here’s hoping that Lightning McQueen will win this war and remain 1st in Ben’s little heart!!!!
Mike
Live From The Studio
March 27, 20087 Comments
Meet us here tomorrow around 2:00 PM (Central Time) to watch Bart recording his next hymns record titled “Hymned No.2″. We will be broadcasting live from the studio. Video will start around 2:00 PM and go as long as time allows.
Make sure to tell a friend. See you then.
