It’s here! The Rock & Worship Roadshow is officially starting today. We pulled in to Indianapolis this morning and we’re getting all set up. There are a couple orders of business we need to address right at the beginning. First up, are you following The Roadshow on Twitter? Are you a Fan On Facebook? Now that we’ve got that settled, we’ve got a new one for you. The Roadshow is also on Foursquare. That means when you get to the show you can “Check In” and let your friends know you made it. Pretty fancy huh?
And as always, make sure to check out the show being broadcast LIVE every night from start to finish. Every band as it’s happening.
Welcome to Monday. If you haven’t already seen, “The Generous Mr. Lovewell is officially available to pre-order with four different packages.
For a description of the different packages and pricing, visit MercyMe.org. Remember, there are only 200 of the largest package available so if that’s something you want, get it fast.
‘All Of Creation’ is officially available tomorrow on iTunes. It’s time to start spreading the word. And in case you missed it on Twitter, Bart said this:
If “All of Creation” sells 1 billion downloads tomorrow, @mikescheuchzer will wear a dress 4 the whole @TheRoadshow.
And for those of you on Twitter, everyone use the tag #AllOfCreation tomorrow and let’s see if we can get it going. Come back here tomorrow for the link.
In case you missed it, we wanted to bring some of these videos over here to the website. Continue to check out MrLovewell.com and follow Mr. Lovewell on Twitter. There are plenty more updates coming soon. Tell your friends.
DEBUT SINGLE ADDED AT OVER 55 STATIONS
FOLLOWING SUCCESSFUL RADIO PROMO TOUR ACROSS THE U.S.
NASHVILLE, TN…2/10/10…Multi-platinum and award-winning band MercyMe is encouraging “All Of Creation” to “love well” with their upcoming studio album “The Generous Mr. Lovewell” (INO Records), scheduled to arrive May 4th nationwide.
“The album, “The Generous Mr. Lovewell,” revolves around a fictional character we created who reminds us that we simply need to love others well,” explains MercyMe frontman Bart Millard. “For some of us, it means that we need to put hands and feet on our ideology and rhetoric. For others, it means that we need to continue in doing well, but to not stop there. We need to let people know why we are called to make a difference. Our prayer is that this album would mobilize the body of Christ to encourage people in word and deed.”
MercyMe recently had the opportunity to share this concept as they personally premiered their first single, “All of Creation” to radio stations across the U.S. The band split up into three teams of two, making stops at major market stations such as K-LOVE, Z88 in Orlando, The Fish Los Angeles, KCMS in Seattle, WCSG in Grand Rapids and dozens more.
Produced by Brown Bannister and Dan Muckala, the project features 11 tracks, and with each member sending regular tweets throughout the recording, photo shoots and more, fans have been able to stay connected to the process. The band plans to continue this process, and has already posted YouTube videos talking about the idea behind Mr. Lovewell and the new single:
Millard Describes the idea behind “The Generous Mr. Lovewell”-
Millard Introduces “All Of Creation”-
http://www.youtube.com/user/INORecords#p/a/u/0/q-tywXLREik
“We as a band are all very excited about “The Generous Mr. Lovewell,” continues Millard. “And hopefully it will create a movement of encouraging people to make a difference in the world whether it’s helping your neighbor or just loving each other.”
Also this spring, fans can catch MercyMe on the Rock And Worship Roadshow as they travel across the country alongside fellow acts David Crowder*Band, Family Force 5, Francesca Battistelli, Fee, Remedy Drive and Sidewalk Prophets. To see if the tour is coming to a city nearby please visit: www.rockandworshiproadshow.com.
For more information on MercyMe and “The Generous Mr. Lovewell,” please go to www.mercyme.org or www.mrlovewell.com, or via Twitter @MrLovewell.
The journey has come to an end as MercyMe wraps their radio tour after a successful week of visiting numerous radio stations across the U.S. introducing them to their new single “All of Creation,” from the band’s upcoming INO Records CD, THE GENEROUS MR. LOVEWELL (May 4).
Teams Barty (Bart and Barry), Team Jathan (Jim and Nathan) and Team Mobby (Robby and Mike) grew a friendly competition as they split up their route between the members and conquered the country. Bringing their fans along for the ride through each members tweets, fans were able to get up close and personal with the band through text, pictures and videos!
Check out the band’s final moments during the last days of their voyage:
“Spending the morning with fish-fm in LA! These people know radio! http://twitpic.com/z833j”
(@bartmillard from KFSH in Los Angeles, CA)
“http://twitvid.com/640BA – Team Barty…BartenBarry…BartnoBarry whatever our name is, is still in action.”
(@bartmillard from the road)
“Thanks a ton to @kduvfm in Visalia, Ca for a great morning. Lovewell Cometh!”
(@bartmillard and barrygraul from KDUV in Visalia, CA)
“Thanks to Don Star 88.3 for having us today. Oh and also for share DeBrand chocolatier w/ us. http://twitpic.com/yyc2s”
(@robbyshaffer from WLAB in Ft. Wayne, IN )
“Team Mobby hit 22 stations and we didn’t have an RV tobstreyxh out in. MOBBY RULZ!!!”
(@jimbrysonmm and mikescheuchzer from the road)
“Awesome pizza time w/ you guys!!! RT @KTIS @mercyme @mikescheuchzer @robbyshaffer Thanks for stopping by. Great to see you all again.”
(@mikescheuchzer from KTIS in Minneapolis, MN)
“SpiritFM Lynchburg VA morning show. Great people and a great station! http://twitpic.com/z27lx”
(@jimbrysonmm from Lynchburg,VA)
Stay tuned for more details on THE GENEROUS MR. LOVEWELL!
Some of you may have heard us on our short radio tour this past week and had the chance to hear the 1st single from The Generous Mr. Lovewell, All of Creation. But since it doesn’t officially go to radio till next week, we thought we’d give those of you who may have missed it a special sneak peek here on the blog. Now since it hasn’t been officially released, this is for one day and one day ONLY!!!! It will be streaming over and over all day today. Listen to it as many times as your boss will allow, because tomorrow…. It’s gone!!!!
This is our little gift to you. Your gift to us? Support your local Christian radio station when the song officially releases on Friday, January 29th. Also, hijack iTunes when the song is officially released on March 2nd.
***ALL OF CREATION: Available on iTunes March 2nd***
