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As modern rockers downhere ready for the September release of their fourth studio project, Ending is Beginning, they’ve partnered with www.MusiChristian.com to give away a free download of their current album, Wide-Eyed and Mystified. Downhere is one of the bands that I stumbled upon when I started covering Christian music, and I’ve been a fan…

It’s official: today the line up was announced for the Queen Extravaganza tour, and Downhere’s Marc Martel has officially made the band! Whooohooo! Marc became an internet sensation when his YouTube audition went viral with more than 4 million views, earning him an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres show and an MTV O Music Award. This…

Marc Martel, singer/songwriter and member of the Christian rock band Downhere, has moved on to the second round in the Queen Extravaganza competition. Along with Marc, his brother David Martel and Downhere bandmate Glenn Lavender also moved on. Whoo hoo! The Queen Extravaganza is a live touring show celebrating and paying tribute to the glorious music…

 Marc Martel, lead vocalist for the Christian rock band Downhere, was honored last night at the MTV O Awards 2 where fans across the country voted him the winner of Best Fan Cover for his rendition of  Queen’s “Somebody To Love” in the Queen Extravaganza competition. His audition video has drawn over 4 million views,…

  This just in: after a heavy fan write-in campaign, Downhere’s Marc Martel has just been added as a nominee for the MTV O Awards 2 in the Best Fan Cover category for his YouTube.com video audition of “Somebody To Love” for the Queen Extravaganza. (Just in case you’ve been living under a rock, I included it…

So the Marc Martel frenzy has heated up a few hundred degrees. With his audition for the Queen Extravaganza reaching 3.3 million views in less than a week, a profile in the WSJ.com, and music fans in Japan falling in love, on Monday, October 3, Marc will appear on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Yeah, his fans…

Seriously. This is the most cool thing that’s happened in Christian music in a long time. Marc Martel’s audition tape for the Queen Extravaganza hasn’t just captivated fans. The Wall Street Journal online did a story today on Marc. Whoo hoo! Way to go, Marc! Marc added his audition video to the Queen Extravaganza competition, where musicians…

Thanks to Robert White of the Christian Week newspapers in Canada for passing this music tip along to me:Glenn Lavender, bassist for downhere, has teamed up with friend and musician Kalyn Allen to form a side project – indie alt-folk duo, Hark The Herons.The songs are fantastic – a different sound and vibe than the…

Now that Thanksgiving is over, the Christmas season is officially in high gear! Here is list of new Christmas albums and songs from Christian artists to help celebrate the season! Special Christmas Singles: Abandon Kansas “O Come All Ye faithful” digital download Echoing Angels “God Bless us” written by Jeff Peabody and Scott Krippayne (season…

Artist/songwriter Shelly E. Johnson from Franklin, Tennesee (pictured: l to r John Mays, Centricity Music; Shelly E. Johnson; Chris Hamilton, Centricity Music; John W. Styll, president & CEO of GMA) and Jake Brothers from Indianapolis, Indiana, were among several aspiring artists and songwriters who were celebrated by music industry executives and leaders after winning multiple…
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