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Steve Hess & Southern Salvation Visit The Gospel Greats

ABOVE IMAGE: Left to Right: Steve Hess, Paul Heil, Matt Randell, John McCall

For Immediate Release: Steve Hess & Southern Salvation Featured on ‘The Gospel Greats with Paul Heil’

Franklin, TN (June 8, 2020) Steve Hess & Southern Salvation will be featured on the syndicated radio program, ‘The Gospel Greats with Paul Heil’, on Father’s Day Weekend (June 20th-21st). The program will feature interview segments discussing the release of group’s new album, ‘Three Beating Hearts’, including featuring songs from the album and discussing the group’s mission and activities as the resident artist at The Ark Encounter.

‘The Gospel Greats with Paul Heil’ program has been heard for more than four decades and remains the best-known and most widely-respected syndicated Southern Gospel music radio program, airing on radio stations across the United States, in Canada,  as well as on Sirius/XM satellite radio. XM enLighten listeners can tune into ‘Gospel Greats with Paul Heil’ every Saturday at 6:00pm EST or on Sunday at 8pm EST.

The announcement of the radio feature on ‘The Gospel Greats with Paul Heil’ coincides with the reopening of The Ark Encounter this week (June 8th) which also means Steve Hess & Southern Salvation will resume their concerts in The Answers Center Theater.

For more information on air times and locations of ‘Gospel Great with Paul Heil’ visit their website: TheGospelGreats.com

ABOVE IMAGE: Steve Hess & Southern Salvation at The Answers Center Theater / Ark Encounter

ABOUT STEVE HESS & SOUTHERN SALVATION: Steve Hess & Southern Salvation are the resident artist at The Ark Encounter performing about 400 concerts per year. They have been featured on programs such as Daystar’s Gospel Music Showcase hosted by Guy Penrod and The Gospel Greats hosted by Paul Heil. SHSS were the Singing News Select Artist in 2015 and have garnered multiple Singing News Top 80 and Top 40 chart songs, including their most recent charting song, “Three Beating Hearts”, the title track to their new album.

ABOUT MANSION ENTERTAINMENT: Mansion is a Nashville TN based record label with distribution through The Orchard (a division of Sony Music). Mansion has distributed artist projects in Southern Gospel such as the Palmetto State, Triumphant Quartet, Three Bridges, Sherry Anne LIVE! DVD (Top 5 Billboard Music Video chart), The Griffith Family, Steve Hess & Southern Salvation, and others. Bluegrass Gospel by Tonja Rose and The East Ridge Boys. The GRAMMY Nominated ‘Forever Changed’ album by T. Graham Brown (Billboard Album Sales Top 100), “Because You Love Me” by T.G. Sheppard and ‘A Bluegrass Tribute To George Jones’ by GRAMMY Winner Brad Davis. Mansion has recently expanded with releases into the Praise & Worship and the Spanish Language Market.

Radio Contact :

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Vonda Armstrong

256-310-7892

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John Mathis Jr.

Mansion Entertainment

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Franklin, TN 37064

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Tonja Rose Begins a New Chapter

Franklin, TN (April 30, 2020) The launch of the new single, “Little Talk With Jesus” by Tonja Rose, signifies the beginning of a new chapter for the singer/songwriter. Tonja scored four Bluegrass Gospel Top 10 chart songs from her debut album, ‘Me, Jesus & The Highway’, produced by Tonja and John Mathis Jr. She also secured five Diamond Award Nominations with two Diamond Award wins for Gospel Music Today Video of the Year (“When The Mountain Can’t Be Moved”) and Country Christian Song of the Year (“Hide Me Behind The Cross”). The notoriety the album brought saw Tonja featured on the legendary 650 AM WSM in Nashville and nods from such outlets like CCM Magazine and sharing the stage with artists such as Selah.

“Little Talk With Jesus” is the first single release from Tonja’s second album with Mansion Entertainment/BlueGrass Valley Records and it marks a step into a new chapter of music. The new single has already been delivered to Christian radio and will be available on all digital streaming platforms May 1st. While the current COVID-19 pandemic has slowed the progress of the completion of the new album, listeners will get a taste of what is to come. The new album is being targeted for completion during the summer. The single is being promoted by Vonda Armstrong and Hey Ya’ll Media.

Steve Hess and Southern Salvation Featured on New Streaming Platform, Answers.tv

Steve Hess and Southern Salvation

Franklin, Tenn. (April 28,2020) — Answers In Genesis, the parent ministry of The Ark Encounter and Creation Museum, announced that they will be launching their own streaming platform in May 2020.

For more information visit, Answers.tv.

Steve Hess & Southern Salvation Adding New Music To Their 2020 Ark Encounter Concerts 

Steve Hess and Southern Salvation

Franklin, TN (February 5, 2020) – The Ark Encounter’s resident artist, Steve Hess & Southern Salvation, were recently in the studio recording nine more songs to accompany their recent Singing News Top 80 single release, “Three Beating Hearts.” “Three Beating Hearts” was recorded in late 2019 in support of The Ark Encounter’s Pro-Life campaign and has been a featured song at special Pro-Life events hosted by founder and CEO of Answers In Genesis, Creation Museum and The Ark Encounter, Ken Ham. 

 

Photo Description: (Left to right) John Hammond (drums), John Mathis Jr (Mansion Entertainment), Gordon Mote (piano/B3), Mark Burchfield (bass), Wanda Vick Burchfield (acoustic guitar, fiddle), Matt Randell (SHSS), Dan Anderson (VP, Ark Encounter), John McCall (SHSS), Steve Hess (SHSS), Kelly Back (electric guitars)

The new songs were recorded at Watershed Recording studio and the Mansion Entertainment studio and will be a part of the new music added to the 2020 concerts at The Ark Encounter. The new schedule of concerts will begin in March. Some of Nashville’s top musicians were involved in recording the music tracks included John Hammond, Gordon Mote, Mark Burchfield, Wanda Vick Burchfield, and Kelly Back with songs being contributed by Steve Hess, John Mathis Jr., Dan Anderson, Sue Smith, Phil Cross, Tony Jarman, Tery Wilkins, Debbie Davis, Karen Gillespie and Steve’s father, Fred Hess. Southern Salvation will have the opportunity to sing the message of these songs to hundreds of thousands of concert attendees at the Answers Center Theater throughout the year. These new songs will also be a part of a new album released later in the spring. 

 

For more information about this year’s concert schedule at The Ark Encounter visit ArkEncounter.com. 

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“Three Beating Hearts” on YouTube

ABOUT STEVE HESS & SOUTHERN SALVATION: Steve Hess & Southern Salvation is comprised of group members Steve Hess, John McCall and Matt Randell and they are the resident artist at The Ark Encounter in Williamstown, KY. The group has previously traveled performing nationwide and making appearances on programs such as Daystar’s Gospel Music Showcase hosted by Guy Penrod and The Gospel Greats hosted by Paul Heil. SHSS were the Singing News Select Artist in 2015 and have garnered multiple Singing News Top 80 and Top 40 chart songs. 

ABOUT MANSION ENTERTAINMENT: Mansion is a Nashville TN based record label with distribution through The Orchard (a division of Sony Music). Mansion has distributed artist projects in Southern Gospel such as the Sherry Anne LIVE! DVD (Top 5 Billboard Music Video chart), The Griffith Family, The Ark Encounter resident artist Steve Hess & Southern Salvation, Triumphant Quartet, Palmetto State and others, Bluegrass and Country Music genres including the GRAMMY Nominated ‘Forever Changed’ album by T. Graham Brown (Billboard Album Sales Top 100), “Because You Love Me” by T.G. Sheppard and ‘A Bluegrass Tribute To George Jones’ by GRAMMY Winner Brad Davis. Mansion has partnered with charting radio singles by Triumphant Quartet, Palmetto State Quartet, Brad Davis, Steve Hess & Southern Salvation, Sherry Anne, The Griffith Family, Tonja Rose and multiple other artists across many formats, including Praise & Worship and the Spanish Market. 

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‘A Reason To Celebrate’ at the Ark Encounter

Franklin, TN (December 5, 2019) – The Ark’s resident musical group, Steve Hess & Southern Salvation, are celebrating Christmas twice each day at the Answers Center Theater during the season. Steve Hess was tasked earlier in the year to write and create a Christmas musical as one of the Ark’s ‘ChristmasTime at Ark Encounter’ free events this year. This led to Steve composing several original Christmas songs, the inclusion of some Christmas favorites and writing a musical that leads the main character of the play on a journey to discover the real meaning of Christmas and ‘A Reason To Celebrate’.

Tonja Rose Releases New Music Video & Radio Single

“I’m Not Who I Used To Be” Screen Shot

Franklin, TN (September 30, 2019) – Tonja Rose has released a new music video in correlation to her new radio single, “I’m Not Who I Used To Be”. Luke Price Studios directed and produced the video which features John Williams in the story line (the uncle of co-writer Erin Ashleigh) portraying the journey of his own life story. At the time Tonja and Erin wrote this song a few years ago, John’s family had no knowledge of where he was at, he was homeless and suffering from addiction. Later John entered the John 316 Mission Recovery Program in Tulsa, OK where he committed his life to God and as a graduate of the recovery program works with the program to helps others overcome addiction. The video was shot at the Historic King’s Chapel in Arrington, TN (built in 1804) and downtown College Grove, TN.

“I’m Not Who I Used To Be” is the fourth release from the ‘Me, Jesus & The Highway’ album. The album, produced by Tonja and John Mathis Jr. (Bluegrass Valley/Mansion Entertainment), has garnered 3 Singing News Bluegrass Gospel Top 10 chart singles and received 4 Diamond Award Nominations. Tonja is already busy in the studio writing and recording new material for her next album release in 2020. 

Tonja Rose and music video cast at Historic King’s Chapel in Arrington, TN

For more information about Tonja Rose or to watch the new music video for “I’m Not Who I Used To Be”, visit her facebook page: Facebook.com/TonjaRoseMusic

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‘Sherry Anne LIVE!’ Debuts at Number 5 on the Billboard Music Video Chart

Pictured left to right: Andrew Ishee, Scott Newbert, Sherry Anne, Michael Booth and Landy Ewing

The release of the ‘Sherry Anne LIVE!’ DVD last week saw its debut at Number 5 on the Billboard Music Video Chart for sales during the week of November 3rd. The project enlisted the talents of producers Dr. Steve Allen and Brian Ledford and project coordinator John Mathis Jr. and was released in partnership with Mansion Entertainment. The live concert includes Michael Booth (Booth Brothers) as the guest soloist along with a cast of the industry’s best musicians and vocalists: Toni Jolene Clay, Landy Ewing, Andrew Ishee, Scott Neubert and Michael Booth.

Sherry Anne, who has had to overcome hearing-impairment to achieve success as an artist, adds another accolade to her growing list of accomplishments which include numerous award nominations and national charting radio singles. She is an avid lip reader due to her hearing impairment and knows firsthand the importance of being able to see faces and emotions while listening to music. This became an influential part of the decision to undertake a live concert recording. Sherry Anne commented on that decision-making process: “Audiences have told me for years that they love to listen to me sing but even more so, they love to WATCH me sing. And so the DVD idea was born!”

Sherry Anne

The DVD includes the songs that have become audiences’ favorites from Sherry Anne’s concert performances. It also contains two new songs, plus some of her most requested Christmas songs. Sherry Anne LIVE! is also available as an audio product on CD and includes the full concert performance and testimony, along with “He Heals” performed by Michael Booth. Sherry Anne accompanies Michael in the video performance with sign language interpretation of the song.

Sherry Anne

Additionally, the DVD is closed caption for the hearing-impaired and includes many bonus footage features. For more information about Sherry Anne Ministries, the DVD or CD visit, SherryAnne.com

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Sherry Anne and Mansion Entertainment Release LIVE DVD

Sherry Anne and Mansion Entertainment Release LIVE DVD

Mansion Entertainment has partnered with Award Winning Artist, Sherry Anne, release Sherry Anne LIVE, a live performance DVD, produced by Dr. Steve Allen and Brian Ledford. The evening of music and testimony was recorded in April at River of Life Church, in Smyrna, TN and will be releasing October 19th, 2018.

Tonja Rose Celebrates Chart Debut & New Album Release

(Pictured: Album Cover for ‘Me, Jesus & The Highway’ – High Rez 3000×3000 Available Upon Request)

Franklin, TN (June 8th, 2018) – July will be a special month for Tonja Rose and BlueGrass Valley / Mansion Entertainment as there will not only be a chart debut single but the debut of a new album.

The new album was co-produced at Mansion Entertainment by Tonja Rose and John Mathis and contains 12 songs from songwriters such as Tonja, Erin Ashleigh, Jim Gaines, Sandy Carroll, Karen Staley, Tricia Walker, AJ Masters (songs recorded by Faith Hill, The Oak Ridge Boys, John Berry, etc), Ken Harrell, Phil Everly (of the Everly Brothers), John Mathis and Mark Narmore. The title cut of the album was co-written by Tonja, John Mathis and Mark Narmore (songs recorded by Josh Turner, Craig Morgan, Shenandoah and many others). This trio of songwriters also penned another song for the album, “Walking Each Other Home”, which features a duet between Tonja and Benjy Gaither. ‘Me, Jesus & The Highway’ also includes a few favorite traditional songs like “Jesus On The Mainline”, “Pass Me Not” and “Softly and Tenderly”.

Tonja recently joined Devin O’Day on The Legendary 650 WSM to talk about the album and will be the special guest artist at several concerts for the Multi-Dove Award Winning group, Selah, throughout the summer.

TRACK LISTING:

When The Mountain Can’t Be Moved
(Tonja Rose, John Mathis)

Jesus On The Mainline
(Public Domain)

Me, Jesus & The Highway
(Tonja Rose, John Mathis, Mark Narmore)

Softly And Tenderly
(Public Domain)

Standing On The Rock
(Sandy Carroll, Mark Narmore, Jim Gaines)

Pass Me Not
(Public Domain)

Walking Each Other Home (feat Benjy Gaither)
(Tonja Rose, John Mathis, Mark Narmore)

Keep Walkin’ On
(Tricia Walker, Karen Staley)

He Does
(Tonja Rose, Mark Narmore)

Hide Me Behind The Cross
(Tonja Rose, Mark Narmore)

Call On God
(AJ Masters, Ken Harrell, Phil Everly)

I’m Not Who I Use To Be
(Tonja Rose, Erin Ashleigh)

For information about Tonja Rose visit: TonjaRose.com.

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