Aristo Goes Digital?

Wow, so I have been sooooo busy lately guys, I'm sorry I'm a little behind on the posting. We have a lot of new and exciting things coming up like a new method of reel delivery called an FTP site where we can create login info for all of you wonderful programmers and you can log in and download the videos right from the web!

That means no more lost reels, damaged reels, or not being able to convert - it will all be so fast and easy!! We are also hoping it can help bring some costs down for our artist clients too, thus getting us even more great videos. BUT, we are still in the research stage right now, so I need for all of you who are reading this to give me a call and/or send me an email to let me know whether or not you would be able to use this new format. I plan to send out an eblast today to get all the specs (file type, dimensions, etc), but the way this month has been going I'm not making a promise that it will get out today.

I just seem to have so many different un-related, but sort of related things flying at me from every direction (which is actually very energizing and exciting, but also hectic) so please do not be afraid to call or email me every week or so and remind me of what it is you are requesting from me. Take a lesson from Bill Ballinger with Hot Gospel Tracks in California who will NOT let me forget that he wants the new Natalie Grant video ;) I love ya, Bill! But seriously, that way, you can be sure I am not ignoring you - because I'm not - and that one I will promise.

Well, time to get back to the daily grind. Have a great Labor Day Weekend, y'all!

~rachel@aristomedia

Visits Galore!

Well guys, I have had a very exciting couple of weeks. I was recently visited by Kevin LeVar and his wonderful management team - Donna Jenkins and Shondale Bostick of God Glorified Music. They were all SO, SO sweet and we had a great time (Pictured left to right here you have Shondale, myself, Craig (my boss), Kevin, and Donna).

We also did get some work done ;) Kevin will be in the D.C, Virginia area through the end of the month and some of you may have already gotten an email from me about that. Kevin is an amazing person and a very talented artist. You can see clips of him performing live at www.myspace.com/Kevinlevar. Kelly Fountaine with Gospel Music Channel had the luck to actually see him perform live and could not stop raving about how talented he was and how blessed she was by his worship.

He is looking for some wonderful people like yourselves to talk with, so anyone interested, please let me know.

ALSO

Pettidee and his manager/wife Chloris were in the office today. They are so sweet and so funny! Pettidee is a cut up, but he is also very serious about his work. This new video "All Alone" means a lot to him and it is very close to his heart. Pettidee was doing ministry work in Africa when he was made aware of all the injustices going on in that area. So he pulled out all of the stops and made a video to shed some light and bring some help to these people. He is very grateful to all those who support him and help his cause by having the courage to air such an edgy video, thus he spent a good couple of hours today trying to get a hold of some of the programmers that aired it in the first round of promotion.

He is super excited to come back and do it again after the next round, so keep those adds coming!

I don't have time to go into all the details of these last few wonderful weeks, but I feel blessed to have been in both Pettidee and Kevin's presence. They are men of honor and you just really feel renewed being around them. Time to head back to making some calls before I go home!

Talk to you soon!
~rachel@aristomedia

Happy Birthday Pettidee

There is a very important event coming up that we definitely want you to be a part of. On August 14th, it will be Pettidee's Birthday! Come by his MySpace or send him an email at fanmail@soldiersound.com to wish him a Happy Birthday! I know he would love to hear from those who share this and keeps him in their prayers. Thank you and we appreciate the love.



God bless,

Soldier Sound Representative

MICHAEL W. SMITH AND STEVEN CURTIS CHAPMAN

TEAM UP FOR THE FIRST TIME ON “THE UNITED TOUR”
Tour Brings Two of Christian Music’s Most Influential Artists
Together For Performances In More than 20 Major Markets This Fall

(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) August 5, 2008 – Two GRAMMY® award-winning and multi-Platinum selling artists, Michael W. Smith and Steven Curtis Chapman, join forces for the “The United Tour” which kicks off October 9 in Columbus, Ohio and concludes in St. Augustine, Florida on November 8.

This unique tour showcases two of Christian Music’s most recognized and beloved artists. Together, Chapman and Smith have garnered a staggering eight GRAMMY ® awards, 96 Dove Awards, 77 No. 1 singles and more than 30 Gold and Platinum albums. The idea for the tour came together shortly after Chapman and Smith spent time together in the UK working on the “Compassionart project” that brought more than 10 of Christian Music’s most revered singers, songwriters and worship leaders together to write and record a collection of songs, for charity.

Both artists will perform music from their current and upcoming albums: Chapman’s This Moment (10/23/07) and Smith’s A New Hallelujah (10/28/08). This also marks the first tour for Chapman since his family’s loss of their daughter Maria.

Pre-sale tickets for this landmark tour are available now on each artist’s fan-sites: www.michaelwsmith.com and www.stevencurtischapman.com. In addition, Smith’s long-time ministry partner, Compassion International (www.compassion.com) and Chapman’s adoption ministry Shaohannah’s Hope (www.shaohannahshope.org) will benefit from the tour. (For further information on how to support either cause, please visit their respective websites.)

“THE UNITED TOUR” Fall 2008
*Dates, markets and venues subject to change without notice.

OCTOBER
Thursday October 9th Columbus, OH Palace Theatre
Friday October 10th Cincinnati, OH Aronoff Center
Saturday October 11th Roanoke, VA Civic Center Auditorium
Tuesday October 14th McMurry, PA South Hills Bible Church
Thursday October 16th Myrtle Beach, SC The Beach Church
Friday October 17th Atlanta, GA Cobb Energy Centre
Saturday October 18th Spartanburg, SC Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium
Sunday October 19th Birmingham, AL Wright Center
Tuesday October 21st Paducah, KY Carson Center PAC
Thursday October 23rd Tulsa, OK Spirit Bank Events Center
Friday October 24th Omaha, NE Holland Center
Saturday October 25th Waukegan, IL Genesee Theatre
Sunday October 26th Merrillville, IN Star Plaza Theatre
Wed October 29th Lowell, MA Lowell Memorial Auditorium
Thursday October 30th Rochester, NY Auditorium Theatre
Friday October 31st Bethesda, MD Music Center at Strathmore

NOVEMBER
Saturday November 1st Albany, NY Palace Theatre
Wednesday November 5th Ft. Lauderdale, FL Broward Center
Thursday November 6th Sebring, FL FL Community College
Friday November 7th Clearwater, FL Ruth Eckerd Hall
Saturday November 8th St. Augustine, FL St. Augustine Amphitheatre

For further information on Shaohannah’s Hope the adoption ministry of Steven Curtis Chapman, please visit: www.stevencurtischapman.com.

For up-to-date information on Michael W. Smith, including tour itinerary, please visit www.michaelwsmith.com or www.reunionrecords.com.