Check out this great new site

Hey guys,

I found something neat today that I wanted to share with you all.

I've been hearing about the controversy of text and picture messaging come up a lot, both on the radio and through co-workers with young children. It seems that with all of this new technology arising, childhood seems to be ending prematurely for a lot of kids. They start using their cell phones to text and picture message friends and boyfriends/girlfriends - a method of communication which is hard for parents to keep tabs on.

Well, while doing some updating and researching artists today on Myspace, I stumbled across a website that I thought was really really cool. Funnily enough it is called www.thatsnotcool.com.


Sponsored by the Family Violence Prevention Fund, with the tagline "Your cell phone, IM, and social networks are all a digital extension of who you are. When someone you're with pressures you or disrespects you in those places, that's not cool", this website is dedicated to helping young kids and teens find a way out of pressured situations created by this new technology. The best part about it I think is the way that they go about it, using "Call out cards" which are comical, honest, effective, and dare i say "hip".

I think you should all check it out - especially those of you who program children's shows, or have children yourself. I am trying to figure out a way that AristoMedia will be able to work with this campaign. I'll let you know as things progress, but in the mean time let me know what you think!

~Rachel@aristomedia

Cleaning Out My Closet

Hey all!

Rachel here in a slightly frustrated state because I am going on the 15th week of promotion for these reel 64 clips and am STILL having trouble tracking down a few people. Thus, with a new year coming around I figure now is as good a time as any to start cleaning out my closet (aka my call book of outlets).

Over the next month or so I will be going through my call book and weeding out any outlets who have failed to keep up with constant communication. This is a bittersweet event for me. Bitter in the fact that I love talking with all of you guys and you produce great shows so i'd hate to lose you. Sweet in the fact that it will make my job a lot easier and a lot less stressful. You see no matter how great the shows are, if they don't give me information as to which videos they are playing, they don't do me any good because my clients won't know that their video is being played. So even if they are airing it 15 times a week, if I don't know it doesn't help. That's why we put this 2 week communication clause in the contract every outlet signs when they fill out the Outlet Application. Sorry if I seem to be unloading on you all, its been a stressful week both professionally and personally.

In conclusion, 80% of my outlets are completely wonderful and chances are if you are reading this you are in that 80% :) And it is my hope that the other 20% will come around before I have to stop servicing them. Thanks for listening, y'all :)

~rachel@aristomedia

HOH in the HOUSE :)

Hey all!

Rachel here, feeling a bit under the weather today. I seem to have caught a cold and its taking me a few days to kick it. I took half the day off today to sleep in and am feeling much better, but still not 100%.

Anyhow, just writing to update you all and let you know that House Of Heroes will be in the offices this Thursday the 28th! It's a last minute little thing, but I'd still like you guys to be involved.

SO, if you have any specific questions you want answered, or any favors you'd like to call in, email me - rachel@aristomedia.com.

Take care, rest easy!

~rachel@aristomedia

Awww, isn't he sweet?

House Of Heroes Update!

7 weeks as the #1 viewer voted video on TVU network, not to mention Top 10 earning on Steel Roots and Most Requested - two Nationally airing viewer requested video shows. Nice!

You should check out their site! The House Of Heroes myspace page is one of my favorite stops on the internet. Visually speaking it is one of the best laid out myspace pages I've seen. Very colorful and not too busy. You can easily listen to so many amazing tracks off of their new album The End Is Not The End. In fact they've gained more than HALF A MILLION plays on "In The Valley Of The Dying Sun" already. That is amazing! To put that in perspective, that is more than double Michael W Smith's "A New Hallelujah", ten thousand more than Hawk Nelson's "Friend Like That"and just about on par with Leeland and Toby Mac's latest singles. But my favorite part are these neat little boxes that they update regularly to tell their fans what they are upto. It's great. Send all of your viewers to check it out:

www.myspace.com/houseofheroes


Did I mention they are still on tour? Check out the dates below and let me know if you'd like them on!


Upcoming Shows
Jan 29 2009 7:00P
Visible School w/Seabird Lakeland, Tennessee
Jan 30 2009 6:30P
The Union w/Seabird Naperville, Illinois
Feb 5 2009 7:00P
The Plaza Theater w/Seabird Orlando, Florida
Feb 6 2009 9:00P
1982 Bar w/Seabird Gainesville, Florida
Feb 7 2009 7:30P
Murray Hill Theater w/Seabird Jacksonville, Florida
Feb 9 2009 8:00P
5 Points Pub w/Seabird 16+ Columbia, South Carolina
Feb 10 2009 6:00P
The Channel w/Seabird Greenville, South Carolina
Feb 12 2009 7:00P
Madison Theater w/Seabird Covington, Kentucky
May 2 2009 5:00P
Agape Festival Greenville, Illinois
Jun 18 2009 2:00P
Alive Festival Canal Fulton, Ohio
Jul 2 2009 3:00P
Cornerstone Festival Marietta, Illinois
Aug 14 2009 5:00P
Purple Door Festival Lewisberry, Pennsylvania

Wow guys, I apologize. I am not keeping up as well as I should be here. Here is what you've been missing ;)

Just this morning, B.Reith came into the office to make some thank you calls to those of you who have supported his video "Awe-Struck" thus far. He was very kind, and fun to interact with. He's a very busy man and just had to run to make it to Toby Mac's rehearsal. B. will be doing some video reporting over the next few weeks and I'll be sure to include the link once its up so you all can check it out.

Aside from that a lot of my time has been spent doing promotions. Trying to make everyone aware that Rush Of Fools only has a few more weeks of promotion left, so trying to get all of those adds in. I am also editing some video to try and give you all a bit more insight into B. Reith and House of Heroes. Some outlets have been hesitant to play B's video because it doesn't have a blatently Christian message. I totally understand that. You want to put out a good message to your young viewers. However I don't want anyone to see this and pass on B as an artist. He is a man of God and Toby Mac stands firmly behind him. While this song in particular is not focused around purely Christian lyrics, some of his others are and you should check them out - www.myspace.com/breith. We hope to get more videos from him in the future.

The House of Heroes video has also been struggling due to the somewhat graphic content toward the end of the video, but the song has a great great message and I think it's vibe can really reach a younger crowd. I hope to get a shortened version of the "behind the song" video to show you all soon.

That's it for now folks. We do have some cool videos on the horizon. Keep an eye out and you should see a new Christmas video from Relient K, as well as possibly new videos from INO!!

Vote for Kevin on GMC's website!

Hey all,

First off, I want to thank you for supporting Kevin's video "You Are Not Alone" on your wonderful programs.

I just wanted to pass along the information that "You Are Not Alone" has been chosen as one of the top 5 Soul videos in Gospel Music Channel's Top Spins video contest! So, if you enjoy the video, you can show your support by visiting www.gospelmusicchannel.com/topspins, scrolling down to the Soul category and voting for Kevin. Fans can vote once per day until the competition closes.

You can also text GOSPEL 52 to the following number: 72648 (remember the space between gospel and 52). There is no extra charge for voting, however standard text message rates do apply.