It’s been a whirlwind of a few months, that’s for sure.  Yesterday we officially welcomed the boys in The Afters to the SkörInc family.  Currently the guys are wrapping up their next record and along with that we will be coming along side them to create a new interactive site connecting them to you guys.  We’ve got some new tricks we’ve been playing with and I’m crazy excited to get this project as a whole going.

Currently TheAfters.com is a splash page showing off some of the pics from their new photo shoot.  Check it out and let me know what you think.  And as always, stay tuned for more on this.

Alright folks.  I had lunch with a Mr. Brenton Brown the other day and coincidentally yesterday that same Mr. Brenton Brown released a new record called “Adoration”… and that’s good news for you.  Because now you have some music to go buy on iTunes.

See, I’ve talked to Brenton numerous times on the phone and, like you, I have gotten to know and love him on his blog, but this was the first time I had actually met him face to face.  The problem?  He lives in California and we can’t hang out more because he loves to surf or something, but that doesn’t mean you can’t go get his record now.

So go.  Now.

So tomorrow night I’ll be in the studio with a Mr. TobyMac as he’s introducing his new record to the world live online and answering questions. So you can either watch it here, or you can watch it on his Facebook page. I even heard there might be some special guests. Pretty fancy huh?

See you then.

So, check it out.  It’s time for you all to go over and welcome FFH to the SkörInc family.  You know what that means right?  That means it’s time to head over to FFH.net and give them a big ole’ Blog Nation welcome.

We met with these guys a few months ago and I instantly thought, ‘these are good people’.  Very real, very down to Earth, very comfortable folks.  And I have a feeling that’s going to translate brilliantly to their website. We’ve continued to do some new cool things on this site and Randy has taken some of the development aspects to another level (again). I’m super excited to be a part of their growing process and return to music.

Now, I know there’s all sorts of FFH fans here from way back, so you know the drill.  Let’s hear your favorite FFH song.  Then head over to their new site and give them a big hello for me.

Ready?  Go.

So, most of you already know, but today we launched the new MercyMe site.  This was a fun one to strip down and really get back to the basics of content.  They still have a lot going on but I feel like the simplicity of it is really what we were going for.  Now, because this isn’t based off a new record it’s mostly based off of live photos.  Anyway, sorry for the ‘presentation’ style blog post.  It’s really late and I only slept about 3 hours last night.

Anyway.  Let me know what you think.  And like normal.  Spread the word, click around and let me know what you think.  I think this will be a fun new style for these guys to continue what they do.

Check it out.

So, yesterday was another big day for the SkörInc camp.  Two very noticeable things were the release of Phil Wickham’s Heaven & Earth.  Now, most Phil fans have had this record for a while because I don’t know anyone who didn’t pre-order it, but apparently some folks bought it yesterday because it shot to the number two spot on iTunes.  Now, if you don’t have this record, you know what I’m going to tell you.  Go. Get. It. Now.  Phil has a way of writing things and putting sounds together that you don’t expect.  I don’t know if that makes sense, but you’ll just have to listen to it and find out yourself.

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The other awesome thing of the day yesterday was MercyMe’s ‘I Can Only Imagine’ was the musical wake-up call for the Space Shuttle Atlantis.  Pretty awesome right?

Lots more coming from SkörInc over the next few weeks so keep a heads up.

So, as most of you know, we’ve been broadcasting the MercyMe tour every night possible and have done so for the last 3 tours.  Well yesterday was one of those special days where you show up at a venue and they have everything to make the broadcasting possible.  I almost kissed the church video guy…. but that would have been a weird first impression I suppose.  But anyway, I knew last night was going to be a good show online, and it was.  The awesome thing?  We’re here again tonight.

See, the people of Des Moines apparently are pretty big MercyMe fans and they needed to add a second show because the first one sold out so fast.  Funny thing is, the second show sold out faster and I’m guessing they could have added a third show.

All this to say, 1,267 of you showed up online last night to watch the show and make my job awesome.  So thanks for that.  Also, tonight is round two of the ‘Des Moines Take Over’.  Make sure you start telling people about it now.  Tell people to head to m.ercy.me 7PM Central.  See you there.

I was first introduced to ‘The Shanes’ in 2001 when I was browsing through some independent music website and stumbled on to Shane Barnard’s indie version of “Psalms”.  The first song I listened to was a song called ‘Psalm 145′.  I got about thirty-seconds into it and bought the whole record.  From that point on Kristin and I have been fans.  Obviously now, ‘The Shanes’ have joined forces and become an even better songwriting team.

Well, if you haven’t noticed the last month or two has been the season of releasing records and today is Shane & Shane’s turn.  Today marks the day of the boys releasing “Everything Is Different”.  Now, over on their site they have been playing videos of each of their songs so head there for a preview… or you can just take my word for it and go directly to buy it.  It’s classic Shane&Shane, but somehow a fresh new sound too.

Check it out, and come back here and let us know what you think.  And here’s what I’m thinking today.  In the comments let me know which Shane&Shane albums you own.  Ready?  Go.

So, most of you know that we recently started working with a band called FFH.  While we’re still in the process of a full site design and build we have started working with them on some little things, and today their new record “Wide Open Spaces” is officially available on FFH.net only.

I had a chance to sit down with Jeromy and Jennifer a while back and it was awesome to get to know them a little bit and hear about where this record is coming from.  They are definitely some awesome people and from what I’ve heard from this record it’s pretty amazing too.  In fact, click here and check out the song “This Is What It Feels Like”, and tell me you’ve never felt that way.

Anyway, make sure to check out the record, go buy it, and come back here and let me know what you think.  And also, make sure to check back at FFH.net for updates soon.

(HT: Gene Pensiero)

Here’s the rest of the stats. Pretty cool way to break it down.

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