Thursday, October 30, 2008
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Top Christian Artists Hop on for Youth Reality Show
A reality show that features some of the nation’s top Christian artists, including Krystal Meyers and Hawk Nelson, will make its series premiere Friday.
“Revolve: Rockin’ The Road” follows the cast and crew of The Revolve Tour as they travel the country, hitting cities with weekend events geared toward teen girls and talking to teens along the way about tough topics like dating, tattoos and everyday challenges.
"With the success of unscripted drama reality shows like The Hills and Keeping Up with the Kardashians, it's clear that television viewers connect with real life dramatic-in-nature programming,” commented Brad Siegel, vice chairman of Gospel Music Channel.
“We wanted to create a show that was unique and aligned with our network's vision of inspiring, uplifting and entertaining through music,” he added in a public announcement. “Revolve: Rockin' The Road does all those things and more and gives our young viewers a cast they can relate to and music they love.”
“Revolve” will be Gospel Music Channel’s first-ever unscripted reality drama series and takes viewers on a unique, behind-the-scenes journey with four team members of The Revolve Tour, the popular traveling tour for teen girls produced by North America's largest women's conference, Women of Faith.
For four weeks, the four friends – two guys and two gals – trek across America with an agenda to connect with teen girls and spark interest in “The Revolve Tour: All Access” that kicked off Sept. 12.
As the foursome travel to nine different Christian music festivals across the country, “Revolve” captures their collective quest to maintain spiritual peace and discipline amid logistical challenges, self goals, and inevitable relationship struggles.
In the first episode of the five-episode series, the two members engage in an interesting conversation about tattoos and piercings with Christian rocker Krystal Meyers, who joins the group for the series premiere.
Also hopping on the bus for the first episode will be Hawk Nelson, Group 1 Crew and Ayiesha Woods. The foursome also meets up with Natalie Grant at a Revolve “All Access” event.
The series premiere will air Friday at 11 p.m. ET and again on Saturday at 11 p.m. Each episode after the first will also be aired in the weeks to follow at the same dates and times.
Christian Music News Source
“Revolve: Rockin’ The Road” follows the cast and crew of The Revolve Tour as they travel the country, hitting cities with weekend events geared toward teen girls and talking to teens along the way about tough topics like dating, tattoos and everyday challenges.
"With the success of unscripted drama reality shows like The Hills and Keeping Up with the Kardashians, it's clear that television viewers connect with real life dramatic-in-nature programming,” commented Brad Siegel, vice chairman of Gospel Music Channel.
“We wanted to create a show that was unique and aligned with our network's vision of inspiring, uplifting and entertaining through music,” he added in a public announcement. “Revolve: Rockin' The Road does all those things and more and gives our young viewers a cast they can relate to and music they love.”
“Revolve” will be Gospel Music Channel’s first-ever unscripted reality drama series and takes viewers on a unique, behind-the-scenes journey with four team members of The Revolve Tour, the popular traveling tour for teen girls produced by North America's largest women's conference, Women of Faith.
For four weeks, the four friends – two guys and two gals – trek across America with an agenda to connect with teen girls and spark interest in “The Revolve Tour: All Access” that kicked off Sept. 12.
As the foursome travel to nine different Christian music festivals across the country, “Revolve” captures their collective quest to maintain spiritual peace and discipline amid logistical challenges, self goals, and inevitable relationship struggles.
In the first episode of the five-episode series, the two members engage in an interesting conversation about tattoos and piercings with Christian rocker Krystal Meyers, who joins the group for the series premiere.
Also hopping on the bus for the first episode will be Hawk Nelson, Group 1 Crew and Ayiesha Woods. The foursome also meets up with Natalie Grant at a Revolve “All Access” event.
The series premiere will air Friday at 11 p.m. ET and again on Saturday at 11 p.m. Each episode after the first will also be aired in the weeks to follow at the same dates and times.
Christian Music News Source
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Krystal Meyers Answers YOUR Questions
Krystal Meyers’ has a rockin’ new album headed to stores this fall. She was one of 11 artists that chatted with YOU during GMA Week. Here’s the full transcript…
MyGodIsEnough: What is your songwriting process?
Krystal Meyers: For this record that we've pretty much just finished up, it starts out with the music, and then I come up with the melody and then the lyric. But it doesn't always have to be that formula.
MyGodIsEnough: When did you first feel called to pursue a career as a singer?
Krystal Meyers: Ever since I could talk is when I felt that calling. That's all I felt.
Christian_Hope: What advice would you give to bands that want to make it the Christian industry?
Krystal Meyers: Get out there and play as much as possible. Do songwriter nights. Get yourself out there, and do as much as possible. Be in constant prayer. Make sure that it's the Lord's will.
Christian_Hope: What is your pre-show ritual?
Krystal Meyers: My pre-show ritual is I drink tea nonstop. I do my vocal warm-ups. I try to talk as little as possible and just kind of hang out with the guys. We pray and then go up on stage and do our thing.
wootfan: Do you have any future tour plans other than the “Revolve Tour”?
Krystal Meyers: We're supposed to be in Asia for four months.
singersmartguy17: I know you are finishing up a new album. Do you have any word on what time we should anticipate its release?
Krystal Meyers: For the United States, I think it's September 16. In Asia, it's July 1. In Japan, it's July 9.
singersmartguy17: What is your favorite of the new songs and why?
Krystal Meyers: There's a song called "Shine" that I like a lot. There's a song called "Love It Away" that I really like. I love the whole record though. This is the first time that I love everything about the new record. I'm really excited about it.
singersmartguy17: What is the "deepest" of the new songs (lyrically speaking)?
Krystal Meyers: "S.O.S." and "My Freedom" are really deep.
Kames: Is it hard for you to pray out loud in public?
Krystal Meyers: It's not hard for me to pray out loud in public. I'm always the one who leads our band in prayer and stuff. Honestly, I think that prayer is a heart thing. Prayer is an intimacy with you and the Lord.
Kames: In a world of skimpy clothes and sexy everything, how do you keep an outfit modest?
Krystal Meyers: I keep an outfit modest by pretty much being a modest person, so I don't have to think about it very much. Throwing tights underneath things. I do layering. It adds dimension. Modesty is not an issue with me.
LJ17: Have you ever considered singing a song with another Christian artist? If so, then who?
Krystal Meyers: I like The Almost and Underoath. It'd be fun to do something with them. I think Aaron is a cool songwriter.
LJ17: Who are your favorite Christian artists?
Krystal Meyers: My favorite Christian artists...The Almost would be one of them. Fireflight and Leeland are great. Leeland's really great.
wootfan: Krystal, you said you wanted to get into modeling, have you? And if so, has it changed you at all?
Krystal Meyers: Modeling hasn't changed me. Doing photo shoots is one of my favorite things to do besides music. I think it's just another side of me. I have done it. I've done stuff for Vans [and] Journey shoes. I did the cover of Nylon in Japan. Doing that cover was the coolest thing ever. I've done stuff for Nashville Lifestyles.
HNismyfriend: What's your favorite resturaunt?
Krystal Meyers: My favorite restaurant is Carrabba's.
HNismyfriend: Do you like ladybugs? Rock on!
Krystal Meyers: I like lady bugs as long as they're not biting me.
wootfan: What's the last thing God spoke to your heart?
Krystal Meyers: The last thing He spoke to my heart is from something from when I read the Bible in the morning and before I go to bed. There are a couple different things. But one thing would sum it up. There's a book called The Way of Agape, and I've been reading that. I think that book has really spoken a lot to me. It is a very good book. It's a very life-changing book.
Kames: What happens offstage?
Krystal Meyers: A lot of chilling. A lot of nothing happens offstage. Just hanging out. I'm barefoot because I go on stage wearing high heels, and I get tired of wearing high heels.
Kames: Do you think you'll ever do a Christmas album? [especially after the success of "King of Angels"]
Krystal Meyers: I probably won't do a Christmas album, but I have done a Christmas song before. I think it was from Come, Let Us Adore Him. I think, through the span of my career, I'll probably do more Christmas songs.
wootfan: How often do you work out, and how long do you work out for? What’s your fave kind of work-out?
Krystal Meyers: I never work out. But the couple times that I've gone with a friend to a class, we did pilates and that was pretty cool. I'm going to start working one-on-one with a hip-hop trainer, and that's gonna be pretty cool.
LJ17: Hey Krystal, are you excited about getting to be a part of “Revolve Tour 2008-2009”? It is a blast!
Krystal Meyers: I am very, very, very excited. I can't wait. We've got some good stuff up our sleeves for that, so it will be good.
wootfan: Who are your role models?
Krystal Meyers: I would say my mom for sure. Besides Christ, of course, it's definitely my mom.
Anticonformist23: What's your favorite song to perform live?
Krystal Meyers: My favorite songs to perform live are new songs right now. Something fresh and new is fun. "Stand and Scream" is one that I love to perform.
Anticonformist23: What is your favorite clothing store?
Krystal Meyers: Urban Outfitters is my favorite clothing store.
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MyGodIsEnough: What is your songwriting process?
Krystal Meyers: For this record that we've pretty much just finished up, it starts out with the music, and then I come up with the melody and then the lyric. But it doesn't always have to be that formula.
MyGodIsEnough: When did you first feel called to pursue a career as a singer?
Krystal Meyers: Ever since I could talk is when I felt that calling. That's all I felt.
Christian_Hope: What advice would you give to bands that want to make it the Christian industry?
Krystal Meyers: Get out there and play as much as possible. Do songwriter nights. Get yourself out there, and do as much as possible. Be in constant prayer. Make sure that it's the Lord's will.
Christian_Hope: What is your pre-show ritual?
Krystal Meyers: My pre-show ritual is I drink tea nonstop. I do my vocal warm-ups. I try to talk as little as possible and just kind of hang out with the guys. We pray and then go up on stage and do our thing.
wootfan: Do you have any future tour plans other than the “Revolve Tour”?
Krystal Meyers: We're supposed to be in Asia for four months.
singersmartguy17: I know you are finishing up a new album. Do you have any word on what time we should anticipate its release?
Krystal Meyers: For the United States, I think it's September 16. In Asia, it's July 1. In Japan, it's July 9.
singersmartguy17: What is your favorite of the new songs and why?
Krystal Meyers: There's a song called "Shine" that I like a lot. There's a song called "Love It Away" that I really like. I love the whole record though. This is the first time that I love everything about the new record. I'm really excited about it.
singersmartguy17: What is the "deepest" of the new songs (lyrically speaking)?
Krystal Meyers: "S.O.S." and "My Freedom" are really deep.
Kames: Is it hard for you to pray out loud in public?
Krystal Meyers: It's not hard for me to pray out loud in public. I'm always the one who leads our band in prayer and stuff. Honestly, I think that prayer is a heart thing. Prayer is an intimacy with you and the Lord.
Kames: In a world of skimpy clothes and sexy everything, how do you keep an outfit modest?
Krystal Meyers: I keep an outfit modest by pretty much being a modest person, so I don't have to think about it very much. Throwing tights underneath things. I do layering. It adds dimension. Modesty is not an issue with me.
LJ17: Have you ever considered singing a song with another Christian artist? If so, then who?
Krystal Meyers: I like The Almost and Underoath. It'd be fun to do something with them. I think Aaron is a cool songwriter.
LJ17: Who are your favorite Christian artists?
Krystal Meyers: My favorite Christian artists...The Almost would be one of them. Fireflight and Leeland are great. Leeland's really great.
wootfan: Krystal, you said you wanted to get into modeling, have you? And if so, has it changed you at all?
Krystal Meyers: Modeling hasn't changed me. Doing photo shoots is one of my favorite things to do besides music. I think it's just another side of me. I have done it. I've done stuff for Vans [and] Journey shoes. I did the cover of Nylon in Japan. Doing that cover was the coolest thing ever. I've done stuff for Nashville Lifestyles.
HNismyfriend: What's your favorite resturaunt?
Krystal Meyers: My favorite restaurant is Carrabba's.
HNismyfriend: Do you like ladybugs? Rock on!
Krystal Meyers: I like lady bugs as long as they're not biting me.
wootfan: What's the last thing God spoke to your heart?
Krystal Meyers: The last thing He spoke to my heart is from something from when I read the Bible in the morning and before I go to bed. There are a couple different things. But one thing would sum it up. There's a book called The Way of Agape, and I've been reading that. I think that book has really spoken a lot to me. It is a very good book. It's a very life-changing book.
Kames: What happens offstage?
Krystal Meyers: A lot of chilling. A lot of nothing happens offstage. Just hanging out. I'm barefoot because I go on stage wearing high heels, and I get tired of wearing high heels.
Kames: Do you think you'll ever do a Christmas album? [especially after the success of "King of Angels"]
Krystal Meyers: I probably won't do a Christmas album, but I have done a Christmas song before. I think it was from Come, Let Us Adore Him. I think, through the span of my career, I'll probably do more Christmas songs.
wootfan: How often do you work out, and how long do you work out for? What’s your fave kind of work-out?
Krystal Meyers: I never work out. But the couple times that I've gone with a friend to a class, we did pilates and that was pretty cool. I'm going to start working one-on-one with a hip-hop trainer, and that's gonna be pretty cool.
LJ17: Hey Krystal, are you excited about getting to be a part of “Revolve Tour 2008-2009”? It is a blast!
Krystal Meyers: I am very, very, very excited. I can't wait. We've got some good stuff up our sleeves for that, so it will be good.
wootfan: Who are your role models?
Krystal Meyers: I would say my mom for sure. Besides Christ, of course, it's definitely my mom.
Anticonformist23: What's your favorite song to perform live?
Krystal Meyers: My favorite songs to perform live are new songs right now. Something fresh and new is fun. "Stand and Scream" is one that I love to perform.
Anticonformist23: What is your favorite clothing store?
Krystal Meyers: Urban Outfitters is my favorite clothing store.
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