Geoff Moore

Signature Sound

Also, Now this sounds like a promotion and it should ..... our own David Griffith is now officially the EH&SS Production Manager!"

This is nothing you may need to know but I feel we owe it to Gritt to give him his props!

David has been working so hard behind the scenes learning on the fly how to run sound, interacting with promoters and venues, fronting dates and a lot of things that make it all work that he has earned this position. David is still driving the bus but with all these duties we are now looking for a "Full Time" driver to relieve David of this important task.

Spread the word ...... anyone who might be interested in the new opening can inquire by contacting us at eteam@erniesigsound.com.

To all our friends who ask how to pray keep praying for the right MAN to drive (no ladies.... sorry) and to be apart of our team. In time it will all work out I am sure.

Micheal English

Singer Michael English says his greatest fear is not that he'll yield to temptation and once again get hooked on painkilling prescription drugs.

"I believe God has done a number on me and taken away the desire for those things," English, 45, said in a phone interview from his home near Nashville, Tenn.

"But the problem for me is, if I ever get into an accident or need surgery, I won't be able to take the stuff," he said.

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The North Carolina native is five years into recovery in his battle to stay drug-free. Not coincidentally, in the past half-decade English has remarried, celebrated the birth of a child and is working on a new CD.

The chapters of English's life and career reveal a bumpy ride spelled out in his new autobiography "The Prodigal Comes Home" written with Lynn Vincent.

The North Carolina native was raised on Southern gospel music and is blessed with a natural tenor voice. He sang his way through several gospel groups, including the Grammy-winning Gaither Vocal Band from 1985 to 1991.

His experience led him to a burgeoning solo career that peaked in 1994 with a handful of top Christian radio hits and multiple Dove Awards. His song "In Christ Alone" won Song of the Year.

But an affair with another Christian music artist that hit newsstands with a thud threw his personal life into turmoil and crippled his career. A stab at pop music showed some promise, but a deepening addiction to prescription pain killers such as Loritab and Oxycontin hammered his health and ability to perform, and took him on a downward spiral.

"You can function to a point, but your body is craving and you can only handle so much," he said.

Stints in detox and rehab programs in 2000 came just before his sentence on a guilty plea to 12 counts of prescription drug fraud. Even though English fell back into addiction, a methodone program finally helped get his life back on track. He has slowly built a renewed concert schedule, but currently performs without a backup band, doing "track" dates such as the one scheduled Sunday at Sandy Pines in Hopkins.

Nearly five years ago, he married the former Marcie Stambaugh, who has some family roots in the Grand Rapids area. Their daughter, Isabella, just turned 3.

English said he is very excited about his upcoming CD, produced by Mark Miller of the country band Sawyer Brown.

"This is the first record I've done with a pure and clean heart that feels good about the future," he said. "It's a Christian music album, kind of an alternative pop style."

The working title is the same as his book: "The Prodigal Comes Home."

These days, English performs songs from throughout his career, including several from a greatest hits collection released last year.

He said his musical and spiritual lives have been renewed.

"I used to have a resume that was impeccable, but now it's a rotten one," he said. "But I'm more equipped now for the job than I've ever been."

Mercy's Well

Mercy's Well Completes New Recording

Mercy's Well - Talented vocal group, Mercy's Well has completed work on their brand new recording, SKYWRITING. The new recording, produced by Donna Beauvais (Hope's Call), includes 11 moving songs, many featuring a live orchestra.SKYWRITING is expected to be released later this summer; this recording will no doubt prove to be a benchmark for the talented vocal group

Gold City Concert

We gave you a great concert in May with Lynda Randle and Andrew Martin Martin and know we are about to do it again with Gold City and Crimson River. On Aug 25, 2007 at 7 pm @ Trenton High School Auditorium, Trenton, Ontario Letus Productions and Mortgage Intelligence presences Gold City with special guest Crimson River.

Tickets Available Online www.ticketwindow.ca
by phone 1-888-700-3130

For poster information click here.

Ernie Haase & Signature Sound

NEWS FLASH!!!!

Ernie Haase & Signature Sound are happy to announce that the fabulous Gordon Mote will be joining them on their "Get Away Jordan" summer tour!

Gordon is one of the most sought after keyboard musicians in Nashville. He is on the A-List of players that are called by all the greats in Country Music from Rascal Flatts to Kenny Chesney and many many more. Not to mention He is the Keyboard player on all the Gaither Vocal Band dates and recordings and has played on EH&SS last two recordings.

Here are the 17 cites where you will encounter "The EH&SS & Gordon Mote Experience"

June 14th- Lima, OH

June 15th- Evansville, IN

July 13th - Detroit, MI

July 14th - Grand Rapids, MI

July 15th - Rockford, IL

July 20th - Lancaster, PA

July 21st - Greensboro, NC

July 26th - Littlerock, AR

July 27th - Tulsa, OK

Aug 9th - Spartanburg, SC

Aug 10th - Atlanta, GA (Cummings)

Aug 11th - Birmingham, AL

Aug 16th - Kansas City, MO (Raytown)

Aug 17th - Denver, CO

Aug 18th - Wichita, KS

Sept 7th - Dayton, OH

Sept 8th - Akron, OH