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Welcome to The Shaun Tabatt Show! Today I sit down with Christian music artist Steven Curtis Chapman to talk about his brand new book Between Heaven and the Real World: My Story (Revell, 2017).

Here's the ground we cover in this episode:

• First off Steven, tell us why this current phase of life was the right season for you to work on this book? (00:37 - 03:26)
• What is significant for you about the title Between Heaven and the Real World? Why did you choose that? (03:27 - 08:54)
• I’m always fascinated when a creative person moves between different forms of expression. How does the experience of writing a book compare to writing music? (08:55 - 12:55)
• What part of the book was easiest to write?  (12:56 - 14:40)
• What’s something that you realized about your journey as you were trying to tell your story in this new, much longer form way? (14:41 - 16:23)
• You are very vocal about adoption. Tell us about your ministry Show Hope and why adoption advocacy is so near and dear to your heart and to your family’s? (16:24 - 19:21)
• Steven, when readers get to the last page of Between Heaven and the Real World, what do you hope they’ve learned from your story and what do you most hope they take away from reading the book? (19:22 - 21:41)
• Steven, if the listeners want to find out more about you, your music, and your brand new book, where should they go on the web? (21:42 - 22:12)

About the Book:  For decades, Steven Curtis Chapman's music and message have brought hope and inspiration to millions. Now, for the first time, Steven openly shares the experiences that have shaped him, his faith, his family, and his music in a life that has included incredible highs and faith-shaking lows.

From childhood, music has been both a refuge and a release for Steven. With humor and humility, he offers a backstage look at his early days on the road and his wild ride to the top of the charts. Discover the stories behind some of his best-loved songs. Walk with him as he and his wife, Mary Beth, navigate the joys and trials of marriage and family. Cheer for his return to the stage after doubting he could ever sing again. And SEE God in the aftermath of the tragic death of their five-year-old daughter Maria.

Poignant, gut-wrenchingly honest, yet always hopeful, Steven offers no sugary solutions to life's toughest questions. Yet out of the brokenness, he continues to trust God to one day fix what is unfixable in the space between heaven and the real world.

About the Author:  Steven Curtis Chapman is a Christian music icon with over 11 million records sold, 58 Dove Awards, 5 Grammys, an American Music Award, and 48 career #1 radio singles. He's been featured on Good Morning America, CNN, MSNBC, CBS Sunday Morning, FOX & Friends, The Today Show, The Tonight Show, in People, Billboard, Parents Magazine, and countless others. He and his wife, Mary Beth, have six children and live in Nashville, Tennessee.

Connect with Steven:

• StevenCurtisChapman.com
• Facebook
• Twitter (@StevenCurtis)

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Welcome to The Shaun Tabatt Show! Today I speak with Terry Holloman about her new album DNA Transformation.

Here’s what you’ll learn in this interview:

• Terry shares about her family and how she got started in music. (00.34-01:57)
• Terry explains how her musical sound developed over many years. (01:58-03:21)
• What is soaking music? (03:22-04:19)
• Terry explains the story behind the album name and title track DNA Transformation. (04:20-05:35)
• Terry shares about the intended audience or listener she has in her mind's eye when she's creating her music. (05:36-06:08)
• Terry explains how each song on the album helps us learn more about her own personal journey of going deeper with God. (06:09-07:50)
• Terry shares about some of the influences that have inspired her unique sound. (07:51-09:12)
• Terry shares about her ministry, The Mary Experience and how music is an integral part of that. (09:13-11:41)
• Terry tells us about her experiences of communing with God in the secret place and how that feeds her creative process. (11:42-13:24)
• What is the difference between a musician and a minstrel? What would you say to other minstrels and psalmists? (13:25-15:05)
• Terry prays for our listeners and shares about the impact she wants her music to have on people when they hear it. (15:06-16:09)
• Find out where you can go online to get your very own copy of DNA Transformation. (16:10-16:29)

About the Album:  Terry released DNA Transformation, because of the overwhelming response and call for her to record her unique sound. The album creates a perfect atmosphere for prayer, soaking and study, as well as providing a dynamic soundtrack for life. The sound has been called “a bridge across denominations and races”, and appeals to Christian and non Christian alike.

About Terry Holloman:  Terry started playing music at the age of eight, playing organ and trombone. It was at fourteen that she first realized she was called of God to music. Her mother made her play the organ at their church, but even though she did so reluctantly, it was then Terry first felt the Presence of God. “It was like electricity shooting through me.” Terry said. She never forgot it.

Terry is now a powerfully anointed keyboardist, minstrel, writer and producer, and has developed a very unique sound, which is fusion of Bethel style soaking music, spontaneous song and jazz, with urban touches. Her passion is to share her heart for worship with a wise spectrum of the Body of Christ.

She is the Founder of a powerful, unique worship/intercession ministry called “The Mary Experience”, named from the reference in John 12:3, where Mary of Bethany poured the ointment on the feet of Jesus. The ministry, based in Atlanta, Georgia, was created to give psalmists and minstrels an opportunity to be a voice to help people hear God’s heart through music. Much of the flow of music, song, spoken word and interaction is totally spontaneous,  and releases an atmosphere of freedom, joy, and deep connection with God and one another.

Connect with Terry:

• TerryHolloman.com
• Facebook

For additional show notes, visit ShaunTabatt.com/106.

Welcome to the Shaun Tabatt Show! Today my special guest is Jean Watson and we're talking about her album Steady My Gaze.

About The Album:
Steady My Gaze features an abundance of Celtic-infused violin, Watson's signature haunting vocals, along with the special treat of stellar fret-work from master guitarist, Phil Keaggy and guest vocals from Tree63's John Ellis!

About The Artist:
Internationally acclaimed singer/songwriter and classically trained violinist Jean Watson delved into the Christian recording world in 2003. During a time of great brokenness in Jean’s life, her landlord accidentally heard her sing and donated money to make her first CD! She gave the CD away to anyone who would listen and soon was singing and speaking in churches, coffeehouses, homeless shelters, and prisons, sharing the story of how God was transforming her life.

Since that time, Jean’s voice and testimony of God's grace and healing have touched thousands of lives around the world. She has recorded seven albums to date including her latest CD, Steady My Gaze featuring Grammy-nominated producer Billy Smiley, guitar virtuoso Phil Keaggy, and John Ellis of ‘Tree63’.

Jean’s musical style is eclectic and features an abundance of celtic-infused violin and Watson’s signature haunting vocals. She has been honored four times as the Best Female Praise and Worship Artist USA by the UK Christian Music Alliance. Watson can be heard worldwide on UCB Radio Ireland where she hosts a daily inspirational radio show. Watson has appeared on The 700 Club, TBN's Praise The Lord, Cornerstone Television Network's flagship show, Real Life, LeSea TV's The Harvest Show, CTN's Bridges and many more media outlets across the globe.

Though her ministry is now international, Jean is still passionate about bringing hope to the hopeless through words and music. Having performed in majestic cathedrals and grand concert halls, her favorite venues are still homeless shelters and prisons. When she is not traveling, Jean enjoys playing violin in the Kalamazoo Symphony, spending time with her family, and riding her horse, Rosie.

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Welcome to the Shaun Tabatt Show! Today my guests are Jesse Fryson and Zach MacGorman from Above the Fall and we’ll be discussing their debut EP Rise and Fall.

About The Band:
Above The Fall originated in the fall of 2011 when founding members, Jesse Fryson, and Zach MacGorman started writing music together. Over the course of the next few years, they had gone on to play shows in NJ, NY, PA, and DE, including a youth conference, with national recording artists, City Harbor, and headlining a benefit concert, which helped to raise upwards of $10,000 for a local pastor’s wife and mother of two young kids, who suffered a rare and nearly fatal stroke.

In May of 2014, Above The Fall had been invited to attend the Extreme Tour Objective Sessions in Nashville TN, where they met multi-Grammy and Dove nominated Producer, Billy Smiley. They were asked by Smiley to come to his studio to play some of their music for him, and to discuss the band’s future goals. Five months, two trips, and six songs later, Above The Fall put the finishing touches on their debut E.P. The band has entered into a management agreement with Smiley and a team of industry professionals to help them move forward in their career.

Now, with new music, new members, and a new live show, Above The Fall is set to make their official debut by Spring of 2015. From infusing rap into their songs to the guitar solos, from the drum battles to impromptu jam sessions, their unique live shows have set them apart from the rest. Some of their musical influences include Switchfoot, Foo Fighters, Tenth Avenue North, Jars Of Clay, and Shinedown. Above The Fall is ready to take their music to the next level.

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Brent Bourgeois is an American rock musician, songwriter, and producer. He was co-leader of the band Bourgeois Tagg with Larry Tagg, whose second album, YoYo, was recorded together with esteemed producer Todd Rundgren and resulted in their biggest hit with its first single, "I Don't Mind At All". Brent went on to produce several solo albums and to serve as the Vice President of A&R at Word Records in Nashville from 1997–2001. He has recently become well known in the Contemporary Christian Music world for his songwriting and production work for such acts as Michael W. Smith, Jars of Clay, 4Him, Jaci Velasquez, Michelle Tumes, and Cindy Morgan.