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Dear Church Leader:
Greetings from Nothing Regal!
Are you planning an upcoming event and need a live band? Nothing Regal is a
contemporary Christian pop/rock/praise and worship band based in Cumming, Georgia.
The band is made up of versatile musicians with lots of experience on stage, in church
ministries and even in both the Christian and general music industries. As such, we can
play for many different types of events, ranging from youth events to worship events to
general audience events at fairgrounds and in clubs. Our repertoire includes original
songs, praise and worship favorites, freshly updated hymns and spiritually-minded rock
and roll, alternative and R&B songs, so we are ready with lots of options—from ” Love
Train” to “Amazing Grace” to “Blessed Be Your Name.”
In addition to playing in churches, we also have played outside the church for at events
like the Cumming Fair Grounds and for organizations such as the North American
Mission Board.
Please take a few moments to go over the information included in this promo pack.
We’ve provided a biography/philosophy of the band, professional background
information about the principal songwriters/booking agents, a music CD, a photo of the
band, some lyric samples, as well as a “Worship Thought” to help give a look at our
perspective toward spiritual formation and worship within the band.
If you'd like to book Nothing Regal for a gig, please call Sean Taylor at 770.442.9637 or
Jeff Gordon at 678.779.5333 or email us at [email protected] with your name, the date
of the event, the type of event, and your contact information.
For more information, don’t forget to visit our website www.NothingRegal.com.
Thanks for you time, and God bless you as you serve Him.
Sincerely,
Nothing Regal
(Carrie Eggers, Jeff Gordon, Lee Henson, Derik Keel,
Shawn Loud, Bill Rullan and Sean Taylor)
170 Huntington Circle, Alpharetta GA 30004 ♦ www.NothingRegal.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Sean Taylor
170 Huntington Circle
Alpharetta GA, 30004
404.429.7663
[email protected]
www.NothingRegal.com
NOTHING REGAL NOW ACCEPTING DATES FOR CHRISTMAS CONCERTS
Alpharetta, GA, October 1, 2008— Fresh on the heels of finishing up their first fulllength holiday CD, All Because of You, Nothing Regal has finally begun accepting
concert dates for local events and churches during this year’s holiday season.
The band has been hard at work working up modern arrangements for classic Christmas
carols such as “Silent Night” and “Angels We Have Heard On High,” as well as writing
brand new holiday songs. In fact, All Because of You features three original compositions
penned by the band for the CD. They include: “Christmas Time All Year Long,” “All
Because of You” and “So Long Awaited.”
“We’re really looking forward to getting out and playing these songs live. It’s been a lot
of fun laying down tracks and making this the best CD we’ve ever recorded, but the
simple truth is that we’re a live band. That’s where the songs really come alive,” said colead vocalist Jeff Gordon, whose previous credits include writing songs for the shows
Dawson’s Creek and Melrose Place.
To request a date for a concert, event organizers and church leaders should contact either
Jeff Gordon (678.779.5333) or Sean Taylor (404.429.7663) or email [email protected]
and request a promo pack or to see what dates are available.
For more information about Nothing Regal and for free MP3s and song sheets, visit the
band’s website at www.NothingRegal.com.
Nothing Regal is a contemporary Chrisitan rock/pop/praise and worship band based in
Cumming, Georgia. The band plays for community events and concerts/worship services
for churches and organizations.
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Nothing Regal seeks to create original songs and perform songs from
both church culture and general culture that reflect the grace and tone
and culture we feel the church should be defined by (relational-based
and grace-focused rather than a "look in from the outside and judge"
mentality so often leveled against most Christian groups). Jesus
wasn't like that and instead made people from all walks of life and
beliefs feel comfortable around him and yet never stopped proclaiming
His truth. (In fact, His harshest words turned out to be for the church
that offered so little of what He came to bring.)
That's our goal -- to be as much like Jesus in that respect (and all
respects) as we can.
Like many well-known Christian thinkers and artists throughout the
centuries prior to the last 300 years, we just don't believe in that
imaginary line between sacred and profane, "Christian" and secular.
Jesus' life ignored it and so should our lives. All that we do should be
part of a life seeking to please God, whether overtly evangelistic or
simply living from day to day, and to compartmentalize our thoughts
and acts and creations demeans the spirit of God in our lives.
Carrie Eggers: keyboards
Jeff Gordon: guitar, mandolin,
lead vocals
Lee Henson: bass, percussion,
backing vocals
Derik Keel: guitar, backing
As a part of our intent to be "in the world and not of it," we readily
admit that we're not big fans of a lot of so-called Christian music
(although some of it, the stuff that really gets past all the CCM-rock
star lite and the church-world hero worship, to actually manage to say
something true and interesting and call us to Christ, that stuff we do
like -- it's just so hard to find in today's Christian industry it seems),
and we really, really like to inject our worship sets with bits of spiritual
truth from the O'Jays, Pete Townshend, Lifehouse, The Red Hot Chili
Peppers, Johnny Cash, The Youngbloods, Collective Soul, Stevie
Wonder, John Hiatt, Bob Dylan, U2, and CCR (among others). Trust
me, you haven't had church until your heard the congregation singing
"Love Train" or "Shine" at the top of their lungs. (And if you haven't
examined the lyrics of a lot of so-called "secular" songs, please take
another look. The spiritual focus and depth of many of them might just
suprise you.)
In addition to the groups mentioned above, our influences don't come
so much from the contemporary praise and worship culture, but
instead they come from rock and roll and pop artists who have had a
Shawn Loud: guitar, keyboards, longstanding career of being able to speak the language of the
common person. (That's not to say, however, that we don't enjoy a
backing vocals
good praise and worship jam by Derek Webb, Paul Baloche, Todd
Bill Rullan: drums, percussion Agnew, or Chris Tomlin every now and then either.) Songwriters like
Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen, John Cougar, the Rolling Stones, Van
Sean Taylor: guitar, bass,
Morrison, Elvis Costello, Bob Marley, and U2 have managed to remain
harmonica and lead vocals relevant and enjoyed and loved by so many for so long because they
have a natural ability to translate truth and longing and pain and joy
into everyday speak and not wrap it in "smarter than thou" artsiness
that has everyday folks scratching their heads.
vocals
We want to do the same with praise and worship music and take it out
of the lofty, esoteric realm to bring it down to the place where all are
equal at the feet of Jesus, all are just as dirty and stained as everyone
else, and all can understand in basic simplicity this beautiful thing
called grace we are allowed and encouraged to live in -- and to come
to appreciate and love and honor the God who gives such grace to
everyday people.
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Suggested Venues:
Worship services
Concerts
Block parties
Church fellowships
Jeff Gordon
678.779.5333
[email protected]
Jeff Gordon has been involved in music professionally for more than
25 years. As a member of the band the Ridge, he was signed to
Discovery Records (a subsidiary of Warner Bros.). During that time, a
few of Jeff's own original compositions were selected to appear on
television programs including Beverly Hills, 90210, Dawson's Creek,
Melrose Place and Sports Center; various artists compilations
including Redneck Christmas Party and Trailer Trash Christmas; T.V.
and radio commercials and even the HBO original movie I Might Even
Love You. When the band left the label, Jeff remained as Sales and
Marketing Manager at Warner Bros. and worked with such performers
as the Black Crowes, Eric Clapton, the Goo Goo Dolls, Madonna,
R.E.M., the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Dwight Yoakam. After a
decade at Warner Bros., he began working for the House of Blues
imprint label as their Vice President of Sales and Marketing and
eventually moved to Cumming. He now spends his time playing with
Nothing Regal and performing as a solo artist in many local venues.
He also performs with his two talented daughters in local senior homes
in order to give back to the community and share a little love with the
well-deserving.
Seminars and conferences
Communities events
Holiday parties
Youth events
Christian school assemblies
Business holiday events
Christian business chapels/parties
Whatever your need may be!
Sean Taylor
404.429.7663
[email protected]
Sean Taylor began his professional involvement in music in when he
joined the group Reign. Together with his bandmates, he toured the
Southeast and performed with such Christian rock acts as The
Newsboys, Adam Again, Guardian, The Choir, Jacob's Trouble, and
The Waiting and performed for such notable music festivals as IS Fest
and Atlanta Fest. When the group split up, Sean began playing bass in
his local church and working as a music buyer and de factor assistant
manager for the Mustard Seed Christian store. While at Mustard Seed,
he worked hard to stock and promote the more indy and avant garde
Christian music that was too edgy for most Christian radio. After that,
he moved to the North American Mission Board, where he joined the
first official NAMB praise band. Shortly after that, he began writing
original techo-garage rock and released a solo CD called Pop
Nightmare. Eventually he joined Lakeland Community Church and
found a place on the praise team there, ultimately accepting a position
as the Worship Director at the church. During that time, he hooked up
with Jeff Gordon and the rest of the band and helped found Nothing
Regal.
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The Mixed-Up Worship Songbook of God
"Declare them guilty, O God! Let their intrigues be their downfall.
Banish them for their many sins, for they have rebelled against you.
"But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever sing for joy.
Spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may
rejoice in you.
"For surely, O LORD, you bless the righteous; you surround them with
your favor as with a shield." (Psalm 5: 10-12)
I chose this verse simply because I appreciate that the ancient
songbook (the book of Psalms) understands that songs used in
worship went beyond just simple adoration and "good feeling"
songs. If you read the book of Psalms with an open mind, you
will quickly find songs dealing with praise and adoration, but not
only that. You'll just as quickly also discover songs filled with
repentance and regret and sadness. And it gets worse. You'll
also find songs demanding retribution against enemies, songs
expressing doubt about why the wicked prosper and the
righteous suffer, and songs about fond memories of being able
to worship freely that were written during the Jewish captivity.
Why is this important to me? For me, this knowledge enhances
my experience of worship. It means I can worship in doubt and
misunderstanding, as well as in joy and praise. It means that
worship songs don't always have to be upbeat and happy. It
means that when God demands that we worship him in spirit and
in truth, he means it.
Sure, our modern, contemporary take on worship likes to
highlight the adoration and praise elements, but if we are going
to worship in the way that scripture's songbook guides us, we
will have to be sure that our definition of "worship music" is
always open to be changed by the truth of God.
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Dwelling Of Light
My Savior Lives In Me
Where is the way to the dwelling of light?
By who’s understanding does the hawk take flight?
Is leviathan loosed, does the horse have might?
Who causes the eagle to nest on the heights?
When the clouds roll in
And the rain pours down
And the lightening strikes
And the thunder sounds
I know my Savior lives in me
He lives in me
You are adorned with eminence and dignity
You are clothed with honor now and majesty
And from the whirlwind You speak with a voice like
thunder
Knowledge greater than me, oh, You fill me . . .
You fill me with wonder, You fill me with wonder
Where is the way to the dwelling of light?
Whose name commands dawn to break the night?
Who has understanding, who knows my plight?
Who has understanding, who can clothe me in white?
He is the way to the dwelling of light
He is the way to the dwelling of light
He is the way to the dwelling of light
He is the way to the dwelling of light
In Your Throne Room
I wasn’t there when You founded the Earth
Sunk its cornerstone or measured its girth
I never saw You array all the stars in their berth
But I know
They sing, ”Holy, Holy, Holy” in Your throne room
They sing, “Worthy Are You, Our Lord” in Your throne
room
To who was, and who is, and who will be
To the Living One, the Almighty
They sing, “Glory Be To Our God” in Your throne room
Only You can separate day from night
Only You can switch our blindness to sight
Only You can judge all of the wrong from the right
And I know
He who has an ear, let him hear
He who has an ear, let him hear
He who has an ear, let him hear
He who has an ear, let him hear, I know
All songs copyright Nothing Regal.
More lyrics online at www.NothingRegal.com.
When the darkness comes
And the winds don’t cease
The world closes in
And it’s hard to breathe
‘Cause when I feel this way, I know what to do
I just fold my hands, and I pray to You
And when I call on You, You set me free
That’s when I know my Savior lives in me
If the sun burns out
And the stars don’t shine
And the mountains fall
And the oceans rise
King Of Kings, King Of Fools
Crown of thorns and blood-streaked face
Nothing regal about the place
Where You hung between the earth and sky
Waiting for all death to die
Throwing mercy to the crowd
Who watched defiant, foolish, proud
You said Your final words to the sky
Waiting for all death to die
King of Kings, Lord of Heaven
Ruler of all time and space
King of fools, misunderstood
By all of us You came to seek and save
Befriending those who’ve been cast out
Heaping proof on those who doubt
Bestowing mercy on the cruel
Giving wisdom to the fool
Foolish man, I know am I
For thinking I was ever wise
Now, I’m alive by Your life in me
I’ll be the fool they need to see