Houston, TX. (Top40 Charts/ RAW
Music Group) - RAW
Music Group/Indie Exteme CCM band, The Access, garnered a slot on the Winter Jam Tour during the Indie Jam Showcase on The
Music Boat 2008 Cruise. The
Houston area band blasted their way through 3 performance competitions, against a combination of 22 other bands and soloists. The grand prize was slot on the tour. Their performance was overwhelmingly received. The tour decided to add them onto a second date.
The Access will open the concert for the Winter Jam 2009 Tour on February 26 at the Ford Center in Oklahoma City, OK and on February 27 at the Mabee Center in Tulsa, OK. Sharing the stage with the boys from Baytown, TX will be Toby Mac, Hawk Nelson, Brandon Heath, Newsong and others. The doors open at 6:00pm and The Access will take the stage shortly after.
'We are very excited about the opportunity to work with and support the development of The Access and RAW Music Group. The talent level of this young band is uncommon, energetic and powerful. The vision of RAW Music Group and Mark Silvestri is right in line with the mission and goals of Indie Extreme. We believe in independent music and the artists who create this great music,' says Kathy Douglas, CEO of Indie Extreme, LLC 'The Access is proudly independent and paving the way for other young artists and bands who chose to minister in the Christian music industry without ties to major record labels.'
The Access continues to break ground at radio with their first 2 singles 'I Remember When' and 'Pressing On' from their debut album 'The Time is Come' released in September 2008. ' I Remember When' has risen to No 12 on the Christian Radio Weekly Global INSPO chart as of early 2009. The band's concert touring has expanded with dates in Virginia, Iowa, and camps throughout Texas in July.
Indie Extreme, a Nashville and Houston-based independent record label management firm, provides RAW Music Group with label administration, e-commerce, bookkeeping and inventory management. The company also provides the label with consulting on artist and business development as part of the complete overall resources available to each member. The membership of Indie Extreme includes hit CCM songwriter Matt Brouwer, Wildflower Records owned by legendary folk artist Judy Collins and many others.
For more information go to www.myspace.com/theaccessband
