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1 Contents Stan Jones Multi Award Winning Band Geek Gospel artist Standard Producer/Songwriter/Billboard is a National Urban Quartet group History Maker/CLOUT MUSIC based out of Indianapolis, IN 4 GROUP 6 Lil’ Jay and The Spiritual Boys Have Been Blessed 10 With So Many New Opportunities! To Describe Psalmist Raine with ONE word would be “worship” 12 Jay Allen uses his God given Breast Cancer Awareness singing talent to share across the 17 world! 14 2 Sydney Hopson is brave and open in her love of Our Lord, standing boldly and shares the 28 Spoken Word of God. Ruth Black and The Harmonettes are a ministry driven group, doing the will of God through their singing 6 25 Elaine Haynes Coach youth to gain unbreakable confidence and unapologetic success! Breast Cancer Awareness 3 Award Winning Producer, Songwriter, Singer S T A N J O N E S tan Jones was born in Mississippi Delta and Billboard Hot Gospel Song Chart breaking the all-time begin demonstrating his range as artistic gifts record for the longest-running current single ever in Sat a young age with music surrounding him at the history of Gospel Billboard Gospel Charts. 2010 every turn. This undeniable gifts of this highly sought Billboard Year-End charts would name Stan Jones as after Singer/Songwriter/Producer were nurtured in the #3 Songwriter and #4 Producer of the Year. Jones’ his early years and continue to amass inevitable Above STANdard Publishing was also ranked as #3 awards and recognition amongst continued growth. Top Producer among other honors in the Gospel. Multi Award Winning, Grammy nominated Songwriter “All I Need” went on to receive a ASCAP Award and Producer Stan Jones has been honored for his and 2011 GMA Dove Award Nomination for Urban success as a writer and producer of the soul-stirring Recorded Song of the Year. worship ballard “All I Need,” recorded by Brian Courtney Wilson. “All I Need” spent 92 weeks on the 4 Popular music accredited to Stan Jones includes penning the chart topping Hit single “He Has His Hands On You” on the Here I Am CD by eight time Grammy Nominee Marvin Sapp; the chart topping single “I Recommend Jesus” by the award winning Canton Spirituals; the Hit single “Happy” by Tim Rogers & The Fellas as well as writing and producing “I Worship Your Name,” a Billboard charting single from the Grammy Nominated. Trin-i-tee 5:7 project, Angel & Chanelle which debuted at #1 on both Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip Hop Album Chart, #5 on the Independent Chart and #19 on the Billboard 200. Stan Jones had production and writing for The Canton Spirituals, The Mississippi Mass Choir “God’s On Your Side” the single from Marvin Sapp “You Shall Live”, and producing the traditional gospel segment for the “Allstate Gospel Superfest” television show. Stan Jones has also started a new record label called CLOUT Music in partnership with TYSCOT records and Warner Brothers Music, signing his first artist Durward Davis who broke top 30 on Mediabase Gospel Chart. 5 eclare ye among the nations, and publish, and set up a of today’s great talents and gospel artist. To name a few, STANDARD. Jeremiah 50:2 Charles Brown, and Jonathan Atkins (THE WELLS BROTHER), D Maurice Yancey (ONE ACCORD), Darnell (BUSTER) Williams, STANDARD was organized in 2010 by a group of young men, (THE WILLIAMS SINGERS), Reuben Spearman, (Soul Musik), Rodney Martin, Quintez Matthews, Melvin Minor, Shawn Mondre Bynum, and Antonio Henley, (BAND GEEK MUSIC Wilson, and William Walker that shared the same vision. GROUP). Their vision was to uplift the Kingdom of God through song. Through the vision that they shared, they also came Although STANDARD has been united for a short period to realize that their was a purpose for this vision, and that of time, the have shared the stage with some of the best purpose was to show not only Christians, but also other ministries in quartet gospel. Canton Spirituals, Tim Rogers young people that all young men are not in the streets, and & The Fellas, The Williams Singers, and Keith “Wonderboy” that there is hope for this generation. Johnson. STANDARD has a unique history in the quarter music. They GOD is truly blessing STANDARD and they will continue to have been a part of some of the best quarter singing uplift his Kingdom. ministries in the City of Indianapolis. To name a few, Mighty Quotations, Wayne & The Daytonians, Christian Souls, Gospel Travelers, John Lacy & Gospel Sensations, Ben & The Sounds of Salvations, and Sjuwana Springfield & The Children of God. STANDARD has also been blessed with a unique sound that not producing the hand clapping, feet stomping quartet music, but also incorporate Praise & Worship in their ministry, in which they strongly believe GOD richly deserves. STANDARD has just realized their freshman album “EIGHT” NEW BEGINNING, which has been blessed to debut on the BILLBOARD Gospel charts at #14. The album features some 6 7 8 9 LIL JAY & THE LIL JAY SPIRITUAL BOYS Lil Jay and the Spiritual Boys, affectionately known as TSB or The Rated R Boyz, is New Jersey’s own next generation to be trailblazers in the quartet ministry. They are a talented, spiritually rooted and grounded group of young men that can sing, will sing and love to give GOD their best praise. They are not new to this industry for they their outstanding accomplishments such “...honor to be have been blessed to successfully record as: New Jersey’s McDonald’s GospelFest 2017 Stellar Award three (3) CD’s: including their first single Finalist, recipients of 2 Rhythm of Gospel cd, “I’m Not Alone”, followed by “Jesus Was Awards for Traditional Quartet of the Year Nominees for Right There” and now they are hitting the and CD of the year, 2 S&M Indie Awards for airways captivating listeners all across the Traditional Male Quartet Group of the Year “Quartet of the Year! country with their new CD entitled “RATED and CD of the year, being presented the R ”. Passing of the Torch Award in their home Making history as state, New Jersey by the Quartet Unity, and This compilation allowed TSB once again to recently, the esteemed honor to be 2017 well with Lil Jay share the good news of God through song. Stellar Award Nominees for “Quartet of the being the youngest It continually shows their growth, their Year! strength and their tenacity to bless GOD to be nominated for for all that he has and continues to do for Making history as well with Lil Jay being them. It is evident that these young men the youngest to be nominated for such an such an award.” are on the right track simply because their award. Lil Jay and the Spiritual Boys are hard work has not gone unnoticed. Which so overwhelmed and overjoyed. God is so has allowed TSB to receive awards for GOOD and FAITHFUL! 10 TSB has been blessed and privileged to bless God at all times. Don’t be afraid to TSB and their music ministry! share the stage with the likes of many TRY JESUS! They believe that if you tell quartet greats such as: The Mighty Clouds somebody how good God is, they too will They will truly leave your spirit EDIFIED, of Joy, The Williams Brothers, Lee Williams know that in their time of need YOU ARE make sure God will be GLORIFIED and they and the Spiritual QC’s, Spencer Taylor NOT ALONE! WILL make the devil TERRIFIED! and the Highway QC’s, Doc McKenzie and the Hi-Lites, The Gospel Legends, Their new message to everyone is, you George Dean and the Gospel Four, Bishop are going to need the Lord ONE OF THESE Darrell McFadden and the Disciples, and DAYS. And if you trust him and never A NEW ERA so many more! An honor that they don’t doubt, STEP BY STEP God will make a way! take lightly but are forever thankful for the opportunity. It is for sure that God has really blessed these young men and his hand is definitely TSB leaves their audiences mesmerized upon them. If Lil Jay and the Spiritual Boys every time with a HIGH PRAISE! They are are ever in your area make sure you are A NEW SOUND not ashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ there! For if you are not, you will miss a and they desire to encourage others, spiritual treat!! You definitely don’t want especially the younger generation, to to miss what thus saith the Lord through A NEW PRAISE! 11 THE ONE & ONLY... P salmistOne of the Gospel Music Community’sRaine Favorite Worship Leaders! If there is one word that defines leaders, Psalmist Raine, stunned Experience (2013), ReFresh the heart of themusic ministry of the Gospel music community Worship Live (2016), To Abba Psalmist Raine that word is “wor- with the release of her live (2017), & the highly anticipated ship”. Her passion for God and prophetic recording, Refresh new release ReFresh Worship her gifting of music collaborate Worship Live, in 2016 and she’s Live 2 - For The Nations - Live in to create a dynamic and unfor- shows no sign of stopping now. ATL (2018). Gaining a national gettable worship experience. following, Psalmist Raine’s, To Psalmist Raine is already Abba project hit #14 on the Anyone who has witnessed this refreshing the masses of the Billboard Top Gospel Albums anointed vessel give honor to world and that’s just a taste Chart in May of 2017. the Lord in a live setting knows of the gifts that this talented that this woman isn’t about woman of God has been given.