Hiram in Singapore

Just a quick note to let you know that one of the major players here at Ring Records is in Asia! Hiram Ring recently was accepted to a PhD program in Language Documentation at Nanyang Technological University. It’s a 3-5 year program and he will be studying in Singapore for a year, and then spending a year in northeast India learning an undocumented language, then returning to Singapore to write up a grammar of the language. He’ll be continuing to write (hymns, songs, essays) and possibly record with a studio there, but for now is simply settling in to his new life in Singapore. Your prayers are appreciated.

You can follow some of his adventures by visiting his blog: http://themadafrican.blogspot.com

New Old Hymns!

A short essay Hiram wrote about writing hymns has just been posted on the New Old Hymns blog/site, an effort by Sandra McCracken and other Nashville-based musicians and theologians. Check it out and give your feedback, let us know what you think, and spend some time on the site checking out the other great resources!

http://www.newoldhymns.com/why_write_hymns/

Pageant Music releases 12 Gates!

We have finally released the album ’12 Gates’, and are giving it away for FREE this Easter season! Yup – that’s no April Fool’s joke either.

You can find it at: http://www.noisetrade.com/pageantmusic – you can donate to help cover our production costs, but all we ask is that you share it with as many people as you think will enjoy it.

Our vision is that these songs would be an encouragement to believers everywhere and express the beauty of the Gospel of Jesus Christ in a new and different way. Birthed from the artistry and collaborative nature of the believing community in Lancaster, PA, specifically Wheatland Church, we hope that these songs will edify and enrich the worship of churches all over the US and around the world.

The driving force behind this collection and collaboration is Matthew Monticchio and myself, Hiram Ring, but with an incredible amount of interaction from our community both within and without Wheatland Church. Other artists who sing on this album are Joy Ike, Brooke Annibale, Christy Danner, Cliff and Jen Lewis, Dan Kirby, Anna Demme, Keith Winder and Alisha Ring. Matthew Clark created the image for the album cover, and Ned Bustard designed the text. Many more were involved in producing what you hear.

Visit http://pageantmusic.wordpress.com for an outline of the tracks on the album with some additional notes on the performers and musical/textual elements.

More Free Christmas Music!

Hiram Ring and Pageant Music are giving away more MP3s this season! Visit his blog for more info.

Free Christmas MP3 – this week only!

[EDIT: the Christmas giveaway has ended, but stay tuned for more gifts this holiday season]

Hiram is giving away a Christmas song this holiday season! Check out his blog for more info: http://themadafrican.blogspot.com