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CHRISTMAS ALBUM CANCELLED
Unfortunately, FFH is not coming out with a Christmas album this year.
However, a new studio album is coming in Spring 2003. So be looking
forward to that!
---- Posted on July 22nd, 2002
INSPIRATIONAL LIFE AWARDS
After winning Inspirational Life Awards for both performer Of The Year
and Pop/Contemporary Album Of The Year (Found A Place) in 2001,
Essential Records’ pop quartet FFH garners repeat nominations in both
categories, the latter for its current project, Have I Ever Told You.
The only fan-driven awards program for Christian products, winners are
determined by the number of votes received in each category on INSP’s
Web site ballot. As FFH frontman Jeromy Deibler comments, “FFH is
honored to be among the nominees for this year’s Inspirational Life
Awards. These awards mean so much to us because the voters are Christian
music fans and listeners just like us. No industry bells and whistles -
just audience opinion.”
The Inspirational Life Awards program launched in 1997 to recognize
outstanding Christian performers, singers, musicians, writers and
producers as chosen by viewers of The Inspirational Networks. Votes are
accepted on www.inspawards.com
through August 2002, at which time votes will be tabulated and winners
announced beginning in October.
Essential Records band FFH is Jeromy Deibler, Jennifer Deibler, Brian
Smith and Michael Boggs. The group traveled this past fall and winter as
special guest on Point of Grace’s “Free to Fly” tour and has
continued performing in support of its current album, Have I Ever Told
You, with concerts, camps and conventions booked through early fall.
Recently nominated for Best Pop/Contemporary Album by the Gospel Music
Association, Have I Ever Told You is the band’s third Essential
release, following the success of their national debut, I Want To Be
Like You (which earned them the title of Best New Artist of 1999 by The
CCM Update), and their critically acclaimed sophomore record Found A
Place. Career sales of the band’s recordings have reached close to 1
million copies and generated numerous radio hits. Have I Ever Told You
has garnered three No. 1 radio singles since its debut nine months ago,
including, “Watching Over Me,” “On My Cross” and “Before It
Was Said.”
---- Posted on May 29th, 2002
NEW ALBUM IN PROGRESS
Marti recently sent out an email to newsletter subscribers that FFH is
scheduled to release a brand new studio album by spring of 2003! Keep
FFH in your prayers as they start to go into the recording process.
---- Posted on May 21st, 2002
CHRISTMAS ALBUM INFORMATION
According to our handy dandy news anchor (haha), it is now definitely
more likely that FFH in fact will be releasing a Christmas album. Of
course, we will keep you up-to-date!
---- Posted on May 9th, 2002
NEW SINGLE IS RELEASED
FFH released a new single on April 20th. The single is... *drum
roll*..."Fly Away"! Whoohoo! This song is absolutely awesome
so go and request it. Also, remember to vote for it at CMCentral's
"The Chart".
---- Posted on April 22nd, 2002
RELEASE DATE FOR CHRISTMAS CD
Awesome news, guys! FFH is slated to be releasing a Christmas album on
September 24th, 2002. (No title yet.) I don't know how reliable this is,
but hopefully it's correct! Let's keep praying for FFH that they know
what songs to put on the album, and that God gives them enough rest
through the recording process. I'll let you know if I hear anything else
on this! If you want more information and want to see the exact listing,
check out Gospel Site.
---- Posted on April 8th, 2002
JEROMY IS PRODUCING!
This is awesome news!! My Hometeam Magazine came in the mail today, and
this is what Jeromy had to say. Check it out! "FFH has a really
exciting year coming up but in-between FFH dates I will be doing some
producing on my own. Starting in January, I will be working with a newly
signed band from Alabama called "Big Daddy Weave". It will be
my first experience in the producer's chair so I'm a little nervous but
feel excited to dive into something a little different. FFH has always
been and continues to be my top priority but producing has been
something I have wanted to explore for some time. FFH's producer, Scott
Williamson, has been very gracious in offering his help and experience
wherever I need it and Jennifer, Bri, and Mike have been awesome in
offering their support. Keep me in your prayers!"
We will definitely be praying for you, Jeromy! Good luck!
---- Posted on March 18th, 2002
A NEW CHRISTMAS ALBUM?
According to Jennifer, there may be a Christmas album in the works. From
Jennifer herself, "...There is also some talk of us recording a
Christmas record this Spring. This is something FFH has always wanted to
do and I hope we get the chance to finally make it happen!"
Wouldn't that be the coolest thing? Let's keep FFH in our prayers!
---- Posted on March 5th, 2002
A NEW CONTEST RUNNING
Another great contest for the Home Team members! Read below for more
information:
"We are going to award "FFH's #1 Fan" with a t-shirt, an
FFH logo necklace, a floppy hat, and a signed copy of FFH's book
"Far From Home: Stories from the Road". What we want our Home
Team Members to do is write in 500 words or less why YOU are FFH's #1
fan. Send your entry to Hometeam@FFH.net with "Contest"
in the subject line or mail your entry to:
FFH Home Team Contest
300 10th Ave. South
Nashville, TN 37203
Entries must include your full name, Home Team member number, your
shipping address and your e-mail address."
Remember you MUST be a Home Team member to participate in this
contest! If you'd like to join the fan club, go to the official
site for more information. Have fun writing those essays!
---- Posted on March 1st, 2002
20: THE COUNTDOWN MAGAZINE
FFH is zipping on up 20: The Countdown Magazine radio chart. Last week
they placed number three with their mega-hit "Open Up The
Sky". Now all we have to do is get them to number one... (come on,
they can beat out Steven Curtis Chapman!) Make sure to call up your
local Christian station and request them!
---- Posted on February 24th, 2002
NEW CD RELEASE
The day you all have been waiting for... "City On A Hill: Sing
Alleluia" (various artists come together for another album of
praise & worship songs) releases today, February 19th, 2002! Make
sure to go out and pick this album up at your local Christian music
store. It has gotten huge reviews, and almost everyone agrees that this
album is better than the first one. Don't take my word for it, go get it
and judge for yourself!
---- Posted on February 19th, 2002
FFH TO APPEAR ON NEW CD
FFH is going to be appearing on a new compilation CD featuring various
artists; the album is called "God Of Wonders" and is a
compilation of modern worship songs. Caedmon's Call and Third Day are
just a couple of the bands appearing with FFH. The album is scheduled to
be released on April 23, 2002. I'll be bringing you more
information as I receive it!
---- Posted on February 18th, 2002
CONGRATS TO FFH
According to FFH's official website, FFH placed two songs into the Top
10 CCM songs of 2001 Yearly Chart. "Watching Over Me"
placed at position number eight, while "On My Cross" reached
number five. Congratulations to FFH!
---- Posted on February 13th, 2002
"BEFORE IT WAS SAID" AT #1
FFH's second inspirational single, "Before It Was Said",
peeked at number one on the inspirational charts for the week of
February 4th. We'll let you know how it's keeping up on the charts very
soon!
---- Posted on February 7th, 2002
"WATCHING OVER ME" AT #9
FFH's first single from Have I Ever Told You, "Watching Over
Me", places at the #9 spot for being the most played song of 2001!
Whoohoo! We'll try to bring you more information as we get it. Stay
tuned!
---- Posted on February 2nd, 2002
FFH NOMINATED FOR A DOVE!
FFH has been nominated for a Dove Award! They're up for Pop/Contemporary
Album of the Year. Here are the other nominees:
Declaration; Steven Curtis Chapman; Brown Bannister,
Steven Curtis Chapman; Sparrow
Free To Fly; Point Of Grace; David Tyson, Brown Bannister,
Nathan Nockels, Tom Laune, Glen Garrett, Wayne Tester; Word
Have I Ever Told You?; FFH; Scott Williamson, David
Hamilton; Essential
Invitation to Eavesdrop; Shaun Groves; Monroe Jones;
Rocketown
Oxygen; Avalon; Brown Bannister; Sparrow
Talk About It; Nicole C. Mullen; Justin Niebank, David
Mullen, Nicole C. Mullen; Word
---- Posted on January 23rd, 2002
JEROMY & JEN FEATURED IN K-LOVE MAGAZINE
Jeromy and Jennifer were featured in the magazine with other artist
couples. The article was entitled "Love Songs: Composing The Melody
Of Marriage". Check below for the excerpt on these two love
birds...
"They promised to cherish each other in good times and in
bad. Many days, they haven't much time to cherish each other. But they
try. Long hours in the studio blur into months of living on a tour bus
full of tired people and bunk beds. Dinners are catered food on paper
plates with all the band mates. Amid hurried conversations between gigs,
couples long for some alone time. Romantic? Hardly. That's the life of
married couples in Christian music. We chatted with five couples, some
who work together, and some who work apart. Here, they share the joys
and struggles of being married to a fellow artist, and their love on and
off the road.
Jennifer
and Jeromy Deibler (FFH)
How
long have they been married?
Jennifer and Jeromy have been married six years and have worked
together for seven. They haven't any children, yet.
How did they meet?
They met in 1994 at a Rich Mullins' concert during Gospel Music Week
in Nashville, Tenn. Jeromy traveled from Pennsylvania and Jennifer from
her home in St. Louis, Mo., to attend the concert. Mutual friends
introduced them, and it was interest at first sight. "The first
thing she ever asked me — and she didn't even know me — was to hold
her purse because she wanted to get closer to the stage," says
Jeromy, laughing. They were married a year later.
How did Jeromy propose to Jennifer?
In April 1995, Jeromy bought a dozen red roses and proposed to
Jennifer over the microphone at the conclusion of an FFH concert in
Lancaster, Penn. Jennifer, who was in the audience with both of their
families, was shocked! Jeromy had made up this big story that he would
never propose at a concert because it was serious ministry time. He was
just trying to throw her off, and he did. "I don't think she said
yes right away. I think her first words were, 'I'm going to kill
you,'" says Jeromy, chuckling. They were married in November that
year.
What are the benefits of working together in the studio and on the road?
Jeromy: It's awesome to not have to leave your wife.
What is the downside of working together?
Jennifer: We're together all of the time and it's hard for us to
ever be alone and have our own space. After seven years, we have become
used to being together all the time. Now, on the few occasions we're
apart, it's weird.
How does being on the road so much affect their relationship?
Jennifer: We live with eight or nine other people on a bus.
Jeromy: Our relationship is different when we're on the road. We're
with a bunch of people so we don't get a lot of alone time. I feel more
disconnected from Jennifer when we're on the road. (They are on the road
about 150 days a year). The morning is our sacred time. Sometimes before
Jennifer gets up, I will get off the bus and go to the hotel. We try to
give each other space because we know that's something that is important
to both of us.
How do they keep their romance alive?
Jeromy: What romance [he laughs]? Sometimes, instead of eating
catered meals with the group, the two of us will go out to lunch or
dinner. We try to remind each other that we are married. It's hard,
though. You may think that our life is glamorous and we're staying at
four-star hotels and dressing up all the time, but we're not. We're
crammed in a bus. We sleep in separate beds 150 days out of the year.
It's not glamorous.
Jennifer: Jeromy is pretty romantic. He writes me cards telling me
what I mean to him.
How does working together affect their spiritual life?
Jeromy: We always have someone to bounce our ideas off of. We both
have been learning and growing as the Lord teaches us. A few months ago,
Jennifer was telling me the Lord was sharing with her things that she
had set up as idols in her life. Because of being around her, I said,
"I think I need to search myself for that too." If we had
regular jobs and got home around 5 or 6 p.m., we wouldn't be
concentrating on the spiritual things as much as the day-to-day aspects
of life.
Jennifer: I think it makes us accountable to each other. Jeromy will
find me in the morning and we will pray together. We also pray at night.
That reminds me to keep my focus."
---- Posted on January 22nd, 2002
FFH IS ELIGIBLE FOR 2002 DOVES
FFH is eligible for the 2002 Dove Awards! While they may be eligible
right now, they may not be picked for the finals. They're up against
some pretty big names. This will be a tough one! Let's just cross our
fingers and hope that they do get into the finals. (Who wouldn't vote
for FFH?) Here are the categories they are in:
2002 Artist of the Year
2002 Group of the Year
2002 Female Vocalist of the Year
2002 Song of the Year
2002 Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song
2002 Inspirational Recorded Song
2002 Pop/Contemporary Album
---- Posted on January 22nd, 2002
CMCENTRAL .COM FEATURES FFH INTERVIEW
This audio interview was recorded at Paramount's Carowinds theme park in
Charlotte, NC, at Christian Music Day, a day-long festival at which FFH
was a featured performer. Greg Webb recorded the interview just a few
hours before they performed.
Click
here to listen to the interview.
The interview lasts approximately 17 minutes.
RealPlayer
required.
---- Posted on January 20th, 2002
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