FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

GRAMMY-NOMINATED ARTISTS BRANDON HEATH AND LEELAND
CO-HEADLINE 43-CITY “FOLLOW YOU TOUR” THIS FALL
WITH SPECIAL GUEST FRANCESCA BATTISTELLI

Nashville, Tenn. (July 27, 2009) – Grammy® nominee and GMA Dove Award winning Male Vocalist of theYear, Brandon Heath and Grammy®-nominated progressive rock act, Leeland, will co-headline the Follow You Tour in 43-cities this fall, featuring special guest Francesca Battistelli. The Follow You Tour introduces new music from Leeland’s anticipated third album titled Love Is On The Move releasing Aug. 25, and Heath’s award-winning sophomore album What If We, featuring his Dove Award-winning Song of the Year “Give Me Your Eyes” and Christian AC radio’s recent No.1 song “Wait And See.” The high-profile touring event kicks off at the Johnny Carson Theatre in Norfolk, Neb., September 23 and wraps up on November 22 at Samford University in Birmingham, Ala.

Along with offering audiences a night of great music and worship with three of the most popular artists in Christian music today, the Follow You Tour also engages attendees with a message close to the hearts of these artists. With a collective mission to love and serve the poor and broken, Leeland and Heath recently traveled to Cambodia. Each night on tour, audiences will hear more about that experience and have the chance to respond to each night’s worship with immediate action offering child sponsorships through Food for the Hungry.

Leeland, Brandon Heath and Francesca Battistelli hope to inspire Christians to engage actively with world need. “We see our calling as a band as two-fold: reaching out to the poor and reaching the ‘up-and outers.’ America’s a rich nation, but we’re spiritually poor,” explains Leeland Mooring. “We want to see God bring a personal revival in the hearts of Americans and transform our nation.”

“After traveling through Asia with Leeland, more specifically Cambodia, I can say that we’ve seen God with the poor,” says Brandon Heath. “This tour is about sharing what we’ve learned among the least of these. Cambodia was about going and listening and being changed. We hope that audiences will have the same experience at the Follow You Tour. We’re on the same page with each other,” explains Jack, keyboardist for Leeland. “Brandon’s heart, like ours, is focused on being about action.”

Brandon Heath is a respected songwriter and considered a radio hit-maker in the Nashville music
community. He first began writing at age 13 and his background is rooted in a history with Christian
youth-based organization, Young Life, which is grounded in relationship and mentoring. Heath’s most
current hit list includes Grammy®-nominated single “Give Me Your Eyes,” from sophomore release, What If We. The song was recently awarded a GMA Dove Award for Song of the Year and spent 14 weeks at No.1 on Billboard’s Hot Christian AC radio chart, and 27 weeks at No. 1 on iTunes Christian Song Chart. To date, the album’s breakout first single continues to lead digitally, selling more than 360,000 total downloads of the track across all digital providers. The second single “Wait and See” was recently the top song in the country on the Christian AC Indicator chart.

Often quoted as one of Christian music’s most gripping live bands, the 2006 debut Sound of Melodies and 2008’s Opposite Way quickly established Leeland as a leader in the worship community and beyond. While both previous albums were Grammy®-nominated and drew a combined eight Dove nominations, Leeland’s measure of success has always been the human heart. And now Leeland’s third album, Love Is On The Move is a landmark in the deepest sense.

Featured guest for the Follow You Tour is Francesca Battistelli, who received five Dove Nominations in 2009, a remarkable feat for a new artist. Francesca continues to experience chart-breaking radio success, substantial play on popular TV and film and contagious online fan interaction. “It’s Your Life” from My Paper Heart releases on July 10 and follows debut chart-topping single, “Free To Be Me”, which was the first No.1 single from a female artist on AC radio since 2005 also ranking her as the most added female artist and new artist in Christian radio history. “I’m so excited to be part of this Fall tour with Leeland and Brandon,” says Francesca. “This tour is a great opportunity for us to all take a step outside of our comfort zone and move deliberately toward helping others and answering the call to action that the Lord establishes for each one of us, each day.”

For More Information:

Leeland: www.leelandonline.com
twitter.com/leelandofficial

Brandon Heath: www.brandonheath.net
twitter.com/brandonheath

Francesca: www.francescamusic.com
twitter.com/francescamusic

*Itinerary is subject to change without advance notice.

9/23/09 Johnny Carson Theater Norfolk, Neb.
9/24/09 Memorial Auditorium at Concordia College Moorhead, Minn.
9/25/09 Northwestern College St. Paul, Minn.
9/26/09 Highland Community Church Wausau, Wis.
9/29/09 North Syracuse Baptist Church Syracuse, N.Y.
9/30/09 Augusta Armory Augusta, Maine
10/1/09 Lancaster Bible College Lancaster, Pa.
10/2/09 Family Worship Center Beckley, W.Va.
10/3/09 Vines Center?Liberty University Lynchburg, Va.
10/4/09 World Worship Center Charlotte, N.C.
10/6/09 Calvary Church Savannah, Ga.
10/9/09 First Baptist Church Ocala Ocala, Fla.
10/10/09 Countryside Christian Center Clearwater, Fla.
10/11/09 Sebastian High School Sebastian, Fla.
10/14/09 Bethany World Prayer Center Baton Rouge, La.
10/16/09 Woodlands Church The Woodlands, TX
10/17/09 FBC Wichita Falls Wichita Falls, TX
10/18/09 Metro Center Arlington ? Fielder Road Baptist Arlington, TX
10/19/09 The Lords Christian Center Donna, TX
10/22/09 Lufkin Civic Center Lufkin, TX
10/23/09 Concordia Lutheran Church San Antonio, TX
10/24/09 Dodson Auditorium Kilgore, TX
10/25/09 First Baptist Church Lubbock Lubbock, TX
10/29/09 Hope Church Cordova, Tenn.
10/31/09 Remingtons Springfield, Mo.
11/1/09 Christian Fellowship Church Evansville, Ind.
11/4/09 Cathedral of Praise Charleston, S.C.
11/5/09 Cornerstone Baptist Church Darlington, S.C.
11/6/09 The Plaza Theatre Orlando, Fla.
11/7/09 Taylor Church Sanderson, Fla.
11/8/09 Myrtle Beach Community Church Myrtle Beach, S.C.
11/10/09 Culpeper Baptist Church Culpeper, Va.
11/12/09 Community Reformed Church ? Zeeland, Mich.
11/13/09 The Underground Cincinnati, Ohio
11/14/09 Willoughby Hills Friends Church Willoughby Hills, Ohio
11/15/09 Riverside Community Church Peoria, Ill.
11/16/09 First Assembly of God Fort Wayne, Ind.
11/19/09 Woodland Heights Baptist Church Conway, Ark.
11/20/09 Decatur Baptist Church Decatur, Ala.
11/22/09 Wright Center, Samford University Birmingham, Ala.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Print, TV, Talk Radio, contact: Alisha McArthur, 615/261-6330, alisha.mcarthur@pmgsonymusic.com.

Provident Label Group – 741 Cool Springs Boulevard – Franklin, TN 37067
615.261.6500 – info@providentlabelgroup.com

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July 27, 2009

COPE CLOTHING FOUNDER DAN ROSEBLADE
JOINS EXTRA MILE MERCH

Roseblade delivers immediate value for EMM’s newest clients including Youth Specialties, Fellowship of Christian Athletes & To Save A Life

ORANGE COUNTY, CA – Extra Mile Merch, a full-service merchandise development and screen-printing company, announced today that Dan Roseblade has joined the Extra Mile Merch team as Brand Manager. His duties include business development, creative direction and production management.

Roseblade has built his career creating the highest level of modern apparel design to advance the Kingdom of God.  After becoming a Christian, Dan surrendered his passion for design and screen printing, and began focusing on how to use these talents to rescue a lost generation.  His COPE Clothing line (Christ Offers Peace Everlasting) was one of the flagship brands to use clothing and branding as a way for young Christians to testify their faith.  COPE Clothing inspired the creation of high school clubs that inspired change and leadership on campuses, as well as designing and producing many custom apparel offerings for Force Skydiving, a support ministry for military personnel and their families, and Champions for Christ, a Pro and college athletes ministry.

Extra Mile Merch hopes to relaunch the COPE Clothing line later this year.

“Dan is clearly inspired in his passion for merch and ministry.  We could not be more excited for our clients and the growth of our services than to have Dan in middle of everything we are doing. God is building an amazing team.” states Extra Mile Merch Co-founder Scott Brinson.

Roseblade has already been instrumental in managing relationships and overseeing projects for Extra Mile Merch’s clients including hip-hop dance crew the Groovaloos, winners of NBC’s Superstars of Dance, as well as B. Reith (Gotee Records,) Youth Specialties’ DCLA 2009, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and the feature film To Save A Life from Outreach Media.

Extra Mile Merch exists to design and manufacture custom apparel and accessories lines for ministries and movements, brands and bands, artists and authors, companies and conferences.  Featuring a team of fashion savvy designers and creative experts in fabrics, embroidery and printing, Extra Mile Merch (EMM) are experts in solution-driven manufacturing; developing custom strategies and lines whether clients need only a well-designed but low cost giveaway shirt for promotional uses, or a consumer-driven retail line that will sell in any space.  The company is driven by an internal commitment to create garments that will actually be worn by real world consumers rather than finding a home as a gym shirt or nightshirt.  EMM will also print or manufacture existing designs while walking clients through their options for garment selection and printing.

Not merely screen-printing logos on shirts, Extra Mile Merch is able to create a full-scale line of merchandise including shirts, hoodies, beanies, accessories, jewelry and custom items.  The company is also proud to offer screen-printing, drop shipping, fulfillment and web store creation.

Kathy Douglas, CEO of Indie Extreme Inc., and Artist Manager states “Extra Mile Merch designed a merch line for Matt Brouwer’s fall tour that has increased his sales per person at our concerts by 50%!  We recommend that everyone follow Scott’s advice and ideas for a successful merchandise line for your concert table!”

The company is a partnership founded by Scott Brinson and Scott A. Shuford.  Having co-founded the clothing and film lifestyle company Truth Soul Armor, Scott Brinson built Truth into the largest Christian-owned clothing brand in the U.S.  Brinson’s experience includes clothing design, music, film, internet, product development and retail. He has a hands-on understanding of the intersection of faith and pop culture and has been responsible for creating successful merchandise offerings for many youth movements including Promise Keepers’ youth division and Youth For Christ’s “Acquire The Fire” brand.

Scott A. Shuford connects the dots between organizations and the faith-based consumer audience. Shuford’s FrontGate Media has been featured in Adweek, and since 2002 has grown into the #1 pop-culture media group reaching the Christian audience through online sites and events with 15 million email subscribers, 25 million monthly page views, 600,000+ at live events and in 45 million television households.

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For more information about Extra Mile Merch, please contact:
Lori Lenz
FrontGate Media
714-553-5181
Lori@FrontGateMedia.com
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