June 2008
GAT3 NAMES WADE STARNES DIRECTOR OF DIGITAL MEDIA
Wade Starnes brings over 25 years of music industry experience to Gat3
Charlotte, NC, June 30, 2008—Gat3 today announced that Wade Starnes has been named Director of Digital Media. Wade Starnes will work with major motion picture, television, and gaming industries in addition to producing and engineering projects for music artists. Gat3 president, Glenn Tabor remarks “Wade is one of those truly rare people. The many talents he brings to Gat3 are beyond astonishing, however, the friendship and positive spirit is equally impressive”.
Wade Starnes comes to Gat3 from Stingray Digital (formerly Sound Choice). For years, Wade managed music production tasks for primetime television shows such as “My Name Is Earl”, “The Office”, “Deal Or No Deal”, “America’s Got Talent” and “Las Vegas”. His major motion picture efforts include “Shrek 2”, “Shark Tales”, “North Country”, and “Duets”, while his music for gaming expertise was utilized by Electronic Arts, Sony Playstation, and InGrooves.
Glenn Tabor and Wade Starnes worked on numerous projects collectively, including "Boston Tea Party" on Magna Carta records featuring Dennis Chambers, Jeff Berlin, T Lavitz and Dave Fiuczynski and music and sound effects for the twenty-seven million dollar “Creation Museum” located in the suburbs of Cincinnati, Ohio. “It was a natural progression for Wade to be a part of Gat3,” commented Susan Tabor, the Director of Operations at Gat3, “the specialized and boutique quality of audio production we offer is extraordinary. Having Wade Starnes on staff will enhance and expand the variety of innovative services that we extend to our clients”.
May 2008
Gat3 recording artist, Jason Upton, releases his newest CD, 1200 FT Below Sea Level. This new release from the Christian Singer / Songwriter was recorded from various venues across the world in 2007 and 2008 and then mixed and mastered here at Gat3 by Glenn A. Tabor III (President and Chief Engineer, Gat3 Productions). This new album is true to Jason's vision for reaching people through song. He delivers an intimate and prophetic message along with the band's artistic musical devotion to create this eleven song CD. All of the songs were hand picked by Jason from various different moments of worship so that he can share the excitement, intimacy and encouragement that he continues to generate with people across the world.
To find out more about Jason Upton and his ministry, visit www.1200ftbelowsealevel.com.
April 2008
Gat3 is pleased to announce the release of the new album from
Simplified, Elephant Sky. The album is scheduled to hit the market April 12th and has been anxiously awaited by fans. Elephant Sky was recorded at Gat3 Productions under the direction of Grammy nominated and award winning Engineer and Producer, Glenn A. Tabor, III. This new album follows the lasting success of the previous album, “Smile”, which captured many new fans, received national airplay on college and major radio markets and numerous awards, including Best Rock Album in 2007 (Charlotte Music Awards).
Simplified consists of Clee Laster on lead vocals and acoustic guitar, Chris Sheridan on electric guitar, Chris Lynch on bass guitar and Tim Lail on Drums and Percussion. For more information about Simplified, visit their website www.simplifiedmusic.com.
February 2008
Nominees for the 39th Annual Gospel Music Association (GMA) Dove Awards were announced at a press conference in Nashville, Tennessee. Among the long list of nominees were Gat3 recording artists, Kenny and Amanda Smith Band. In the category of Bluegrass Gospel Album of the Year, Tell Someone is nominated along with other artists such as Ricky Skaggs & The Whites and The Marksmen. Tell Someone was recorded, mixed and mastered at Gat3 Productions by Glenn A Tabor III. This is the third album from the band and this award nomination is just one of the honors that this album has received. The nomination follows a Grammy Nomination released December of 2007. For more information about Kenny and Amanda smith, visit www.kenny-amandasmith.com.
January 2008
The Gat3 family as well as the Gospel Music Industry has suffered a loss today, January 8, 2008, with the passing of Leo Ruppe. Leo and the Ruppe family are very close friends and clients of Gat3 and we share with them in sorrow over the loss of this great man. Please pray with us for their family. Wife, Brenda Ruppe, and daughters, Kim Lord, Heather Day and Valerie Ellenburg along with the rest of their family. We pray for comfort in this time of sorrow.
Pictured below:
Leo & Brenda Ruppe and Susan & Glenn Tabor at the 2005 BMI Awards Show in Nashville, TN
December 2007
The 50th annual Grammy Nominations for 2008 were announced December 6th 2007. Gat3 Productions is honored to announce that one of our artists are among the list of nominees eligible to receive a Grammy. Tell Someone, the 2007 release from The Kenny and Amanda Smith Band has been nominated for Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album of 2007. Joining them on this list are five other nominees in this category.
The Gospel Bluegrass album Tell Someone was recorded mixed and mastered in its entirety at Gat3 by Glenn A. Tabor, III, Engineer and President of Gat3 Productions and released by Rebel Records. Since its release, Tell Someone has soared to the top spots on many Bluegrass and Gospel Charts and received rave reviews from many of the industry’s top critics. The Kenny and Amanda Smith Band is returning to the studio at Gat3, the beginning of 2008 to record yet another album that is sure to be just as great as the last.
To find out more information about The Kenny and Amanda Smith band or to purchase this Grammy nominated album, visit www.kenny-amandasmith.com. For a complete list of Grammy nominees visit www.grammy.com.
Pictured Below: Kenny & Amanda Smith and Glenn & Susan Tabor
June 2007
We recently completed, the newest CD release from Singer/Songwriter Jason Upton, titled, Beautiful People. Production of the project spanned several months with it official release on May 29th. Beautiful People is an intimate walk through worship with the Jason Upton band and the heart of Jason himself. The project contains thirteen original songs, all written by Jason, and was recorded and mixed in its entirety here at Gat3 Productions. Glenn was able to capture the intimate worship that took place while in production. It was very important to record Jason in this manner. This recording was more about feel and experience than performance. Beautiful People is being distributed by Integrity Music. Plans have already begun for the next recording. Production on the next project is planned for late summer 2007. Just prior to this release, Glenn mixed and mastered Jason’s latest CD/DVD Combo. Between Earth and Sky is a DVD compilation from two of Jason’s live performances. The music and other audio was mixed, here at Gat3, in 5.1 surround giving you the feel of being at the service. It is combined with an audio CD and bonus material all in one package. To purchase Beautiful People or Between Earth & Sky and to learn more about Jason Upton, visit www.jasonupton.net. Visiting the site will also allow you to view a behind the scenes video, the making of Beautiful People, shot here at Gat3.