ISRAEL HOUGHTON FEATURED IN JET: Artist wants to do more in community.

Gospel Artist Israel Houghton and his group New Breed are building bridges over the gospel music generation gap with their style of music. The group’s cross cultural hit songs Again I Say Rejoice and Friend of God, You are Good are spicing up the Sunday morning play lists across the country. And they will be the featured artists in JET Magazine’s Black Music Month issue on stands June 29th.

In an interview with JET, Israel Houghton talked about his upcoming ‘The Power of One’ world wide tour due to kick off in August.

israel houghton ISRAEL HOUGHTON FEATURED IN JET: Artist wants to do more in community.

“We’re talking about, with this upcoming ‘Power of One’ tour that we’re doing in the fall, really making it as an event and not just a concert. We’re meeting with homeless shelters and food pantries in various cities and saying ‘What do you need?’ So we’re saying part of your admission to this event (could be). .bringing food or bringing something that lasts beyond two hours of music.”

Israel Houghton and Integrity Music Group are sponsoring a video contest entitles “Just Wanna Say..” to promote A Deeper Level ’09 Worship Conference hosted by Israel Houghton Sept. 9th to 12th in Houston. Fifty winners will receive special gifts but only one grand prize winner will receive a trip for themselves and their spiritual leader to attend the conference.

More... Go to www.israelhoughton.net for more information on the contest.

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I have worked in the Gospel Music industry continuously since 1993, as a Gospel Music Promoter and Musician. My career has included working with some of Gospel Music’s top recording artist, such as Kurt Carr, Maurette Brown Clark, Stephen Hurd, J Moss, and Andrae Crouch etc. I am experienced in many areas of the Gospel Music Industry. I am a Promoter, Musician, Singer, Music Coordinator, Event Manager and Gospel Music Reviewer. I have particularly strong experience in Event Management and have managed and organised many successful event throughout the years. I have developed a strong international Gospel Music Industrial respect from industry. My event management experience is founded upon a strong Musical background.