'Gospel Dream' Talent Search Series Returns on GMC

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Tue Mar 24, 2009 3:01pm EDT

Original Idol(R)-Like Hit Gospel/Christian Talent Search Series Is Back: GMC
Renews Gospel Dream for Fourth Season, 'Greatest Inspirational Songs of
All-Time' to Be Theme

Feeder Auditions to Be Held in Atlanta, Dallas, Detroit, Los Angeles,
Minneapolis, Nashville, Oakland, Orlando & Seattle in April & May; Season
Premiere June 27

ATLANTA, March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- More intense competition and passionate
music performances from aspiring Gospel/Christian singers hoping to make their
dreams come true will be featured as Gospel Music Channel (GMC) television
network announced today that it has renewed its popular American Idol(R)-like
talent search series Gospel Dream for a fourth season. Gospel Dream will be
seen Saturday nights at 8:00 p.m. (ET/PT) through the summer starting June 27.
 The theme for the season will be "The Greatest Inspirational Songs of All
Time."

Gospel Dream will once again invite performers from all Gospel/Christian
styles, including traditional, rock, pop, country and soul, to compete on
national television for a chance to win a record and music video deal, among
other prizes. Solo artists, ages 16 to 40, are eligible to audition for Gospel
Dream.  30-35 contestants will be invited to compete for the crown in
Nashville. Audition registration information can be found at
http://www.gospelmusicchannel.com/gospeldream -- which will include the
ability for people to enter online by submitting a video performance through
Christian and social networking site tangle.com.  New this year will be the
ability for someone who isn't competing to win a $1000 "Referral Fee" by
recommending the contestant who ultimately is crowned the winner.

The cities and dates scheduled for Gospel Dream feeder auditions are:
         Seattle                 April  1
         Minneapolis             April  8
         Dallas                  April 10
         Los Angeles             April 14
         Oakland                 April 15
         Nashville               April 25
         Orlando                 May 1
         Atlanta                 May 2
         Detroit                 May 4


Specific time and locations for the auditions can be found at
http://www.gospelmusicchannel.com/gospeldream

"Gospel Dream is the original music reality competition on television that
celebrates aspiring artists who desire to inspire, as well as to entertain.
The show connected with our viewers in the first three seasons and the season
four competition promises to be even more compelling and will be seen by even
more viewers thanks to our tremendous growth in distribution," commented
Charles Humbard, founder and president, Gospel Music Channel. 

Elvin Ross is the creator, executive producer and musical director of the
Gospel Dream series. Tangible Vision will produce the series for GMC.

Gospel Music Channel is the fastest-growing network in television and can be
seen in more than 43 million homes on various cable systems around the
country, on DIRECTV (Channel 338) and on Verizon FiOS (Channel 224).


SOURCE  Gospel Music Channel

Jim Weiss of Gospel Music Channel, +1-770-692-4579,
jim@gospelmusicchannel.com
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