Walking the streets of Alaska...

FLORIDA HERE WE COME!!!

Hey guys!! Just wanted to give you a shout-out and let you know that we're headed to Florida for a few shows this week!!! If you live down in FL be sure to check out one of the gigs, if not, send a friend!!! God is doing some awesome things out here on this tour, and we're excited about the next 2 months left on the tour!!! peace-- T-Rex

SONICFLOOd Live Album “Glimpse” – October 31st, 2006

NEWS REPORT:
SONICFLOOd Live Album “Glimpse” – October 31st, 2006

An October 31st release date has been set for the next SONICFLOOd CD release titled “Glimpse – Live Recordings From Around the World”. As the name would suggest, the CD will feature a selection of live song recordings, compiled from summer 2006 performances in the US, Northern Ireland, Switzerland and Thailand, together with two brand new studio tracks.

The two studio tracks “Save Me” and “Infinite Love” – co-written by band leader Rick Heil and keyboardist Jeff Pardo – build on the fine tradition of SONICFLOOd songs of sincere worship and the search for connection and honest relationship with our Creator. Both are scheduled as radio singles. Call your local Christian radio stations and request the new single “Save Me”! “Save me Jesus, won’t you melt my pride away!”

The initial production run of “Glimpse” will be packaged with a limited edition DVD “The Making Of Glimpse” plus two music videos and a slide show. The DVD will show the band on their 2006 around the world trip, behind the scenes, on stage and in interview. Pre-orders for “Glimpse” are running HOT at SONICFLOOd’s current fall tour shows!

For a preview of the new singles and live songs from Glimpse, visit:www.myspace.com/SONICFLOOd!!!

OUR CREW ROCKs floods of fans!!!

Tico and Todd got some props from their old school in Goshen recently. Tico rocks the monitors on stage for the FLOOd and Todd makes the video server behave which is a full time job! the article goes as follows:::
GOSHEN -- When thousands of people sing to God this fall, Todd Hershberger will give them the words.

He's the new projectionist for Christian praise band SONICFLOOd, which leaves on a cross-continent tour next week.

"I guess I feel a little bit like a rock star sometimes, especially when I tell people that I'm going on tour with SONICFLOOd and I meet a huge fan that just practically faints," Hershberger said. "And then when I tell them I can get them complimentary tickets to the show, they're like, 'I love you forever.'"

Hershberger left his job as audio/visual systems specialist for Goshen College. He joins fellow Goshen graduate Joel Jimenez, who is one of SONICFLOOd's sound engineers.

Hershberger and Jimenez became good friends as students and employees at the college. They promised each other that if one got a good job in the audio world, he'd try to hook the other up.

Jimenez got his job in January. When the projectionist quit, Jimenez recommended Hershberger. They start rehearsals today and launch the tour next Monday.

SONICFLOOd has won two Dove Awards and was nominated for a Grammy for its modern rock-worship music. The band is known for its songs "Cry Holy" and "(You Are My Refuge) Shelter" and covers of "Lord, I Lift Your Name on High" and "I Could Sing of Your Love Forever."

"SONICFLOOd is considered to be the band that defined modern worship," Jimenez said. "It puts worship within reach, even to the secular crowd, because it's good music."

The "This Generation" tour has more than 50 shows through the continental U.S., Canada and Alaska. The tour is co-sponsored by The International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Church.

Besides projecting lyrics during the shows, Hershberger will display camera shots of band members and videos. He'll also coordinate live interviews between band members and mission workers abroad.

"That will be a very interesting challenge. It relies on a solid network to get the video or audio through. That changes because we're in different venues every single day," Hershberger said. "Not only will I be the video operator and the projectionist, it also sounds like I'm going to be the network guru."

Jimenez mixes the sound for the on-stage monitors the band members rely on.

He got the gig while living and playing in Nashville. As a bass player, he's performed with Christian artists Rebecca St. James, Rachel Lampa and Todd Agnew. He also played with a drummer who eventually joined SONICFLOOd and recommended him.

On Jimenez's first tour, the band played in Canada, Europe and southeast Asia. "We went literally around the world in 18 days," he said. But they didn't trash any hotel rooms.

"There's zero attitude, everybody's cool, there's none of this, 'I'm a big-name rock star,'" Jiménez said. "It's a very family-oriented work situation. When we go out, we go out to work."

Jimenez and Hershberger credit Goshen College -- particularly the mentoring of Paul Housholder, senior multimedia specialist -- for getting them qualified for the jobs. They said the small school gave them chances to learn different skills and become multi-talented. That made it hard to leave, Hershberger said, but not too hard.

"It's one of those chances in life that if I were to pass up and stick with the job that is more stable and offers the fringe benefits, I would probably look back and wonder what it would have been like," he said.

TOUR IN MOTION....

hello there! i would like to invite you to come out to see the world! we're in the beginning days of the THIS GENERATION TOUR and we would love to see you check out the schedule and then check out the concert...and let us take you on a virtual missions trip around the globe! may God bless you, Rick

A Note To Pastors....

As we are reminded of the tragic events of 9/11 let us also be reminded of the security and constant shelter of our Heavenly Fathers infinite love.
‘When all around us is falling into waste and the earth is dying, You cannot be erased … and I don’t have to be afraid!’ - 'Everlasting'

Dear Pastor, we in SONICFLOOd would love for you to consider playing our video to your church this Sunday in remembrance of the terrible events that occurred on 9/11 five years ago.
in light of the current state of our world during these last days, the song’s lyrics reassure us of the promise that our Lord will never leave us or forsake us. And that despite every hardship we face, our Lord is faithful when we put our trust in Him, to redeem the bad and use it for good. to see the video to 'Everlasting' follow this link: then chose your format, .mov or .wmv

Watch Rick's testimony on the 700Club

Rick recently sat down with cbn's Mia and her crew to tell his story about being healed from Crohn's disease.to watch the interview go to CBN.org and check it out. the 700club even went through the trouble of interviewing Dr. Church who operated on Ricky. be blessed!

OUT ON 60 CITY TOUR!!!!

hey all, we are out on the road and having a crazy time! today im writing you from New Mexico way up in the mountains. its the boonies but at least they have wireless internet. if you get a chance to come out and see this tour i know you will have a blast! we got a little rock band out with us from Texas called DALTON and they are fantastic! and we have 3 screens set up so you can sort of get an idea of what its like to travel around the world in one evening. PLUS we've got the most amazing crew with us and they work their tails off every night to make it the best concert out there! check out the front page of the sonicflood website or go to our MYSPACE PAGE and then get yourself to the show!!!!!
see ya soon!
love,
rick

Trey Cell Phone Post

Switzerland..

yo yo yo.. what's up SFd blogger people?? nothing much here, just sitting in my hotel room here in Switzerland..and it's 1:45 in the morning.. we played last night in Tavannes, Switzerland, and we've had the day off here in the town of Tramelan... it's so beautiful here! it's been a relaxing day to chill in the village and get some much needed naps in! i also found some time to make some cartoon characters of the band..pretty funny indeed!!! (from left to right::Grant, Trey, Rick, Jeff, Jordan and Chris)




the trip is going sweet, looking forward to rocking out in Thailand this next week, and on from there to our homes!!! thank you guys for your never-ending love and support!!! until next time.. peace-- TREx