New Contact Information

CLG will be back up and running Monday, November 10th after the relocation to Nashville, TN from Minneapolis, MN.

New phone numbers:

Telephone
(615) 280-1911

Fax
(615) 280-1912

Mailing Address:

Chrematizo Label Group / CLG Distribution
P.O. Box 1029
Antioch, TN 37011

Welcome To CSR Entertainment Hits Soundscan's Top 100

The latest compilation album from ChristSyde Records entitled "Welcome To CSR Entertainment" weighs in at #92 on this week's Soundscan Top 100 R&B/Hip-Hop Chart.

The album is available at Berean and Family Christian stores nationwide and, of course, iTunes, Rhapsody and other prominent digital retailers worldwide. The physical CD includes a bonus DVD containing interviews and other exclusive video content.

CLG Is Relocating To Nashville

In a strategic move to build upon current momentum taking place with the company, Chrematizo Label Group / CLG Distribution will be relocating from Minneapolis, MN to the Nashville, TN area November 1, 2008.

CLG's Distribution Division is currently dealing with the first U.S. solo release from Hillsong United's Brooke Fraser. The album, entitled "Albertine", is steadily climbing the Soundscan Adult Contemporary chart. The first single, "Shadowfeet", has seen notable success at Christian radio with both the CHR format (currently at #6) and the AC format (currently at #18). In addition, CLG Distribution has just inked a deal with Blood & Ink Records, home of hard rock bands Burden Of A Day, With Blood Comes Cleansing, Saints Never Surrender, The Blue Letter, All In and many more.

Moving the company to Nashville will provide access to a great pool of talent in relation to both artists/labels and networking opportunities.

Brooke Fraser Forced To Back Out Of The Hotel Cafe Tour

After an intensive touring and radio campaign in support of "Albertine", Brooke Fraser has come down with pneumonia. As a result, she has been forced to back out of the Hotel Cafe tour in order to concentrate on her health and recovery. The 13 city tour begins tomorrow (October 9th) and continues throughout the month of October. The tour (which features artists such as Rachael Yamagata, Ingrid Michaelson, Meiko, Priscilla Ann and many more) will continue as planned without Brooke.

Future tour dates will be reported when they become available.

BLASE Continues A Positive Run At Gospel Radio

For the second week in a row, BLASE are having an impact at Gospel radio stations across the country. The first single "My Gift" (from their sophomore effort entitled "Live & Learn") appears in R&R's "Gospel Most Added" column.

The two new adds into regular rotation are in the following markets:


- WFLT - Flint, MI
- WNOO - Chattanooga, TN

Visit ChremaStore.com, CLG's MySpace page, Facebook or ilike.com to preview this remarkable song.

Brooke Fraser Tour Dates - September & October 2008

Check out Brooke on tour in the following cities during the months of September and October. October will see Brooke joining the Hotel Cafe tour:







September (solo with Matt Hires):
9/12 - El Rey Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
9/14 - Slim's (San Francisco, CA)
9/15 - Richard's on Richard's Cabaret (Vancouver, British Columbia)
9/17 - House of Blues (Chicago, IL)
9/19 - The Mod Club Theatre (Toronto, Ontario)
9/21 - Paradise Rock Club (Boston, MA)
9/23 - The Fillmore New York at Irving (New York, NY)


October (Hotel Cafe tour with Meiko, Priscilla Ahn, JayMay, Erin McCarley and Holly Conlan):
10/9 - SoHo Restaurant (Santa Barbara, CA)
10/10 - Hotel Cafe (Los Angeles, CA)
10/11 - House of Blues (Anaheim, CA)
10/13 - Belly Up (Solana Beach, CA)
10/14 - Martini Ranch (Phoenix, AZ)
10/16 - House of Blues (Dallas, TX)
10/17 - Parish (Austin, TX)
10/18 - Meridian Red Room (Houston, TX)
10/20 - Workplay Theater (Birmingham, AL)
10/21 - Exit/In (Nashville, TN)
10/22 - Variety Playhouse (Atlanta, GA)
10/23 - Common Grounds (Gainesville, FL)
10/25 - The Social (Orlando, FL)

BLASE at the top of the Gospel Most Added list for R&R (Week of 9/12)

Houston's Urban Gospel sensation "BLASE" outperforms Kenny Lewis & One Voice, Candi Staton, Dave Hollister, Arkansas Gospel Mass Choir, Mary Mary and Paul Porter in this week's "Gospel Most Added" category on R&R's "Gospel National Airplay" chart for the week of 9/12/08. BLASE dominates the category with 6 new adds at reporting Gospel stations nationwide:

- KHLR (Little Rock, Arkansas)
- KHVN (Fort Worth, Texas)
- KOKA (Shreveport, Louisiana)
- WHLH (Jackson, Mississippi)
- WUFO (Amherst, New York)
- WXTC (Charleston, South Carolina)

Click the album cover to view the chart.

Brooke Fraser's "Shadowfeet" Continues To Gain Traction With Christian Radio

Brooke Fraser's single, "Shadowfeet", continues to gain momentum at radio nationwide. This week, the single has risen to:

#7 on the Christian CHR Chart (R&R)
#18 on the Christian AC Chart (R&R)

Sales continue to build at physical and digital retail destinations. The album, Albertine, is currently available through the following national Christian chains, countless Christian "mom & pop" retailers and online retail sites:

LifeWay
Family Christian
Berean
Mardel
ChristianBook.com
WatchFireMusic.com
ChremaStore.com

Visit these and other fine retail destinations to pick up your copy now!

"Shadowfeet" Cracks The Top 10 @ Christian CHR Radio

The first single from Brooke Fraser's Albertine album entitled "Shadowfeet" is positioned at #9 on the Christian CHR chart this week. With all but 7 reporting CHR stations on board, momentum continues to build and will likely see this magnificent single climb higher in the Top 10.

24 year old BROOKE FRASER is a pop phenomenon in New Zealand and Australia where sales for her new album Albertine and debut What To Do With Daylight have together sold over 225,000 units. Brooke recorded Albertine in Hollywood with renowned producer Marshall Altman (Train, Marc Broussard & Matt Nathanson).

Brooke is a member of the Hillsong United Church for which she has written two wildly popular and best-selling hymns. Her performance of one of those hymns, "Hosanna", has had over 1,400,000 views on YouTube. Overall, she has over 3 million plays on her YouTube channel as well as over 730,000 plays and 30,000 friends on her MySpace page.

National touring continues through September and October, 2008.

Free Downloads On PureVolume

Come visit CLG Distribution on PureVolume.com to download the latest and greatest music from the finest independent Christian artists in the land!

Available now for a limited time only:

Holy Hip Hop

"Get At Me" by Blue Chip & Specialist (from their album "Ground Zero" on Arete Music / B4 Ent.)

Pop / CCM

"Smallest Things" by Strive (from their upcoming release "Fire" on GoDigital Records)