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Kim, don’t read this. Today KZION broke an all-time record with 306 simultaneous listeners. The third server I just added yesterday filled to capacity. That’s the good news. The bad news is I received an email from my server saying, “While processing the log files for user *********, the cpu has been maxed out for more then a 6 hour period.” I don’t know what that means but it can’t be good. I’ve noticed with the additional listeners the webserver has been acting up. I’m afraid I’m going to have to upgrade the webserver soon.

This morning I noticed that all of the servers were full so I decided to go ahead and add another 20 listeners. That makes 60 new slots in the past week.

There have been an increase in new member sign-ups but very few elect to sign up for a paid membership rather then a free one. I partially blame that on my inability to write persuasive copy. My pages are dull and do not make paid memberships attractive.

The new website will be better but one of my weaknesses is definitely writing persuasive ad copy and following up with new members. This reminds me I have been working on a new mindmap for building and retaining my subscriber base. I’ll share it later on my personal blog.

Sunday had a record 297 listeners connected to KZION. All the servers except the high speed members server were full for a few hours. I’ll keep an eye on it this week and see if I need to add additional capacity.

KZION had a record 288 simultaneous listeners today. Twelve of the twenty new slots that I added yesterday were used up today.

Paula wrote me to say that KZION is now heard in the Council Bluffs, Iowa Family History Center from open to close. Sometimes it’s really hard for me to comprehend the reach of KZION.

I just got a great idea. I’m going to record a shout out to play on KZION directed to all the patrons of the FHC in Council Bluffs.

I added another 20 listener capacity to my streaming server today. This is in addition to the 20 I added last week, but Sunday the servers filled up and again today they were full. In fact today KZION hit an all-time record with 274 simultaneous listeners.

I have increased KZION’s capacity by 20 listeners. I’m sure you have noticed the KZION broadcast server reaches its limit by 10 AM most days and stays full until late afternoon. Yesterday I added the 20 listeners and today 10 of those additional lines were used.

I’m predicting that by next week the additional 20 lines will be filled to capacity.

I receive a few emails each month asking why a particular artist is not on KZION. The most recent email comes from Lisa and she asks,

I was just wondering why none of Chris Rice’s music is played on KZION. I really like his music and he get very little airtime on any Mainstream Christian stations. I doubt he is LDS but he is Christian and his music is great.

It’s a good question and I’m sure a lot of people wonder the same thing. Here is my response.

Thank you for inquiring about Chris Rice’s music. KZION only plays music that has been submitted by the artist or their recording company so if your favorite artist is not represented, it’s because they have not submitted their music.

Also, KZION only plays music by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Even if music is submitted, if the artist is not LDS it will not play on KZION.

There is a great assortment of music from the Christian community and there are also a great assortment of Christian radio stations both on and off the Internet. There are virtually no LDS radio stations on the Internet except KZION and BYU Radio. As far as I know there are no LDS radio stations outside of the Internet. There are plenty of LDS Sunday shows up and down Utah and Idaho, but they broadcast one day a week and usually end by 2 PM.

KZION will always be “All LDS…All the time”

First chair violinist for the National Symphony Orchestra, Jenny Oaks Baker, will release The Jenny Oaks Baker Collection, with Salt Lake City’s Shadow Mountain Music Group April 19.

Baker, one of America’s most accomplished classical violinists, combines years of performing experience with 16 new arrangements of traditional hymns for a serenely transcendent result.

Baker began playing the violin at age four, and made her solo debut in 1983 when she was only eight years old. After receiving a bachelor’s degree in violin performance from the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, Baker went on to receive a master of Music degree from the renowned Julliard School in New York City.

In April 1999, Baker debuted at Carnegie Hall as a featured soloist in the Easter Festival Concert. She was a guest soloist with the Jerusalem Symphony, the San Diego Symphony, the Concerto Soloists Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, the Utah Symphony, the Orchestra at Temple Square, and the internationally acclaimed Mormon Tabernacle Choir in national television and radio broadcasts. Baker was also a guest artist in “An Evening of Celebration” with President Gordon B. Hinckley, a musical program for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints viewed around the world.

Baker’s experience in performing transfers to the recording studio as evident in her five best-selling albums. Her debut, On Wings of Song was released in 1998, followed by Songs My Mother Taught Me, Where Love Is, American Tapestry, and The Light Divine in 2003.

Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Dallin H. and the late June Oaks Baker now lives in Northern Virginia with her husband Matthew and their three daughters—Laura June, Hannah Jean and Sarah Noelle.

For more information, please visit www.jennyoaksbaker.com

Inspirational Music Icon, Kenneth Cope, Releases Enhanced Edition of My Servant Joseph

Thousands were turned away when Kenneth Cope took his album My Servant Joseph on tour in 1994. It was the first event of its kind and popularity was immediate. In honor of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Joseph Smith, Cope has released an enhanced, digitally re-mastered edition of this best-selling album.

My Servant Joseph, the 200th Anniversary Edition, in stores now, includes six new songs demonstrating Cope’s songwriting prowess and contemplative nature as he reflects on the life of Joseph Smith Jr.

Few musicians have impacted a culture or genre as acutely and intensely as has this composer, producer, performer, songwriter, and singer. Cope consistently sets the standard for excellence in inspirational LDS music.

In addition to his seven albums, Cope ventured into the world of film scoring, by writing and producing an original score for Joseph Smith, the Seer, an interactive CD-ROM that explores and examines the life of the prophet. Currently, Cope is collaborating with author Susan Easton Black and artist Liz Lemon Swindle on a multimedia presentation to chronicle the life of Christ, titled Son of Man.

Recognizing Cope’s achievements, the Faith Centered Music Association (FCMA) has awarded him numerous PEARL Awards over the years including Male Vocalist of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, and Album of the Year. Stories from Eden’s Garden garnered Cope an Indie nomination for Contemporary Christian Album of the Year from the Association for Independent Music and in 2003, Cope received the Best of State Award for Male Vocalist of the Year.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is celebrating the 200th anniversary of Joseph Smith’s birth throughout 2005 with a combination of performances, media presentations, documentaries, and a new film exploring the process through which Joseph was prepared, tutored, and refined to fulfill his prophetic calling.

For more information about Kenneth or Joseph Smith please visit www.kennethcope.com and www.lds.org.

Inspirational Music Icon Celebrates 20 Years with First Album in Three Years

An icon in inspirational music, Kenneth Cope has blazed a legacy of excellence throughout his extensive career. Such a legacy is now intimately captured on his first album in three years, Face To Face, Kenneth Cope Collection.

Face to Face includes two new songs as well as favorites from each of Cope’s previous best-selling albums. These include such classics as “His Hands,” “Face To Face,” “Brothers,” and “Never a Better Hero.”

In the three year’s since his last album, Cope took time to mentor and produce new artist, Mindy Gledhill and her debut album, The Sum of All Grace. He also ventured into the world of film scoring, by writing and producing an original score for Joseph Smith, The Seer, an interactive CD-ROM that explores and examines the life of the prophet. Currently, Kenneth is collaborating with author Susan Easton Black and artist Liz Lemon Swindle on the much anticipated multimedia chronicle of the life of Christ, titled Son of Man.

Few musicians have impacted a culture or genre as acutely and intensely as this composer, producer, performer, songwriter, and singer. Beginning his career in 1986 by recording the theme song for a Christian youth album, Cope went on to compose numerous songs for seven more youth compilations. His first solo album, Heaven—Don’t Miss It For The World (1987), was followed by the best-selling and critically acclaimed, Greater Than Us All (1989). Cope demonstrated his songwriting prowess and contemplative nature by producing two thematic albums: My Servant Joseph (1993) and Women at the Well (1995) before recording Eden’s Garden (1998), A Prayer unto Thee (1999) and Hear My Praise (2002).

“I strongly believe if we are doing the things God wants us to do with our lives, He will open the way for us to continue in our path and consistently bring about more good,” Cope said.

For more information, please visit www.kennethcope.com.

Media Contact: Krista Q. Maurer

Director of Publicity and Media Relations

Shadow Mountain Music Group

phone: 801.517.3371

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