Celebrated acoustic duo Shane & Shane releases its seventh career studio project, Everything Is Different, Nov. 3, 2009. The record’s debut radio single, “My Hope Is Built,” will vie for adds at Christian Adult Contemporary radio beginning Nov. 6.

With contributions by star producers Peter Kipley (Mercy Me, Kutless) and Jason Hoard (Fee) as well as audio engineering legend Steve Churchyard (The Eagles, INXS, Kelly Clarkson), Everything Is Different was recorded both in San Diego and Dallas. Heavily influenced by Shane & Shane’s role as worship leaders at their home church in Red Oak, Texas, the album’s content is Scripture-focused, while its style and sound are worshipful in nature.

Also unique to Everything Is Different, Shane & Shane recorded most of the entire album live, tracking all of the basic instrumentation simultaneously. “We set up some mics on the acoustic guitars and the drums and just played,” describes Shane Everett. “We did very little editing, and we loved not just the process but the feel of the record.” The duo also engineered the bulk of the project at their own Spaceway Studios.

The lead single from Everything Is Different, “My Hope Is Built,” was originally written and recorded for a CD the twosome is producing and engineering for its church. The song, a modern take on a classic hymn, will be heard by national audiences via Christian radio starting Nov. 6.

“In essence the record has our hands all over it and is truly an expression of our heart,” says Shane Everett. “Our hope is that people are blessed by our efforts and that the spirit of the Lord moves hearts to love Him more. If that happens, it is a miracle–because when lives are changed by Jesus, everything is different.”

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Matt Maher, David Nassar To Join “Turn the Music Down” Tour

(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) April 16, 2009 - Inpop Records artist Shane and Shane will headline the “Turn the Music Down” tour, kicking off April 16 in Springfield, Mo. and wrapping up May 9 in Cave Creek, Ariz. Author/speaker David Nassar (Glory Revealed, A Call to Die) and Essential Records artist Matt Maher join Shane and Shane for a night of worship and teaching to encourage believers to seek and save the lost.

“We are excited about this tour and look forward to people coming out to experience more than songs,” says Shane Everett. “Matt Maher is an amazing worship leader and David Nasser is an amazing communicator of God’s Word. We, Shane and Shane, will wrap up the night with a selection of music focusing on what the Lord spoke through David and Matt. But in the end all our efforts are pointed in a single direction–that we would all leave this evening singing praises to Christ. It is to this end we labor.”

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