Dove Award Nominated Songwriter/Music Publisher, Music Industry Professional
This fall marked 3 years that John has been contributing a monthly feature article to the Singing News magazine. The Singing News is the largest Christian Music publication in the United States. The article, ‘Life In A Song’, has featured…
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‘Come Thirsty’ – Jay Stone Singers The new recording, ‘Come Thirsty’, by the Jay Stone Singers will debut its release at The National Quartet Convention in Pigeon Forge, TN this year. The album contains a co-write between John Mathis and…
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‘The Songwriter’s Guide To Taking The Next Steps’ was recently released by Avid Group Publishing. The book was written by songwriter, music publisher and industry professional John Mathis. ‘The Songwriter’s Guide To Taking The Next Steps’ is geared toward aspiring…
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Many artists grow up being influenced by other music. It’s part of every performers musical evolution and formation. Hopefully it remains as just an influence, and mixes with their own individuality to form something unique on its own. Artist who…
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Many songs are written from life inspiration about a family member … “If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again”, “Silver Haired Daddy Of Mine”, “Grandpa Tell Me About The Good Ole Days” and many others. In his personal life,…
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The journey of a song can take many twists and turns over the years. They can get pitched over and over again, or many different versions can be recorded with changes in tempo and style. Such is the case with…
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Country music icon Charley Pride announced his upcoming album, Music In My Heart, is set for release July 7th, 2017. The project marks the CMA “Entertainer of the Year” winner’s first new studio release in more than six years, and features…
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When GRAMMY Winner Brad Davis began putting together new songs for his ‘I Need Music’ album he started out co-writing one of the songs with John Mathis for the new album. The writing duo had so much fun during the process of writing that first…
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Radio host Sheila Vest at Country Kix96 FM radio in Centerville, TN recently caught up with John Mathis Jr for a Friday afternoon drive-time interview on his father’s music. What sparked the invitation was Sheila viewing a video on social media using a…
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Tony Griffith of the The Griffith Family has shown over the past few years that not only is there a talent for singing with The Griffith Family, but Tony also has a talent for producing and picking songs. The Griffith…
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