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BuyThe band's sophomore album. Pick Of The Day: Hello Industry - MaryAnn "Super chill indie with groovy undertones. Praise music that's not your everyday, squeaky clean, so happy its obnoxious CCM, but real and honest songs that are both relatable and good to listen too." John McEntire - HM Magazine "Hello Industry is a smart pop alternative band. I hear elements of the Beatles, Coldplay, U2, Muse, and a pop rock sensibility. A nice mix of keyboard and guitar make for an enjoyable listen. I use the words nice and enjoyable because Nathan Peterson's vocals are just that. At a couple of points, he reminds me very much of Neal Morse ("Make Believe"). I sense a "worship" band under the surface, but I could be mistaken. Strong tracks are "Supposition", my favorite "You", and the ballad/slow rocker "Here Comes The Sun". Overall, this disc deserves radio airplay and repeated listens." 8 of 10 clicks PneumaticTire.us - 10 tracks
BuyHymn Songs is a side project by lead singer Nathan Peterson and bass player James Ross of Hello Industry. The two musicians have played together since 1999. “We hope the music on this album (and all of our albums) screams passion, sincerety, and creativity. And we hope our fans and friends enjoy experiencing this album as much as we’ve enjoyed making it!” -np Featured by Christianity Today International Magazine in 2008. - 11 tracks
BuyThe band's debut album (while they were still called "Nathan Peterson Band") "Though formed in 1999, this is the debut album from this Illinois-based band. Nathan and co play melodic, ear-pleasing pop rock interlaced with a few slower ballads. The band gel together well, influenced as they are by the likes of U2 and Coldplay. Peterson has a strong, pleasant voice, leading on all tracks, each of which he authored. Lyrics are thoughtful, non-clichéd and overtly spiritual. You could easily form the impression that they're too negative - one song is titled "Judas", another (the powerful title track) relates a conversation with the Devil and yet another a convo with the flesh. But this is simply a reflection of NPB's openness; their desire to tackle real-life issues. Thus, track nine opens; "I love you with half of my heart, with half of my soul/I serve you with some of my strength, and part of my all". How many of us, in all honesty, can relate to that! A couple of tracks, namely "Our King Has Come" and more especially "Our God Is Amazing", are pure worship - and how. Another track is a reflection on the sacrifice of Christ, spoken in the first person singular - "It's For You"." Tom Lennie - Cross Rhythms Radio, UK - 17 tracks
BuyA live classical performance by Hello Industry in the home of Elizabeth Miller and Tim Johnson. - 19 tracks
BuyLive recording of Hello Industry B&W house concert in Bloomington IL on September 11 2010. Featuring classical music from Bach, Chopin, Rachmaninoff, and originals from Hello Industry arranged for double bass, viola, and piano. A more refined side of your Hello Industry friends!
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Tweets
- RT @waterforhenry: @nathanpeterson I might be crazy, Maryann was a step up, this album is a leap into the next city
- Electric recording at 2am. #matteralbum http://t.co/YF0kbTn9Mo
- Recording pics! https://t.co/ExQZ1xjarB
- @ChristianOhio Of course we did! :)
- Working on a new Hello Industry website!
- @CArtistReview Thanks!
- @JenniferFlaig Aw, thanks Jennifer. :)
- @laurieracz Thanks Kay!
- @taylormedenwald Glad you like it Taylor! ;)
- RT @taylormedenwald: Listening to one of my favorite CDs(: compliments of @helloindustry <3
- @CArtistReview Hey, thanks for the retweet guys. If you do reviews, we'd love to have you review our music. Let us know!
- Maybe this is make believe and there's a real world behind it all. http://t.co/xXxILICjvD
- Did you hear last week's news? All Hello Industry music is now pay-what-you want (even free)! Help spread the word! http://t.co/2CsZiGuX5D
- All Hello Industry music is now pay-what-you-want! Retweet! http://t.co/2CsZiGuX5D
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Posts
- Now We Work As A Team
Dear Hello Industry Fans,
Hello Industry’s mission is to put meaningful music in the hands of students. We picture someone sitting in their car, struggling with life’s hardest battles, with our music as their soundtrack, maybe even their lifeline. That’s what music has been for us.
We use a “pay what you want” model for selling our music. It’s more important to us that people have our music than it is that we make money selling CDs. Of course it costs a LOT of money to make music, to record it, to distribute it, and to tour.
That’s where you come in!
The days of labels funding and sending bands out into the world are gone. We believe the new music industry is based on a partnership - between the artist and the fan.
If you have no money, take our music. It’s for you. No guilt. We want you to have it.
If you have a ton of money, think how many people you can help us give music to.
When you support Hello Industry, you become a partner with us. Now we work as a team to create art and accomplish our mission.
Post from Nathan’s blog.
* Listen to “Ugly” while reading.
- Highlights From Grace
A few highlights from our time at Grace Adventures this weekend…
As always, the students. Jr/SrHi students are living through some of the hardest times of life. When I talk with them I’m reminded that I still feel the way they do - I’ve just learned to stuff it down and cover it up. JrHi is where we realize how hard life is. The rest of life is where we decide whether to take the easy road (avoiding, filling, distracting) or the hard road (feeling, caring, giving). It’s one of the best things in the world to see these students choose the hard road. It’s a good reminder that I still need to choose the hard road myself.
Camp. I’m continually impressed with student organizations. They choose to love in a way that costs them just about everything. I could never do what they do.
Brave. This song really seemed to speak this weekend. Can’t wait to release it! Acknowledging that the world is big and things are hard and that just calling yourself a Christian doesn’t make everything better seems like an important thing for older adults to teach students right now… because I think the message has been quite the opposite for some time. “Jesus is cool” is not a useful message for students, or anyone.
On to Miracle Camp…
-nathan
- We Failed Adam
We failed Adam.
Right now the Media is promoting a lie which says that the awkward kid in your class who never talks - someone with a mental illness like Aspergers - is a potential murderer. This is (a) good TV and (b) a complete shirking of responsibility. The truth is that people who fit their description are the people the rest of us are most likely to hate. They’re the ones who are most likely to be starved of human affection and suffocated by isolation. The media’s description of the next potential murderer is really a description of society’s next kill. The gun is in our hands.
“The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.” -Proverbs 18:21
As txt and Twitter increase, so does the impact of our words. The most powerful weapon just became 1000x more powerful. Do a twitter search and see what’s happening. Students are openly encouraging each other to kill themselves. They’re literally telling each other that they’re worthless. And because Twitter and txt’ing never shut off, it never ends.
The problem isn’t guns. The power to kill doesn’t lie in the hands of people who own guns. The problem is hate. Not the kind of hate that would cause someone to pick up a gun and kill. But the kind of hate that would cause someone to withhold the life-giving power inside them from another human being who desperately needs it. The power to kill is in the hands of every person. The decision to kill starts with our selfishness towards one another.
We can’t do anything about CT now except to cry with those who are crying. Right now is a time to mourn. But we can’t stay on the floor in tears forever. We can’t blame government or anyone else for our inaction. We have to get up, and get to our job - to seek out the hurting and the lonely, and to offer them love, kindness, and acceptance. To take responsibility for one another’s well-being. To breathe life into each other’s dying souls.
We’re sharing this early. The event in CT today leaves us feeling helpless and hopeless. We wish we could do more. But, if this helps one person cope today, great.
“The hurt goes deep… but so do You.”
Somehow, God will make this right. Right?
- Nathan's Thoughts from #GoMad12
Nathan’s Thoughts From GoMad12
- High school students get way deeper stuff than we tend to talk to them about at conferences. Chris (speaker) talked about the same stuff I’m dealing with right now in my own life. They got it. And instead of going home with a “rah-rah Jesus is cool” (until it wears off) feeling, they went home with a new concept of who they really are and what God thinks of them. Some of them are changed forever. I may be as well.
- No matter how many times I’ve played a given song, sharing it together with a new group of students makes it meaningful again. It’s less about the song, much more about the interaction - that’s where the value is.
- Depression, cutting, suicide, bullying - this is a part of high school students’ world. If we don’t bring this up, we’re ignoring the elephant in the room, and wasting a great opportunity to talk about something that really matters.
- YFC has an ability to pull in non-churchy kids in a way I’ve never seen in a Christian organization. I’d choose to play for a group with a higher % of unchurched kids every time. Not because I want to “get them saved”… but because they haven’t learned to play the Christian culture game yet. It’s refreshing.
- Music, speaking, lights, video, hype - they’re all tools to get students in one place, together. I hope the band and speaker impacted the students, but I saw the most impact happening between students in between the sessions. They all come kind of looking to the “adults” to help them - meanwhile the real help is sitting right next to them on the bus. This is why conferences can work. We don’t “fix them” during the 3 days we have together. We connect them with each other. Then they go home together. Conferences, if done correctly, can spark communities. Should the music be awesome? Of course. But it’s a supporting element. Professionals < Friends
For me personally, I feel more sold out than ever to Hello Industry’s mission, to put meaningful music in the hands of struggling students. I’m so very happy to be part of the team of Hello Industry. And I continue to be excited about the relationship between Hello Industry and Youth For Christ. What a privilege and an honor.
- We’re sharing this early. The event in CT today leaves us feeling helpless and hopeless. We wish we could do more. But, if this helps one person cope today, great. “The hurt goes deep… but so do You.” Somehow, God will make this right. Right?
(No streaming audio available)1400 plays - Here’s a rough mix of “When The Going’s Bad” from our newest album (in progress!).
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(No streaming audio available)624 plays - “Here Comes The Sun” from our MaryAnn album
(No streaming audio available)116 plays - Screw it. I’m tired of waiting to release our album. Here’s a rough mix of my favorite song on the album.
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(No streaming audio available)1 plays - Current progress on “blind”… FULL SONG!
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- Dear Hello Industry Fans,Hello Industry's mission is to put meaningful music in the hands of students. We picture someone sitting in their car, struggling with life's hardest battles, with our music as their soundtrack, maybe even their lifeline. That's what music has been for us.We use a "pay what you want" model for selling our music. It's more important to us that people have our music than it is that we make money selling CDs. Of course it costs a LOT of money to make music, to record it, to distribute it, and to tour.That's where you come in!The days of labels funding and sending bands out into the world are gone. We believe the new music industry is based on a partnership - between the artist and the fan.If you have no money, take our music. It's for you. No guilt. We want you to have it.If you have a ton of money, think how many people you can help us give music to.When you support Hello Industry, you become a partner with us. Now we work as a team to create art and accomplish our mission.*** CLICK TO SUPPORT OUR ART ***
