::THE SLICE REPORT WITH MONA AUSTIN

buzzz worthy. . . Philip White is an Urban/Contemporary Gospel artist with an upcoming EP entitled ‘Here I Am’ set for release August 27, 2013. With an R&B sound and the production of both gospel and urban producers Philip has captured a fresh new sound on his independent imprint White Hill Music with distribution through Fontana/Ingrooves.   While some contemporary gospel male artist resort to heavy hip-hop features or hype tracks this collection of songs contains a gospel, inspirational message tinged with R&B flavor. With a voice that parallels current gospel artists such as Isaac Carree, Donnie McClurkin or even R&B artist Usher; Philip takes the time to bear his soul on his current single ‘Here I Am’ and previous single ‘Laid It Down’ written by Juan Winans. Philip is a native of Jacksonville, FL who has been singing since he was a child. He moved to Nashville, TN to pursue his musical career after his college graduation in 2006. Singing and wri...

Popular praise and worship leader Martha Munizzi is empathetic about how today's youth can be constantly bombarded with messages that are contradictory to their religious upbringing.  Many Christian youth of this generation continually have an uphill battle in trying to fit into an amoral society and by the time some are young adults, they turn away from the faith according to “When Worlds Collide,” authored by Mike and Daniel Blackaby.   Munizzi’s latest CD “Make it Loud” (“Loud”), is a push back to the hard-to-mute negative messages in entertainment and popular culture in particular. Like many other ministers of music of her status, the Orlando-based singer has concerts that sometimes look, feel and sound like a rock fest, down to the packed venues.  On the surface, there isn’t much difference between Munizzi and her Pop female counterparts. Except she writes catchy, uplifting, positive music that overflows with references to God’s dominio...