Thought Quotient

The blazing sunrise, the endless oceans
The spinning planets all reveal their Maker’s power
They shout His glory, they shine His beauty
Their voices cry an invitation to us all
They are summoning every soul,
Summoning every soul…

This is a call to worship
Let it echo all around the earth
This is a call to bow down
And give God the glory He deserves

Vicky Beeching - ‘Call To Worship’

Sometimes I watch people driving by, or hurrying past me on the street and I just want to yell out “hey! Look up from your busy life and remember God! Remember Him and who He is, and hear His voice calling to you. Calling you to come near, calling you to bow down and give Him the worship He deserves!” It breaks my heart that most inhabitants of planet earth hurry through life without giving God a second thought. His name is taken in vain and He is ignored and mocked by our world.

David in the Psalms writes, “Give to the Lord the glory that His name deserves”. I wrote this song to embody that cry. The feeling behind the song is of a person grabbing a loud speaker and calling to this planet, longing for them to worship Him and give Him the honour due to Him and experience the love He has for them. - Vicky

Muriel Anderson is one of the best guitar players around. Her latest CD is called ‘Wildcat’ and folks are calling it her best CD yet. We had the opportunity to interview Muriel recently and talk about ‘Wildcat’ along with other projects that she is working on - such as the ‘Music For Life Alliance’…

• Music Quotient: Interview with Muriel Anderson

IBB Records has inked a deal with TAG Artist Group to distribute the debut release Vertical from Jerimae Yoder. The CD, executive produced by IBB Records president and all-star pitcher turned recording artist Kent Bottenfield, will be in stores nationwide August 8th.

Jerimae Yoder has been entertaining audiences nationwide on the Extreme Tour for the past year, tweaking and looping every sound that could possibly emanate from an acoustic guitar, while relaying his biblical message of hope for the future and contentment for today. Yoder is truly creating a new sound and a buzz in the Indie music community with his charismatic personality, engaging message and innovative live performance, melding together acoustic guitar with electronic elements that he gleans from influences like Beck, Wilco, Phil Keaggy, MuteMath and Damien Rice.

Yoder grew up in a Mennonite household in rural northern Indiana. There seemed to be a lot of religion in his life being the son of an Amish mother and a Mennonite father. Yoder will be the first one to say that he never tried too hard to know God. So when he left College to look for that elusive relationship with “god,” he did not expect to end up reading the bible voraciously or experience the one, true God change his life dramatically before him.

Yoder’s personal revolution began in 1995. A “radical self- turning” is how he describes the transformation that began on a summer evening on a park bench in Michigan. Nothing would be the same from that point on. As he packed up his red VW bus bound for California, God began to work in all his situations. A two week stop in Indianapolis turned into 10 years, 1 wife and 3 kids. And of course, a national music ministry.

“What sets me apart from the mainstream music scene is that I care about the message,” says Yoder. “I care about people. I care about God. And I care about how people respond to God.”