MUSIC NOTES - Orlando Rodriguez, Melinda McGlasson and John Tibbs

RODRIGUEZ TO APPEAR AT GRACE BIBLE COLLEGE - Ten Three Records recording artist Orlando Rodriguez will be the featured speaker and performer for Grace Bible College's upcoming Eye of the Tiger: All-Nighter youth event. During the event, which will be attended by students of all ages, backgrounds and ethnicities, Rodriguez will perform songs from his acclaimed solo project, Turn the World Off. He will also speak to the students on the subject of "keeping our eyes fixed on Christ."

"Understanding your identity from a Kingdom perspective is the key to becoming truly successful in this world," says Rodriguez.

He hopes to set the stage for further dialogue as he encourages students to see themselves through the eyes of God.

NEW RADIO SINGLE FROM MCGLASSON - Creative Soul Records recording artist, worship leader and cancer survivor Melinda McGlasson has released a new radio single. “Trust Him,” produced by Eric Copeland, is going for adds to Christian INSPO/Soft AC and Christian AC radio.

“It is my honor to know that the Lord is using me to write music that He wants to have sung over the listeners,” McGlasson said. “I pray that each person that hears ‘Trust Him’ has an encounter with Christ as they allow the words minister to them.”

McGlasson, who is a worship leader alongside her pastor husband, Dallas McGlasson, at Lifeway Christian Center in Guymon, Oklahoma, has been on a personal roller coaster for the past couple of years. In August 2015, the mother of three was diagnosed with what appeared to be ovarian cancer. After receiving prayers for healing from all over the world, McGlasson underwent surgery to remove what was revealed to be a non-malignant mass.

JOHN TIBBS RELEASES NEW SINGLE - Singer/songwriter John Tibbs independently releases  the fourth single, “Midwest Magic,” from his Heartland EP, which will release Oct. 20 (one week later than originally announced) on Windmill & Wave Records with Tone Tree Music distribution and Heritage (an imprint of Bethel Music) digital marketing. Pledgers who preorder the EP at www.pledgemusic.com/projects/johntibbs will receive an instant download of the new song, as well as the project’s title track, Tibbs’ first single “Won't Let Me Go and “Shepherd (feat. Sandra McCracken),” which has already garnered over 150,000 views for its lyric video via Tibbs’ Facebook.

“I'm gone from home 200 dates a year. My wife, Emily, has been completely supportive of me as I pursue this dream on the road, but I miss and think about her everyday,” shares Tibbs, revealing the inspiration behind “Midwest Magic,” which was cowritten with Dave Barnes and Cason Cooley.

“I wanted to have a song I could sing to her every night on stage and the charm of ‘Midwest Magic,’ to me, is that unwavering, consistent love that we have in our marriage,” continues Tibbs. “This song has quickly become a favorite of mine, and I hope that when people hear it, it makes them pull their loved ones in a little closer.”