Since their inception in 1985, the Down East Boys have been making great music. A mainstay in the Gospel Industry, their name is synonymous with classic quartet harmony and songs that have stood the test of time. Though their tenure as a leading quartet spans several decades, their music remains relevant and their name is consistently at the top of the radio singles chart. Despite their success and the many accolades that have come their way, their goal remains the same as it was when they started—to take the Gospel of Jesus to all the world.


Lead vocalist Ricky Carden joined the group in 1990 at the young age of 19. He became the owner in 1994 and, under his management, the group has continued to thrive. He is joined by tenor Doug Pittman, baritone Cayden Howell, and bass Brandon Barry. This group of men continues to thrill and inspire audiences all across North America. While their name depicts the area of eastern North Carolina from which they are based, the Down East Boys have no boundaries on where they are willing to take their music.


Musically, this group has given gospel music many treasured and popular songs. Early in their career, their single “Beautiful Valley” stayed on the top 40 of the Singing News Radio Chart for ten months and solidified Down East as a nationally known artist. It would be this song that would prompt readers of Singing News Magazine to vote the quartet the Horizon Group of the Year in 1990. More recently, the group has topped the charts several times with songs such as “Beat Up Bible,” “Testimony Time,” “I'd Like To Tell It Again,” “Amazing Amounts Of Amazing Grace,” and “What Love.”


Recording on the Sonlite label of Crossroads Music Group based in Asheville, NC, the Down East Boys have recorded over 20 albums and amassed five number one songs to date. They've received multiple nominations for Group Of The Year, Album Of The Year and Song Of The Year. They are booked by the legendary Beckie Simmons Agency.


The Down East Boys have graced the stages of the biggest musical events in gospel music, including National Quartet Convention, Silver Dollar City, Dollywood, The Ark Encounter, Memphis Quartet Show, Singing In The Sun, and Singing At Sea Cruise. Whether they’re performing on a large concert stage, the local church, dinner theater, fair, or an evangelism conference, their music resounds with the love, joy, and peace that comes from the everlasting Gospel of Jesus Christ which they continue to share with great passion.


Visit them online at www.downeastboys.com

Tate Emmons is an up and coming Southern Gospel Artist who grew up surrounded by a musical family who dedicate their lives to spreading the gospel of Christ. He began singing in church when he was only 3 years of age. He not only sings, but plays the guitar, the saxophone and writes music as well. He wrote 6 of the 10 songs on his upcoming project "Means Something to Me". ​

In 2020 he was posted on social media for the first time with “Chainbreaker” and received over 1 million views. Since then, Tate has had over 17 million views across social media platforms. At the young age of 14, he has been blessed to share the stage and be mentored by artist such as Jason Crabb, Mickey Bell, Greater Vision, Southbound, Jeff & Sheri Easter, Ronny Hinson, Tribute Quartet, Scotty Inman, The Browders, Justified Quartet, Todd Tilghman and the Hinson Family. He is committed to delivering a high-quality music and works tirelessly to perfect his musical gifts. He strives to create music that is both uplifting and meaningful. At the 2023 National Quartet Convention, Tate won his artist showcase and sang on the main stage for the very first time!

Visit them online at www.tateemmons.com

When an entire family commits to full time ministry, they must be committed, called, and unified.

We see music as the medium… in which to tell others of God's unfailing love.

When every member of a family commits to full-time ministry on the road, they must be committed, called, and unified. That’s the exact description someone would give The Mylon Hayes Family once they meet, whether at home or abroad. Based out of Hudson, North Carolina, the family’s roots are all about the Lord, Gospel Music and edifying the church. Mylon, originally from Boone, North Carolina, spent most of his life singing with his parent’s full-time ministry, The Hayes Family. Wendy, a native of Morganton, North Carolina grew up singing solos at church and is no stranger to music ministry herself. In 1995, the couple married and God has blessed them with three children, who now minister with them full time – twin sons, Conner and Bailey, and their daughter, Kennedy.

This family’s desire is to lift up the Lord with the music they sing, pointing people to the Cross. Jesus said in John 12:32 “And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me”. He was lifted up on that cross and took our punishment because of His great love for us all. The Mylon Hayes Family hope you see Jesus and realize His great love for you in the songs they sing and the words they say.

Visit them online at www.themylonhayesfamily.com

Phillips & Banks is a progressive southern gospel quartet from the beautiful mountains of East Tennessee. Married couples, Jacob and Carmen Phillips and Caleb and Autumn Banks bring a collectively distinctive and smooth sound to their music that sets them apart. In October of 2017, the two couples forged the quartet with common backgrounds in worship leading and ministry performance arts. They strive to communicate the hope and forgiveness that can be found through a relationship with Jesus as well as encourage and spur on fellow believers to live for Him. The Lord has truly opened up many doors of opportunity over the almost five years of the group’s existence to bring the hope of Christ to churches across their region.

Phillips & Banks strives to minister with authentic and transparent testimonies and music that speaks from each of their personal relationships with the Lord. The group wrote many of the songs that are on their first self-titled project and continue to write as the Lord inspires. Through their performance of an original song, “Stuck in the Wilderness”, the Lord provided them a Daywind Studios recording package at the Bowling Fest Talent Competition in London, KY in May 2018. The album they won entitled, “A Few of our Favorites”, was released at the end of October 2018. In May of 2019, the group participated in Gospel Music FanFair in Somerset, KY, and an anonymous person in attendance set up and paid for the group to record an album at Counterpoint Recording Studios in Atlanta, GA. Through that person’s generosity, their album, “A Thrill of Hope: A Christmas Collection” was released in October of 2019. Phillips & Banks' last original project, "This Is Your Day", was released in mid 2020 and produced by Matthew Browder. The group feels this project contains songs that reflect both their heart and their musical styles and includes two songs written by Autumn.

Their latest project, "Sing Them Again", is a collection of hymns and old songs along with a new song written by Jacob and Carmen's daughter, Olivia! The Lord has been more than faithful to them, and they know with such favor comes great responsibility! Wherever the Lord takes them, the one thing they hope will always ring true of their ministry is that, “in every endeavor, may we be found worthy to bear the name of Jesus, but by His righteousness alone. To God be the glory!”

Visit them online at www.phillipsandbanks.com