Audiostate 55 Entertainment

12/19/2024

Audiostate 55 is proud to partner with Sidewalk Films in this celebration of Pop Legend Luther Vandross. First, check out the new documentary "Never Too Much," which details the amazing life of the music icon, Dec. 20 - 21 at Sidewalk, with a chance to win pairs of tickets of see the Velvet Teddy Bear, American Idol winner Ruben Studdard in Ruben Sings Luther, with Conductor Dr. Henry Panion III and the Alabama Symphony Orchestra on Feb. 8 at the beautiful UAB's Alys Stephens Center. Come and view this limited theatrical presentation of the critically-acclaimed film, and then celebrate with a loved one in this special Valentine's Day concert presentation. Two great chances! So, reserve your limited tickets while they are available. https://www.alysstephens.org/events/ruben-studdard/ https://sidewalkfest.com/events/luthernevertoomuch/

12/08/2024

Thank you, Pastor Mike, Jr. for choosing Audiostate and Chief Engineer James Bevelle to participate in your amazing musical journey and impactful award-winning hits!!!

By Sarah Whites-Koditschek | [email protected] Birmingham’s Rock City Church Pastor Mike McClure Jr.’s song is part of a Billboard top hit album this month. Pastor Mike Jr. was featured in …

10/27/2024

Somewhere on the road between Milwaukee and Minneapolis on tour with Stevie Wonder. Will sleep later but must finish this arrangement of a musical tribute to Prince we may perform in Minneapolis. So, this is my office for the day. Milwaukee was great!!!! We performed about 30 songs.

10/12/2024

Stevie Wonder's ‘Sing Your Song! As We Fix Our Nation’s Broken Heart’ is going great! And the audiences' responses have been amazing. This sold-out This New York Madison Square Garden crowd was electric!!!!

10/02/2024

The music film chronicles the life of the iconic Gospel-Americana group and 6x Grammy winners the Blind Boys of Alabama with narrator and conductor Dr. Henry Panion III. This concert documentary features a full symphony orchestra and 300-voice gospel choir from Alabama's HBCUs and the University of....

09/26/2024

We’re thrilled to be part of Stevie Wonder’s “Sing Your Song, as We Fix Our Nation’s Broken Heart” tour, as he spreads messages of love, joy, peace, and harmony.

Wonder and Panion, both Grammy Award winners, have collaborated musically for more than 30 years. Panion will conduct orchestras in each city for Wonder’s performances.

09/18/2024

Dr. Henry Panion reprises the successful presentation of "A Gospel Symphony Celebration," featuring Gospel Legend Lady Tramaine Hawkins and backed by the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, with the UAB Gospel, Miles College, Alumni and Community Mass Choirs. This special presentation is a celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Omicron Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. You don't want to miss Lady Tramaine performing many of her Classic Gospel Hits, such as "Changed," "Potter's House," "Holy One," "Goin' Up Yonder," and "Oh Happy Day."This concert is a must-see event and a great way to bring in the Thanksgiving season with family and friends So, reserve your seats now.

Dr. Henry Panion reprises the successful presentation of A Gospel Symphony Celebration featuring Gospel Legend Lady Tramaine Hawkins and backed by the Alabama Symphony Orchestra with the UAB Gospel, Miles College, Alumni and Community Mass Choirs. This special presentation is a celebration of the 10...

09/11/2024

Twenty-three years ago, while attending Leadership Alabama, I, like so many people, was fixated on the unimaginable tragedy that had unfolded before our very eyes. I wrote this simple hymn in my hotel room, then. And since then, from time to time I feel the need to share it as a needed point of remembrance and reflection. I feel the words alone may be worth considering, especially in these troubled times and on this day of commemoration. Please share broadly among your friends, family, and colleagues..."We Stand Strong."

When I wrote "We Stand Strong" after watching the many people walking through the streets of New York looking for their love ones, I experienced a level of sadness I had never felt before. Over the years since that tragic day, I have been honored that so many people around the world have chosen t...

08/22/2024

Showing at the beautifully renovated Carver Theatre, this concert documentary is a must-see, feel-good, visual, musical, and narrative feature film that chronicles the lives of six-time Grammy winners, the Blind Boys of Alabama. Sidewalk Film Festival's presentation of the multiple award-winning "A Symphony Celebration: The Blind Boys of Alabama with Dr. Henry Panion, III" is your rare chance to see the legendary group performing with a full symphony orchestra, superbly edited, mixed, and mastered for theatrical viewing. Witness the members of the group discuss their own journeys and the background to their songs, as they help paint the portrait of their life's experiences from humble beginnings in Alabama, all the way to Broadway, Europe, and throughout the world. See show time details below.

Please join us at the 26th Annual Sidewalk Film Festival in Birmingham on August 25 at 2:30 PM at the Carver Theatre, home of the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, for the screening of A Symphony Celebration: The Blind Boys of Alabama. The award-winning film has been featured in festivals from New York to....

08/13/2024

Thank you, Bill Ivey, for sharing with us your “Dream.” I’m honored to have been included among such an illustrious group of Birmingham area musical greats!!! And David Sher, thank you. I always enjoy reading Comeback Town!!!

Today’s guest columnist is Bill Ivey. I had a dream. In my dream, time stands still, and many great Birmingham musicians are alive simultaneously. These giants gather on 4th Avenue North in B…

08/07/2024

Please join us at the 26th Sidewalk Film Festival in Birmingham, on August 25 at 2:30 PM at The Carver Theatre, home of the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, for the screening of A Symphony Celebration: The Blind Boys of Alabama. The award-winning film has been featured in festivals from New York to Rome and viewed by millions more on PBS. We are honored to have been selected by The Sidewalk Film Festival, which is recognized as one of the Top 25 Festivals in the World by MovieMaker Magazine. So, here's a link to specific details about tickets and the festival. Hope to see you there! https://www.goelevent.com/Sidewalk/e/ASymphonyCelebrationTheBlindBoysofAlabamawithDrHen

07/29/2024

Famed pianist Jim Brickman spends a few days at Audiostate recording new Christmas project featuring American Idol Winner Ruben Studdard, with producer Steve Sundholm. The Yamaha Transacoustic pianos sound amazing. Loving both of them Ellis Piano & Organ!!! Great sessions James Bevelle!!!

07/14/2024

Honored to have led so many creatives as Artistic & Creative Director of the World Games Opening & Closing Ceremonies, with a cast of over 600 musicians, singers, dancers, technicians and designers, including musical icons Lionel Richie, Alabama, Tony Toni Tone, Nelly, Shelia E, Yolanda Adams, and pictured here, Bootsy Collins, among others. And with one EMMY nomination and these recently-received 19 Telly Awards, it is indeed rewarding to have the music of the World Games recognized by the industry so meaningfully. "The Power of the One is about all of us coming together," says Bootsy Collins. “We’ve got to get together….as one people.”

07/11/2024

TICKETS to see these two great concerts BOTH go on sale this Monday, July 15. Two Great Artists!!! First on Nov. 17, Gospel Legend Lady Tramaine Hawkins is presented in the reprise of the highly-successful "A Gospel Symphony Celebration," singing many of the Classic Gospel Hit Songs she made famous. Then on Feb. 8, American Idol Winner Ruben Studdard is presented in a Valentine's Special concert "Ruben Sings Luther," singing many of the Pop Icon Luther Vandross' most-endeared Classic Love Songs. Both with One Superb Orchestra, the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, One Premier Concert Hall, UAB's Alys Stephens Center, and me, Henry Panion III, conducting. Along with a few friends, such as the UAB Gospel and Miles College choirs . Don't wait, reserve the best seats while they are available. For Lady Tramaine Hawkins: https://my.alysstephens.org/3443. For Ruben Studdard: https://my.alysstephens.org/3446. Or call the Alys Stephens Center Box Office at (205) 975-ARTS.