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Ashmont Hill is an idyllic community in Boston from which a large, loving family was birthed into musical tradition. The Thompson family has made beautiful, spiritual music for years in Jubilee church - the church in which their father is Bishop. Phil Thompson, Sisters April Joy Thompson and Deborah Bullock, along with Deborah’s husband, Wil Bullock heard the call from The Lord to bring their music to a larger community, and have set out, as in Psalm 69:30 to “…praise God’s name in song and glorify him with thanksgiving.” The song, in which they give praise, is pop worship music with a warmth and sincerity that envelops the listener. That sincerity flows into the music through the individual group members, their belief systems strengthened by solid, supportive family connections, college educations and the making of their own individual decisions when it came to their relationships with the Lord. The impetus behind their recordings is to enable the listener to cast away their cares and experience the real joy they have found through those relationships. The group’s new self titled album, has an equal amount of vertical (direct to God) and horizontal (meant to inspire the people) songs and was crafted as a true collaborative effort between the band and their producer. “We found our producer on MySpace,” comments April with a lilting laugh. To explain, she continues “We were looking for a producer who could help us create a sound... someone with versatility. Sal Oliveri, was the man we decided we wanted to work with. We felt he could make what we had started even better.” Oliveri and Calvin Nowell (who worked on the group’s vocal arrangements) worked closely with the members of Ashmont Hill to create an inspired and inspirational album. Group member Phil Thompson wrote the bulk of the album. Songs like “Praise His Name”, “I Won't Be Afraid”, “Restore Us Again” and “Your Right Hand” emanates from the great love Phil has for music and for the Word. Beautiful ballad, “I Live to Worship You” was written by group member April Joy Thompson. The group also re-made 2 Matt Redman songs “Gifted Response” and “Blessed Be Your Name” for the record. Calvin Nowell wrote “I give You Worship” and co-wrote “Song of Glory” with Tony Sutherland for the group. “You Proved Your Love” was written by Oliveri. Spreading God's love through this music is of the utmost importance to each member. The Ashmont Hill CD will be released to the CCM market on Axiom Records in May of 2008 and will feature the track “You Proved Your Love.” Proving their love for family, music and the Lord is the way of Ashmont Hill – a love they intend to spread as far as their harmonious voices can be heard.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 19/09/2007
Band Members: April Joy Thompson
Phil Thompson
Deborah Bullock
Wil Bullock
Record Label: Axiom Records/CAD,Provident-Integrity
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

WOCC Eyes of Faith, and Washington DC

I don't know if you all know, but April, Phil and I are 3 of 8 children in our family. The oldest is Andy who has a church in North Carolina called World Overcomers Christian Church. And he reque...
Posted by on Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:30:00 GMT

Philly...the city of brotherly love, family memories, and the REAL cheesesteak

I've always said that there are few places I could ever live other than Boston. I love Boston so much, and other than the ridiculous cost of living, I can't say I hate anything about it, it's my home,...
Posted by on Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:30:00 GMT

Ashmont Hill Debuts 10 on Billboard

New York, NY  (May 28, 2008)  Axiom Records group Ashmont Hill debuts this week at 10 on the Gospel Billboard Chart and 16 on the Christian Billboard Chart with a total of just over 3000 in sales of...
Posted by on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:57:00 GMT

Song Request Campaign:

Hello Everyone, Below is a email request line for "The Light" radio network. If all of you would be so kind as to email the network below and request the following song for Ashmont Hill.Ashmont Hill ...
Posted by on Fri, 30 May 2008 03:40:00 GMT

Ashmont Hill Signs with World Vision

(New York, NY)  May 22, 2008  Axiom Records group Ashmont Hill is excited to announce their current venture in signing with World Vision. World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization dedic...
Posted by on Fri, 23 May 2008 03:07:00 GMT

The Relentless tour ends with laughs and smiles...

Well the Relentless tour is over and i will miss everyone so much. After the success of this first tour we are all very excited to see what God is going to do. And he's already done so much! Ashmont H...
Posted by on Thu, 22 May 2008 20:53:00 GMT

The tour is ending

The Relentless tour is coming to an end, and i feel like i did when i was a senior in high school and i was in a play called the Wiz for a month in a community theater. We all bonded so much, the cast...
Posted by on Fri, 16 May 2008 20:26:00 GMT

Natalie Grant Gives Quote about Ashmont Hill

I have had the pleasure of having Ashmont Hill on tour with me. Theonly thing more beautiful than their blend of voices, is their heart.This is an artist worthy of support.Natalie Grant
Posted by on Mon, 12 May 2008 11:30:00 GMT

Busch Gardens, Big Daddy Weave, and basking in the rain...

Today was incredibly fun!! And it totally made me feel like a star which was weird. I don't think of us like that at all, and i know most other people don't either, but maybe they put something in the...
Posted by on Sun, 11 May 2008 20:58:00 GMT

Fayetteville North Carolina, Mystery man, and Celtics game 3

We drove into Fayetteville at around 12pm today, and the weather was 85 degrees. Supposedly, we heard that some mystery man drove up to the church asking for Ashmont Hill, someone told him that we had...
Posted by on Sat, 10 May 2008 19:19:00 GMT