Erica Reed has been nominated by The Rhythm of Gospel Awards for the following categories:

"Rhythm of Gospel Artist of Year"

"Traditional Female Vocalist of the Year"

"Rhythm of Gospel Music Video of the Year" for "Been So Good"

Click here to vote for Erica.  You can vote as many times as you want between now and March 1.

To watch Erica's video/song "Been So Good" click on the play arrow on the video screen below:

O'Fallon, Mo. - Local musician, Matt Swaringim, has released his first album, "101", on iTunes.

A mixture of love songs that focus on faith, “101” combines positive messages and musical passion.

Swaringim's first album includes his signature single, "Love", along with "Selfish Plea" where he describes how he is preparing himself to rightly take care of a woman. In the midst of a culture that utilizes music to degrade women, Swaringim offers a better option. Treat women with respect.

Swaringim's faith no doubt inspires his songs. "Testimony in 3" and "Confess" exemplify Swaringim's heart for worship. Fans of strong worship songs will thoroughly enjoy Swaringim's "Motive to Love" where he describes his complete reliance on God's mercy.

"101" contains a total of 10 tracks including Swaringim's rendition of the classic hymn, "Amazing Grace", and a live version of "Love".

To purchase Swaringim's album, visit http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/101/id385532915 (or search for Matt Swaringim or 101 on iTunes).

If you would like to hear several of Swaringim's tracks from the album, visit http://MattSwaringim.com/ or check out his profile on Reverb Nation http://www.reverbnation.com/show/2633122#/mattswaringim

Simply put, buy this album if you like:

Positive messages

Both upbeat and casual worship music to get you through the week

Music that actually treats women with respect

O'Fallon, Mo. - Local artist, Matt Swaringim, released a music viideo for his released single, "Love."  Click here to check it out.

To find out more about Matt, visit www.reverbnation.com/mattswaringim.  And be sure to look for his new album "101" on iTunes in October.  You can purchase "Love" on iTunes today.

O'Fallon, Mo. - Matt Swaringim recently led worship Independence Day for Waypoint Church's service at T.R. Hughes Ballpark. Swaringim had been a DJ for the O'Fallon Chamber of Commerce's annual Firecracker Run that was just before the service.

Before the start and at the end of the service, Swaringim played a song from his upcoming album, "101," due to come out this October. The songs he performed were his first single, "Love" and "Testimony in 3."

Click on the links below to view the live video of Swaringim performing the songs.

Click here to watch "Testimony in 3"

Click here to watch "Love"

To find out more about Matt Swaringim, visit  http://mattswaringim.com and  http://www.MattBand.com and look for his new album, "101" on iTunes in October. You can currently purchase "Love" on iTunes.

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What started off as a joke between two fraternity roommates has grown into a respectable, three-man band playing at shows around St. Louis and Columbia, Mo. They even have scheduled a show in 2011 at Panama City, Florida, during the University of Missouri’s Spring Break.

A lot can happen in 6 months as Josh Teasley would attest.

“I’ve always been into music, but it really just took a spark I guess to open my eyes to it. I’ve always sang, [but] I’ve never sang to people, you know,” Teasley said. “I guess I could have kind of seen me doing this, but I never like planned it out. It just happened. So, I never thought I would be in this situation, I’ll tell you that.”

Teasley is a sophomore at the University of Missouri. He graduated from Fort Zumwalt West and now sings and raps for his band, 3oNe3.

3oNe3 is a three-man band that mixes the genres of hip-hop, pop and alternative. The band’s members are Teasley, also known as SexyFlexy, Cliff David and Tyler Filmore.

Teasley and David became roommates when they joined Delta Tau Delta. Teasley said 3oNe3’s name comes from the room that they shared, room 313. The duo made music and even a parody of the Old Spice Odor Blocker Commercial. (If you have not seen it yet, Click Here , and go to the “Videos” section.)

The duo gained their third member, Filmore, after Teasley and Filmore created the group’s single, “One of a Kind”.

“We are really like no other band. Two of our guys play guitar. Two other of our guys sing, and two other of them rap.”

Teasley said that he enjoys a variety of music such as Drake, Mayday Parade, Panic at the Disco, Justin Timberlake, Justin Bieber and The Secret Handshake.

“Other music inspires me. I’ll listen to someone else, something they did good and I’ll just be like, ‘I know that my stuff can be that good, so I just go and write,’” Teasley said.

3oNe3 is about to release their new mix tape, known as “The Reintroduction,” in July. It contains 16 tracks that are mostly cover songs.  One new single will be released on their website every Tuesday until the mix tape’s release.

“… It’s called the Reintroduction because we were once two people but now are three people,” Teasley said.

This summer, 3oNe3 is playing in St. Louis and Columbia, Mo., Chicago, and Overland Park, Kan. As the summer ends, the band will be living in Columbia, Mo., but continuing to perform around the country.

“This school year I plan on traveling to different campuses getting our name out there. And this school year we are using it to get our stage presence ready, to get our songs ready, song choice - just everything tip-top so we can just go and perform,” Teasley said.

He knows that all of this effort is getting 3oNe3 closer to its goal.

“Ultimate goal is to get paid for what we love to do and for other people to see what we like,” Teasley said.

For more information on 3oNe3 and to hear the tracks, “One of a Kind” and “Tonight”, visit their website: http://3one3music.com/fr_welcome.cfm

Check out the HobNob Local Events Calendar for information of 3oNe3’s St. Louis events. For all other 3oNe3 events, visit their website.

Top Photo: 3oNe3's Cliff David, Josh Teasley and Tyler Filmore