GRAMMY® Award winning Israel and New Breed announce the 2008 A Deeper Level Conference slated for September 4-6 in Humble, Texas, just outside metro Houston. The event will be held at Grace Church of Humble located at 7224 North Sam Houston Parkway.

The three-day conference is specifically designed to equip and encourage worship leaders and team members, pastors, vocalists and musicians, as well as anyone interested in cultivating a deeper worship life.  Music and ministry-specific sessions will cover a variety of topics from music theory and songwriting to production/recording and vocal techniques.

The diverse line-up of guest speakers, worship leaders and artists includes: Israel Houghton, Aaron Lindsay, Bishop Joseph Garlington, Joel Augé, Ashmont Hill, Miriam Webster of Hillsong Music and Brett Manning, famed vocal coach and guest judge for CMT Network's "Can You Duet?". (Complete list of speakers and artists attached.) 

"The Deeper Level Conference is a time of intense, life-changing worship," says Israel and New Breed co-founder, producer and songwriter Israel Houghton. "It's an opportunity to dive deeper into God's presence and immerse ourselves in His deep grace, which renews and propels us to our divine purpose for the Kingdom."

An "early bird" discounted conference rate of $99 is available now through Thursday, July 31 with registration and additional information available online at http://www.adeeperlevel.com.

Last year's conference included a live recording which resulted in Israel and New Breed's GRAMMY® Award winning Integrity Music CD, A Deeper Level. This year's event will feature a new, live recording that will take place during the Thursday and Friday evening concerts. Those who cannot attend the conference may attend the nightly concert recordings by purchasing tickets online.

An additional feature of this year's conference is a songwriting contest available only to registrants. Information on this exciting opportunity for emerging writers is forthcoming and will be posted to http://www.adeeperlevel.com.

Israel and New Breed are the 2008 GRAMMY® Award winners for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album for     A Deeper Level and the 2007 GRAMMY® Award winners for Traditional Gospel Album of the Year for Alive in South Africa. They also are recipients of multiple Dove, Stellar and Soul Train Awards and have two RIAA gold-certifications for Alive In South Africa and Live > From Another Level to their credit.  Israel and New Breed have been featured on FOX, CBS, ABC, BET, TBN and CBN with appearances at major events and festivals including Franklin Graham crusades and Sydney, Australia's Hillsong Conference. Group founder and co-producer Israel Houghton is a worship leader for Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church in Houston and the other members of New Breed serve within ministry roles at their respective churches.