This is apart of a FREE series of community concerts being put on once a month in the Kenton District of North Portland featuring live music by local artists.

After-Dinner Theater is open to all-ages and is free for everyone.  There will be an optional all you can eat dessert buffet stocked with a smattering of rich, freshly-made desserts for only $10 at the door.  Coupons for $2 off will be given out to all Po’Shines Café customers who order a meal between now and the After-Dinner Theater on August 14th.

Po’Shines Café De La Soul is located at 8139 N Denver Avenue on the corner of Denver and Killpatrick in the Kenton District of North Portland - just east of Kenton Park.  Celebration Tabernacle is next door to Po’Shines Café at 8131 N Denver.

A Place for Me from E.D. Mondainé & Belief is NOW AVAILABLE!

Click on the image to learn how you can get a FREE DOWNLOAD when you purchase A Place for Me and also how you can get 10% OFF the purchase price.

We are very excited to be able to offer this wonderful album for purchase through our online retailer CD Baby.  CD Baby is the gold standard for indie artist music distribution with an exemplary reputation for quality service and timely delivery.

You can also download A Place for Me on iTunes!

Simply click the iTunes logo to hear sound samples and download select tunes or the entire album directly to your iTunes library!

A Place for Me is also available on Amazon.com!

You can download every track of the album from the number one online retailer.  Simply click the Amazon.com logo to be taken directly to the E.D. Mondainé & Belief site for A Place for Me.

BLUE REIGN and 25thHOUR have been working on new recordings to be included in a compilation CD to benefit the youth of North Portland.  Both groups have just finished new material for the CD, and we’d LOVE for YOU to hear it.

To hear “Desire” by BLUE REIGN, CLICK HERE.

To hear “So Much Joy” by 25thHOUR, CLICK HERE.

Enjoy and have a wonderful day!

• Andy Bell - Vice President

We’re very excited about this.  We already have one Portland bookstore that will be caring it and very soon it will be available on CD Baby and iTunes!

E.D. Mondainé & Belief are also working on putting together a concert schedule to start in the next few months.

As always, we appreciate your prays and kind wishes tremendously.  We couldn’t do this without your support.

Big things are ahead!

A PLACE FOR ME, the third album from Portland’s own Contemporary-Gospel group E.D. Mondainé & Belief, is set to debut on Saturday February 6, 2010 at the First Unitarian Church in downtown PDX.

If Luther Vandross, Donnie McClurkin, and the Isley Brothers blended together to make an album, A PLACE FOR ME is what it would sound like.  E.D. Mondainé & Belief sought to create an album for the downtrodden to lift spirits and provide a sense of empowerment through God.  Fans of the classic Marvin Gaye album, “What’s Going On,” will appreciate the social awareness of many of the album’s lyrics.

The group is well known for their compassion for the afflicted.  They were the only group from Portland to fly out to Lancaster, PA after the tragic Amish school shootings back in 2006 to help aid the community in the healing process.  Just a year later, E.D. Mondainé & Belief again helped sooth the broken hearted after the coal mine collapse in Price, UT - for which they received the gratitude of Governor John Huntsman.

The February 6th concert to launch A PLACE FOR ME is scheduled to have E.D. Mondainé & Belief joined by many of the musicians who made guest appearances on the album, most of whom are the top instrumentalists in the Portland area.  The First Unitarian Choir is going to open the show at 6:30pm with additional performers to be announced.

The First Unitarian Church is located in downtown Portland on SW 12th and Salmon.  Doors for the event will open on Saturday February 6th around 5:45pm.  This event is FREE to the public.  Addition information can be found at aplaceformealbum.com.

The song was inspired by conversations that took place between E.D. Mondainé and his good friend Tyrone Sampson after the death of Michael Jackson. The writing of the song took on much greater significance after Tyrone’s untimely stroke and passing just weeks after their conversations about the “King of Pop.”

The song itself is ultimately a tribute to Mondainé’s good friend and colleague Pastor Tyrone Sampson, and this video was created to recognize the ideas and conversations that took place between the two men that sparked the original thoughts they shared.

The video was directed by E.D. Mondainé. We hope you enjoy it.

The new website is aplaceformealbum.com

aPlaceForMeAlbum.com is loaded with exclusive information about the third CD from E.D. Mondainé & Belief.

Go to the new site now and:

• Listen to sound samples from EVERY song
• Read through all of the lyrics
• Learn the story behind the album
• Look through reviews of the album
• See testimonials from people given a sneak peak at the CD
• And MUCH MORE

Below is a snapshot of what the new aplaceformealbum.com looks like:

As always, we love getting your feedback!

- Andy Bell, Vice President Achaia Records, Inc.

The third album from E.D. Mondainé & Belief, “A Place for Me,” is almost here!

We’re very excited to say that the mixing for the entire album is FINISHED and that it is currently being mastered.

A huge thank you goes out to Urei Tropets at Sherrett Studios for all of the hard work and long hours he has put into making everything sound great.

Above is a snap shot of the new album cover (image courtesy of Aevum Images).

We look forward to sharing it with you VERY soon.

His tenor voice had a smooth satin quality that was as warm as his personality.  He impacted every community of people he encountered and help guide and councel all those fortunate enough to know him.  He was always willing to talk to a strange face and make you feel like a close friend.

We miss Pastor Sampson and his unwaivering faith, deep insights, loving embraces, endless humor, and of course his smile.

Below is a picture montage that was created for his going home celebration.  We hope you enjoy it.

This is a 4 minute movie that I helped some friends out with. Their video company, Off the Menu Productions, participated in the Portland Film Race 2009.

They had to write, film, & edit a 4 minute movie all within 24 hours. They were given a theme (anniversary) and a surprise element (lipstick) that HAD to be incorporated & used in the flick.

They asked me to do some on camera work, and I had a BLAST! I was ready for bed by the time we were all finished though.

All 18 entries were viewed on the big screen at Hollywood Theater in NE Portland, OR. It was pretty cool seeing my face plastered up on a giant screen. We won the audience vote for “Best Film.”

I hope you enjoy seeing another aspect of my “performance” abilities.

- Andy Bell, Vice President