Artist Management

During our exclusive Management of BRIDE (1990-1993), they enjoyed the following successes:

  • 2 Dove Awards

  • 5 Dove Award Nominations

  • 18 SESAC Songwriting Awards

  • 11 #1 Radio singles for a total of 91 weeks at #1

Dove Award 23rd Annual Dale, Jerry, Troy, and Rik display their many well earned awards.  Photo Credit:  Russ Harrington Dove Award 24th Annual

Special Appearances

1993

 

BRIDE performs God Gave Rock and Roll To You with star song rap artist D.O.C.  this song appeared on D.O.C.'s album - Pullin' No Punches, was a successful video and was nominated for a Grammy Award.
1993 Dale Thompson of BRIDE produces R.E.X. Music recording artist - Killed By Cain on their debut self-titled album.

Dale Thompson Metal Mission Video.  Photo Credit:  Scott Hall
 

Metal Mission video
Front | Back
Jerry McBroom and Rik Foley - Metal Mission video shoot
1993 Dale Thompson sings background vocals on Carman's Addicted to Jesus.
1993 Dale Thompson sings background vocals on Petra's Unseen Power.
1992 GMA Songwriter Showcase (Sponsored by BMG/Sony, the WORLD Music Publishers, respectively) Members of BRIDE share the stage with Wayne Watson, Twila Paris, Steven Curtis Chapman, The Elefante's and Bruce Carroll.
1992 GMA Evening Concert Series - BRIDE is the first metal band to perform in GMA history, sharing the stage with Wayne Watson, Michael English, 4Him, Allison Durham Speer, and Babbie Mason.
01/1993 ABC-TV, "Good Morning America"         Dale Thompson and Rik Foley GMA evening concert series TPAC Jerry McBroom and Troy Thompson GMA evening concert series TPAC
1992 Fire by Night television show
07/1993 CCM-TV, UNPLUGGED
1991 Bride was one of the four artists featured in the Star Song full-length documentary / concert video entitled Metal Mission:  Hard Rock on the High Road

Magazine Cover Stories

10/1992 CCM

 

Fall, 1992 Heaven's Metal (issue #38)
10/1992 This Prophecy
11-12/1992 NoteBored
12/1992 Visions of Gray
04/1993 Bottomline (GERMANY)
04/1992 Louisville Music News

Notable Press

03/1993 Rockhard Magazine, Germany, page 100
03/1993 Burn Magazine, Germany, page 6
1992 CCM Reader's Poll-#1 Hard Rock / Metal Album of the Year

BRIDE is the #1

1992 Syndicate Magazine Critic's #1 Best Metal Album
1992 Notebored Magazine #1 Metal Artist of the Year
1992 Heaven's Metal Magazine Reader's Poll #1 Favorite Lead Vocalist
#1 Overall Favorite Band
#1 Favorite Live Band
#1 Favorite Album
#1 Favorite Song
11-14-92 BRIDE's album, Snakes in the Playground peaks at #16 on Billboard's contemporary Christian album sales chart.

Additional Items of Interest

1993 BRIDE became affiliated with Worldvision in the Artist Associate Program.
1992 BRIDE received a Gibson endorsement.
1991 BRIDE received a Peavey endorsement.

Other Pictures

Plinky Giglio producer, Greg Martin KY Headhunters, and Dale