Inspired by…The Bible Experience

New York, NY – December 8, 2006 – In a recent report by Guardian Limited Newspaper reporter, Richard Luscombe, he stated that, “PlayStation 3 may be the holy grail of American consumerism this Christmas but another item is causing an unexpected stir in the aisles - a dramatized audio Bible, Inspired by…The Bible Experience.”

Inspired By… Media Group, a production company committed to producing creative and culturally relevant products for faith-based and family markets, based in L.A. has created and produced an historically groundbreaking first-ever project entitled, Inspired by…The Bible Experience. This amazing and anointed audio production presents the world with the unique opportunity to be Inspired by…The Bible Experience.

The 21-hour Bible Experience, based on Today's New International Version of the Bible, is brought to life by a collection of distinguished actors such as Denzel Washington as Solomon and Samuel L. Jackson in the role of God, Angela Bassett as Esther, Blair Underwood as Jesus, Bishop T. D. Jakes as the Holy Spirit amongst a stellar list of over 250 celebrities, musicians, politicians, and clergy.

Inspired by… The Bible Experience also features movie-quality sound effects and background music and is truly a ground-breaking undertaking. The phenomenal quality draws you into Scripture and makes the Bible come alive in a new way you have never experienced before.

It is a surprise fixture at the top of the US audio books best-sellers lists. "The personalities, sound effects and original musical score make this the freshest, most compelling and thoroughly modern way to learn and understand the Bible," said Paul Caminiti, vice president of Zondervan, the largest publisher of Bibles, the leading Christian communications company in the world and distributor of Inspired by…The Bible Experience.

Wal-Mart reports that it has been at or near top spot for audio books on its website for weeks. It has had sales of 80,000 in just over a month - the next best-selling audio Bible in the US, also by Zondervan, clears barely 60,000 a year.

The production has the whole New Testament and part of the Old, an original score recorded by the Prague Symphony Orchestra and is on CDs and MP3 format. During the first quarter of the year, all scriptures will be available as ring tones. "We're living in the sight and sound generation, we had to utilize today's technology," said executive producer Ron Belk.

Its success has led the production company to start on a more ambitious Old Testament for next year. Musical producer Lou Brown said more African-American actors had joined the big names. "The buzz spread through the black community in Hollywood like wildfire," he said.
About Inspired By… Media Group

Branded by its signature banner Inspired By…, Inspired By Media Group, is committed to serving the faith-based and general markets by creating family oriented products that are culturally relevant in scope.
With more than a combined 40 years in the convergent areas of music, television, film, theater, literature, new media and technology, the company is an industry leader in delivering contemporary multimedia products. Visit Inspired By Media Group on the Web at www.inspiredby.com.

About Zondervan
Zondervan is the leading Christian communications company in the world. Zondervan, a division of HarperCollins Publishers, produces Bibles, books, new media products, gift products from its Inspirio group and children’s products from its Zonderkidz group. The world’s leading Bible publisher, Zondervan holds exclusive North American publishing rights to the New International Version of the Bible, the bestselling modern English translation in the world. More than 215 million copies of the NIV have been sold or distributed worldwide. Visit Zondervan on the Web at www.zondervan.com.

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