We Shine!

Hey iShiners! (As Courtney usually labels you)
What a weekend! We were drawn to the beautiful and busy city of Jo'burg with it's beautiful houses, gardens, music and recycled water;) Haha! While we were there, I got some time to think about what it means to S H I N E for God's kingdom... Let's move in on the details..

G O D LOVES Y O U! = Not only does He want you to know that, He wants you to show and reveal that to other people around you as well. THAT is why it is SO extremely important for us to shine! We don't shine to impress the people around us or to make them worship us, but to praise our Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ.

To shine is truly a hard and complicated task. It takes years to be fulfilled and even then, we still struggle at times. Fortunately we do have a roll model to look up to:) Can you remember a day in your life when you asked yourself: Why am I so different? It is because of God's light shining in us and using us to reach others:) We are simply the instruments and He is the musician! Amen! That is why we all have a different purpose but stay one big family because of God living in us. Try and work harder to shine and to shine your light in the darkest nights, because THAT is when people see it the clearest!
God bless and keep shining! xx
Much love,
Shanna*

Designed to Shine Conference 2011... Behind the Scenes

iShine Southern Starz TOP 14 (VOTE NOW)

TOP 14:
Alexandra Snyman
Carlito
Cristil Clear
Eon
Hudson Freeman
Isabella Snyman
Jose Crosson
KentZeedo
Kevin K-man Beukes
Lizette & Claudia
Melanie Molton
Stefan Green
3 Flights Up
Tswi

The top 14 have been chosen by the iShine judges, and the final 7 will be chosen by the public. The more likes on the videos loaded on this event page will determine who performs on Season 2. VOTING CLOSES AT MIDNIGHT ON SUNDAY 2 OCTOBER 2011.

Winners need to be available on Sunday 9th October 2011 in Johannesburg.

***Sponsors and Contest Parties shall not be liable for any travel and accommodation costs related thereto, or any use of Entry***

Click On Image below to Vote for your TOP 7!

Hey iShiners!

Hey iShiners!

WOW! What an incredible week in JHB! I had such a blast! We were at Little Falls Church, then had an amazing album launch at The World of Yamaha, we then jotted off to judge and sing at a national Gospel event and then ran to Pretoria, (ok not literally ran, LOL!!) to sing at Designed2Shine which was such a blessing! I got to connect with such amazing people and see the purity, love and enthusiasm in kids eyes. It was truly eye-opening for me to see how loving and amazing kids are and we can learn so much from them, I truly did!:-)

So I am now in CPT for our iShine Southern Starz album launch here in the mother-city on Tuesday, 26th Setember 2011. Im so excited and cant wait anymore!:-)

I really hope to see you all there and meet you ALL in person and connect with you:-)

Love you all and thanks for shining and being bright stars for God! Together we will show the world Gods love and the good side of life!:-) Cause we living the GOOD life with HIM in our hearts!:-)

Much love,

Courts.

The Citizen Newspaper Covers Courtney Jonas

IShine Southern Starz album launch

Hey guys!

WOW what an awesome album launch!!:-) Our album was so well received and I had a blast! It was so anointed and you could feel Gods presence in the building!:-)

It was so nice to connect with everyone after the show and hear what they thought of the launch! If you missed our JHB launch then don't worry, you can catch us in CPT on the 26th of September 2011, you can check out our fb page for more details and you can get your hands on our brand new album in stores from the 23rd of September.

Love ya guys and see you at all our shows and back on One Gospel in December! Season 2 of iShine Southern Starz is gonna blow your minds!:-)

Much love,

Courts.

Can you say EUROPE

Hey guys!

WOW! Its been a while since we last spoke and the awesome news is that I have so much news for u! I just got back from Europe to record the vocals with Loyiso Bala for the new Oslo Gospel Choir album and wow was that alot of fun! I cant wait for the album to be released so you can get your hands on it cause its gonna blow your socks right off your feet! It was such an honor to work with such talented people and tour Europe! I LOVE touring so it was the best of both worlds! Its so awesome to go across the world and experience so many different cultures and taste every countries specialty. Like in Holland we had peanut butter sauce, LOTS of peanut butter sauce.. and in Norway I had SOOOO much candy, for some reason, the candy in Norway is so good! LOL! but i have the biggest sweet tooth so maybe thats why:-)

It's good to be back home as South Africa is such a lovely country and I can truly say I'm proudly South African!:-)

So our iShine Album launch is coming up soon, how exciting is that? So after all your patience testing times you'll finally be able to get your hands on our iShine Southern Starz compilation album and may I just say its sounding fab!:-) So I know you'll love it and truly be blessed as you can feel God's presence and anointing on it:-)

Love you guys tons and check in soon!!

Dont forget to get in touch with me on my FB page. Just add "Courtney Jonas" as a friend. I'd love to connect with you!:-)

Much love,

Courtney.

Practicing for the iShine Launch 2011!

In the meantime...

What's happening?!

Over this side we're just getting ready to start up iShine Southern Starz- SEASON 2! 

Man- we've got such an awesome line up for this second season... I just know it's gonna blow your mind (in a good way;)

Since iShine Season 1 finished up we've been chilling out and writing music; Courtney went off to record in Europe and I... I got cast in my first movie :D

Now, I can't give away too many details yet but... Just for you guys... I've uploaded some behind-the-scenes action of the first day's shoot, check it out :)

Until next time... keep on doing whatever you're doing in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ - do it as if you're doing it for Him - being grateful to the Father every step of the way (Col 3:17).

Whether you're in a different country or on a movie set, at school, at home or even on facebook...
shine for Jesus 

You stay classy iShine ;)

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Behind The Scenes with Connell Cruise

iShine presenter Connell Cruise was hard at work recording his very own songs 'Save Me' and 'So Small' as well as 'We Shine', that was originally sung by Fee for the iShine Southern Starz CD, Volume 1.

Cruise got some really hot South African musos to collaborate on his recordings. Raymond Green was on guitar, Dave Nilsson on drums, Adam Taylor on bass and Andrew Baird as producer.

Here's some fab pics from his time in the studio, The album will be out on the 23rd September 2011. The songs are HOT!

Courtney's Oslo Travel Diary

In August Courtney Jonas jetted off to Olso in Norway with Loyiso Bala to record a new album titled 'Live in Africa'. This will be the latest release from the world renown 'Oslo Gospel Choir'. Here's some awesome pics of their trip. The album will launch in October 2011.