CompassionArt

Mission: try and do something about the plight of the poorest of humanity
through songs
Dream: gather some of the best-known writers in the gospel/Christian music
scene and spend the week writing songs that could impact these issues on a
long-term basis.
Who's involved: (songwriters) Michael W. Smith, Darlene Zschech, Chris Tomlin, Matt Redman, Tim Hughes, Paul Baloche, Israel Houghton, Graham Kendrick, Steven Curtis-Chapman, Andy Park, Stu Garrard, Martin Smith (7 guest vocalists)- Kirk Franklin, Amy Grant, Joel Houston, Leeland Mooring, Christy Nockels, tobyMac, CeCe Winans
What happened: From January 7th to 11th 2008, in Scotland, 13 people
gave something of themselves for a big cause. CompassionArt was born,
a charity dedicated to seeing works of art generate income for the poorest of
the poor. So the songs that were written in Scotland will be owned by the
charity meaning that every penny will come to it and the trust will own these
copyrights forever. The publishers, the managers, the agents and the writers
have waived all their rights to see something historic happen, the music
business coming together for something great, something that is about something
greater than any individual could achieve.

Martin & Anne Smith (the couple who came up with this plan)

I WANT TO GET THIS ALBUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!