Our leadership

Our Executive Director, Executive Producer, and Board of Advisors bring decades of combined experience in ministry, business, and Bible translation to shape the vision and direction of The Music Bible®.

Executive Director

Joe Pringle

Joe Pringle serves as Executive Director of The Music Bible®, helping scale the first complete word-for-word musical adaptation of Scripture in Christian history into a global Bible distribution movement.

Joe brings more than thirty years of executive leadership in mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, and family business stewardship, paired with nearly a decade in Christian philanthropy. He was born and raised in the Chicago suburb, Hinsdale, Illinois. He acquired Belmont Steel Corporation at twenty-seven and grew it from $18 million to $80 million in annual sales before its sale to Trade Arbed, then the largest steel company in the world. He went on to found Pringle Enterprises and later joined Promus Capital, a multi-family office serving a select community of families, where he advised on investment strategy and multi-generational wealth.

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Executive Producer

Michael Blanton

Michael Blanton is a legendary figure in Christian music, co-founding Blanton/Harrell Productions in 1980 and building one of the most influential management and label operations in the industry. Over nearly four decades, he helped shape the careers of Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, and Rich Mullins, with 70 million albums sold and more than 40 Grammy nominations. He co-founded Reunion Records, home to some of the most beloved songs in Christian history, including "Friends," "Awesome God," and "El Shaddai." He later served as co-president of Gaylord's Idea Entertainment and also launched the writing career of Frank Peretti, with "This Present Darkness".

In 2017, the Gospel Music Association inducted Blanton into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame. A lifetime member of the Recording Academy and a longtime Nashville resident, Blanton brings unmatched industry depth and relational capital to The Music Bible® as Executive Producer.