Ghoti, Inc.
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Ghoti, Inc. is a non-profit organization that specializes in Christian concert promotion. Established in October 2002 in Austin, Texas, the corporation has expanded to include branches in Snyder, Texas, and Chanute, Kansas. Red Letter Rock Fest is a company under the Ghoti, Inc. umbrella.
The name GHOTI is either deliberately or accidentally linked to the Christian faith in another way, since the symbol of many Christians is the fish. GHOTI is pronounced FISH by explanation of writer George Bernard Shaw. The parts of the name are as follows: GH pronounced as in the word ENOUGH, O pronounced as in the word WOMEN, and TI pronounced as in the word NATION. There we have the complexities of the English language in full view.
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[edit] Red Letter Rock 20
Red Letter Rock 20 was a weekly Christian rock countdown that was internationally-syndicated on over 60 radio stations across the United States, Canada, and New Zealand. The show was hosted by Reid Johnson and Cody Christopher. They began producing the show on November 1, 2003, and Red Letter Rock 20's last broadcast was February 4, 2008. Bands like P.O.D., Relient K, Underoath, Flyleaf, Skillet, Thousand Foot Krutch, Jeremy Camp, Kutless, Pillar, BarlowGirl, Hawk Nelson, Sanctus Real, and Disciple have served as Johnson and Christopher's co-host. The Christian rock chart was compiled by Radio & Records, an industry trade publication.
[edit] Awards
In 2004, Red Letter Rock 20 won two American Christian Music Awards for "Best Syndicated Show" and "Best Christian Countdown". The show was renominated in 2005 for "Best Syndicated Show".
[edit] Red Letter Rock Fest
On June 3, 2006, Reid Johnson and Cody Christopher initiated the first annual Red Letter Rock Fest, featuring Skillet, Pillar, Michael Tait, Kevin Max, Jon Micah Sumrall of Kutless, Matt "Mojo" Morginsky of the Supertones, KJ-52, Seventh Day Slumber, By the tree, RED, and Detour 180. It was held at the Scurry County Coliseum in Snyder, Texas, and drew in over 1,500 attendees.
The second annual Red Letter Rock Fest was held Saturday, June 2, 2007, and featured Skillet, Thousand Foot Krutch, Project 86, Salvador, Disciple, Day of Fire, Falling Up, The Afters, Kids in the Way, Fireflight, Hundred Year Storm, Crimson Soul, and speaker Stephen Baldwin. It was also held at the Scurry County Coliseum in Snyder, Texas and drew in over 3,300 attendees.
The third annual Red Letter Rock Fest will be held Saturday, June 7, 2008, and will feature Jeremy Camp, Skillet, Barlow Girl, Seventh Day Slumber, Demon Hunter, Sanctus Real, MXPX, Spoken, Maylene and the Sons of Disaster, Decyfer Down, Living Sacrifice, Ruth, Wavorly, Kingsdown, and speaker Reid Johnson. It will be held at the Scurry County Coliseum in Snyder, Texas.
