Essential Records (Christian)
| Essential Records | |
|---|---|
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| Parent company | Sony Music Entertainment |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Founder | Robert Beeson |
| Distributor(s) | Provident |
| Genre | Contemporary Christian music |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
| Location | Franklin, Tennessee |
| Official website |
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Essential Records is a contemporary Christian record label based in Franklin, Tennessee. It is a division of a major label, Sony Music Entertainment.
History
It was established in 1992 and acquired by Brentwood Music in 1993.[1] The label's first big hit release was "Flood" by Jars of Clay in 1996.[2] The song was a hit on mainstream radio before hitting on Christian formats; it hit No. 12 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and appeared in the Billboard Hot 100.[2] Today it is part of the Provident Label Group, a division of Sony Music Entertainment.[1]
Artists
Current
The current roster of artists:[3]
- Building 429
- Elevation Worship
- Mia Fieldes
- Jon Guerra
- I Am They
- Leeland
- Matt Maher
- The Neverclaim
- Newport
- One Sonic Society
- Red
- Revive
- Royal Tailor
- Third Day
- Rhett Walker Band
- Vertical Church Band
Former
- Warren Barfield
- Brooke Barrettsmith (active)
- Caedmon's Call (active, with INO Records)[4]
- Andy Cherry (active)
- Day of Fire (inactive)[5]
- FFH (inactive)
- Fireflight (active)
- Grey Holiday (disbanded)
- Jars of Clay (active, with Gray Matters)
- KJ-52 (active, with BEC Records)
- Krystal Meyers (inactive)
- Bebo Norman (active, with BEC Records)
- Andrew Peterson (active, with Centricity Music)
- Pillar (active)
- Plumb (active, with Curb Records)[4]
- Kerrie Roberts (active, with Reunion Records)[6]
- The Royal Royal (active)
- Tal & Acacia (active)
- True Vibe (disbanded)
- V*Enna (disbanded)
References
- 1 2 "Essential Records". MyMusicWay.com. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
- 1 2 Can Christian Acts Depend on Radio?. Billboard magazine. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
- ↑ "Artists roster". Essential Records. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
- 1 2 "Record Labels". Google. Archived from the original on April 17, 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
- ↑ Jesusfreakhideout.com: Day Of Fire Discography, Day Of Fire Artist Database, Day Of Fire Lyrics jesusfreakhideout.com. Retrieved 04-29-2011.
- ↑ "Kerrie Roberts". Retrieved 3 February 2011.
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