Essential Records (Christian)
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| Parent company | Sony Music Entertainment |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Founder | Robert Beeson |
| Distributor(s) | Provident |
| Genre | Contemporary Christian music |
| Country of origin | USA |
| Location | Franklin, Tennessee |
| Official Website | www.providentpress.com |
Essential Records is a Contemporary Christian record label based in Franklin, Tennessee. It is a division of a major label, Sony Music Entertainment.
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[edit] 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 #12 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and appeared in the Hot 100.[2] Today it is part of the Provident Label Group, a division of Sony Music Entertainment.[1]
[edit] Artists
[edit] Current
The current roster of artists, updated November 1, 2011:[3]
- Fireflight
- Jars of Clay
- Leeland
- Matt Maher
- Red
- Revive
- Royal Tailor
- Third Day
- Elevation Worship
[edit] Former
- Warren Barfield
- Brooke Barrettsmith (Active)
- Caedmon's Call (Active, with INO Records)[4]
- Andy Cherry (Active)
- Day of Fire (inactive)[5]
- FFH (Inactive)
- Grey Holiday (Disbanded)
- 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]
- Tal & Acacia (Active)
- True Vibe (Disbanded)
- V*Enna (Disbanded)
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Essential Records". MyMusicWay.com. http://www.mymusicway.com/labels/essential.html. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
- ^ a b "Can Christian Acts Depend on Radio?". Billboard magazine. http://books.google.com/books?id=ogkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA101&dq=%22essential+records%22+flood+%22jars+of+clay%22&hl=en&ei=w4MITK6YD6TMNMul5bUE&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CEcQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=%22essential%20records%22%20flood%20%22jars%20of%20clay%22&f=false. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
- ^ "Artists roster". Essential Records. http://www.providentpress.com/artistroster.php.
- ^ a b "Record Labels". Google. http://www.google.com/Top/Society/Religion_and_Spirituality/Christianity/Music/Record_Labels/. Retrieved 4 June 2010.[dead link]
- ^ Jesusfreakhideout.com: Day Of Fire Discography, Day Of Fire Artist Database, Day Of Fire Lyrics jesusfreakhideout.com. Retrieved 04-29-2011.
- ^ "Kerrie Roberts". http://www.kerrieroberts.com/about/. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
