Essential Records (Christian)

Essential Records
Essential Records
Parent company	Sony Music Nashville
Founded	1992
Founder	Robert Beeson
Distributor(s)	Provident
Genre	Contemporary Christian music
Country of origin	United States
Location	Franklin, Tennessee
Official website	providentlabelgroup.com

Essential Records is a contemporary Christian record label based in Franklin, Tennessee. It is a division of the major label Sony Music Nashville.

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 Sony Music Nashville, a division of Sony Music Entertainment.^[1]

Essential Worship

Also, the label has an imprint named Essential Worship, which provides resources for worship leaders, and the deals are different than traditional ones.

Artists

Current

The current roster of artists:^[3]

Branan Murphy
Casting Crowns
Elle Limebear
Jamie Kimmett
KB (Essential Sound/Provident)
Land of Color
Leanna Crawford
Matt Maher
Matthew West
One Sonic Society
Red Rocks Worship
Rhett Walker
Tauren Wells
Elevation Worship
Vertical Worship
Zach Williams
All Essential Worship musicians

Former

Warren Barfield
Brooke Barrettsmith (active)
Caedmon's Call (disbanded, formerly with Fair Trade Services)^[4]
Andy Cherry (active)
Day of Fire (inactive)^[5]
FFH (active)
Mia Fieldes
Fireflight (active, with RockFest Records)
Brian Goodell
Grey Holiday (disbanded)
Jars of Clay (active, with Gray Matters)
J Monty (active, independent)
KJ-52 (active, with BEC Recordings)
Los Caminos (inactive)
Leeland (active, with Integrity Music)
Krystal Meyers (inactive)
The Neverclaim
Bebo Norman (retired, formerly with BEC Recordings)
Paul Colman Trio (solo act/disbanded)
Chuckie Perez (active, independent)
Andrew Peterson (active, with Centricity Music)
Pillar (active)
Plumb (active, with Curb Records)^[4]
Red (active, independent)
Revive (disbanded)
Kerrie Roberts (active, with Reunion Records)^[6]
The Royal Royal (active)
Royal Tailor (disbanded)
Tal & Acacia (active)
Tenth Avenue North (disbanded)
Third Day (disbanded)
True Vibe (disbanded)
V*Enna (disbanded)
Rhett Walker Band (disbanded)
I Am They(disbanded, formerly with Big Future Music Group/Truss Records)

References

^ ^a ^b "Essential Records". MyMusicWay.com. Archived from the original on August 18, 2010. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
^ ^a ^b Can Christian Acts Depend on Radio?. Billboard magazine. July 13, 1996. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
^ "Artists roster". Essential Records. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Record Labels". Archived from the original on April 17, 2010. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
^ Jesusfreakhideout.com: Day Of Fire Discography, Day Of Fire Artist Database, Day Of Fire Lyrics jesusfreakhideout.com. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
^ "Kerrie Roberts". Retrieved February 3, 2011.

External links

Official website

Helpful:

[MyMusicWay-1] "Essential Records". MyMusicWay.com. Archived from the original on August 18, 2010. Retrieved June 4, 2010.

[BillboardChristianActsDependOnRadio-2] Can Christian Acts Depend on Radio?. Billboard magazine. July 13, 1996. Retrieved June 4, 2010.

[3] "Artists roster". Essential Records. Retrieved May 25, 2019.

[GoogleRecordLabels-4] "Record Labels". Archived from the original on April 17, 2010. Retrieved June 4, 2010.

[5] Jesusfreakhideout.com: Day Of Fire Discography, Day Of Fire Artist Database, Day Of Fire Lyrics jesusfreakhideout.com. Retrieved April 29, 2011.

[Kerrie_Roberts-6] "Kerrie Roberts". Retrieved February 3, 2011.

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