Centricity Music is an American contemporary Christian music record label that was founded in Washington. The label's roster includes artists such as
Lauren Daigle
Lauren Ashley Daigle () (born September 9, 1991) is an American contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter. After being signed to the label Centricity Music, she released her debut album, '' How Can It Be,'' in 2015. It reached No. 1 on ...
,
Jordan Feliz
Jordan Alexander Feliz (born March 15, 1989) is an American Christian musician, who plays a folk rock and soul style of Christian pop. He has released four studio albums that have charted, along with several singles, on various ''Billboard'' cha ...
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Jason Gray,
North Point Worship,
Andrew Peterson and
NEEDTOBREATHE
Needtobreathe (stylized as NEEDTOBREATHE) is an American rock band from Seneca, South Carolina. The band is composed of Bear Rinehart (lead vocals, guitar, piano), Seth Bolt (backing vocals, bass), Josh Lovelace (backing vocals, keys), Randall H ...
.
History
Centricity Music was started in 2003 by a
Seattle
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family. Soon after, the label started an office in
Nashville
Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and the ...
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Centricity Music houses recording and publishing divisions. The label is known for their focus on artist development. Downhere's Glen Lavender was quoted saying that "Centricity's philosophy is more about 'building the artist up.' It takes time to develop an artist. That's not usually how things are done
ith labels these days but it makes way more sense."
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Centricity's first album release was downhere's ''Wide-Eyed and Mystified'' in May 2006. The label then released records by Jaime Jamgochian and Circleslide also in 2006.
''Wide-Eyed and Mystified'' was distributed by
Warner Music Group
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, but in March 2010 Centricity signed a new agreement with
Universal Music Group
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to distribute all past and future releases.
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Centricity Music's mission statement is "to enable our artists to create life-changing experiences for the world."
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Apollo LTD
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Lauren Daigle
Lauren Ashley Daigle () (born September 9, 1991) is an American contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter. After being signed to the label Centricity Music, she released her debut album, '' How Can It Be,'' in 2015. It reached No. 1 on ...
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Jordan Feliz
Jordan Alexander Feliz (born March 15, 1989) is an American Christian musician, who plays a folk rock and soul style of Christian pop. He has released four studio albums that have charted, along with several singles, on various ''Billboard'' cha ...
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Jason Gray
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Brandon Heath
Brandon Heath Knell (born July 21, 1978) is an American contemporary Christian musician, singer, and songwriter from Nashville, Tennessee. He has released six studio albums: ''Don't Get Comfortable'' (2006), ''What If We'' (2008), ''Leaving Ede ...
* Coby James
* Patrick Mayberry
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Peabod
* Centricity Worship
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Katy Nichole
Katy Nichole Litwiller is an American Christian musician, songwriter and worship leader. Nichole made her debut in 2022, with the release of the single "In Jesus Name (God of Possible)" through Centricity Music. "In Jesus Name (God of Possible) ...
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North Point Worship
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Andrew Peterson
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Chris Renzema
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Unspoken
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Jared Anderson
* Bethlehem Skyline
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Carrollton
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Circleslide (active, on Save the City Records)
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Jonny Diaz
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Downhere
Downhere (stylized as downhere) is a Christian rock band from Canada. They have released six studio albums to date: ''downhere'' (2001), ''So Much for Substitutes'' (2003), ''Wide-Eyed and Mystified'' (2006), ''Ending Is Beginning'' (2008), ...
* Neon Feather
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Grayson/Reed
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Lanae' Hale
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High Valley
High Valley is a Canadian country music band from Blumenort, Alberta, a small community near the hamlet of La Crete. The group is composed of Brad Rempel (lead vocals) and his supporting band, Dave Myers (bass guitar), Sam Bergeson (vocals), Ray ...
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Caitie Hurst
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Jaime Jamgochian
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Daniel Kirkley
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Lindsay McCaul
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Me in Motion
Me in Motion was a Christian rock band from Nashville, Tennessee. The members consisted of Seth Mosley (lead vocals, guitar), Tim Wilson (bass, background vocals) and Brian Dexter (drums, background vocals).
Biography
Me in Motion formed in ...
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Matt Papa
Matt Papa is an American contemporary Christian music singer, songwriter, hymn writer and worship leader. In 2009, his album ''Your Kingdom Come'' charted #46 on the ''Billboard'' Top Christian Albums and #33 on the Top Heatseekers chart. He rele ...
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Remedy Drive
Remedy Drive is an American alternative rock band founded in 1998 in Lincoln, Nebraska. They are now based in Nashville. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist David Zach, bassist Corey Horn, and drummer Timmy Jones (with an extended ap ...
* For All Seasons
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Aaron Shust
Aaron Michael Shust (born October 31, 1975) is an American contemporary Christian music artist formerly on the Brash Music and Centricity Music labels, and now on his own label. Shust was named the Songwriter of the Year at the GMA Dove Awards ...
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Sixteen Cities
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JJ Weeks Band
JJ Weeks Band is an American contemporary Christian music band from Macon, Georgia that began in 2001. The band is composed of lead vocalist and acoustic guitarist Jason Clint "JJ" Weeks, drummer Jon Poole, bass guitarist David Hart, and guitari ...
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List of record labels
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