Floodgate Records was a part of the

East West Records East West Records (stylized as east''west'') is a record label formed in 1955, distributed and owned by Warner Music Group, headquartered in London, England. History Upon its creation in 1955 by Atlantic Records, the label had one hit with th ...

family of

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. It was founded in 2000 and managed by Tim Taber (formerly of

The Prayer Chain The Prayer Chain was a 1990s Christian alternative rock band. The band has been called "the epitome of the Christian underground". The Prayer Chain was known for producing moody, angst-ridden music which was, in turn, the result of creative diff ...

). Distribution was through

Word Records Word Records is a Christian faith-based entertainment company based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is owned by Curb Records, and is a part of Word Entertainment. It is distributed by Warner Records (the former Warner Bros. Records). History In 1 ...

and marketing through

Rocketown Rocketown is a facility with entertainment space, a coffee bar, and indoor skate park, located in Nashville, Tennessee. First opening in Franklin, TN in 1994-95 by Christian artist Michael W. Smith, Rocketown was created as a safe, drug and ...

. Their first release was ''All I Have'', a worship album by Rita Springer. The label ceased operations at an unknown point before mid-2008. Mentioned around 6:53.

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* Bernard *

Brian & Jenn Johnson Brian Mark Johnson (born March 17, 1978) is an American contemporary worship musician and worship pastor. He is the president and co-founder of Bethel Music, as well as a member of its Artist Collective and is one-half of the husband-and-wife ...

Cool Hand Luke ''Cool Hand Luke'' is a 1967 American prison drama film directed by Stuart Rosenberg, starring Paul Newman and featuring George Kennedy in an Oscar-winning performance. Newman stars in the title role as Luke, a prisoner in a Florida prison cam ...

* Denison Marrs * East West *

Forever Changed Forever Changed was a Christian rock band from Tallahassee and Orlando, Florida. They came together in 1999 and broke up in 2006. Dan Cole was the lead singer, a guitarist, and a pianist. Ben O'Rear was the lead guitarist, Tom Gustafson play ...

* Hundred Year Storm *

The Insyderz The Insyderz were an American Christian ska-punk band from Detroit, Michigan. They formed in 1996 and disbanded in 2005. The band reformed in 2009, but have not been actively playing shows in the last few years. The Insyderz are one of the "big t ...

Life in Your Way Life in Your Way (also known as LIYW) is a Christian hardcore band from Connecticut. History Origins (1999-2002) The band was formed by two childhood friends Josh Kellam and Todd Mackey. Jeremy Kellam joined the band to play bass after the ...

* Kate Miner * Mourning September * The Myriad *

Number One Gun Number One Gun was a Christian rock band from Chico, California, that was most recently signed to Tooth & Nail Records. They self-released their debut EP ''Forever'' in 2002, before releasing their follow-up albums '' Celebrate Mistakes'' (20 ...

Rita Springer Marguerita Estell "Rita" Springer (born April 17, 1967) is an American Christian musician, who primarily plays a style of contemporary worship music and Christian pop music. She has released twelve studio albums, ''Love Covers'' (1995), ''All I ...

* Transition (not to be confused with a UK indie band of the same name) * Yellow Second

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