Rocketown Records was an

independent record label An independent record label (or indie label) is a record label that operates without the funding or distribution of major record labels; they are a type of small- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME. The labels and artists are often represented ...

which was started in 1996 by

Michael W. Smith Michael Whitaker Smith (born October 7, 1957) is an American musician who has charted in both contemporary Christian and mainstream charts. His biggest success in mainstream music was in 1991 when " Place in This World" hit No. 6 on the '' ...

. In the fall of 1995, met with Don Donahue, A&R director at

Reunion Records Reunion Records is a contemporary Christian record label based in Brentwood, Tennessee, that operates under the Provident Label Group. The label was founded in 1982, by Dan Harrell and Mike Blanton. History The label was formed by Amy Grant's m ...

, to discuss creation of the label. In 1996,

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 ...

bought a minority share of the company.

Imprint

In 2006, Rocketown started the RKT Music imprint label to concentrate on a younger demographic. The first album released was ''Lifegiver'' by

Hyper Static Union Hyper Static Union is an American Christian alternative rock band formed in Camas, Washington, United States. The band's first studio album was released May 9, 2006, and was produced by Mac Powell of Third Day. Their song "Praying for Sunny Days ...

as a partnership between Rocketown and the Christian rock band

Third Day Third Day was a Christian rock band formed in Marietta, Georgia during the 1990s. The band was founded by lead singer Mac Powell, guitarist Mark Lee (both of whom were the only constant members) and Billy Wilkins. Drummer David Carr was the ...

. Hyper Static Union was signed to a production deal with Third Day's Consuming Fire Productions. Additional releases by RKT include ''Learning to Lose'' by the Turning and High Flight Society.

Roster

* Alathea (active, currently independent) * apt.core * Christine Dente *

Ronnie Freeman Ronnie Carroll Freeman, Jr. (born September 24, 1973) is an American Christian musician, pianist, and worship leader. He has released five studio albums, ''Ronnie Freeman'', ''God Speaking'', ''Perfect Love'', ''If This Is What It Means'', and ' ...

* Shaun Groves (active, currently independent) * High Flight Society *

(active, with Amplitude Media) *

Geoff Moore Geoff Moore (born February 22, 1961) is an American contemporary Christian music singer. He began recording as a solo artist in 1984. In 1987, he formed Geoff Moore and The Distance, his touring band, which released eight albums generating a st ...

Reuben Morgan Reuben Timothy Morgan (born 9 August 1975) is an Australian worship pastor at Hillsong Church and one of several worship leaders and songwriters in Hillsong Worship group. Prior to this he was a worship pastor at Hillsong Church in Sydney, ...

(active, current worship pastor of

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) * Michael Olson (active) *

Out of the Grey Out of the Grey is a husband-and-wife Contemporary Christian music project consisting of Scott and Christine Denté. Christine provides lead vocals, while Scott plays guitars and sings background, along with the occasional lead vocals. They have ...

(on hiatus) *

Ginny Owens Virginia Leigh Owens (born April 22, 1975) is an American singer, songwriter, author, and blogger. She is known for performing Contemporary Christian music, but has more recently had her songs featured on ''WB'', ''ABC'' TV shows, and independent ...

(active) *

Chris Rice Chris Rice is an American singer and songwriter who works in the contemporary Christian music, contemporary folk, adult contemporary and adult album alternative genres. He became a recording artist in 1996 after signing a contract with Rocketo ...

(active) * George Rowe III * Taylor Sorensen * The Swift (disbanded in 2006) * The Turning *

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(inactive) * Wilshire

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