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ForeFront Records
ForeFront Records is a contemporary Christian music and Christian rock record label founded in 1987 by Dan R. Brock, Eddie DeGarmo, Dana Key, and Ron W. Griffin. It was purchased by EMI in 1996 from Dan R. Brock and Eddie DeGarmo, and is a division of Universal Music Group under Capitol Christian Music Group. In 1998, ForeFront released ''Ten: The Birthday Album'', a two-CD compilation to celebrate their 10th anniversary that featured songs from several of their artists at the time with several song remakes of older songs performed by new bands. Artists Current TobyMac (also with Sparrow Records and Capitol CMG) Former * Abandon (band), Abandon (active, currently independent) * Audio Adrenaline (also on Fair Trade Services) (disbanded) * The Benjamin Gate (disbanded) * Big Tent Revival (independent) * Bleach (American band), Bleach (currently independent) * Clear (Christian band), Clear (disbanded) * Code of Ethics (band), Code of Ethics (disbanded) * Considering Lily (inac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group N.V. (often abbreviated as UMG and referred to as Universal Music Group or Universal Music) is a Netherlands, Dutch–United States, American multinational Music industry, music corporation under Law of the Netherlands, Dutch law. UMG's corporate headquarters are located in Hilversum, Netherlands, and its operational headquarters are located in Santa Monica, California. The biggest music company in the world, it is one of the "Record label#Major labels, Big Three" record labels, along with Sony Music, Sony Music Entertainment and Warner Music Group. Tencent acquired ten percent of Universal Music Group in March 2020 for €3 billion and acquired an additional ten percent stake in January 2021. Pershing Square Holdings later acquired ten percent of UMG prior to its Initial public offering, IPO on the Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange. The French Vincent Bolloré, Bolloré family still owns 28 percent of UMG (18 percent directly, and ten percent through Vive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fair Trade Services
Fair Trade Services, formerly known as INO Records, is an American record label based in Brentwood, Tennessee, specializing in Contemporary Christian music (CCM). History The label was founded in 1999 as INO Records, a division of M2 Communications.Richard DavermanLocal Christian label M2 to be sold to Integrity Inc. nashvillepost.com, USA, May 15, 2002 Integrity Media acquired the label in 2002. When Integrity Media was sold to David C. Cook in 2011, label founder and president Jeff Moseley purchased the label assets and renamed it Fair Trade Services. It was the parent label of SRE Recordings, which concentrated more on Christian rock releases until that label closed with the sale of INO Records to founder Jeff Moseley. All remaining SRE recording artists are under the banner of Fair Trade Services. Mission Regarding their mission, the company states: "We desire to work with artists who have a unique message, excellent artistry and spiritual maturity while serving them well ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guardian (band)
Guardian is an American Christian rock, Christian hard rock and Christian metal, metal band. The band has released seven studio albums, three additional albums in Spanish, and toured extensively worldwide. There are also numerous compilations, independent releases, live records and bootlegs available. History The early years The band was founded in 1982 under the name ''Fusion'', by bassist David Bach and singer, songwriter and guitarist Paul Cawley. The original band lineup included drummer Steve Martinez and guitarist Gene Thurston. The group stood out in the burgeoning Los Angeles metal music scene due to their unconventional futuristic body-armor stage outfits, whose concept Cawley derived from the biblical passage in Ephesians 6 regarding "putting on the full armor of God". Member changes in 1984 included drummer Rikk Hart and guitarist, James Isham. In late 1984, Isham departed, and the trio of Cawley, Bach & Hart recorded an EP of six Cawley-penned tunes called ''Rock in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grammatrain
Grammatrain is an American rock band from Seattle, Washington that formed in 1994. The band was active in the Christian rock industry during the 1990s. Grammatrain disbanded in 1998 and reunited in 2009. According to drummer Paul Joseph Roraback in a 1995 interview, the band's name came from a poem he wrote about his grandmother called "Grandma's Train", which was the band's original name before changing it to Grammatrain shortly after forming. History Grammatrain formed in 1994 with vocalist/guitarist Pete Stewart, drummer Paul Joseph Roraback and his brother, bassist Dalton Roraback. Paul was previously a drummer for the Christian metal band Paragon; he performed on the band's two releases, ''Just Believe'' in 1984 and ''Dead and Alive'' in 1988, both of which were demos released exclusively on cassette. Paul was later a touring member for American Christian metal band Bloodgood from 1991 to 1993. Paul played drums on the band's third live album, ''To Germany, With Love! - L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Farner
Mark Fredrick Farner (born September 29, 1948) is an American musician. He was the original singer and guitarist of the rock band Grand Funk Railroad, which he co-founded in 1969, and later as a contemporary Christian musician. Early life and career Farner began his career in music by playing in Terry Knight and The Pack (1965–1966), The Bossmen (1966–1967), The Pack (aka The Fabulous Pack) (1967–1968), before forming Grand Funk Railroad with Don Brewer (drums) and Mel Schacher (bass guitar) in 1969. Farner attended Flint Kearsley High School. Craig Frost (keyboards) joined the band in 1972. Farner is of Cherokee descent on his maternal side. With Grand Funk Railroad Farner was the guitarist and lead singer for Grand Funk Railroad as well as the songwriter for most of their material. His best-known composition is the 1970 epic "I'm Your Captain (Closer to Home)". He also wrote the 1975 hit "Bad Time (Grand Funk song), Bad Time", the last of the band's four singles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
End Time Warriors
End Time Warriors (also known as E.T.W.) were founded by MC Free, MC L King and Johnnie Jam. E.T.W. was one of the first successful Christian rap groups releasing their first album in 1989 on ForeFront Records. Much like fellow rookie label mates DC Talk, they featured fun, upbeat, and direct rhymes about their faith and the gospel. E.T.W's lyrics grew darker through their career and drinking, drugs, and violence became major themes in their music as they addressed problems in hip-hop culture. One of their biggest hits was their cover of Al Green's " Let's Stay Together", and their song "Give It Up" was nominated for a Dove Award. They broke up in the mid-1990s. History Their debut album was released in 1989 on ForeFront Records. In total, they released five full-length albums and the cover, "If God Is My Father", released on the Larry Norman Larry David Norman (April 8, 1947 – February 24, 2008) was an American musician, singer, songwriter, record label owner, and reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dizmas
Dizmas is an American Christian rock band from Lancaster, California.Dizmas Biography ; MusicFaith.com; Retrieved March 20, 2008 History Nick Aranda, Clayton Hunt and brothers Zach and Josh Zegan began playing together as teenagers in 1998 while attending Desert Christian High School in . They were later joined by Jon Howard, who is from |
DeGarmo And Key
DeGarmo & Key was a Christian rock band/duo formed in 1977 by Eddie DeGarmo and Dana Key. The group is notable for having the first Christian rock album nominated for a Grammy award and the first American Christian group to have a video entered into MTVs rotation. They are also noted as being among the first groups to raise the level of technical excellence to match general market releases of the time. While the group played blues based rock with a minor British progressive rock influence, they migrated to a more pop and rock style as time went on. DeGarmo played keyboards and sang background vocals (and occasionally lead), while Key played lead guitar and did the majority of the lead vocals. The other musicians at the time of formation in the late 70s were John Hamptone, David Spain, Max Richardson and Terry Moxley (drums) along with Joe Hardy and Ken Porter (bass). Later members included Tommy Cathey on bass (1982), Greg Morrow on drums as well as Tony Pilcher on rhythm and s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Considering Lily
Considering Lily (formerly Serene & Pearl) was an American CCM group that was popular in the late 1990s. The group was founded by Serene Campbell and Pearl Barrett, who are sisters, in the United States in 1991, though both were born in New Zealand. Their first album (as Serene & Pearl) was 1995's ''Crazy Stories'', followed by a self-titled 1997 release which included the single "Cup", a major hit at Christian radio. Following this, Campbell left the group to raise her family, and Barrett began working with Jeanette Herdman, who is the wife of Audio Adrenaline member Bob Herdman. A third album followed in 1999. Touring band members included: Jason Hall (drums), Glen Kimberlin (bass), Ed Eason (guitar), Alex Nifong (guitar), and Rich Toomey (bass) Discography *'' Crazy Stories'' ( ForeFront, 1995) as Serene & Pearl *'' Considering Lily'' (ForeFront, 1997) *'' The Pieces Fit'' (ForeFront, 1999) *''Peace All Over Me'' (Independent, 2002) *''Soothe Me'' (Independent, 2004) *''An An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Code Of Ethics (band)
Code of Ethics was a contemporary Christian music band formed in Jacksonville, Florida. Its musical style blended synth-pop, electronic, new wave, and rock into a unique expression of faith and artistic innovation., Active from the early 1990s through 2000, the band became a fixture in the Christian alternative scene, known for their bold visual style, chart-topping singles, and unforgettable live performances. Founded by Barry Blaze and signed to ForeFront/EMI, the group included longtime members Rick Brainer and Skippy, and collaborated with writers like Gerald Josef, J Booth, and Ian Eskelin. They found success in the 1990s and early 2000s with three No. 1 singles, two music award nominations, and one music award win.Brothers 2003, p. 287 History Creation and indie years: 19881992 Code of Ethics was started in 1988 by Barry Blaze while living in Jacksonville, Florida. He was joined by Eric Switzer and Mark Tanner, with the trio releasing a self-titled, self-published ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clear (Christian Band)
Clear was an American CCM group from Cambridge, Minnesota. Clear formed in the summer of 1997 and released two albums on Ardent Records, in 1998 and 2000. Their 2000 release ''Follow the Narrow'' reached No. 33 on the ''Billboard A billboard (also called a hoarding in the UK and many other parts of the world) is a large outdoor advertising structure (a billing board), typically found in high-traffic areas such as alongside busy roads. Billboards present large advertis ...'' Top Contemporary Christian Albums chart in July 2000. The group split up early in 2001. . ''Isanti County News'', January 31, 2001. Members *Matt Berry – vocals, guitar, mandolin *Nate Larson – guitar *Peter Sanders – drums *Alison (Ali) Ogren – vocals, piano *David Caton – vocals, bass, didgeridoo< ...
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