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Rocketown Records was an independent record label which was started in 1996 by Michael W. Smith. In the fall of 1995, met with Don Donahue, A&R director at Reunion Records, to discuss creation of the label.

In 1996, Word Records bought a minority share of the company.^[1]

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 as a partnership between Rocketown and the Christian rock band Third Day. 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)
Christine Dente
Ronnie Freeman
Shaun Groves (active, currently independent)
High Flight Society
Hyper Static Union (active, with Amplitude Media)
Geoff Moore
Reuben Morgan (active, current worship pastor of Hillsong Church)
Michael Olson (active)
Michael W. Smith
Out of the Grey (on hiatus)
Ginny Owens (active)
Chris Rice (active)
George Rowe III
Taylor Sorensen
The Swift (disbanded in 2006)
The Turning
Watermark (inactive)
Wilshire

References

^ Price, Deborah Evans (1996-11-09). "Higher ground". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 45. p. 34.

External links

Official site

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[BB_108_45-1] Price, Deborah Evans (1996-11-09). "Higher ground". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 45. p. 34.

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+{{Short description|Independent record label}}
-'''Rocketown Records''' is an [[independent record label]] which was started in [[1996 in music|1996]] by [[Michael W. Smith]].  The dream was to create a new, independent Christian record label that wouldn't follow the rules of the modern music business. In the fall of 1995, Michael W. Smith met with Don Donahue, who was, at the time, Smith's A&R director at [[Reunion Records]], to discuss the creation of this new label.  They hoped to develop artists, and not focus on musical fads.
+'''Rocketown Records''' was an [[independent record label]] which was started in 1996 by [[Michael W. Smith]]. In the fall of 1995, met with Don Donahue, A&R director at [[Reunion Records]], to discuss creation of the label.
-In 1996, [[Word Records]] bought a minority share of the company.<ref name="BB_108_45">{{cite journal |last=Price |first=Deborah Evans |date=1996-11-09 |title=Higher ground |journal=[[Billboard Magazine]] |id= |volume=108 |issue=45 |page=34 }}</ref>
+In 1996, [[Word Records]] bought a minority share of the company.<ref name="BB_108_45">{{cite magazine |last=Price |first=Deborah Evans |date=1996-11-09 |title=Higher ground |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |volume=108 |issue=45 |pages=34 }}</ref>
+==Imprint==
-==Current Rocketown Artists==
+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]] as a partnership between Rocketown and the Christian rock band [[Third Day]]. 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]].
-* [[High Flight Society]]
-* [[Geoff Moore]]
-* [[Michael Olson]]
-* [[Jake Smith]]
-==Alumni Rocketown Artists==
+== Roster ==
-* [[Alathea]]
+{{div col}}
-* [[apt.core]]
+* Alathea (active, currently independent)
 * [[Christine Dente]]
 * [[Ronnie Freeman]]
-* [[Shaun Groves]]
+* [[Shaun Groves]] (active, currently independent)
-* [[Hyper Static Union]]
+* [[High Flight Society]]
+* [[Hyper Static Union]] (active, with Amplitude Media)
-* [[Reuben Morgan]]
-* [[Out of the Grey]]
+* [[Geoff Moore]]
+* [[Reuben Morgan]] (active, current worship pastor of [[Hillsong Church]])
-* [[Ginny Owens]]
+* Michael Olson (active)
-* [[Chris Rice]]
-* [[George Rowe III]]
+* [[Michael W. Smith]]
-* [[The Swift]]
+* [[Out of the Grey]] (on hiatus)
+* [[Ginny Owens]] (active)
-* [[The Turning (band)|The Turning]]
+* [[Chris Rice]] (active)
-* [[Watermark (band)|Watermark]]
+* George Rowe III
+* Taylor Sorensen
+* The Swift (disbanded in 2006)
+* The Turning
+* [[Watermark (band)|Watermark]] (inactive)
+* Wilshire
+{{div col end}}
-==Imprint==
+== See also ==
+* [[List of record labels]]
-In 2006, Rocketown launched an imprint label, RKT Music, focused on rock artists servicing a more younger demographic than the core Rocketown Records demographic.  The first release under the RKT Music name was ''Lifegiver'' by [[Hyper Static Union]] (May 06) as a partnership between Rocketown Records and the Christian rock band [[Third Day]] ([[Hyper Static Union]] was signed to a production deal with Third Day's Consuming Fire Productions).
-Additional releases under RKT Music include ''Learning to Lose'' - [[The Turning (band)|The Turning]] (June 06) and [[High Flight Society]] (July 07).
 ==References==
 {{reflist}}
-== See also ==
-* [[List of record labels]]
 ==External links==
 * [http://www.rocketownrecords.com/ Official site]
+{{Michael W. Smith}}
-{{US-independent-record-label-stub}}
+{{authority control}}
-[[Category:American record labels]]
 [[Category:Record labels established in 1996]]
-[[Category:Independent record labels]]
+[[Category:American independent record labels]]
 [[Category:Christian record labels]]
+[[Category:American companies established in 1996]]
+{{US-independent-record-label-stub}}

v t e Michael W. Smith
Studio albums	Michael W. Smith Project Michael W. Smith 2 The Big Picture i 2 (EYE) Go West Young Man Change Your World I'll Lead You Home Live the Life This Is Your Time Healing Rain Stand Wonder Hymns Sovereign Hymns II - Shine On Us A Million Lights
Instrumental albums	Freedom Glory
Christmas albums	Christmas Christmastime It's a Wonderful Christmas The Spirit of Christmas
Live albums	The Live Set Worship Worship Again A New Hallelujah Surrounded
Compilation albums	The Wonder Years The First Decade (1983–1993) The Second Decade (1993–2003) Decades of Worship
Songs	"Friends" "Great Is the Lord" "Wired for Sound" "Old Enough to Know" "Place in This World" "I Will Be Here for You" "Christmas Day" "You Won't Let Go" "A Million Lights"
Related articles	Discography Rocketown Rocketown Records