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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 |pages=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>


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==Imprint==
==Alumni Rocketown Artists==
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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]].
* [[Alathea]]

* [[apt.core]]
== Roster ==

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* Alathea (active, currently independent)
* [[Christine Dente]]
* [[Christine Dente]]
* [[Ronnie Freeman]]
* [[Ronnie Freeman]]
* [[Shaun Groves]] (Active, Currently independent)
* [[Shaun Groves]] (active, currently independent)
* [[High Flight Society]]
* [[High Flight Society]]
* [[Hyper Static Union]] (Active, with Amplitude Media)
* [[Hyper Static Union]] (active, with Amplitude Media)
* [[Geoff Moore]]
* [[Geoff Moore]]
* [[Reuben Morgan]] (Active, current Worship Pastor of [[Hillsong]] Church)
* [[Reuben Morgan]] (active, current worship pastor of [[Hillsong Church]])
* [[Michael Olson]] (Active)
* Michael Olson (active)
* [[Out of the Grey]] (On hiatus)
* [[Michael W. Smith]]
* [[Ginny Owens]] (Active)
* [[Out of the Grey]] (on hiatus)
* [[Chris Rice]] (Active)
* [[Ginny Owens]] (active)
* [[George Rowe III]]
* [[Chris Rice]] (active)
* George Rowe III
* [[Jake Smith]]
* [[Taylor Sorensen]]
* Taylor Sorensen
* [[The Swift]] (Disbanded in 2006)
* The Swift (disbanded in 2006)
* [[The Turning (band)|The Turning]]
* The Turning
* [[Watermark (band)|Watermark]] (Inactive)
* [[Watermark (band)|Watermark]] (inactive)
* [[Wilshire (band)|Wilshire]]
* Wilshire
{{div col end}}

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==Imprint==
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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 6) 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 6) and [[High Flight Society]] (July 7).


== See also ==
== See also ==
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Latest revision as of 23:18, 24 January 2024

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

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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

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See also

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References

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