Integrity Music
Integrity Media is a privately-held Christian media company originally founded as Christian music club in 1987. It is located in Mobile, Alabama. The company has a large focus on international distribution;[1] Its operations in Asia are managed by Integrity Asia. This company operates in about 160 countries
Labels held by the company are Integrity Music, Hosanna! Music, Integrity Gospel, Vertical Music and INO Records. These labels are known for publishing Christian worship music.
Subdivisions
Integrity Asia
Integrity Asia [2] is a company located in Singapore which delivers Integrity Music products to Singapore, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mauritius, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, and Thailand. They also sell other Integrity Music Christian albums that they do not sell in the United States.
Integrity Europe
Integrity Europe [3] is located in the UK and serves the markets of the UK and Ireland, and, through it's distributor GMI, all of mainland Europe. Within the UK, Integrity distributes the entire Integrity Music catalogue, plus that of Provident Label Group (including Verity Records, Reunion Records, Beachstreet Records and Cross Movement), Maranatha! Music, Sony Music, Time Life and Parachute Records.
History
Originally founded as a direct-to-consumer music club in 1987, the company grew into one of Christian music’s biggest success stories and in the process helped ignite the widespread popularity of contemporary praise and worship music.
In 2002, Integrity changed its corporate identity from Integrity Music to Integrity Media to better reflect its growth and development. That same year, Integrity purchased the Nashville-based label INO Records, home to artists MercyMe, SONICFLOOd, Darlene Zschech, Sara Groves and The Afters among others. This added greatly to Integrity’s artist roster which already included notables Don Moen, Hillsong Music, Paul Baloche and the GRAMMY Award-winning Israel and New Breed.
Together, Integrity Music and INO Records are the top independent labels in the Christian music marketplace. Their strong retail presence is due to distribution into both the Christian (Provident-Integrity Distribution) and mainstream (Columbia/SONY-BMG Distribution) marketplaces.
In addition to a retail focus, Integrity maintains its thriving Direct Response division that provides the same music, film and digital products via direct mail and Internet sales (www.integritydirect.com, www.worshipkitchen.com). Integrity also offers a unique direct mail club that provides original, inspirational greeting cards created in partnership with DaySpring®/HallMark.
Integrity’s metamorphosis into a full-fledged media company is part of its ongoing commitment to providing Christ-centered products and resources to individuals, families and the Church worldwide.
Signed artists
- Jared Anderson
- Joel Auge
- Paul Baloche
- Lincoln Brewster
- The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
- Deluge Band
- Desperation Band
- Gateway Worship
- Hillsong Live
- Hillsong United (band)
- Hillsong London
- Hillsong Kids
- Israel Houghton (Israel and New Breed)
- Stephen Hurd
- Jonathan Nelson and Purpose
- Lakewood Live
- Lakeview Worship
- Lenny LeBlanc
- Robin Mark
- Don Moen
- Michael Neale
- Ken Reynolds
- Kathryn Scott
- Alvin Slaughter
- Jonathan Stockstill
- New Life Worship
- Parachute Band
- Jason Upton
- Paul Wilbur
- Worth Dying For
References
- ^ Swartzendruber, Jay (2007). "Industrybeat: Moen of Many Hats". CCM Magazine. 29 (8): 22. ISSN 1524-7848.
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