CHRISTIAN RECORD LABELS
Provident Label Group
a division of the Provident Music Group, which is
a division of Sony BMG Music Entertainment.
Provident Label Group
741 Cool Springs Blvd
Franklin, TN 37067
Telephone: (615)
261-5909
The Provident Music Group includes the Provident Label
Group, Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing and
Provident-Integrity Distribution.
The Provident Label Group includes the following labels: Beach Street, Brentwood,
Diadem, Reunion, and Essential. The Benson label was shut down in 2001.
Provident-Integrity Distribution currently serves record labels including Beach Street
Records, Benson Records, Brentwood Records, Cedar Partners, Cedarmont
Kids, Creative Trust Workshop, Cross Movement Records, Essential
Records, Fervent Records, Gospo Centric/B-Rite, Here To Him Music,
Maranatha!, New Haven, Praise Hymn, Reunion Records, Rocketown Records,
Spirit-Led Records, Verity Records, Wind-up Records, Hillsong,
Integrity Music, Integrity Gospel, INO Records, WaterShed
Records, and BMG Label Group.
Refer to the pages for individual labels for more
information.
History:
With only $500 in hand to start his new business,
Jim Van Hook opened the doors to Brentwood Music in 1981. Within a few
years time, he turned his investment into a multi-million dollar
corporation. By the mid-1990s the company had grown into a $19 million
corporation.
New York-based Zomba (now Zomba Label Group)
purchased Brentwood Music in1994.
In June 1997, the capital-infused company had
greatly expanded through the purchases of The Benson Music Group and
Reunion Records. This massive growth prompted the establishment of
Provident Music Group to more adequately umbrella the corporation's
many facets, including its publishing arm, Brentwood-Benson Music
Publishing.
Note: In September 2002, German media giant
Bertlesmann AG received approval from the European Union to complete
it’s $2.74 billion purchase of Zomba, and Zomba became a part
ofBMG, Bertlesmann AG’s worldwide music business. In July 2004,
BMG merged with Sony Music and is now Sony BMG Music Entertainment.
Demo Submission:
The Provident Label Group does not accept
unsolicited demos.
