Gotee Records

Gotee Records
Gotee Records
Founded	1994; 30 years ago
Founder	Toby "TobyMac" McKeehan, Todd Collins, Joey Elwood
Distributor(s)	Gotee
Genre	Pop rock, contemporary Christian music, Christian hip hop, Christian rock
Country of origin	United States
Location	Franklin, Tennessee
Official website	gotee.com

Gotee Records is a record label of Christian hip-hop, based in Franklin, Tennessee in the United States.

History

The label was founded in 1994 by TobyMac, Todd Collins and Joey Elwood.^[1] The first album produced is Out of Eden's Lovin' the Day.^[2]^[3] The label was a part of EMI Christian Music Group. However, they bought back EMI's minority share to become fully independent again as of March 31, 2008.^[4] Toby McKeehan is currently the president of the company and as of 2009, the label is currently distributed by Warner Bros. Records.

McKeehan got the name "Gotee" from the song "Socially Acceptable" on dc Talk's album Free at Last. A member of the band GRITS was doing the background vocals, and he was saying, "Let it go, T, let it go." ("T" refers to Toby). McKeehan happened to be growing a goatee on his face at the time, and when Mark Heimermann pointed out the coincidence, he decided to name his new record company, "Gotee Records".

However, McKeehan does not publish his own albums under this title; instead he publishes his own records under the same label dc Talk was signed to, ForeFront Records, an imprint of Universal Music Group. He owns the name the Gotee Bros.

In May 2015 Gotee was acquired by Zealot Networks. Zealot's Nashville office is headed by former Gotee artist John Reuben. As part of the acquisition Gotee is still operated independently.^[5]

Artists

Current artists

Capital Kings
Charley Beathard
Cochren & Co.
Jon Reddick
Joseph O'Brien
Renee
Ryan Stevenson
Terrian

Former artists

Abandon Kansas (active, independent)
Flynn Adam (active, independent)
Jeff Anderson (active)
Aguilar
Aaron Cole (active, independent)
Christafari (active, on Soul of Zion Entertainment)
Curious Fools (disbanded)
Jeff Deyo (active, on Indelible Creative Group)
Deepspace5 (active, on Deepspace5 Records)
DJ Maj (active, on Tractor-Beam Records)
Family Force 5 (on hiatus; currently on Word Records)
Finding Favour (active)
Fighting Instinct (disbanded)
4th Avenue Jones (disbanded)
The Gotee Bros. (disbanded, side project of tobyMac of DC Talk)
Jamie Grace (active, independent)
GRITS (on hiatus)
Hollyn (active, independent)
House of Heroes (active, currently independent)
I Am Terrified (active, currently independent)
The Katinas (active, unsigned)
Sarah Kelly (active, currently an owner of Sarah Kelly Music School)
Jennifer Knapp (active, currently unsigned)
Knowdaverbs (changed name to Verbs; currently with 1280 Music)
Johnny Q. Public (disbanded)
LA Symphony (on hiatus; members now performing solo)
Liquid (active, unsigned)
Mars Ill (active, on Deepspace5 Records)
Morgan Harper Nichols (active, independent)
Our Heart's Hero (disbanded)
Out of Eden (disbanded)
Courtnie Ramirez
Richlin (stylized as RICHLIN)^[6]
Relient K (active, on Mono Vs Stereo Records)
Stephanie Smith (on hiatus; currently in Copperlily)
Sonicflood (active on Resonate Records)
StorySide:B (disbanded)
B. Reith (active, currently independent)
John Reuben (active, currently independent)
Ayiesha Woods (active, independent)
Paul Wright (active, unsigned)
Andy Zipf (active, with P is for Panda Records)

Compilations

Gotee Records presents: Showcase
We Are Hip Hope
Freaked! A Tribute to dc Talk's Jesus Freak
Gotee Records Freshman Class 2000
Gotee Records: The Soundtrack
Ten Years Brand New
Gotee Night Out
Hip Hope Hits collection^[7]
Tis the Season to be Gotee
Tis the Season to be Gotee Too
Gotee Records: Twenty Years Brand New

References

^ Randall Herbert Balmer, Encyclopedia of Evangelicalism: Revised and expanded edition, Baylor University Press, USA, 2004, p. 296-297
^ Justin Sarachik, TobyMac’s Influence on Christian Hip-Hop and How Gotee Records Signed John Reuben Over KJ-52, rapzilla.com, USA, February 9, 2016
^ Price, Deborah Evans. "Gotee Grows Into Christian Boutique" (PDF). Billboard. December 7, 1996: 10 – via AmericanRadioHistory.Com.
^ "Featured News". FreeGotee.com. March 31, 2008. Archived from the original on June 6, 2008. Retrieved June 11, 2008.
^ "NEWS: Zealot Networks Acquires Gotee Records". The Gospel Music Association. May 28, 2015. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016.
^ "JFH News: Gotee Records Welcomes New Artist RICHLIN". Jesus Freak Hideout. February 6, 2020. Archived from the original on February 6, 2020. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
^ "Various Artists Hip Hope Hits 2009" Archived March 10, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. Jesus Freak Hideout, 02/07/2009, written by Scott Fryberger

External links

Official website
Gotee Records Photo Group on Flickr Pictures of Gotee artists in concert, with fans, backstage, etc.

[1] Randall Herbert Balmer, Encyclopedia of Evangelicalism: Revised and expanded edition, Baylor University Press, USA, 2004, p. 296-297

[2] Justin Sarachik, TobyMac’s Influence on Christian Hip-Hop and How Gotee Records Signed John Reuben Over KJ-52, rapzilla.com, USA, February 9, 2016

[:0-3] Price, Deborah Evans. "Gotee Grows Into Christian Boutique" (PDF). Billboard. December 7, 1996: 10 – via AmericanRadioHistory.Com.

[4] "Featured News". FreeGotee.com. March 31, 2008. Archived from the original on June 6, 2008. Retrieved June 11, 2008.

[5] "NEWS: Zealot Networks Acquires Gotee Records". The Gospel Music Association. May 28, 2015. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016.

[6] "JFH News: Gotee Records Welcomes New Artist RICHLIN". Jesus Freak Hideout. February 6, 2020. Archived from the original on February 6, 2020. Retrieved February 6, 2020.

[7] "Various Artists Hip Hope Hits 2009" Archived March 10, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. Jesus Freak Hideout, 02/07/2009, written by Scott Fryberger

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