Fair Trade Services, formerly known as INO Records, is an American

record label "Big Three" music labels A record label or record company is a brand or trademark of Sound recording and reproduction, music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a Music publisher, ...

based in

Brentwood, Tennessee Brentwood is a city in Williamson County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 45,373 as of the 2020 United States census.Contemporary Christian music Contemporary Christian music (CCM), also known as Christian pop, and occasionally inspirational music, is a genre of modern popular music, and an aspect of Christian media, which is lyrically focused on matters related to the Christianity, Chri ...

(CCM).

History

The label was founded in 1999 as INO Records, a division of M2 Communications.Richard Daverman
Local Christian label M2 to be sold to Integrity Inc.
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Integrity Media Integrity Music is part of the David C. Cook nonprofit group. Founded as a direct-to-consumer music club in 1987 as ''Integrity Music'', Integrity was at the forefront of contemporary worship music's widespread popularity of praise and worshi ...

acquired the label in 2002. When Integrity Media was sold to David C. Cook in 2011, label founder and president Jeff Moseley purchased the label assets and renamed it Fair Trade Services. It was the parent label of SRE Recordings, which concentrated more on

Christian rock Christian rock is a form of rock music that features lyrics focusing on matters of Christian faith, often with an emphasis on Jesus in Christianity, Jesus. This music is typically performed by Christians, Christian individuals. The extent to whi ...

releases until that label closed with the sale of INO Records to founder Jeff Moseley. All remaining SRE recording artists are under the banner of Fair Trade Services.

Mission

Regarding their mission, the company states: "We desire to work with artists who have a unique message, excellent artistry and spiritual maturity while serving them well through partnering. Our chief aim is to know God and make Him known through products that are spiritually significant, artistically excellent and culturally relevant."

Roster

Austin French Austin Bryan French GOOD FEELING Work ID No. 894976155 IPI No. 834705239 (FRENCH AUSTIN BRYAN) (born February 13, 1994) is an American Christian musician, who plays Christian pop style contemporary worship music. He released his debut single, "Fr ...

* Caleb & John *

CeCe Winans Priscilla Marie Love, known professionally by her stage name as CeCe Winans, (born October 8, 1964) is an American gospel singer who has garnered 17 Grammy Awards, the most for any female gospel singer; 33 GMA Dove Awards, 19 Stellar Awards, ...

Colton Dixon Michael Colton Dixon (born October 19, 1991) is an American singer-songwriter and musician from Murfreesboro, Tennessee. He placed seventh on the eleventh season of ''American Idol''. Early life Colton Dixon was born Michael Colton Dixon on Oc ...

(Atlantic Records) * Emerson Day * Hope Darst * Jordan Janzen *

Laura Story Laura Mixon Story Elvington is an American contemporary Christian music singer-songwriter. ''Billboard'' ranked her as the 40th Top Christian Artist of the 2010s. She has won a Grammy and six GMA Dove Awards. Her second studio album, ''Blessi ...

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(Atlantic Records) * Luke Bower *

Megan Woods Megan Cherie Woods (born 4 November 1973) is a New Zealand Labour Party politician who served as a Cabinet Minister in the Sixth Labour Government and has served as Member of Parliament for Wigram since 2011. Early life Woods was born and gr ...

MercyMe MercyMe is an American contemporary Christian music band founded in Edmond, Oklahoma. The band consists of lead vocalist Bart Millard, percussionist Robby Shaffer, bassist Nathan Cochran, and guitarists Michael Scheuchzer and Barry Graul. The b ...

Micah Tyler Micah Tyler is an American Christian musician, who primarily plays Christian pop music. He has released four musical works: two studio albums, ''The Story I Tell'' (2013) and ''New Today'' (2020), and two extended plays, ''The Kitchen Sink'' (20 ...

Phil Wickham Philip David Wickham (born April 5, 1984) is an American contemporary Christian singer, musician and songwriter from San Diego, California. He has released ten worship albums: '' Give You My World'' in 2003, a self-titled album in 2006, ''Cann ...

Sara Groves Sara Groves (born Sara Lee Colbaugh; September 10, 1972) is an American contemporary Christian singer, record producer, and author. Groves received her Bachelor of Science degree in history and English in 1994 from Evangel University, a priva ...

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(Atlantic Records) *

The Afters The Afters is an American Christian rock band founded by Josh Havens and Matt Fuqua. Havens and Fuqua first worked together in a Starbucks coffee shop in Mesquite, Texas, where they performed songs for customers before deciding to form a band. ...

Fair Trade Gospel

* Anthony Brown *

* Charles Butler * Jason Nelson * Maranda Curtis * Geoffrey Golden * Vashawn Mitchell * L. Spenser Smith * Rich Tolbert Jr.

Former

4Him 4Him was an American contemporary Christian music group founded in 1990 in Mobile, Alabama. The group has ten GMA Dove Awards, Dove awards, a Grammy Award, Grammy nomination and three certified gold albums to their credit. The group was inducte ...

(disbanded) *

33Miles 33Miles is a contemporary Christian band with country music influences from Franklin, Tennessee. Background The band began playing in Nashville and signed to INO Records, who released the band's debut album, '' 33Miles'', in 2007. The album ...

Audio Adrenaline Audio Adrenaline was an American Christian rock band that formed in 1986 at Kentucky Christian University in Grayson, Kentucky. The band gained recognition during the 1990s and received two Grammy Awards and multiple Dove Awards. Audio A ...

(disbanded) * Addison Road (disbanded) *

Todd Agnew Todd Wilson Agnew (born March 15, 1971, in Dallas, Texas) is a contemporary Christian musician and songwriter. Early life Agnew was born in Dallas, Texas and was adopted at birth. He was raised in Dallas, but began traveling to Memphis to h ...

(Ardent/Fair Trade) *

Ashes Remain Ashes Remain is an American Christian rock band, formed in 2001 and based in Baltimore, Maryland. The band was founded by Josh Smith and Ryan Nalepa. While they released two albums in their first six years, the band is popularly known for its thi ...

Beautiful Eulogy Beautiful Eulogy is a Christian experimental hip hop group and production team from Portland, Oregon, signed to the label Humble Beast. Composed of rappers Braille (Bryan Winchester) and Odd Thomas (Thomas Terry) and producer Courtland Urbano, ...

(Humble Beast/Fair Trade) *

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Building 429 Building 429 is an American Christian rock band from Fayetteville, North Carolina. The band's name refers to Ephesians 4:29, a Biblical passage that (in the New International Version of the Bible) reads: "Do not let any unwholesome talk come ou ...

Caedmon's Call Caedmon's Call was a contemporary Christian band that fused traditional folk with world music and alternative rock. They were composed of Cliff Young (lead vocals and rhythm guitar), Derek Webb (lead vocals, guitar), Danielle Young (vocals), G ...

* Catalyst Music Project * Chasen * Citizen Way * Connersvine (active, unsigned) *

Decyfer Down Decyfer Down is an American Christian rock band formed in 1999 and based in Morehead City, North Carolina, United States. Until 2002 – the year that Christopher Clonts joined the band – they went by the moniker Allysonhymn (pronounced All-e ...

Jonny Diaz Jonathan Adam "Jonny" Diaz ( ) (born March 30, 1984) is an American contemporary Christian pop artist originally from Lakeland, Florida. His song "More Beautiful You" has charted on American Christian music charts. His major record label debut ...

(active, with

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) * The Digital Age *

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* Echoing Angels (active, with Patton House) * Anthony Evans * Mike Farris *

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* Flyleaf (active, with Loud & Proud) *

The Fray The Fray is an American rock band from Denver, Colorado, formed in 2002 by schoolmates Isaac Slade and Joe King. Their debut studio album, '' How to Save a Life'' (2005) was released by Epic Records and received quadruple platinum certific ...

(

Epic Epic commonly refers to: * Epic poetry, a long narrative poem celebrating heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation * Epic film, a genre of film defined by the spectacular presentation of human drama on a grandiose scale Epic(s) ...

/Fair Trade) *

Gateway Worship Gateway Worship is an American Christian worship band from Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas. The team leads worship at Gateway Church, a 39,000 member congregation located in Southlake, Texas, which has grown quickly since the church's beginnings in 2 ...

* Mark Harris (now part of Gateway Worship) *

Micah Stampley Micah Keith Stampley is an American Gospel music, gospel singer-songwriter. Early life As a youth, Stampley listened to Andrae Crouch, Michael W. Smith, Shirley Caesar, Michael Jackson, Billy Ocean and Cyndi Lauper. Career Stampley sang ...

Hawk Nelson Hawk Nelson was a Canadian Christian pop-punk band from Peterborough, Ontario. Formed in 2000, the band has released eight studio albums. Bassist/backing vocalist Daniel Biro was the band's only founding member to remain throughout their entire ...

* Jack Cassidy *

Jackie Hill Perry Jackie Hill Perry (née Jackie Hill, born June 21, 1989) is an American poet, writer, hip hop artist and Christian influencer. She initially garnered popularity for her performances of Christian spoken word pieces. She has written for various C ...

(Humble Beast/Fair Trade) *

Jasmine Murray Jasmine S. Murray (born December 12, 1991) is an American singer and beauty pageant titleholder. She is best known for being a finalist on the eighth season of ''American Idol'' where she placed 12th–13th alongside Jorge Núñez. She also com ...

Jeremy Horn Jeremy Graham Horn (born August 25, 1975) is an American mixed martial artist. Horn is best known for fighting in smaller American promotions, he has also competed in some of the premiere mixed martial arts organizations around the world, inclu ...

( Ardent/Fair Trade) *

Jonas Brothers The Jonas Brothers () are an American pop rock band formed in 2005 comprising brothers Kevin Jonas, Joe Jonas, and Nick Jonas. Raised in Wyckoff, New Jersey, the Jonas Brothers moved to Little Falls, New Jersey, in 2005, where they wrote thei ...

(active, with

Hollywood Hollywood usually refers to: * Hollywood, Los Angeles, a neighborhood in California * Hollywood, a metonym for the cinema of the United States Hollywood may also refer to: Places United States * Hollywood District (disambiguation) * Hollywood ...

) *

Nick Jonas Nicholas Jerry Jonas (born September 16, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter and actor. Jonas began acting on Broadway at the age of seven, and released his debut single in 2002; this caught the attention of Columbia Records, where Jonas ...

(part of

The Jonas Brothers The Jonas Brothers () are an American pop rock band formed in 2005 comprising brothers Kevin Jonas, Joe Jonas, and Nick Jonas. Raised in Wyckoff, New Jersey, the Jonas Brothers moved to Little Falls, New Jersey, in 2005, where they wrote thei ...

and

Nick Jonas and the Administration Nick Jonas & the Administration was a band formed in late 2009 as a side project by Nick Jonas of the Jonas Brothers. Performers included singer, pianist, guitarist, drummer, and songwriter Nick Jonas, bassist John Fields, drummer Michael Bland ...

) *

Sandi Patty Sandra Faye "Sandi" Patty (born July 12, 1956) is an American Christian music singer, known for her wide soprano vocal range and expressive flexibility. Biography Early life Patty was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, into a family of musician ...

P.O.D. P.O.D. (an initialism for Payable on Death) is an American nu metal band formed in 1992 and based in San Diego, California. The band's line-up consists of vocalist Paul Joshua "Sonny" Sandoval, bassist Mark "Traa" Daniels, lead guitarist Mar ...

(active, signed with

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) *

Chris Rice Chris Rice is an American singer and songwriter who works in the contemporary Christian music, contemporary folk, adult contemporary and adult album alternative genres. He became a recording artist in 1996 after signing a contract with Rocket ...

* Rock n Roll Worship Circus (disbanded) *

Shane & Shane Shane & Shane is a Texas-based contemporary worship music band known for acoustic Contemporary worship music, praise and worship music. The band consists of Shane Barnard (vocals, acoustic guitar) and Shane Everett (vocals). They are often joined ...

* Mark Schultz *

Mike Donehey Michael Morgan Donehey (born September 30, 1980) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist primarily known for his work in the contemporary Christian band Tenth Avenue North. After amicably disbanding in 2021, the band reformed with t ...

Phillips, Craig and Dean Phillips, Craig and Dean (rendered as Phillips, Craig & Dean on albums) is a contemporary Christian music trio (music), trio composed of pastors Randy Phillips, Shawn Craig, and Dan Dean. Since forming in 1991, the group has sold over two milli ...

(Columbia/Fair Trade) *

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(Humble Beast/Fair Trade) * Jenny Simmons *

SONICFLOOd Sonicflood (sometimes stylized as SONICFLOOd) is an American contemporary worship music band from Nashville, Tennessee, that has been touted as "The Fathers of the Modern Worship Movement." The group took the name "Sonicflood", a reference to ...

(active, unsigned) *

Stellar Kart Stellar Kart was an American Christian pop punk band from Phoenix, Arizona, signed to Inpop Records and Capitol Records. The band released their first album, '' All Gas. No Brake'', in February 2005. Most of their singles have been accepted exc ...

Sanctus Real Sanctus Real is an American Christian rock band formed in Toledo, Ohio, in 1996. The group is composed of Chris Rohman (lead guitar), Mark Graalman (drummer, drums), and Dustin Lolli (lead vocals). The band is best known for their number one sin ...

* Ten Shekel Shirt (active, with Rounder) *

John Tibbs John Wesley Tibbs (born March 22, 1990) is an American Christian musician, who showcases his signature southern heartland roots rock sound, with biblically based autobiographical lyricism. He has released three independently-made extended plays, ...

Derek Webb Derek Walsh Webb (born May 27, 1974) is an American singer-songwriter of independent and Christian music who first entered the music industry as a member of the band Caedmon's Call, and later embarked on a successful solo career. As a member of ...

* Joy Whitlock * Heather Williams * Kara Williamson (active, as Kara Tualatai part of Prelude trio on Trackstar Recordworks) *

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VOTA VOTA (formerly known as Casting Pearls) is a Christian rock band from Lincoln, Nebraska, featuring Bryan Olesen, a former guitarist with Christian rock band Newsboys. Several of the band's songs have been featured on rotation with national radi ...

Darlene Zschech Darlene Joyce Zschech (; Steinhardt; 8 September 1965) is an Australian Pentecostal Christian worship leader and singer who primarily writes praise and worship songs. Described as a pioneer of the modern worship movement, she is the former wor ...

* Zauntee

References

External links

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