Gotee Records

Infobox record label
name = Gotee Records


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founded = 1994
founder = Kevin Michael McKeehan AKA tobyMac
defunct =
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genre = Pop rock
Contemporary Christian music
Christian rap
Christian rock
country = USA
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url = [http://www.gotee.com/ gotee.com]

Gotee Records (established 1994) is a record label founded by dc Talk member Toby McKeehan (professionally known as "tobyMac"), Todd Collins, and Joey Elwood. The label began as a production company.

Formation of Gotee

Toby and Todd intended to produce Out Of Eden's "Lovin' the Day", but they couldn't find a label to sign the act to, and so formed Gotee Records and began distributing the band's material on their own.cite journal |last=Price |first=Deborah Evans |date=1996-12-07 |title=Gotee grows into Christian boutique |journal=Billboard Magazine |id= |volume=108 |issue=49 |pages=11–13 ] The label was a part of EMI Christian Music Group however bought back EMI's minority share to become fully independent again as of March 31 2008. [ GOTEE RECORDS NOW FULLY INDEPENDENT COMPANY http://www.freegotee.com/news.php] Toby McKeehan is currently the president of the company.

Toby got the name "Gotee" from the song "Socially Acceptable" on dcTalk'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) Toby happened to be growing a goatee on his face at the time, and when somebody pointed out the coincidence, he decided to name his new record company, "Gotee Records."

However, Toby does not publish his own albums under this title; instead he publishes his own records under the same label as dc Talk: ForeFront Records.

Current roster

* Ayiesha Woods
* B. Reith
* Fighting Instinct
* House of Heroes
* I Am Terrified
* Jennifer Knapp
* John Reuben
* Our Heart's Hero
* Relient K (Capitol/Gotee)
* Sarah Kelly
* StorySide:B
* Stephanie Smith
* [http://www.tromamusic.com Troma]

Former artists

* 4th Avenue Jones
* Jeff Anderson
* Marvin Castillo
* Chasing Victory
* Christafari
* Curious Fools
* Deepspace5
* DJ Maj
* Jeff Deyo
* Family Force 5
* GRITS
* johnny Q. public
* The Katinas
* Knowdaverbs
* L.A. Symphony
* Liquid
* Mars ILL
* Out of Eden
* The Showdown
* SONICFLOOd
* Switchfoot
* Paul Wright

Compilations

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* 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

See also

* List of record labels
* Toby McKeehan
* EMI Christian Music Group
* Hip Hope Hits
* Joey Elwood
* Mono Vs. Stereo (Independent Rock Imprint of Gotee)

References

External links

* [http://www.gotee.com Official Gotee Records site]
* [http://www.flickr.com/groups/goteerecords/ Gotee Records Photo Group on Flickr] Pictures of Gotee artists in concert, with fans, backstage, etc.