Centricity Music is an American

United States

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 record label

Record label

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 founded in Washington with artists in contemporary Christian

Contemporary Christian music

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 music. Some of its artists include Aaron Shust

Aaron Shust

Aaron Michael Shust is an American Contemporary Christian Music artist on the Centricity Music label. Shust was named the songwriter of the year at the GMA Dove Awards of 2007, and his song "My Savior My God" received the Song of the Year award.-Biography:Shust grew up near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...

, Andrew Peterson

Andrew Peterson

Andrew Peterson is an American singer-songwriter of Contemporary Christian music and an author.Peterson is a founding member of the Square Peg Alliance, a group of Christian songwriters...

, downhere

Downhere

Not to be confused with the album Down Here by Tracy Bonham.Downhere is a Juno Award-winning Christian rock band from Canada...

, and Jason Gray, among others.

History

Centricty Music was started in 2003 by a Seattle family. Soon after the label started an office in Nashville

Nashville, Tennessee

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 where most of the staff now resides.

Centricity Music was originally known as Centricity Records, but in 2009 they changed their name to Centricity Music to include the addition of Centricity Publishing and Eaglemont Entertainment. In 2010 Centricity Music also added a booking division named Centricity Booking.

The label is known for their focus on artist development. Downhere's Glen Lavender was quoted saying that "Centricity's philosophy is more about 'building the artist up.' It takes time to develop an artist. That's not usually how things are done [with labels these days], but it makes way more sense."

Centricity's first album release was downhere's Wide-Eyed and Mystified in May 2006. The label then released records by Jaime Jamgochian and Circleslide also in 2006.

Wide-Eyed and Mystified was distributed by Word Records

Word Records

Word Records is a Christian record label based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a division of Word Entertainment , which, itself is co-owned by Warner Music Group and Curb Records...

, but in March 2010 Centricity signed a new agreement with EMI Christian Music Group

EMI Christian Music Group

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 to distribute all past and future releases.

Centricity Music's mission statement is "to enable our artists to create life-changing experiences for the world."

Active

• Bethlehem Skyline
• Downhere
  Downhere
  Not to be confused with the album Down Here by Tracy Bonham.Downhere is a Juno Award-winning Christian rock band from Canada...
  
  
• Jason Gray
• Lanae' Hale
  Lanae' Hale
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• Jaime Jamgochian
• High Valley
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• Me In Motion
  Me in Motion
  Me in Motion is a Christian Rock band from Nashville, Tennessee. The members consist of Seth Mosley , Tim Wilson , Brian Dexter .- Biography :...
  
  
• Matt Papa
  Matt Papa
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• Andrew Peterson
• Aaron Shust
  Aaron Shust
  Aaron Michael Shust is an American Contemporary Christian Music artist on the Centricity Music label. Shust was named the songwriter of the year at the GMA Dove Awards of 2007, and his song "My Savior My God" received the Song of the Year award.-Biography:Shust grew up near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...
  
  
• Sixteen Cities
  Sixteen Cities
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