BEC Recordings

BEC (Brandon Ebel Company) Recordings is a Christian rock record label that is an imprint of Tooth & Nail Records. The label was formed in 1997 in partnership with EMI Christian Music Group.[1]

BEC Recordings
Parent companyTooth & Nail Records
Founded1997 (1997)
FounderBrandon Ebel
Distributor(s)RED (US)
Fontana (CAN)
Warner (Worldwide)
GenreChristian rock
Country of originU.S.
Official websitebecrecordings.com

The label promotes bands with more adult Christian rock sound than Tooth & Nail Records or Solid State Records, which concentrate on heavy metal, punk, and alternative rock. BEC's roster includes Jeremy Camp, KJ-52, Kutless, and Hawk Nelson. Uprok Records, a former imprint of Tooth & Nail, lists its catalog under BEC.

Roster

Active[2]

Former[3] Includes artists on Uprok Recordings

  • Aaron Gillespie (active, currently independent)
  • Ace Troubleshooter (disbanded, members now in Relient K and My Red Hot Nightmare)
  • Adam Cappa (inactive)
  • Adie (on hiatus)
  • All Things New (active, currently independent)
  • Among the Thirsty (inactive)
  • An Epic No Less (active, currently independent)
  • Ashes Remain (active, currently independent)
  • Jessa Anderson (active, currently independent)
  • Benjiman (active, currently on Save the City Records)
  • BK & Associates (Status unknown)
  • Bon Voyage (active, currently independent)
  • Freddie Bruno (performing as part of Deepspace 5)
  • Ray Buchanan (Status unknown)
  • Cadet (disbanded)
  • Jeremy Camp (active, currently on Sparrow Records)
  • Citizens (active, currently on Running Club Records)
  • The Company (disbanded)
  • The Cross Movement (disbanded, most members now performing solo)
  • Deepspace5 (active, currently on Deepspace5 Records)
  • The Dingees (active)
  • The Echoing Green (active, currently on A Different Drum Records)
  • Everman (disbanded)
  • Falling Up (disbanded)
  • Flight 180 (disbanded)
  • Fold Zandura (on hiatus)
  • Ghost Ship (active, currently independent)
  • The Glorious Unseen (active, currently independent)
  • Grand Incredible (disbanded)
  • Hangnail (disbanded)
  • Hawk Nelson (active, currently on Fair Trade Services)
  • iLL Harmonics (semi-active, currently independent)
  • Kings Kaleidoscope (active, currently independent)
  • KJ-52 (active, currently on The Paradigm Collective)
  • Dustin Kensrue
  • Joy Electric (on hiatus, currently on EEP Society, now performing as Said Fantasy)
  • Jurny Big (active, currently performing without a label)
  • The O.C. Supertones (disbanded)
  • Phillip LaRue (active, currently unsigned)
  • Jadon Lavik (active, currently independent)
  • Lost Dogs (active, currently on Fools of the World Records)
  • LPG (performing as part of Tunnel Rats)
  • Mainstay (on hiatus)
  • Manafest (active, currently independent)
  • Andrew Marcus
  • Mars Ill (active, currently unsigned)
  • Sarah Masen (active)
  • MG! The Visionary (disbanded)
  • Matty Mullins
  • Diane Michelle
  • The Museum
  • New Breed (status unknown)
  • Nine Lashes
  • Bebo Norman (Retired from the music industry)
  • Peace 586 (active)
  • Peace of Mind (on indefinite hiatus)
  • Pep Squad (disbanded)
  • Pivitplex (active)
  • Plankeye (disbanded; members went on to form Fielding and Fanmail)
  • Project 86 (active, currently independent)
  • Propaganda (active, currently on Humble Beast Records)
  • Raphi (performs as part of Tunnel Rats)
  • Rapture Ruckus
  • Jaymes Reunion (active, currently performing solo under Fugitive Recordings)
  • .rod laver (disbanded)
  • Seven Places (disbanded; members now in Kutless)
  • Sev Statik (performs as part of Tunnel Rats)
  • Seventh Day Slumber (active, currently with Rockfest Records)[4]
  • ShineBright (disbanded)
  • Shuree
  • Soul Purpose (disbanded, one time project featuring KJ-52 and producer Todd Collins)
  • Smalltown Poets (on hiatus)
  • Ryan Stevenson (active, signed to Gotee Records)
  • Jon Micah Sumrall
  • Sup the Chemist (status unknown)
  • Chris Taylor (active, independent)
  • Telecast (disbanded)
  • Tunnel Rats (on hiatus)
  • Ultrabeat (status unknown)
  • Underground Rise (disbanded)
  • Value Pac (disbanded)
  • Adam Watts (active, currently performing as the Adam Watts Band under Red Decibel Records)
  • Josh White
  • Sherri Youngward (active, currently unsigned)
  • Happy Christmas
  • Happy Christmas Vol. 2
  • Happy Christmas Vol. 3
  • Happy Christmas Vol. 4
  • Happy Christmas Vol. 5

See also
  • List of Christian record labels

References
  1. Hefner, April (March 1997). "Everything Changes / Big Deals". CCM Magazine. 19 (9): 12. ISSN 1524-7848.
  2. "Artists". BEC Recordings. Archived from the original on May 15, 2014. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
  3. "Artists | Alumni". BEC Recordings. Archived from the original on May 6, 2014. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
  4. "Joseph Rojas Announces Launch of Rockfest Records". www.newreleasetoday.com.
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