| Maranatha! Music | |
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| Founded | 1971 |
| Founder | Chuck Smith |
| Genre | Jesus Music / CCM |
| Country of origin | USA |
| Official website | http://www.maranathamusic.com |
Maranatha! Music began as a non-profit outreach of Calvary Chapel in 1971. The Jesus People of the late 1960s and early 1970s began to write new hymns and worship songs with a folk-rock style. Maranatha! Music was founded at this time in order to publish and promote this new type of Christian music. Founder Chuck Smith eventually sold the label to his nephew Chuck Fromm.
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Background
In the early 1970s Calvary Chapel was home to ten or more musical groups[1] that were representative of the Jesus people movement. Some of the early Maranatha! recording groups were Sweet Comfort Band, Love Song, Chuck Girard, Children of the Day, The Way, Mustard Seed Faith, Debby Kerner, and Daniel Amos. The label's first release was a various artists compilation entitled The Everlastin' Living Jesus Music Concert, in 1971.[1]
The label is currently distributed by Warner Music Entertainment's Word Music.
Maranatha! also branched into the children's market segment. Premier products included Psalty the singing songbook and the Kid's Praise Kids. In the early 1990s this segment represented about 40% of company revenues.[1]
In the 1980s, Maranatha! launched Broken Records, a label focusing on modern rock, punk and alternative music. Also of note is their "Colours Collection", a series of albums containing instrumental renditions of many of the songs found on their other albums.
Artists
- Billy Batstone
- Charles Billingsley
- Jonathan Butler
- Tommy Walker
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