Tooth & Nail Records

Tooth & Nail Records is a record label^[1] founded by Brandon Ebel in California in November 1993. The label later moved to Seattle where it is today. Tooth & Nail has an imprint Solid State Records. BEC (Brandon Ebel Company) Recordings is 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.

Tooth & Nail Records
Founded	1993 (1993)
Founder	Brandon Ebel
Distributor(s)	US Catalog: Capitol/EMI CMG (1994–2013) RED Music (2013–present) International Catalog: EMI/Universal (1994–2013) Sony Music (2013–present)
Genre	Christian Rock, Pop Rock, Rock, Punk, Emo, Metal, Metalcore
Country of origin	United States
Location	Seattle, Washington
Official website	toothandnail.com

Releases from The Juliana Theory, MxPx, and Starflyer 59 made Tooth & Nail known in music circles, as well as a niche underground subculture in itself.

History

Brandon Ebel and Michael Knott conceived the label as a joint venture, before Knott backed out.^[2][3] Prior to forming Tooth & Nail, Ebel worked for Frontline Records.^[4]

Tooth & Nail's first album released was Wish for Eden's Pet the Fish.^[5] In 2002, the label bought out Takehold Records.^[6][7] In 2013, Brandon Ebel sold the entire back catalog of the label and all of its imprints to Capitol Christian Music Group.^[8]

Overview

Eight Tooth & Nail-affiliated albums have been RIAA-certified as gold for sales of 500,000 or more copies. The label had one of its greatest successes when Underoath's Define the Great Line debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 in 2006.^[9]

NPR described the label as having "altered the course of the Christian rock industry by launching and legitimizing the careers of MxPx, The O.C. Supertones and Underoath."^[10]

RIAA gold certifications

Year	Artist	Album
2004	Jeremy Camp	Carried Me: The Worship Project
2002		Stay
2004		Restored
2006		Beyond Measure
2008		There Will Be a Day[11]
2006	Underoath	Define the Great Line
2004		They're Only Chasing Safety
2022	7eventh Time Down	God is on the Move[12]
2005	Kutless	Strong Tower
2006		Live from Portland[13]
1998	MxPx	Slowly Going the Way of the Buffalo

Nominations and awards

Year	Artist	Album / Song	Award	Result / Category	Other
2006	Norma Jean	O God, the Aftermath	Grammy	Nominated - Best Recording Package	Solid State Records
2007	Fair	The Best Worst-Case Scenario	Grammy	Nominated - Best Recording Package
	Underoath	"Writing on the Walls"	Grammy	Nominated - Best Short Form Music Video	Solid State Records/Tooth & Nail Records
2008	The Fold	Secrets Keep You Sick	Grammy	Nominated - Best Recording Package
2009	Hawk Nelson	Hawk Nelson Is My Friend	Grammy	Nominated - Best Recording Package	BEC Recordings/Tooth & Nail Records
	Jeremy Camp	Speaking Louder Than Before	Grammy	Nominated - Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album	BEC Recordings
	Underoath	Lost in the Sound of Separation	Grammy	Nominated - Best Recording Package	Solid State Records

Structure

Tooth & Nail contains multiple imprints, each catering to a different genre of music:

• Solid State Records distributes metal and hardcore albums^[4]
• Plastiq Musiq (founded by Ronnie Martin of Joy Electric) primarily signed electronic music artists.^[4]

On March 13, 2013, it was announced that Brandon Ebel had sold the entire Tooth & Nail music catalog to Capitol Christian Music Group (formerly EMI Christian Music Group) and by doing so was able to buy back the 50% stake in Tooth & Nail formerly owned by EMI making it an independent record label. It will retain the rights to all future releases with a new distributor, RED Distribution.^[14]

Artists

Tooth & Nail Records

Current

• Copeland
• Emery
• John Van Deusen
• My Epic
• Slick Shoes
• Tyson Motsenbocker
• Watashi Wa

source:^[15]

Former

• Aaron Sprinkle
• Abandoned Pools
• Acceptance
• Ace Troubleshooter
• The Almost
• Anberlin
• Anchor & Braille
• And Then There Were None
• AP2
• Artifex Pereo
• As Cities Burn
• The Blamed
• Bleach
• Blenderhead
• Blessed by a Broken Heart
• Blindside
• Bloodshed
• Bon Voyage
• Born Blind
• Brave Saint Saturn
• The Brothers Martin
• Capital Lights
• CHATTERbOX
• Children 18:3
• The Classic Crime
• Craig's Brother
• Crash Rickshaw
• The Crucified
• Damien Jurado
• Danielson
• Dead Poetic
• The Deadlines
• Death Therapy
• The Deluxtone Rockets
• The Dingees
• Disciple
• Discover America
• Dogwood
• A Dream Too Late
• Everdown
• Falling Up
• Family Force 5
• Far-Less
• Fighting Jacks
• Fine China
• FM Static
• Focal Point
• Focused
• The Fold
• For Love Not Lisa
• Frodus
• Further Seems Forever
• Ghoti Hook
• Aaron Gillespie
• Halo Friendlies
• Hangnail
• Havalina
• Hawk Nelson
• Hearts Like Lions
• Holland
• Hyland
• The Huntingtons
• I Am Empire
• Icon for Hire
• Ivoryline
• Jonezetta
• Joy Electric
• The Juliana Theory
• Kings Kaleidoscope
• Klank
• The Letter Black
• The Lonely Hearts
• Love & Death
• Lucerin Blue
• Luxury
• Mae
• Mantric
• Matt & Toby
• mewithoutYou
• Mike Knott
• Morella's Forest
• Mortal
• MxPx
• Neon Horse
• New Empire
• Nine Lashes
• Ninety Pound Wuss
• Number One Gun
• The O.C. Supertones
• Overcome
• Pedro the Lion (David Bazan)
• Plankeye
• P.O.D.
• Poor Old Lu
• Project 86
• Puller
• Queens Club
• Roadside Monument
• Rocky Loves Emily
• Run Kid Run
• Ruth
• Sainthood Reps
• Search the City
• Secret and Whisper
• The Send
• Sent by Ravens
• Seventh Day Slumber
• Showbread
• Side Walk Slam
• Since October
• Spoken
• Squad Five-O
• Starflyer 59
• Stavesacre
• Strongarm
• Swimming with Dolphins
• Sullivan
• Terminal
• Thousand Foot Krutch
• Twothirtyeight
• We Are the City
• The Welcome Wagon
• Unashamed
• The Undecided
• Underoath
• Value Pac
• Velour 100
• Waking Ashland
• Watashi Wa
• The Wedding
• Write This Down

• XXI

BEC Recordings

Current

• 7eventh Time Down
• David Dunn
• Disciple
• Fearless BND
• Jordan St. Cyr
• Kutless
• Lion of Judah
• Rhett Walker
• Tasha Layton
• The Young Escape

Former

• Aaron Gillespie
• Ace Troubleshooter
• Adam Cappa
• Adie
• All Things New
• Among the Thirsty
• An Epic No Less
• Ashes Remain
• Jessa Anderson * Bon Voyage
• Freddie Bruno
• Cadet
• Jeremy Camp
• Citizens
• The Cross Movement
• Deepspace5
• The Dingees
• The Echoing Green
• Everman
• Falling Up
• Flight 180
• Fold Zandura
• Ghost Ship
• The Glorious Unseen
• Hangnail
• Hawk Nelson
• iLL Harmonics
• Kings Kaleidoscope
• KJ-52
• Dustin Kensrue
• Joy Electric
• The O.C. Supertones
• Phillip LaRue
• Jadon Lavik
• Lost Dogs
• LPG
• Mainstay
• Manafest
• Andrew Marcus
• Mars Ill
• Sarah Masen
• Matty Mullins
• The Museum
• New Breed
• Nine Lashes
• Bebo Norman
• Peace 586
• Peace of Mind
• Pivitplex
• Plankeye
• Project 86
• Propaganda
• Rapture Ruckus
• Jaymes Reunion
• .rod laver
• Ryan Stevenson
• Seven Places
• Sev Statik
• Seventh Day Slumber (active, currently with Rockfest Records)^[16]
• ShineBright
• Shuree
• Smalltown Poets
• Ryan Stevenson
• Jon Micah Sumrall
• Sup the Chemist
• Chris Taylor
• Telecast
• Tunnel Rats
• Ultrabeat
• Value Pac
• Adam Watts
• Josh White
• Sherri Youngward

See also

• Tooth & Nail Records Discography
• List of record labels

References

1. "Capitol Christian Music Group Completes Acquisition of Tooth & Nail's Catalog, T&N to Re-Launch". Billboard. March 13, 2013. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
2. McGinnis, Kelsey Kramer (March 18, 2024). "Died: Michael Knott, Christian Alternative Musician Who Helped Launch Tooth & Nail". Christianity Today. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
3. Gotrich, Lars (March 14, 2024). "Michael Knott, who changed the course of Christian rock, dies at 61". NPR. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
4. Bonham, Chad (May–June 1998). "Tooth & Nail". 7ball (18): 22–25. ISSN 1082-3980.
5. Brown, Bruce A. (February 1994). "R.E.X. Begins to Distribute for Grrr Records". CCM Magazine. 16 (8): 12.
6. Van Pelt, Doug (August 14, 2009). "TGIF: Chad Johnson Interview". HM Magazine. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
7. Keegin, Joseph M. (July 14, 2022). "The Death and Life of Christian Hardcore". Plough. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
8. Staff, Billboard (March 13, 2013). "Capitol Christian Music Group Completes Acquisition of Tooth & Nail's Catalog, T&N to Re-Launch". Billboard. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
9. "Underoath – Define the Great Line". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2009.
10. Gotrich, Lars (March 14, 2024). "Michael Knott, who changed the course of Christian rock, dies at 61". NPR Music. NPR. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
11. "RIAA Gold, Platinum, Multi-Platinum Awards" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 11, 2014. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
12. "Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America.
13. "Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America.
14. "CCMG Purchases Tooth & Nail Catalog". allaccess.com. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
15. "Tooth & Nail - Artists". Tooth & Nail Records. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
16. "Joseph Rojas Announces Launch of Rockfest Records". www.newreleasetoday.com.

External links

• Official website