Pamplin Music was an independent Christian record label founded in 1995 by Robert B. Pamplin, Jr.

Robert B. Pamplin, Jr.

Dr. Robert B. Pamplin, Jr. is a businessman and philanthropist from the U.S. state of Oregon. He is the owner of a number of businesses in and around Portland, Oregon and across the United States. In 2001, he was reported to be the third-wealthiest person in Oregon.His holdings include textile...

 The label was a subunit of Pamplin Entertainment and in turn Pamplin Communications, which was already established in the Christian media marketplace through book stores and video products.

Pamplin Music reported turning a profit in 1999 as well as being in the top five Christian music record labels. Despite this, Pamplin closed at the end of 2001, shuttering both its production and distribution operations.

Pamplin focused on the pop, soft rock, and R&B market segments. For other segments, they used sublabels. Red Hill Records, established in 2000 with A&R

A&R

Artists and repertoire is the division of a record label that is responsible for talent scouting and overseeing the artistic development of recording artists. It also acts as a liaison between artists and the record label.- Finding talent :...

 handled by Dan Michaels (according to Billboard), focused on electronic and pop music, and was generally aimed at the youth market. Organic Records was their label for alternative and modern rock artists. Cathedral Records and Crossroads served the gospel

Gospel music

Gospel music is music that is written to express either personal, spiritual or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music....

 market segments. Cathedral did not close with the other sublabels, and established distribution through New Day Distribution.

Distribution

While previous releases from parent company Pamplin Entertainment such as the Bibleman

Bibleman

Bibleman is an American video series with an evangelical superhero character . The series includes videos, books and live shows, where they tour locations around North America.-Bibleman Live:...

 series had used existing distribution channels, with the establishment of Pamplin Music, the company began distributing its own material. In 1997 they began providing services to other labels as well. Distributed labels include:

• Audience Records
• Calvary Chapel Music
• Discovery House Music
• Infiniti Records
• KMG Records
  KMG Records
  KMG Records was a Christian record label. The label was established in 1997 by Buddy Killen as a subunit of the Killen Music Group / Buddy Killen Enterprises and sold in late 1998 to Cal Turner III, who is related to the Cal Turner of Dollar General stores...
  
  
• Maranatha!
• Rustproof Records
• Sonlite
• Tyscot

Artists

Pamplin Records

• Acquire the Fire
• Billy Batstone
• Charles Billingsly (formerly of Newsong
  NewSong
  NewSong is a Contemporary Christian Music group that was founded in 1981, at Morningside Baptist Church in Valdosta, Georgia. They have had eight GMA Dove Award nominations. They are the founders of the Winter Jam Tour Spectacular, the United States' largest annual Christian music tour. It began in...
  
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• Church of Rhythm
• The Darrins
• Jody Davis
• John Elefante
  John Elefante
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• Rick Elias
  Rick Elias
  Rick Elias is a Nashville based singer and songwriter.From 1993 to 2002, Elias was a member of Rich Mullins' A Ragamuffin Band.Rick was a founding member of Rich Mullins and a Ragamuffin Band. Today Rick spends his time writing and producing music in Nashville TN., and continues to perform solo...
  
  
• Scott Faircloff
• Five O'clock People
• Vestal Goodman
  Vestal Goodman
  Vestal Goodman was a singer who performed in the Southern Gospel genre for more than half a century. She is known both as a solo performer and as a founding member of official The Happy Goodman Family, the first was actually her husband and his brothers and sisters, one of the pioneering groups in...
  
  
• Natalie Grant
  Natalie Grant
  Natalie Grant is a singer-songwriter of contemporary Christian music. Her work has gained prominence, including four consecutive Dove Awards for best female artist, and with her signature song, Held...
  
  
• Tracy Harris
• Timothy James Meaney
• Nikki Leonti
• Lloyd
• Sara Paulson
• Phatfish
  Phatfish
  Phatfish are a Christian rock, CCM and Worship Band. They live in Brighton, England and have spent many years writing and performing their own brand of worship-oriented rock, as well as leading worship both in the UK and across the world...
  
  
• Sierra
  Sierra (group)
  Sierra was an American Contemporary Christian music vocal trio.Sierra was founded in 1992, and quickly signed with Star Song, which released their debut self-titled album in 1994.The group released four full-length albums before breaking up in 2002....
  
  
• Solomon's Wish
• SpinAround
• Melissa Tawlks (formerly of Acquire the Fire)
• The Truth
• Two Or More
• Jenni Varnadeau

Organic Records

• Bride
  Bride (band)
  Bride is a Christian heavy metal/hard rock band formed in the 80s, by brothers Dale and Troy Thompson. During the band's peak years it was known for covering a wide range of musical styles and remains popular in places like Brazil...
  
  
• The Channel Surfers
• The Corbans
• The Frantics
• Human
• Jesus Music
• Mayfair Laundry
• Sappo
• Say-So
• Scarecrow and Tinmen
• Split Level
  Split Level
  Split Level were a Christian rock band from Ireland, whose career began in the mid-1980s and stretched into the 2000s.-History:Split Level first began their career in the mid-1980s, playing local Christian gatherings and festivals in Ireland. A song of theirs appeared on a 1985 Word Records...
  
  
• Aaron Sprinkle
  Aaron Sprinkle
  Aaron Sprinkle is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer from Seattle, Washington.-Career:His career in music began in high school with a group called BellBangVilla. BellBangVilla became Poor Old Lu and they released a number of albums . Aaron Sprinkle also sang and played...
  
  
• Spy Glass Blue
  Spy Glass Blue
  Spy Glass Blue, a Post-punk / New Wave / Brit Pop band formed by Allan Aguirre of Scaterd Few, is credited for legitimizing and authenticating the Post Punk genre in ACM much in the same way that Scaterd Few defined Punk Rock in CCM...
  
  
• Stereo Deluxx
• This Train
• Dale Thompson
• Tragedy Ann

Red Hill Records

• Ash Mundae
• Aurora
  Aurora (band)
  Aurora, also known as Aurora UK, are a British electronic dance music group, consisting of keyboardist/guitarist Sacha Collisson and fellow keyboardist Simon Greenaway.-Albums:-Singles:*"Hear You Calling" 1999 #71 UK...
  
  
• The Echoing Green
  The Echoing Green (band)
  The Echoing Green is an electronica/synthpop band. It began as a duo between Joey Belville and Aaron Bowman in 1992, and has since released eleven major albums....
  
  
• Katy Perry
  Katy Perry
  Katy Perry is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Born in Santa Barbara, California, and raised by Christian pastor parents, Perry grew up listening to only gospel music and sang in her local church as a child. After earning a GED during her first year of high school, she began to pursue a...
  
  (then known as Katy Hudson)
• Kindrid Three

Audience Records

• Jason Ingram Band
• Everett Darren
• Selena Bloom
• Moriah