Fair Trade Services, formerly known as INO Records, is an American record label based in Brentwood, Tennessee, specializing in Contemporary Christian music (CCM).
History The label was founded in 1999 as INO Records, a division of M2 Communications.Richard Daverman, Local Christian label M2 to be sold to Integrity Inc., nashvillepost.com, USA, May 15, 2002 Integrity Media acquired the label in 2002. When Integrity Media was sold to David C. Cook in 2011,Ariel R. Rey, Integrity Media Sold to David C Cook Amid Declining Music Sales, christianpost.com, USA, June 13, 2011 label founder and president Jeff Moseley purchased the label assets and renamed it Fair Trade Services.
It was the parent label of SRE Recordings, which concentrated more on Christian rock releases until that label closed with the sale of INO Records to founder Jeff Moseley. All remaining SRE recording artists are under the banner of Fair Trade Services.
Mission Regarding their mission, the company states: "We desire to work with artists who have a unique message, excellent artistry and spiritual maturity while serving them well through partnering. Our chief aim is to know God and make Him known through products that are spiritually significant, artistically excellent and culturally relevant."
Roster
Austin French Caleb & John CeCe Winans Christian Hohn Colton Dixon (Atlantic Records) Emerson Day Erik Nieder Hope Darst Jordan Janzen Laura Story LEDGER (Atlantic Records) Luke Bower Megan Woods MercyMe Micah Tyler Phil Wickham Poets & Prophets Ryan Kennedy Sam Wesley Sara Groves Skillet (Formerly Atlantic Records), Independent The Afters
Fair Trade Gospel
Anthony Brown CeCe Winans Charles Butler Jason Nelson Maranda Curtis Geoffrey Golden Vashawn Mitchell L. Spenser Smith Rich Tolbert Jr.
Former
4Him (disbanded) 33Miles Audio Adrenaline (disbanded) Addison Road (disbanded) Todd Agnew (Ardent/Fair Trade) Ashes Remain Beautiful Eulogy (Humble Beast/Fair Trade) Blindside Building 429 Caedmon's Call Catalyst Music Project Chasen Citizen Way Connersvine (active, unsigned) Decyfer Down Jonny Diaz (active, with Centricity) The Digital Age Disciple Echoing Angels (active, with Patton House) Anthony Evans Mike Farris Fee Flyleaf (active, with Loud & Proud) The Fray (Epic/Fair Trade) Gateway Worship Mark Harris (now part of Gateway Worship) Micah Stampley Hawk Nelson Jack Cassidy Jackie Hill Perry (Humble Beast/Fair Trade) Jasmine Murray Jeremy Horn (Ardent/Fair Trade) Jonas Brothers (active, with Hollywood) Nick Jonas (part of The Jonas Brothers and Nick Jonas and the Administration) Sandi Patty P.O.D. (active, signed with Mascot Records) Chris Rice Rock n Roll Worship Circus (disbanded) Shane & Shane Mark Schultz Mike Donehey Phillips, Craig and Dean (Columbia/Fair Trade) Propaganda (Humble Beast/Fair Trade) Jenny Simmons SONICFLOOd (active, unsigned) Terry MacAlmon Stellar Kart Sanctus Real Ten Shekel Shirt (active, with Rounder) John Tibbs Derek Webb Joy Whitlock Heather Williams Kara Williamson (active, as Kara Tualatai part of Prelude trio on Trackstar Recordworks) Veritas VOTA Darlene Zschech Zauntee
See also List of record labels
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