Tooth & Nail Records

Tooth & Nail Records
Tooth & Nail Records
Founded	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

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's first album released was Wish for Eden's Pet the Fish,^[2] which was produced by Michael Knott and originally slated to be released by Blonde Vinyl. 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. Prior to forming Tooth & Nail, Ebel worked for Frontline Records.^[3]

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.^[4]

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."^[5]

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^[6]
2006	Underoath	Define the Great Line
2004	Underoath	They're Only Chasing Safety
2022	7eventh Time Down	God is on the Move^[7]
2005	Kutless	Strong Tower
2006	Kutless	Live from Portland^[8]
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
2007	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:

BEC Recordings mostly includes artists in the mainstream sect of commercial Christian rock such as Kutless and Jeremy Camp, with some exceptions (such as hip hop artists KJ-52 and Manafest).
Solid State Records distributes metal and hardcore albums^[3]
Plastiq Musiq (founded by Ronnie Martin of Joy Electric) primarily signed electronic music artists.^[3] Tooth & Nail entered a partnership to distribute Plastiq Musiq albums in 1998 and 1999.^[9] Plastiq Musiq continues to release albums independently.
The label acquired Takehold Records, an independent record label, in 2002.

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.^[10]

Artists