Flicker Records
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Flicker Records is a Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...

 record label
Record label
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 based in Franklin
Franklin, Tennessee
Franklin is a city within and the county seat of Williamson County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 62,487 as of the 2010 census Franklin is located approximately south of downtown Nashville.-History:...

, Tennessee
Tennessee
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. It was founded by members of Christian rock group Audio Adrenaline
Audio Adrenaline
Audio Adrenaline was a Christian rock band that formed in the late 1980s at Kentucky Christian University in Grayson, Kentucky. During the band's 17-year existence, they were awarded two Grammy awards, multiple Dove Awards and they released 17 number one singles. They were regular performers at the...

. The label mainly focuses on rock
Rock music
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/hard rock artists, though it also created a subsidiary, Big House Kids, for Christian children's music.

The label was distributed by EMI
EMI
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 starting in 1999. Since March 24, 2006, Flicker has been a member of Provident Label Group
Provident Label Group
Provident Label Group is a division of Sony Music Entertainment focusing primarily on Christian music in Franklin, Tennessee. The group handles its own physical distribution through its Provident-Integrity Distribution service...

, a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment
Sony Music Entertainment
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.

Former Artists

  • eleventyseven
    Eleventyseven
    Eleventyseven is an American electro rock band from Greenville, South Carolina which was formed in 2002. They chose the name "Eleventyseven" because "it's the one that looked cool the next morning". The band is currently signed to Sony Japan. It previously released two albums on Flicker Records...

     (Active)
  • Everyday Sunday
    Everyday Sunday
    Everyday Sunday is a band from Columbus, Ohio made up of Trey Pearson , Micah Kuiper, Tyler Craft, and Nick Spencer. The old band released 2 CDs on Flicker Records including Stand Up and Anthems for the Imperfect...

     (Active, on Inpop Records
    Inpop Records
    Inpop Records is an independent contemporary Christian music record label based in Franklin, Tennessee, USA. It was launched in July 1999 by Australians Peter Furler, Dale Bray, and Wes Campbell...

    )
  • Fireflight
    Fireflight
    Fireflight is an American Christian rock band formed in Eustis, Florida in 1999. The band is signed by Flicker Records. They have played in Shoutfest, Revelation Generation, and have been featured on The Scars Remain tour with Disciple, Family Force 5, and Decyfer Down...

     (Active)
  • Flatfoot 56
    Flatfoot 56
    Flatfoot 56 is a Celtic punk band from Chicago, Illinois. The group's use of Scottish Highland bagpipes has led to their classification as a Celtic punk band, comparable to Dropkick Murphys or Flogging Molly.-History:...

     (Active, on Old Shoe Records)
  • Kids in the Way
    Kids in the Way
    Kids in the Way is a rock band from Noblesville, Indiana. The band was formed in 1997 under the name Serenity, and later disbanded in mid-2007. The band recently reunited and is currently on tour in Germany entitled Back in the Game Tour.-Biography:...

     (Reunited, performing local shows)
  • Monk and Neagle (Active)
  • Mortal Treason
    Mortal Treason
    Mortal Treason was an American Christian metal band from Hartselle, Alabama. Their first album A Call to the Martyrs was released in 2004. Then after major lineup changes, its second album Sunrise Over a Sea of Blood was released in 2005...

     (Disbanded)
  • Nevertheless
    Nevertheless (band)
    Nevertheless, often abbreviated as NTL, was a Christian power-pop band from Chattanooga, Tennessee. They disbanded at the end of 2009. Their song "Live Like We're Alive" reached the top 5 of the R&R Christian Rock Chart., Their song "The Real," was played on Contemporary Christian Music radio...

     (Disbanded)
  • Pillar
    Pillar (band)
    Pillar is a Christian rock band currently located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Their sixth studio album, Confessions, was released in 2009.- Formation and independent albums :...

     (Active)
  • Riley Armstrong
    Riley Armstrong (musician)
    Riley Armstrong is a Contemporary Christian singer-songwriter from the hamlet of Dapp, Alberta, Canada. His live performances have been described as innovative, engaging, funny and surprising. Musically his work is eclectic, combining acoustic guitar and hip-hop rhythms, with layers of sound...

     (Active, indie)
  • Royal Ruckus (Active)
  • Staple
    Staple (band)
    Staple is a Christian Hard Rock/Post-Hardcore group from Mechanicsburg, Ohio. Staple was founded in 2000 when the members met at Rosedale Bible College in Ohio.-The First Era :...

     (Reunited)
  • Stereo Motion (Disbanded, was originally called Phat Chance)
  • Subseven
    Subseven
    Subseven is a Christian rock band formed in 1999 in Western Oklahoma. They played in the midwest for four years as an independent where they released one album and one EP and gained a large local fan base. In 2003, they signed a record deal with Flicker Records and soon after released subseven:...

     (Disbanded)
  • The Swift
    The Swift
    The Swift was a contemporary Christian pop/rock band, originally formed in Rocky Mount, North Carolina in the late 1990s.- History :In the early 1990s Britt Edwards, Jason Light, Dwayne Coppedge, and West Adams were singing in the band Christ Denomination . At times the band invited such friends...

     (Disbanded)
  • T-Bone
    T-Bone (rapper)
    T-Bone is a Christian rapper. His father is Nicaraguan and his mother is Salvadoran. His name came from being called 'Bones' as a youngster because he was very skinny...

     (Active)
  • Until June
    Until June
    Until June is an alternative rock band from Hollywood, California which debuted on Flicker Records. They are known for their song "What I've Done", which has hit the Top 10 songs on CHR chart and was used for ABC's "Private Practice" television show and ABC's "Grey's Anatomy" season 3 DVD. Their...

     (Acive, on SonyBMG/Authentik Artists)
  • Wavorly
    Wavorly
    -History:Wavorly formed in 2001 under the name Freshmen 15, and independently released two albums under this name. The group changed its name after signing to Flicker Records because they "didn't want to be thirty years old and be like, 'I'm in "Freshmen 15". I have three kids.'" The name Wavorly...

    (Active)
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