▁ ▁The ▁Prov ident ▁Music ▁Group ▁was ▁created ▁by ▁Z om ba ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁as ▁an ▁am alg am ation ▁of ▁their ▁Christian ▁music ▁activities . ▁ ▁Z om ba ▁had ▁purchased ▁Br ent wood ▁Music ▁Group ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁and ▁founder ▁Jim ▁Van ▁Cook ▁was ▁charged ▁with ▁leading ▁the ▁new ▁music ▁group . ▁ ▁The ▁group ▁consisted ▁of ▁three ▁sections : ▁Prov ident ▁Label ▁Group , ▁Prov ident - Integr ity ▁Distribution ▁and ▁the ▁Br ent wood / B enson ▁Publishing ▁Group . ▁ ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁music ▁group , ▁Z om ba ▁am alg am ated ▁their ▁Christian ▁labels ▁under ▁the ▁Prov ident ▁Label ▁Group . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁group ▁initially ▁consisted ▁of ▁Br ent wood ▁Records , ▁B enson ▁Records ▁and ▁Re union ▁Records , ▁though ▁Br ent wood ▁was ▁shut ▁down ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁Since ▁then , ▁other ▁labels ▁have ▁been ▁added . ▁ ▁Under ▁Z om ba , ▁the ▁Prov ident ▁Label ▁Group ▁had ▁this ▁configuration : ▁B enson ▁Records ▁Dia dem ▁Records ▁Ess ential ▁Records ▁Sub • L ime ▁Records ▁W aters hed ▁Records ▁F lick er ▁Records ▁Re union ▁Records ▁R ode ▁Dog ▁Records ▁Ver ity ▁Records ▁ ▁After ▁B M G ▁bought ▁Z om ba ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁integrated ▁the ▁company ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁the ▁Prov ident ▁Music ▁Group ▁was ▁moved ▁under ▁the ▁a eg is ▁of ▁R CA ▁with ▁the ▁exception