John Elefante

==2000–2007==
Elefante rebounded, beginning with the production of Petra's Grammy award-winning album, ''[[Double Take (Petra album)|Double Take]]''. He continued working at Pamplin, producing 20 more albums for them in just three years. Simultaneously, he and Dino continued managing Sound Kitchen.

In 2002, he left Pamplin after a string of successful albums, including the debut for [[Natalie Grant]].

That year, John and Dino sold Sound Kitchen. It had become the largest recording studio in the southeastern United States. Artists included [[Alabama (American band)|Alabama]], [[Amy Grant]], [[Barry Manilow]], [[Brad Paisley]], [[Brooks & Dunn]], [[Carrie Underwood]], [[Dixie Chicks]], [[Dolly Parton]], [[Donna Summer]], [[George Strait]], [[Gretchen Wilson]], [[Jewel (singer)|Jewel]], [[Jimmy Buffett]], [[Julio Iglesias]], [[Keith Urban]], [[Kenny Rogers]], [[LeAnn Rimes]], [[Mary Chapin Carpenter]], [[Michael W Smith]], [[Peter Cetera]], [[Reba McEntire]], [[Rascal Flatts]], [[Third Day]], [[Trisha Yearwood]], and [[Vince Gill]].

Elefante started a new major-distributed label with his brother in 2003, [[Selectric Records]]. Co-managing the label with his brother, he produced 10 albums over the next three years. As a singer, he recorded with artists including [[Pat Boone]] and [[Bono]].

In late 2006, the brothers closed the label but he produced three albums in 2007.

Elefante made a new [[Mastedon]] album, ''[[3 (Mastedon album)|3]]'', featuring former Kansas bandmate Kerry Livgren.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/3-mw0001797480/credits|title=3 – Mastedon : Credits|publisher=allmusic.com|access-date=May 4, 2013}}</ref> Its style is similar to Mastedon, his Kansas work, and his solo albums.