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Owl Studios

New Music at the Crossroads.

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Owl Studios is a record label that is unique to an industry well known for putting profits ahead of its artists. According to Al Hall, owner of Owl Studios, “we are approaching the recording business from a rather non-conventional direction. I do not see us as competing in the same arena as the big guys…. A few unique aspects to our business approach make working with Owl Studios a unique and interesting opportunity.”
Owl Studios is about expanding the elements of jazz to create a new sound, an Owl Studios sound. So what makes an Owl Studios sound? We mix jazz, groove, funk, soul....this goes on. Better yet, listen to the music of Rob Dixon. See how he melts jazz with funk, soul, and hip-hop? Yeah, we like it too. How about the Buselli Wallarab Jazz Orchestra? This isn’t your standard jazz orchestra! Is that a french horn? Wow, can those arrangements and original compositions get any cooler? What about Cynthia Layne? Just listen to the depth of her music and lyrics. Let's discuss Derrick Gardner. Talk about a current trumpet master of the jazz world. His first disk was amazing and we can hardly wait for what is coming up in the future. Steve Allee. That's it. Do you know the radio show Bob&Tom? Then you know some of the things Steve Allee can do. He is the composer and music director for Bob&Tom. But he is more than that. What an amazing piano player. His live show is even more impressive than his albums, which have earned him a Grammy nomination. And then there's Frank Glover! I don’t think we even need to mention his mastery of the clarinet. We like to think “Eddie Daniels who?” And most recently Garaj Mahal, one of the top progressive jazz-funk-jambands around. Fans return almost compulsively to hear Garaj Mahal because they know they will always hear something new, progressive and audience-involved from these four first-class musicians.
Owl Studios is a new type of label for a new type of music. We like to think of it as ‘New Music at the Crossroads.’
What is happening with Owl Studios? Everything. We have amazing projects planned for the future. We have top-secret projects that we don’t even know about! Yep, believe it!
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Member Since: 1/23/2007
Band Website: owlstudios.com
Band Members:

- Rob Dixon - Buselli Wallarab Jazz Orchestra - Cynthia Layne - Derrick Gardner - Frank Glover - Steve Allee - Garaj Mahal - Fareed Haque



Influences:

- Jazz - Jam Band - Funk - Fusion - Soul - R&B - Hip-Hop


Sounds Like: OWL STUDIOS
Record Label: THAT'S US!
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Owl signs Garaj Mahal

Today, Owl Signed funk-jazz-jamband supergroup Garaj Mahal onto our team. We are very excited to be working with them. They are currently working on an album slated for early summer and the rough mi...
Posted by Owl Studios on Thu, 31 Jan 2008 07:11:00 PST

busy busy

We've been keeping busy and getting noticed recently. Derrick Gardner and the Jazz Prophets just wrapped up their session in the studio after two nights at the Jazz Kitchen, and they sound phenomenal...
Posted by Owl Studios on Mon, 27 Aug 2007 09:39:00 PST

OWL STUDIOS NEWSLETTER IS ACTIVE!

Greetings fans. Just a quick message from Owl Studios...our monthly newsletter is now active. What's that? You haven't signed up to receive the OWL newsletter? Shame on you!No worries, head on over...
Posted by Owl Studios on Tue, 22 May 2007 11:14:00 PST

NEW PHOTOS POSTED

Greetings Fans.There are new photos posted of Cynthia Layne in the studio working on her upcoming album "Beautiful Soul" in addition to photos of the Dixon/Rhyne Project in the studio and live at The ...
Posted by Owl Studios on Wed, 16 May 2007 08:11:00 PST

DIXON/RHYNE PROJECT LIVE RECORDING

Greetings Owl Studios fans. Are you wondering what the Rob Dixon/Melvin Rhyne project will sound like? Well let us help you out. On April 13th, the Dixon/Rhyne Project (with guests Fareed Haque -gu...
Posted by Owl Studios on Tue, 15 May 2007 11:50:00 PST

DIXON/RHYNE RECORDING PROJECT

Greetings Owl Studios fans. Wow, what a week we had! The new Rob Dixon album with legendary B3 organist Melvin Rhyne got off to a great start on Thursday as Rob, Melving and Kenny Phelps entered the...
Posted by Owl Studios on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 06:58:00 PST

ROB DIXON ON WICR'S "HAVE YOU HEARD" SATURDAY NIGHT

Rob Dixon will be on the radio Saturday evening at 8pm! He will be the guest for "Have You Heard," a jazz program on WICR (88.7FM), the radio station for the University of Indianapolis. This is a gr...
Posted by Owl Studios on Thu, 05 Apr 2007 08:53:00 PST

Steve Allee Officially signs with Owl Studios

Owl Studios is excited to announce the official signing of Steve Allee! Steve brings to the plate five albums, including his new release "Colors." Please keep a lookout for these albums and an offic...
Posted by Owl Studios on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 07:15:00 PST

OWL STUDIOS AT SXSW

Owl Studios just spent the week in Austin, Texas for the the annual SXSW Festival and had a great time. We learned quite a bit and hope to use these new knowledge to better Owl Studios! Expect great...
Posted by Owl Studios on Tue, 20 Mar 2007 07:22:00 PST

BWJO LIMITED EDITION CD NOW AVAILABLE

Greetings Fans of Owl Studios! The Buselli Wallarab Jazz Orchestra released a Limited Edition Valentine's CD In February! There were only 300 copies pressed. If anyone is interested in getting a co...
Posted by Owl Studios on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 11:04:00 PST