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.â€
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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