Higher Octave Music
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Founded | 1983 |
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Headquarters | Los Angeles,California,United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Parent | Universal Music Group |
Higher Octave Musicis a sub-label imprint ofNarada Productions.Since 2013, it is part ofUniversal Music Group'sCapitol Music Group,which is located in Los Angeles.
History
[edit]Higher Octave was acquired byVirgin Recordson behalf ofEMIin 1997. In 2004, Higher Octave's offices inMalibu, California,were closed and the label was folded intoNarada Productionsat a reduced level of staffing and activity while retaining its imprint as a sub-label of Narada.[1][2]
Two years later, Higher Octave moved to New York along with Narada and all of its related sub-labels to become part of EMI's merging all of its adult-focused music intoThe Blue Note Label Group.[3]
High Octave has had several sub-labels, such as OmTown and CyberOctave.[4][5]
Roster
[edit]- 3rd Force
- Acoustic Alchemy
- Adiemus
- Jon Anderson
- William Aura
- B-Tribe
- Buckethead
- Craig Chaquico
- Cusco
- Four80East
- Robin Frederick
- Himekami
- Brian Hughes
- Ottmar Liebert
- Jim McCarty
- Moroccan Spirit
- Mythos
- Les Nubians
- John O'Connor
- Opafire
- Thomas Otten
- Kate Price
- Sacred Spirit
- Bryan Savage
- Neal Schon
- Shahin and Sepehr
- The Soto Koto Band[6]
- Chris Spheeris
- Claus Zundel
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]- Official website(archived)
References
[edit]- ^"EMI axes 1,500 jobs, niche artists".CNN.com.London. March 31, 2004.Archivedfrom the original on 2007-03-19.Retrieved2022-05-09.
- ^"EMI announces steps to further strengthen its business".EMIgroup.com(Press release). EMI. 2004-03-31.Archivedfrom the original on 2007-05-09.Retrieved2022-05-09.
- ^"Higher Octave".Discogs.com.Archivedfrom the original on 2007-03-27.Retrieved2007-03-11.
- ^"OmTown".Discogs.com.Archivedfrom the original on 2009-02-24.Retrieved2009-02-15.
- ^"CyberOctave".Discogs.com.Archivedfrom the original on 2009-02-06.Retrieved2009-02-15.
- ^"Higher Octave Music".Billboard.Vol. 106, no. 13. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. March 26, 1994. p. 85.
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