Boutique record label based New York City.

OKeh short history: 

OKeh was founded by Otto K. E. Heinemann when he set up his own recording studio and gramophone record pressing plant in New York City in September 1918. Heinemann formed the name of the record label "OKeh", from his initials.  OKeh began by issuing popular songs, dance numbers, and vaudeville skits similar to the fare of other labels, but Heineman also wished to experiment with music for audiences neglected by the larger record companies. OKeh produced lines of recordings in German, Czech, Polish, Swedish, and Yiddish for the USA's immigrant communities. In 1920, Ralph Peer's recordings by African-American blues singer Mamie Smith were a surprise smash hit for Okeh. The company perceived the significant, little-tapped market for blues and jazz by African American artists. Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and Bix Beiderbecke are only a few names of jazz greats that have recorded for the label. By 1926 Columbia Records bought the label and kept it running into the 60's with jazz and R&B recordings. 

In 1994, Sony Music reactivated the OKeh label as a new-age Blues label. Okeh's first new signings included Keb' Mo, Popa Chubby, and Little Axe. By 2000, the Okeh label was again retired, but in 2013 it will see its re-launch as a jazz label once again.

Boasting a relentless, DIY work ethic and wildly diverse sonic palette spanning everything from industrial hyper pop to ethereal post-punk, Sun Spot have worked tirelessly to nurture their growing reputation as one of the most exciting live acts within the UK underground circuit, garnering support from the likes of BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 6, Kerrang!, Dot to Dot Festival, Amazing Radio and even becoming the first band to perform at the renovated Bristol Beacon.

Working Memory (Venn Records, 2023) served as a milestone release for the Bristol quartet, cementing their reputation as defiantly explorative songwriters with a knack for infectious melody. “Being a collection of talented musicians is one thing, but without creativity and vision, it means little” explains friend of the band, VINYLFANTASY. “Working Memory indicates that Sun Spot are [...] a band with an absolute focus on what they desire to create”.

Formed by long-time friends Will Palmer and George Turner, at its core, the freedom of being an entirely self-produced project has allowed Sun Spot to curate a sprawling collection of diverse and unpredictable songs, spearheaded by the experimental production and emotive lyrics that have become a signature of their sound.

Flash forward to 2023 and now, joined by Scott “Scoops” Alexander-Bowen (guitar, bass) and Kris Bressington (drums), Sun Spot continue to delve further into uncharted sonic territories.

‘Working Memory’ EP out now on Venn Records

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‘Keepsake’ Music video (dir. Harry Steel)
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Grammy award winning recording artist from Portland, OR.

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