“Understanding the order of time is important to anyone hoping to manifest a dream,” says Valerie June. “There is a time to push, and a time to gently tend the garden.”

Since the release of her 2013 breakout Pushin’ Against A Stone, June has been patiently at work in the garden of song, nurturing seedlings with love and care into the lush bloom that is her stunning new album, The Order Of Time. Some songs grew from seeds planted more than a decade ago, others blossomed overnight when she least expected them to, but every track bears the influence of time. See, time has been on June’s mind a lot lately. It’s the only constant in life, even though it’s constantly changing. It’s the healer of all wounds, the killer of all men. It’s at once infinite and finite, ever flowing with twists and turns and brutal, churning rapids that give way to serene stretches of placid tranquility. Fight against the current and it will knock you flat on your ass. Learn to read it, to speak its language, and it will carry you exactly where you’re meant to be.

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.

Resonant Frequency - Electro Funk & Soul Band from Austin, Texas

Management: Jack Gallagher 
Contact: Jack@open-mgmt.com

Resonant Frequency is a band of Electro Funk & Soul Producers Diamond Cuts(Vince Seidl), Lando (Landon Reichle), and Local Color(Ben Slade). After meeting at a show where each artist performed, their solo projects merged to form the band in November 2013. Since their short formation, they have shared the stage with artists of all genres. From Electro Funk/Soul artists Exmag, Marvel Years and The Funk Hunters, to livetronica acts Zoogma and The New Deal. From house music like Goldfish, to HipHop / Rap artists The Nappy Roots, and RJD2. As well as a variety bands like Dopapod and Max Frost. Resonant Frequency prides themselves on their ability to defy genres. The group consists of Vince Seidl (Diamond Cuts) on Guitar/Keys/Sequences, Landon Reichle (Lando) on Bass/Synth/Push, and Ben Slade (Local Color) on Drums. With a focus on hard hitting funk beats and basslines, Resonant Frequency throws down genre-defying live set that makes crowds get down. After releasing an EP and four singles in their first year together, Resonant Frequency followed up with a strong 2015 and '16 with a lot of Music ready to release in 2017.

ResonantFrequencyMusic@gmail.com

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