Ross Owen is an artist, producer, and engineer from Highlands, New Jersey. Dwelling between his home studio and Atlantic Records NYC (where he currently works as an engineer), he finds himself on both sides of the creative process often, whether it be producing his own material or working with artists on Atlantic’s roster. As a multi-instrumentalist, Owen pieces together the majority of his own alt-folk arrangements, frequently reaching for open-tuned guitars, banjos, and worldly percussion, while also never being afraid of distorted bass, raging synths, and sampled drums. Owen walks the line of serious and lighthearted in his songwriting and constantly asks, “what if?”, with songs in his catalog that reflect on human’s impact on the earth or others that look at the simple pleasures and ironies of everyday life.

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Music spanning many worlds - the journey takes me to many places, and i like visiting them all!   My main outlet lately is at free-form dance jams, where the movers and musicians can merge if the stars align.  I've also led my  "Vocal Voyagers" singing circles (www.myspace.com/vocalvoyagers), and also my "Instant Choir" school program (www.soundseeds.com/instantchoir.htm), and also love to play at any campfire / potluck / gathering I can.   You can check out my main website at http://www.soundseeds.com.  I've played for festivals, dance and theatre performances, schools, and many other venues, and I welcome invitations to host gatherings at which we can create together!  

My music that I create on my own (or with others) encompasses the sublime, the playful, the joyful, the contemplative, the raucous - I can't really pin myself down to one "sound,"  or one instrument - I love voice, guitar, piano, balafon, drums, and anything else I find in the moment.  Sometimes it's just a good old "song," but often I dive into looping as a way to build my own little party.   I resist having a "brand" for myself, one kind of sound that people can expect.  Maybe someday I will try to narrow my style that I put out to the public, in the meantime you (and I) never know what comes next ...

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