Higher Octave Music is a sub-label imprint of
Narada Productions. Since 2013, it is part of
Universal Music Group's
Capitol Music Group
Capitol Music Group (CMG) is an American front line umbrella label distributed by Universal Music Group which oversees handling of record labels assigned to UMG's Capitol Records division. It was inherited from UMG's acquisition of EMI's catalog ( ...
, which is located in Los Angeles.
History
Higher Octave was acquired by
Virgin Records on behalf of
EMI in 1997. In 2004, Higher Octave's offices in
Malibu, California, were closed and the label was folded into
Narada Productions at a reduced level of staffing and activity while retaining its imprint as a sub-label of Narada.
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 into
The Blue Note Label Group.
High Octave has had several sub-labels, such as OmTown and CyberOctave.
Roster
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3rd Force
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The band's eponymous first album was released in 1994. It was followed by others with "Force" in the title. "3rd Force is considerably more eclectic th ...
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Acoustic Alchemy
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* ''Adiemus'' (albums), a series of albums of music composed by Karl Jenkins
**'' Adiemus: Songs of Sanctuary'', the first album of the series
** "Adiemus" (song), the title track of the first album
*Adiemus (ensemble)
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Jon Anderson
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William Aura
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B-Tribe
B-Tribe, or The Barcelona Tribe of Soulsters, is a musical project of the German-born musicians and producers Claus Zundel, Markus Staab and Ralf Hamm ("The Brave"), who are also known for their Sacred Spirit project. Driven by the use of classi ...
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Buckethead
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Craig Chaquico
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Cusco
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Four80East
Four80East is a Canadian electro jazz ensemble from Toronto, Ontario, with Rob DeBoer (keyboards, bass and guitar) and Tony Grace (percussion); accompanied by various session musicians. Although Four80East began as a studio concept, they have evol ...
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Robin Frederick
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Himekami
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Brian Hughes
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Ottmar Liebert
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Jim McCarty
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Moroccan Spirit
Moroccan Spirit is a down tempo new age/ethnic fusion musical project/album by German musicians Ralf Hamm, Markus Staab and Claus "The Brave" Zundel, Ibiza-based producers of Sacred Spirit
Sacred Spirit is a German musical project by Claus Zun ...
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Mythos
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Les Nubians
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John O'Connor
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Opafire
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Thomas Otten
Thomas Otten is a French countertenor singer in the Classical Crossover style.
Otten was classically trained as a child, learning piano and singing in chamber choirs. His voice did not break as thoroughly as usual upon reaching adolescence, retai ...
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Kate Price
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Sacred Spirit
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Neal Schon
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Shahin and Sepehr
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The Soto Koto Band
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Chris Spheeris
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Jimmie Sp ...
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Claus Zundel Claus Zundel, also known as The Brave is a German composer, songwriter, producer and pianist. He has created several worldwide successful musical projects, most notable Sacred Spirit and B-Tribe (sold 20 million. copies combined), as well as more ...
See also
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List of record labels
External links
Official website(archived)
References
1983 establishments in California
American record labels
Universal Music Group
Music of Wisconsin
Smooth jazz record labels
New-age music record labels
World music record labels
EMI
Latin American music record labels
Companies based in Los Angeles
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