Andy LeMaster
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Andy LeMaster is an American singer-songwriter and producer/engineer from Athens, Georgia
. His primary band is Now It's Overhead
. LeMaster has engineered, produced, and performed in many of the releases on the Saddle Creek
label, including records by Bright Eyes, Now It's Overhead
, Azure Ray
, Maria Taylor
, Orenda Fink
, Beep Beep
, The Good Life
, and Mayday
.
In addition to his association with Saddle Creek, LeMaster has recorded and contributed to many other albums since he began producing in the late 90's. He is co-owner of Chase Park Transduction studio in Athens with fellow producer/engineer, David Barbe
.
LeMaster is also a talented visual artist, and has done all the covers for Now It's Overhead
's records.
Athens, Georgia
Athens-Clarke County is a consolidated city–county in U.S. state of Georgia, in the northeastern part of the state, comprising the former City of Athens proper and Clarke County. The University of Georgia is located in this college town and is responsible for the initial growth of the city...
. His primary band is Now It's Overhead
Now It's Overhead
Now It's Overhead were an indie rock band fronted by singer/songwriter Andy LeMaster and based in Athens, Georgia. Their first album, a self-titled collection of songs LeMaster wrote over a period of two years in the late 90s, quickly rose from a studio project to a full-time band with the...
. LeMaster has engineered, produced, and performed in many of the releases on the Saddle Creek
Saddle Creek Records
Saddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. Started as a college class project on entrepreneurship, the label was founded by Conor Oberst and Justin Oberst in 1993 . Conor soon turned over his role in the company to Robb Nansel...
label, including records by Bright Eyes, Now It's Overhead
Now It's Overhead
Now It's Overhead were an indie rock band fronted by singer/songwriter Andy LeMaster and based in Athens, Georgia. Their first album, a self-titled collection of songs LeMaster wrote over a period of two years in the late 90s, quickly rose from a studio project to a full-time band with the...
, Azure Ray
Azure Ray
Azure Ray is an American dream pop duo, consisting of musicians Maria Taylor and Orenda Fink. The pair met at the age of 15 at the Alabama School of Fine Arts...
, Maria Taylor
Maria Taylor
Maria Diane Taylor is an American singer/songwriter from Birmingham, Alabama. She is also a member of the duo Azure Ray with Orenda Fink, as well as the band Now It's Overhead, both of which are signed with Saddle Creek Records...
, Orenda Fink
Orenda Fink
Orenda Fink is a musician on Saddle Creek Records.Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Fink was half of the Southern dream pop duo Azure Ray from 2001 to 2004. Fink is also a former member of Now It's Overhead, another Saddle Creek band. She released her first full-length solo album Invisible Ones on...
, Beep Beep
Beep Beep (band)
Beep Beep is a rock band from Omaha, Nebraska, on Saddle Creek Records. The band was formed in July 2001 by Eric Bemberger and Chris Hughes, formerly of Saddle Creek group Gabardine. Former member Joel Petersen plays bass in The Faint and also has his own electronica project, Broken Spindles. ...
, The Good Life
The Good Life (band)
The Good Life is an indie rock band on Saddle Creek records.Started as a solo project of Cursive's frontman Tim Kasher, The Good Life quickly grew to become its own established group. The original intent of The Good Life was to provide Tim Kasher with a vehicle to perform songs that did not fit...
, and Mayday
Mayday (American band)
Mayday is a band from Omaha, Nebraska, on the Saddle Creek Records label, led by Ted Stevens, also of Cursive and Lullaby for the Working Class.-Band members:*Ted Stevens*Tiffany Kowalski*Daniel J...
.
In addition to his association with Saddle Creek, LeMaster has recorded and contributed to many other albums since he began producing in the late 90's. He is co-owner of Chase Park Transduction studio in Athens with fellow producer/engineer, David Barbe
David Barbe
David Barbe is an American musician and producer/engineer from Athens, Georgia and director of the Music Business Certificate Program at the University of Georgia. He is chief of Chase Park Transduction studio in Athens...
.
LeMaster is also a talented visual artist, and has done all the covers for Now It's Overhead
Now It's Overhead
Now It's Overhead were an indie rock band fronted by singer/songwriter Andy LeMaster and based in Athens, Georgia. Their first album, a self-titled collection of songs LeMaster wrote over a period of two years in the late 90s, quickly rose from a studio project to a full-time band with the...
's records.
1998
- Bright Eyes - Letting off the HappinessLetting Off the HappinessLetting Off the Happiness is the second album released by Nebraskan musicians Bright Eyes. The album was released on November 2, 1998. A vinyl re-release of the album was included in the Bright Eyes Vinyl Box Set...
(1998) - Saddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. Started as a college class project on entrepreneurship, the label was founded by Conor Oberst and Justin Oberst in 1993 . Conor soon turned over his role in the company to Robb Nansel...
- Production, Engineering, Performance - Drive-By TruckersDrive-By TruckersDrive-By Truckers are an alternative country/Southern rock band based in Athens, Georgia, though three out of six members are originally from The Shoals region of Northern Alabama, and the band strongly identifies with Alabama. Their music uses three guitars as well as bass, drums, and now...
- GangstabillyGangstabillyGangstabilly is the 1998 debut album of Athens via Alabama rock group Drive-By Truckers. The album, was recorded "live in the studio" over the course of two days and was produced by Andy Baker and Andy LeMaster. The album's cover art was created by Jim Stacy...
(1998) - Soul Dump Records/New West RecordsNew West RecordsNew West Records is a record label based in Los Angeles, California, Austin, Texas, and Athens, Georgia. It was established in 1998, and has been home to several indie rock and alternative country bands as well as representing the PBS show Austin City Limits...
- Production, Engineering, Mixing - MachaMacha (band)Macha was an experimental post-rock band from Athens, Georgia composed of brothers Josh McKay , Mischo McKay , Kai Reidl , & Wes Martin...
- Self-titled (1998) - Jetset RecordsJetset RecordsJetset Records was a New York-based indie rock record label. The label has released a variety of independent bands, including Firewater, Sun Kil Moon and Mogwai.-Roster:*16 Horsepower*Arab Strap*Black Box Recorder*Dean and Britta*Congo Norvell...
- Engineering, Mixing - Drip - Inside Job (1998) - Ghostmeat RecordsGhostmeat RecordsGhostmeat Records was established in South Carolina in 1994 before moving to Georgia in 1995. Ghostmeat was formed by Russ Hallauer, a musician from the band Sunbrain...
- Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance
1999
- MachaMacha (band)Macha was an experimental post-rock band from Athens, Georgia composed of brothers Josh McKay , Mischo McKay , Kai Reidl , & Wes Martin...
- See It Another Way (1999) - Jetset RecordsJetset RecordsJetset Records was a New York-based indie rock record label. The label has released a variety of independent bands, including Firewater, Sun Kil Moon and Mogwai.-Roster:*16 Horsepower*Arab Strap*Black Box Recorder*Dean and Britta*Congo Norvell...
- Engineering, Mixing - Drive-By TruckersDrive-By TruckersDrive-By Truckers are an alternative country/Southern rock band based in Athens, Georgia, though three out of six members are originally from The Shoals region of Northern Alabama, and the band strongly identifies with Alabama. Their music uses three guitars as well as bass, drums, and now...
- Pizza DeliverancePizza DeliverancePizza Deliverance is the second album released by Alabama country rock group Drive-By Truckers, released in 1999. It was recorded with high spirits in five days at Patterson Hood's house. The album was mixed by Andy LeMaster. The album cover art was created by Jim Stacy...
(1999) - Ghostmeat RecordsGhostmeat RecordsGhostmeat Records was established in South Carolina in 1994 before moving to Georgia in 1995. Ghostmeat was formed by Russ Hallauer, a musician from the band Sunbrain...
/New West RecordsNew West RecordsNew West Records is a record label based in Los Angeles, California, Austin, Texas, and Athens, Georgia. It was established in 1998, and has been home to several indie rock and alternative country bands as well as representing the PBS show Austin City Limits...
- Mixing - David DonderoDavid DonderoDavid Dondero is an American songwriter, guitarist, former lead singer of the band Sunbrain. In 2006, NPR's All Songs Considered named David one of the "best living songwriters" alongside Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney and Tom Waits...
- Pity Party (1999) - Ghostmeat RecordsGhostmeat RecordsGhostmeat Records was established in South Carolina in 1994 before moving to Georgia in 1995. Ghostmeat was formed by Russ Hallauer, a musician from the band Sunbrain...
- Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance
2000
- Bright Eyes - Fevers and MirrorsFevers and MirrorsFevers and Mirrors is the third album by the Nebraska emo/indie band Bright Eyes, recorded in 1999 and released on May 29, 2000. It was the 32nd release of the Omaha, Nebraska-based record label Saddle Creek Records...
(2000) - Saddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. Started as a college class project on entrepreneurship, the label was founded by Conor Oberst and Justin Oberst in 1993 . Conor soon turned over his role in the company to Robb Nansel...
- Engineering, Performance - Lona - To the Nth (2000) - Ghostmeat RecordsGhostmeat RecordsGhostmeat Records was established in South Carolina in 1994 before moving to Georgia in 1995. Ghostmeat was formed by Russ Hallauer, a musician from the band Sunbrain...
- Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance
2001
- Now It's OverheadNow It's OverheadNow It's Overhead were an indie rock band fronted by singer/songwriter Andy LeMaster and based in Athens, Georgia. Their first album, a self-titled collection of songs LeMaster wrote over a period of two years in the late 90s, quickly rose from a studio project to a full-time band with the...
- Self-titledNow It's Overhead (album)Now It's Overhead's self-titled is the first release by the band, Now It's Overhead from Athens, Georgia. It was released October 21, 2001.Saddle Creek had previously established themselves by releasing music by artists from Omaha, Nebraska. This was label's first full-length release from a...
(2001) - Saddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. Started as a college class project on entrepreneurship, the label was founded by Conor Oberst and Justin Oberst in 1993 . Conor soon turned over his role in the company to Robb Nansel...
- Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance - Bright Eyes - Oh Holy Fools: The Music of Son, Ambulance and Bright Eyes (2001) - Saddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. Started as a college class project on entrepreneurship, the label was founded by Conor Oberst and Justin Oberst in 1993 . Conor soon turned over his role in the company to Robb Nansel...
- Performance - David BarbeDavid BarbeDavid Barbe is an American musician and producer/engineer from Athens, Georgia and director of the Music Business Certificate Program at the University of Georgia. He is chief of Chase Park Transduction studio in Athens...
- Comet of the Season (2001) - Backburner Records - Production, Assistant Engineering, Performance - Seaworthy - Ride (2001) - Jetset RecordsJetset RecordsJetset Records was a New York-based indie rock record label. The label has released a variety of independent bands, including Firewater, Sun Kil Moon and Mogwai.-Roster:*16 Horsepower*Arab Strap*Black Box Recorder*Dean and Britta*Congo Norvell...
- Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance
2002
- Bright Eyes - Lifted or The Story is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the GroundLifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the GroundLifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground is the fourth album by Bright Eyes. This album is the 46th release of Saddle Creek Records...
(2002) - Saddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. Started as a college class project on entrepreneurship, the label was founded by Conor Oberst and Justin Oberst in 1993 . Conor soon turned over his role in the company to Robb Nansel...
- Engineering, String and Horn Arrangements, Performance - Bright Eyes - There Is No Beginning to the StoryThere Is No Beginning to the StoryThere Is No Beginning to the Story is an EP by Bright Eyes. The songs on it are fairly varied, with "From a Balance Beam" and "Loose Leaves" having more electronic qualities, while "Messenger Bird's Song" and "We Are Free Men" are more rooted in acoustic...
(2002) - Saddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. Started as a college class project on entrepreneurship, the label was founded by Conor Oberst and Justin Oberst in 1993 . Conor soon turned over his role in the company to Robb Nansel...
- Engineering, Horn Arrangements, Performance - Azure RayAzure RayAzure Ray is an American dream pop duo, consisting of musicians Maria Taylor and Orenda Fink. The pair met at the age of 15 at the Alabama School of Fine Arts...
- November EPNovember EPNovember EP is an EP by Azure Ray. It was released January 22, 2002 on Saddle Creek Records.This album is the 41st release of Saddle Creek Records.-Track listing:# "November"# "For the Sake of the Song"# "No Signs of Pain"# "Just a Faint Line"...
(2002) - Saddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. Started as a college class project on entrepreneurship, the label was founded by Conor Oberst and Justin Oberst in 1993 . Conor soon turned over his role in the company to Robb Nansel...
- Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance - R.E.M.R.E.M.R.E.M. was an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by singer Michael Stipe, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills and drummer Bill Berry. One of the first popular alternative rock bands, R.E.M. gained early attention due to Buck's ringing, arpeggiated guitar style and Stipe's...
- R.E.M.I.X. (2002) - Warner Bros. RecordsWarner Bros. RecordsWarner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...
- Production, Mixing, Performance - Lovers - Starlit Sunken Ship (2002) - Orange Twin RecordsOrange Twin RecordsOrange Twin Records is an Athens, Georgia-based record label run by Laura Carter, a multi-instrumental member of Elephant 6 popsters Elf Power....
- Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance - MaydayMayday (American band)Mayday is a band from Omaha, Nebraska, on the Saddle Creek Records label, led by Ted Stevens, also of Cursive and Lullaby for the Working Class.-Band members:*Ted Stevens*Tiffany Kowalski*Daniel J...
- Old BloodOld BloodOld Blood is an album by Mayday, released May 14, 2002. The album was recorded in May and November 2001 at Presto! Recording Studios in Lincoln, Nebraska. Mayday features the vocals and compositions of Lullaby for the Working Class frontman Ted Stevens. Ted is joined by the remaining Lullaby...
(2002) - Saddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. Started as a college class project on entrepreneurship, the label was founded by Conor Oberst and Justin Oberst in 1993 . Conor soon turned over his role in the company to Robb Nansel...
- Performance
2003
- Azure RayAzure RayAzure Ray is an American dream pop duo, consisting of musicians Maria Taylor and Orenda Fink. The pair met at the age of 15 at the Alabama School of Fine Arts...
- Hold On LoveHold on LoveHold On Love is an album released by the band Azure Ray. It was released October 7, 2003 on Saddle Creek Records.This album is the 54th release of Saddle Creek Records...
(2003) - Saddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. Started as a college class project on entrepreneurship, the label was founded by Conor Oberst and Justin Oberst in 1993 . Conor soon turned over his role in the company to Robb Nansel...
- Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance - Azure RayAzure RayAzure Ray is an American dream pop duo, consisting of musicians Maria Taylor and Orenda Fink. The pair met at the age of 15 at the Alabama School of Fine Arts...
- The Drinks We Drank Last NightThe Drinks We Drank Last Night"The Drinks We Drank Last Night" is the first single from Azure Ray's third full-length album, Hold On Love.This single is the 55th release of Saddle Creek Records.-Track listing:# "The Drinks We Drank Last Night"# "The Love of Two"...
(2003) - Saddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. Started as a college class project on entrepreneurship, the label was founded by Conor Oberst and Justin Oberst in 1993 . Conor soon turned over his role in the company to Robb Nansel...
- Production, Engineering, Mixing - Various Artists - Saddle Creek 50Saddle Creek 50Saddle Creek 50 is a compilation by Saddle Creek Records in honor of being the label's 50th album release. It was released in 2003 and features one album track and one non-album track by each of the bands then recording for the label.-Disc 1:...
(2003) - Saddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. Started as a college class project on entrepreneurship, the label was founded by Conor Oberst and Justin Oberst in 1993 . Conor soon turned over his role in the company to Robb Nansel...
- Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance - Pacific UVPacific UVPacific UV is an indie-rock band currently residing in Portland, Oregon. Their style is frequently categorized as utilizing elements of Dream pop, Post Rock, Shoegaze, and Space Rock. They are currently signed to WARM Records and are distributed by Touch and Go Records.-History:The band was...
- Self-titled (2003) - Warm RecordsWarm RecordsWarm Electronic Recordings is an independent record label based in Athens, Georgia. Azure Ray, Japancakes, and Crooked Fingers are some of the artists on their roster.-Artists:*Azure Ray*Crooked Fingers*Elk City*Empire State*Japancakes*Liz Durrett...
- Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance
2004
- Now It's OverheadNow It's OverheadNow It's Overhead were an indie rock band fronted by singer/songwriter Andy LeMaster and based in Athens, Georgia. Their first album, a self-titled collection of songs LeMaster wrote over a period of two years in the late 90s, quickly rose from a studio project to a full-time band with the...
- Fall Back OpenFall Back OpenFall Back Open is the second release by Athens-based band, Now It's Overhead. It was released March 9, 2004.-Track listing:#"Wait in a Line" – 3:40#"Surrender" – 3:37#"Profile" – 4:27#"Turn & Go" – 3:25#"Fall Back Open" – 4:29...
(2004) - Saddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. Started as a college class project on entrepreneurship, the label was founded by Conor Oberst and Justin Oberst in 1993 . Conor soon turned over his role in the company to Robb Nansel...
- Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance - Now It's OverheadNow It's OverheadNow It's Overhead were an indie rock band fronted by singer/songwriter Andy LeMaster and based in Athens, Georgia. Their first album, a self-titled collection of songs LeMaster wrote over a period of two years in the late 90s, quickly rose from a studio project to a full-time band with the...
- Wait In a Line (2004) - Saddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. Started as a college class project on entrepreneurship, the label was founded by Conor Oberst and Justin Oberst in 1993 . Conor soon turned over his role in the company to Robb Nansel...
- Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance - MachaMacha (band)Macha was an experimental post-rock band from Athens, Georgia composed of brothers Josh McKay , Mischo McKay , Kai Reidl , & Wes Martin...
- Forget Tomorrow (2004) - Jetset RecordsJetset RecordsJetset Records was a New York-based indie rock record label. The label has released a variety of independent bands, including Firewater, Sun Kil Moon and Mogwai.-Roster:*16 Horsepower*Arab Strap*Black Box Recorder*Dean and Britta*Congo Norvell...
- Engineering, Mixing - Azure RayAzure RayAzure Ray is an American dream pop duo, consisting of musicians Maria Taylor and Orenda Fink. The pair met at the age of 15 at the Alabama School of Fine Arts...
- New Resolution (2004) - Saddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. Started as a college class project on entrepreneurship, the label was founded by Conor Oberst and Justin Oberst in 1993 . Conor soon turned over his role in the company to Robb Nansel...
- Production, Engineering, Mixing - Bright Eyes - Take It Easy (Love Nothing))Take It Easy (Love Nothing)"Take It Easy " is a single by Bright Eyes, released in October 2004. It, along with "Lua," took the top two spots on Billboard magazine's Hot Singles Sales chart, something that had not been accomplished since 1997...
(2004) - Saddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. Started as a college class project on entrepreneurship, the label was founded by Conor Oberst and Justin Oberst in 1993 . Conor soon turned over his role in the company to Robb Nansel...
- Engineering - Lovers - Gutter and the Garden (2004) - Orange Twin RecordsOrange Twin RecordsOrange Twin Records is an Athens, Georgia-based record label run by Laura Carter, a multi-instrumental member of Elephant 6 popsters Elf Power....
- Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance - The Good LifeThe Good Life (band)The Good Life is an indie rock band on Saddle Creek records.Started as a solo project of Cursive's frontman Tim Kasher, The Good Life quickly grew to become its own established group. The original intent of The Good Life was to provide Tim Kasher with a vehicle to perform songs that did not fit...
- Lovers Need Lawyers (2004) - Saddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. Started as a college class project on entrepreneurship, the label was founded by Conor Oberst and Justin Oberst in 1993 . Conor soon turned over his role in the company to Robb Nansel...
- Mixing
2005
- Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's MorningI'm Wide Awake, It's MorningI'm Wide Awake, It's Morning is one of two Bright Eyes albums released on January 25, 2005, by Saddle Creek Records.-Songs:The music video for "First Day of My Life" was directed by John Cameron Mitchell....
(2005) · Saddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. Started as a college class project on entrepreneurship, the label was founded by Conor Oberst and Justin Oberst in 1993 . Conor soon turned over his role in the company to Robb Nansel...
- Performance - Bright Eyes - Digital Ash in a Digital UrnDigital Ash in a Digital UrnDigital Ash in a Digital Urn is one of two Bright Eyes albums released on January 25, 2005 by Saddle Creek Records. It peaked at #15 in the US and #43 in the UK...
(2005) - Saddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. Started as a college class project on entrepreneurship, the label was founded by Conor Oberst and Justin Oberst in 1993 . Conor soon turned over his role in the company to Robb Nansel...
- Production, Engineering, Performance - Maria TaylorMaria TaylorMaria Diane Taylor is an American singer/songwriter from Birmingham, Alabama. She is also a member of the duo Azure Ray with Orenda Fink, as well as the band Now It's Overhead, both of which are signed with Saddle Creek Records...
- 11:1111:11 (Maria Taylor album)11:11 is the debut solo album by Azure Ray's Maria Taylor. It was released May 24, 2005 by Saddle Creek Records. This album is the 74th release of Saddle Creek Records.-Track listing:#"Leap Year" – 4:28#"Song Beneath the Song" – 3:59...
(2005) - Saddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. Started as a college class project on entrepreneurship, the label was founded by Conor Oberst and Justin Oberst in 1993 . Conor soon turned over his role in the company to Robb Nansel...
- Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance - Orenda FinkOrenda FinkOrenda Fink is a musician on Saddle Creek Records.Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Fink was half of the Southern dream pop duo Azure Ray from 2001 to 2004. Fink is also a former member of Now It's Overhead, another Saddle Creek band. She released her first full-length solo album Invisible Ones on...
- Invisible Ones (2005) - Saddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. Started as a college class project on entrepreneurship, the label was founded by Conor Oberst and Justin Oberst in 1993 . Conor soon turned over his role in the company to Robb Nansel...
- Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance - MaydayMayday (American band)Mayday is a band from Omaha, Nebraska, on the Saddle Creek Records label, led by Ted Stevens, also of Cursive and Lullaby for the Working Class.-Band members:*Ted Stevens*Tiffany Kowalski*Daniel J...
- Bushido Karaoke (2005) - Saddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. Started as a college class project on entrepreneurship, the label was founded by Conor Oberst and Justin Oberst in 1993 . Conor soon turned over his role in the company to Robb Nansel...
- Mixing - Various Artists - Lagniappe: A Saddle Creek Benefit for Hurricane Katrina (2005) - Saddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. Started as a college class project on entrepreneurship, the label was founded by Conor Oberst and Justin Oberst in 1993 . Conor soon turned over his role in the company to Robb Nansel...
- Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance
2006
- Now It's OverheadNow It's OverheadNow It's Overhead were an indie rock band fronted by singer/songwriter Andy LeMaster and based in Athens, Georgia. Their first album, a self-titled collection of songs LeMaster wrote over a period of two years in the late 90s, quickly rose from a studio project to a full-time band with the...
- Dark Light DaybreakDark Light DaybreakDark Light Daybreak is the third release by Athens-based band, Now It's Overhead. It was released September 12, 2006.-Track listing:#"Let the Sirens Rest" – 4:09#"Estranged" – 4:01#"Walls" – 3:43#"Believe What They Decide" – 3:39...
(2006) - Saddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. Started as a college class project on entrepreneurship, the label was founded by Conor Oberst and Justin Oberst in 1993 . Conor soon turned over his role in the company to Robb Nansel...
- Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance - Michael StipeMichael StipeJohn Michael Stipe is an American singer and lyricist. He was the lead vocalist of the alternative rock band R.E.M.Stipe is noted and occasionally parodied for the "mumbling" style of his early career as well as his social and political activism. He was in charge of R.E.M.'s visual image; often...
Featuring Chris MartinChris MartinChristopher Anthony John "Chris" Martin is an English song-writer, who is the lead vocalist, pianist and rhythm guitarist of the band Coldplay. He is married to actress Gwyneth Paltrow.-Early life:...
- In the Sun EP (2006) - Warner Bros. RecordsWarner Bros. RecordsWarner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...
- Engineering, Mixing - Bright Eyes - Noise Floor (Rarities 1998-2005 (2006) - Saddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. Started as a college class project on entrepreneurship, the label was founded by Conor Oberst and Justin Oberst in 1993 . Conor soon turned over his role in the company to Robb Nansel...
- Performance
2007
- Maria TaylorMaria TaylorMaria Diane Taylor is an American singer/songwriter from Birmingham, Alabama. She is also a member of the duo Azure Ray with Orenda Fink, as well as the band Now It's Overhead, both of which are signed with Saddle Creek Records...
- Lynn Teeter FlowerLynn Teeter FlowerLynn Teeter Flower is the second album by Maria Taylor and was released on March 6, 2007.This is the 102nd release of Saddle Creek Records.-Track listing:#"A Good Start" - 4:13#"Clean Getaway" - 3:10#"Smile and Wave" - 2:35#"No Stars" - 4:45...
(2007) - Saddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. Started as a college class project on entrepreneurship, the label was founded by Conor Oberst and Justin Oberst in 1993 . Conor soon turned over his role in the company to Robb Nansel...
- Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance - Now It's OverheadNow It's OverheadNow It's Overhead were an indie rock band fronted by singer/songwriter Andy LeMaster and based in Athens, Georgia. Their first album, a self-titled collection of songs LeMaster wrote over a period of two years in the late 90s, quickly rose from a studio project to a full-time band with the...
- Dark Light Daybreak (Live in the Studio EP (2007) - Saddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. Started as a college class project on entrepreneurship, the label was founded by Conor Oberst and Justin Oberst in 1993 . Conor soon turned over his role in the company to Robb Nansel...
- Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance - Bright Eyes - Four WindsFour WindsFour Winds is an EP by the indie rock band Bright Eyes, that was released on March 6, 2007. The title track is the first single from their album Cassadaga. The other 5 tracks are exclusive b-sides from the 2006 recording sessions. It is marketed as being "quietly enchanting" and including "a...
(2007) - Saddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. Started as a college class project on entrepreneurship, the label was founded by Conor Oberst and Justin Oberst in 1993 . Conor soon turned over his role in the company to Robb Nansel...
- Performance - Bright Eyes - CassadagaCassadaga (album)Cassadaga is the seventh studio album by Bright Eyes, released on April 10, 2007. Around 25 to 30 songs were recorded in 2006, with 13 of these appearing on the final track list...
(2007) - Saddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. Started as a college class project on entrepreneurship, the label was founded by Conor Oberst and Justin Oberst in 1993 . Conor soon turned over his role in the company to Robb Nansel...
- Performance - Art In Manilla - Set the Woods On Fire (2007) - Saddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. Started as a college class project on entrepreneurship, the label was founded by Conor Oberst and Justin Oberst in 1993 . Conor soon turned over his role in the company to Robb Nansel...
- Mixing - Mezzanine Owls - Slingshot Echoes (2007) - Mezzanine Owls Records - Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance
- Summerbirds In the Cellar - With the Hands of the Hunter It All Becomes Dead (2007) - Slow January Records - Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance
2008
- Conor OberstConor OberstConor Mullen Oberst is an American singer-songwriter best known for his work in Bright Eyes. He has also played in several other bands, including Desaparecidos, Norman Bailer , Commander Venus, Park Ave., Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, and Monsters of Folk.-Musical career:Oberst began...
- Self-titled (2008) - Merge RecordsMerge RecordsMerge Records is an independent record label based in Durham, North Carolina. It was founded in 1989 by Laura Ballance and Mac McCaughan. It began as a way to release music from their band Superchunk and music created by friends, and has expanded to include artists from around the world and records...
- Engineering, Mixing, Performance - Magnetic MorningMagnetic MorningMagnetic Morning is an indie rock duo made up of Swervedriver singer/guitarist Adam Franklin and Interpol drummer Sam Fogarino. The duo met early 2006 over dinner in NYC, while being introduced by long term, mutual friend, Jack Rabid. The band was formed in winter of 2006-2007 in New York City...
- A.M. (2008) - Friend Or Faux Records - Engineering, Mixing - Rig 1 - Above the Tree Line West of the Periodic (2008) - Team Love Records - Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance
- The Fatales - Great Surround (2008) - Monopsone Records - Production, Engineering, Mixing
2009
- Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley BandConor Oberst and the Mystic Valley BandConor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band is the name taken by Conor Oberst and his backing band, which is composed of Nik Freitas , Taylor Hollingsworth , Macey Taylor , Nate Walcott and Jason Boesel .-History:...
- Outer SouthOuter SouthOuter South is the fifth solo studio album by American musician Conor Oberst and the second to be credited to Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band. It is Oberst's first solo album to include songs written and sung by his bandmates. Nik Freitas, Taylor Hollingsworth and Jason Boesel each...
(2009) - Merge RecordsMerge RecordsMerge Records is an independent record label based in Durham, North Carolina. It was founded in 1989 by Laura Ballance and Mac McCaughan. It began as a way to release music from their band Superchunk and music created by friends, and has expanded to include artists from around the world and records...
- Engineering, Mixing, Performance - Orenda FinkOrenda FinkOrenda Fink is a musician on Saddle Creek Records.Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Fink was half of the Southern dream pop duo Azure Ray from 2001 to 2004. Fink is also a former member of Now It's Overhead, another Saddle Creek band. She released her first full-length solo album Invisible Ones on...
- Ask the Night (2009) - Saddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. Started as a college class project on entrepreneurship, the label was founded by Conor Oberst and Justin Oberst in 1993 . Conor soon turned over his role in the company to Robb Nansel...
- Engineering, Mixing, Performance - Taylor HollingsworthTaylor HollingsworthTaylor "Paper" Hollingsworth ia a singer/songwriter and guitarist from Birmingham, Alabama. He first picked up the guitar at age 14 and has gone on to front his own bands as well as play guitar for others, notably Maria Taylor....
- Life With a Slow Ear (2009) - Team Love Records - Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance - Maria TaylorMaria TaylorMaria Diane Taylor is an American singer/songwriter from Birmingham, Alabama. She is also a member of the duo Azure Ray with Orenda Fink, as well as the band Now It's Overhead, both of which are signed with Saddle Creek Records...
- LadyLuckLadyLuckLadyLuck is the name of the third album by Maria Taylor and was released on March 31, 2009. Three tracks from the album, "Time Lapse Lifeline", "Orchids" and "Cartoons and Forever Plans" are currently available on her MySpace. "Time Lapse Lifeline" and "Cartoons and Forever Plans" are also...
(2009) - Nettwerk Records - Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance - Maria TaylorMaria TaylorMaria Diane Taylor is an American singer/songwriter from Birmingham, Alabama. She is also a member of the duo Azure Ray with Orenda Fink, as well as the band Now It's Overhead, both of which are signed with Saddle Creek Records...
with Andy LeMaster - Savannah DriveSavannah DriveSavannah Drive is an acoustic album by Maria Taylor and Andy LeMaster, who previously both had been collaborating multiple times on Bright Eyes records...
(2009) - Nettwerk Records - Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance - Har Mar SuperstarHar Mar SuperstarSean Matthew Tillmann , better known by his stage names of Har Mar Superstar and Sean Na Na, is an American singer.-Life and career:...
- Dark Touches (2009) - Dilettante - Mixing