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ABOUT ORIGIN


John Bishop
http://www.johnbishop.net


Matt Jorgensen
http://www.mattjorgensen.com
 

Origin Records was created in the fall of 1997 by Seattle drummer John Bishop to help in the design, production and distribution of jazz recordings made by his own groups and by artists he's known or worked with over his 25 years of performing.

With a great amount of early and continuing help from his former student, webmaster and New York drummer Matt Jorgensen, the label debuted on the web in 1998 and has grown steadily. With Matt's move back to Seattle in 2002, the focus has been to expand distribution, performing and recording opportunities for Origin artists as well as making developed resources available to a wider group of artists.

With Origin focusing on the music of significant Northwest artists, OA2 Records was started in June of 2002 to allow a broader array of musical statements from a wider range of artists. The Origin/OA2 catalog now boasts releases from more than 85 artists who share the common goal of an ever-evolving musicians collective.

Since the Fall of 2003 Origin Records has produced the Ballard Jazz Festival. This event has brought world-class artists to Seattle, to share the stage with some of the Northwest's finest musicians. Expanding in 2004 to include the Brotherhood of the Drum concert series, the Ballard Jazz Festival continues to grow, and in 2005 the award for "Northwest Concert of The Year" by Earshot Magazine was given to the Joe Locke / Geoffrey Keezer Group's performance, now available on CD here.

In 2006 trumpeter Chad McCullough joined the Origin team as Artist Relations and Production Manager.

ORIGIN RECORDS FEATURED ON WINDOWS MEDIA:

Origin Records' John Bishop & Matt Jorgensen are featured on the Windows Media site in two videos discussing online music distribution and opportunities for independent labels. The group "Scenes" performs music from it's upcoming release.

Watch the videos: Producing The Music | People Need Music

 

 

IN THE PRESS :

Seattle Times update on Origin Records

"OriginArts, the 7-year-old juggernaut behind the prolific local jazz label Origin Records, continues to defy conventional wisdom." Read more ...

Ballard's Origin Records drumming up national interest

When he moved to Seattle in 1981, Bishop had no intention of starting a record label ... Over the years, Origin has developed a compelling visual ID, featuring warm, soft-focus photographs and beautiful paintings with pungent, earthy colors.

All About Jazz profile on Origin Records

All About Jazz.com has a nice feature on Origin Records and our latest batch of CDs ... read more.

Two Grammy Nominations for Origin Records (2005)

Los Angeles-based composer Chris Walden picked up two Grammy Nomiations for his debut CD, Home of My Heart, on Origin Records.

Ballard Jazz Festival receives Golden Ear Award for NW Jazz Concert of the Year

Origin Records priciples John Bishop and Matt Jorgensen accepted the 2005 Golden Ear Award for Northwest Jazz Concert of the Year on behalf of Joe Locke and his performance at the 2005 Ballard Jazz Festival.

Origin Recording artist Greta Matassa won the award for Jazz Vocalist of Year.

In all, Origin Records received 12 nominations.

 

 

 

 

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