Om Records

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Om Records
Type Private
Founded 1995
Headquarters San Francisco, United States
Key people Chris Smith
Industry Record Label
Products Dance Music CDs, Merchandise
Revenue ▲
Website www.om-records.com

Om Records is a US-based record label, established in 1995, specialising in electronic dance music. Founded in San Francisco in 1995 by Chris Smith. Om's catalogue extends from both artist albums and various genres of compilations.

The company has grown considerably from its beginnings, opening further North American offices, and now has plans to open offices in London, Barcelona and Ibiza.

Om Records holds various exclusive worldwide nightclub events, and is a frequent resident company at Nikki Beach, Seattle's Trinity, Mansion in Miami, SmartBar in Chicago, Fabric in London, Pacha in New York City and Ibiza, Balance in Los Angeles, Sacred Grounds in Los Angeles, El Divino in Ibiza, The Loft and Fonfone in Barcelona and is a regular at many more of the world's superclubs and the Coachella Music and WMC music festivals.

Om Records is renowned for its signature funky House and deep house. Many Om DJ's go on to become worldwide DJ's. Some of Om's lineup include: Kaskade, Mark Farina, J Boogie, King Kooba, DJ Colette, DJ Heather, Miguel Migs, DJ Sneak, DJ Fluid, Andy Caldwell, Derrick Carter, Marques Wyatt, and many more.

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[edit] History of the Om series

Offerings from Om Records encompass many genres of House and downtempo music. Om Records is known for the critically acclaimed Mushroom Jazz, Om Lounge, San Francisco Sessions and Deep Concentration series. Releases pre-2000 are especially hard to find, and therefore this exclusivity has molded Om Records into one of the most sought-after labels.

[edit] Sounds of Om

The Sounds of Om series focuses on Om's own offerings and is usually mixed by renowned DJ's such as Andy Caldwell and Kaskade.

  • Sounds of Om: House Compilation 01
  • Sounds of Om: House Compilation 2 Mixed by Andy Caldwell
  • Sounds of Om 3rd Edition Mixed by Kaskade
  • Sounds of Om 4: DJ Fluid
  • Sounds of Om 5: DJ Fluid
  • Sounds of Om 6: Still Rob G (2008) - Marking the label's 300th physical release.

[edit] Deep Concentration

The Deep Concentration series is a signature Om Hip Hop compilation.

  • Deep Concentration
  • Deep Concentration 2
  • Deep Concentration 3
  • Deep Concentration 4
  • Deep Concentration 5

[edit] House of Om

The House of Om series are some of the most sought-after house compilations, and are mixed by some of the world's best DJ's, including DJ Sneak, DJ Colette, DJ Heather, Fred Everything, Kaskade, Miguel Migs and Groove Junkies.

[edit] Mushroom Jazz

Mushroom Jazz is the hybrid of Acid Jazz, Hip Hop and Broken beat, pioneered by Mark Farina and released by Om Records. It is highly successful and critically acclaimed worldwide.

  • Mushroom Jazz (1996)
  • Mushroom Jazz 2 (1998)
  • Mushroom Jazz 3 (2001)
  • Mushroom Jazz 4 (2002)
  • Mushroom Jazz 5 (2005)

[edit] San Francisco Sessions

The San Francisco Sessions series focuses on San Francisco's House offerings and is usually mixed by popular DJ's such as Mark Farina and JT Donaldson.

  • San Francisco Sessions Mixed by Mark Farina (1999)
  • San Francisco Sessions 2 Mixed by John Howard (2000)
  • San Francisco Sessions 3 Mixed by Garth (2000)
  • San Francisco Sessions 4 Mixed by Kaskade (2000)
  • San Francisco Sessions 5 Mixed by JT Donaldson and Lance Desardi (2003)
  • San Francisco Sessions 6 Mixed by Inland Knights and Olivier Desmet (2008)

[edit] Om: Beached

The 'Beached' series by Om is a collection of summer house music with Latin-inspired influences

[edit] Om: Miami

The Om 'Miami' series is relatively new and focuses on summery, funky house from Om.

  • Om: Miami 2006 (2006)
  • Om: Miami 2007 (2007)
  • Om: Miami 2008 (2008)

[edit] Om: Ibiza

  • Om: Ibiza 2005 (2005)
  • Om: Ibiza 2006 (2006)
  • Om: Ibiza 2007 (2007)

[edit] Om: Dubai

  • Om: Dubai Mixed by Andy Caldwell and Charl Chaka (2007)

[edit] Om: Summer Sessions

This series blends a mix of summer-inspired house music, and usually consists of multiple discs mixed by various acclaimed DJs.

  • Om: Summer Sessions Volume 1 Mixed by Groove Junkies, Chuck Love and DJ Fluid (2006)
  • Om: Summer Sessions Volume 2 Mixed by DJ Heather and DJ Onionz (2007)

[edit] Electrolush

This compilation sees Om stepping into the minimal and electro house genre.

  • Electrolush (2006)

[edit] Om 10: A Decade of Future Music

Om 10: A Decade of Future Music encompasses Om's 10th birthday celebratory House music, Downtempo and Classics and has become a chart-topping success.

  • Om 10: A Decade of Future Music (2005)

[edit] Om 100: A Celebration of Om's 100 Releases

Om Records marked its 100th release with a celebratory compilation of some of Om's most popular releases.

Om 100: A Celebration of Om's 100 Releases (2000)

[edit] LIVE

The LIVE series showcases mixes played by Om DJ's on club nights.

Double disc set:

  • LIVE at OM: Derrick Carter
  • LIVE at OM: Mark Farina

Single disc:

  • Live in Tokyo: Mark Farina (2007)

[edit] Reconstructed Soul

This compilation was the second full-length release from Naked Music NYC.

  • Naked Music NYC: What's On Your Mind? (1998)
  • Naked Music NYC: Reconstructed Soul (2000)

[edit] Golden Gate Breaks

This compilation focuses on San Francisco's Bay Area electronic music scene.

  • Golden Gate Breaks Volume 1 (2003)

[edit] Sound Design

This series focuses on electronic music and is mixed by critically acclaimed deep house DJ's.

  • Sound Design Volume One: Marques Wyatt (2000)
  • Sound Design Volume Two: Mark Grant (2001)

[edit] reMIXED

The 'reMIXED' series highlights remixes and dubs of Om's songs by popular DJ's.

  • reMIXED Volume One (2004)
  • reMIXED Volume Two (2005)
  • reMIXED Volume Three (2007)
  • reMIXED Volume Four (2007)

[edit] The United Nations of Future Music

Om's conceptual 'future house' genre is showcased in the 'United Nations of Future Music' series.

  • The United Nations of Future Music One (2000)
  • The United Nations of Future Music Two (2000)

[edit] Legends

The 'Legends' series sees techno anthems come together on one compilation.

[edit] Sub-Labels and Affiliated Labels

Om Records also has a roster of sub labels and affiliated labels.

[edit] Naked Music NYC

Naked Music is the brainchild of DJ/Producer Jay Denes. It is known for its signature deep house and downtempo releases.

Notable Naked Music artists include: Lisa Shaw, Aquanote, Andy Caldwell, Miguel Migs, Aya and Gaelle.

[edit] Salted Music

Salted Music is the production company of DJ/Producer Miguel Migs.

[edit] UNO

UNO Records is managed and created by DJ/Producer Andy Caldwell. It is credited with such releases as 'Du What U Du' by Yoshimoto. Its current artists include: DJ Behrouz, Andy Caldwell, Gina René, Yoshimoto and Trentemoller.

[edit] MoreHouse Records

This label was set up by Om family members Groove Junkies and is purely focused on House music.


[edit] Artist Albums

[edit] See also

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