We've definitely announced this on social media but not here on our blog…
Jim, Ron, and I wrote and produced our debut album, "Blood Red Sun" as a passion project. We really had no pre-conceived expectations with regards to who our audience would be, or if there would be any audience at all. In fact, we were ok with the idea of it just being something that we share with our close friends and families.
Then we started releasing our singles and realizing that maybe we do have an audience for our music. We never really considered the idea of shopping to records labels but decided to go ahead and put feelers out there. There was one label in particular that resonated with me.
"OOB Records" from The Netherlands stands for "Out Of The Box"…a statement from their website (https://oob-records.com/) says that they , "support artist music based on quality, not genre". We thought this was such a great idea!
I'm in another band called, "Drawfire". We released an album in October of 2022 that is amazing (seriously, you should check it out if you like Peter Gabriel, Tears For Fears, or 80's Genesis. Eric Gillette played on the drums. It's awesome. Need I say more!?)…but we kept saying, "It doesn't really fit into one particular genre". So when I heard of OOB, I really liked what their mission was and thought that Elevenwire might be a good fit.
Anyway, we reached out and in early January, 2024 we began discussions with them about the possibility of signing. I think we all agreed it was a great fit! Kathy Keller (owner/founder of OOB Records) has such a passion for great music and it's really inspired us to keep going.
We're so thankful for all of the kind words from our developing fan base (including our families). It means a lot to us!
Thanks for reading!
Until next time,
Jonathan Hughes (Elevenwire, Vocals/Keyboards)