Higher Octave Music is a sub-label imprint of Narada Productions. Since 2013, it is part of

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, which is located in Los Angeles.

History

Higher Octave was acquired by

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on behalf of EMI in 1997. In 2004, Higher Octave's offices in

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, 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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* Acoustic Alchemy *

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* B-Tribe *

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* Craig Chaquico *

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* Robin Frederick * Himekami * Brian Hughes * Ottmar Liebert * Jim McCarty * Moroccan Spirit * Mythos *

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* John O'Connor * Opafire * Thomas Otten * Kate Price * Sacred Spirit * Bryan Savage * Neal Schon * Shahin and Sepehr *

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