Jeff Buckley, Jason Falkner, Carole King, Aimee Mann, Michael Penn, SELF, XTC, the Doobie Brothers, Keane, Muse, Halloween Alaska, Dan Fogelberg, Glen Phillips, Nickel Creek, Iron Maiden (yes, Iron Maiden), Rufus Wainwright, Steeley Dan, Elvis Costello, Kenny Loggins, Jon Brion, Ella Fitzgerald, Lambert - Hendricks & Ross, Queen, Elliot Smith, Sondre Lerche, Aqualung, Ben Folds, Creeper Lagoon, James Brown, Bjork, Lionel Richie, Juliana Hatfield, Kanye West, Teitur, and Spinal Tap, heartbreak, aging, round-house kicks to the groin, booze, love, college, bad jokes, work, family, friends, Guinness, Ishmael, the after-effects of being a life-long dork and every band since the late 60's that has ever wanted to be the Beatles
Sounds Like
For Myspace search purposes, see: Ben Folds Five, The Grays, XTC, Joe Jackson, Francis Dunnery or Athlete.
realeditorbest profile toolsOwen Sartori has been fronting CMJ charting rock outfits like Push and A Band Called Delicious for more than a decade, and enjoying the anonymity that goes with a band name. However, his work with ABCD garnered the attention of Milwaukee producer Daniel Holter, who convinced him to complete the new album under his label Burst Records... and under Owen’s own name.
His style isn’t exactly unfamiliar, just hard to nail down. Owen takes a kind of singer/songwriter craftsmanship and combines it with a self-deprecating lyrical wit that sometimes makes you wonder if he really wanted us to know so much about him.
Another Beautiful Day in the CUBE features help from some of the industry’s heaviest session players and producers, like Kenny Aronoff (Alanis Morrisette, John Mellencamp), John Ferraro (Rod Stewart, Barry Manilow), Dave Marotta (Phil Collins, Manhattan Transfer), Chris Mosher (Sixpense None the Richer, Bon Jovi) and Tom Tucker (Prince, Lucinda Williams). Owen hopes his music will connect with, among others, cubicle-jockeys and the legions of under-paid, over-educated pop music lovers of generations X, Y and whatever’s in between
"Another Beautiful Day in the CUBE" to be released AUGUST 1st, 2008!
***Artist Reviews of "Another Beautiful Day in the CUBE"***
“Heartfelt, self-reflective lyrics. Hair-raising chord changes and melodies... Sartori has made a timeless and original pop record that manages to capture the vibe of an era.” - Adam Levy, The Honeydogs
“A well-produced, well-crafted set of songs from a veteran of the trenches of the music recording business... Owen Sartori has earned his chance to be heard.” - Slim Dunlap, The Replacements
“Great recording, great mix, cool vocals and very intelligent, literate songwriting a la Elvis Costello, Tal Bachman, Aimee Mann, etc… Great job!” -- Kevin Bowe, Johnny Lang/Etta James
“Dude, I f*ckin' love your songs. It kinda reminds me of Jason Mraz, but with better songwriting and none of that wordy bullsh*t." - Kenny Aronoff, John Mellencamp/Melissa Ethridge
***Industry Reviews for "Another Beautiful Day in the CUBE"***
"Twin City's Owen Sartori... strikes out on his own with a killer bunch of hook filled songs on his solo debut! "Go On" rocks just as hard and with just as much melody as anything on "Rockin The Suburbs", and fans of Ben Folds, Jason Falkner, and a cooler Jason Mraz will completely eat this up! An excellent debut, and sure to be on many a "best of" lists for 2008."- PopBang Radio
"[Selections From the Cube]" a smart and hooky pop/folk rock music production with soothing melodic delivery. Owen Sartori created just what the pop/folk rock fans are craving for in this limited edition EP by Burst Records. [He] gives his fans a well blended melodic journey of life events everyone can relate to, and gives his audience a feeling of laughing their troubles away with a smile of happiness. Congratulations Owen Sartori and Burst Records on a lyrical and melody masterpiece that delivers heart and soul! - CD Pulse Staff / www.CDPulse.com
"Owen Sartori, a singer/songwriter/guitarist from, Minneapolis, MN, sent me his 5-song debut consisting of cleverly written and well-performed tunes that demonstrate a strong knack for melody and a penchant for tongue-in-cheek humor that is abundantly displayed on the projects' opening track, "The Cube," which painfully articulates the agony of working a nine-to-five when you have interests elsewhere. Owen showcases a cerebral sense of humor and strong commercial appeal that can help to brand him as a performer to watch. He even gets funky on the project's most commercial track, "Could You Be The One," a song with break out radio potential that can kick start his career with it's melodic bass line, strong hook, and instantly accessible lyrics which are some of the best that I've heard all year... If Owen can write songs this good from his cube, imagine how good they would be if he wrote them from a studio or while on tour..."- Gian Fiero / The Muse's Muse
"This came into my inbox earlier last week and blew my ears open. Pure vocals and creative pop-rock riffs make this one of the best albums I've heard in the last two months. Though just an EP with three actual tunes, Selections from the Cube is a brilliant effort by a complete "no-namer" on an indie label." - CDReviews.com
TROMAPALOOZA 2008!!! July 19 & 20! This weekend! Monsters with mops, Lloyd Kaufman, and scantily clad Tromettes. 20+ bands. Something for everyone! This weekend! Its free, all ages, and in overall bad taste. We go on at 5:30 Saturday (the 19th); we'll see you there!
1623 Harmon Place, in the Loring Alley by Nick & Eddie's.
hey there mister O . hope all is well and you're enjoying life . sorry we didn't get to see you at MAMF this year :( also wanted to let you know that we finally picked up your cd and we're diggin' your sound all over again ! and sara was stoked to be included in the jacket :D btw, the images/entire design look really great & fitting . nicely done, my friend !
The package arrived safely. Your CD sounds absolutely amazing. Congratulations. I played the first song and my wife said, "Jason Mraz." I then to her read Kenny’s quote and she cracked up.
Cripes, posting these songs on MySpace doesn’t do them a damn bit of justice. Lurkers need to buy Owen’s record when it comes out.
Hey Owen Thanks for the friend request! It was great meeting you at MAMF! I hope you enjoyed listening to my music! Message me sometme, I'd love to know what you think of the songs! If you like what you heard... My debut album is now available on iTunes! And if you visit my web site www. sarahvonderhaar. com and sign up for my NEWSLETTER You will receive a FREE MP3 of my song "Over You" It will be sent in an email after you fill out the required fields! You can preview my CD at aol. com just click here: http://music. aol. com/songs/new_releases_full_cds?defaultTab=3 Please stay in touch!
Hey! You should check out Lunic tonight at the Fine Line. Remember when I emailed you about it like,months ago? Haha. But yeah, they rock, so if you have nothing better to do, there you go :)
Thanks Owen! Wish we could have stayed around and hung out. We'll be back in October and would love to catch one of your shows, or play something together.
thanks so much! we had an absolute blast. you were amazing! i truly hope to share the stage with you some time soon. we hope to head back to mamf next year too. it was soo much fun. please do keep in touch and let us know if we can ever share a bill.
Perhaps we will come and see you in Milwaukee on August 2nd. If we can get a babysitter that is... Glad to see that you are doing so much with those awesome musical talents. Wish I could say the same:)
Nothing much dude, just looking into some new music making programs because Guitar Pro's getting kind of old (and doesn't sound as good as other things). Can't find any I like though, haha.
"Struggles & Lulls", the brand new album from Joan Coffey, is available now on ITunes
'a voice that can enchant. Coffey's vocal chords deliver liquid gold with a divine Irish lilt.' FATEA Records 'charming and honest'. Time Out 'Joan's music exudes a warmth, humility and truth that is rare to find in singer-songwriters these days'. Thea Gilmore
