Owsla

For the Fall of Efrafa album, see Owsla (album).
Owsla
Parent companyWarner Music Group
FoundedAugust 17, 2011 (2011-08-17)
FounderSkrillex
StatusActive[citation needed]
Distributor(s)Atlantic Records[1]
Genre
Country of originUnited States
LocationLos Angeles, California
Official websiteowsla.com

Owsla (stylized in all caps) is an American record label and creative collective.[6][7] It was founded by Skrillex, Tim Smith, Kathryn Frazier, and Clayton Blaha in 2011.[8] Skrillex announced the label on August 17, 2011. The label's first release was Porter Robinson's Spitfire.[9]

The name "Owsla" is a reference to Richard Adams' fantasy novel Watership Down, in which it refers to the governing caste in a society of anthropomorphic rabbits.[10]

  1. ^ "Two Major Labels Reportedly In Discussions To Acquire Spinnin' Records". Your EDM. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  2. ^ "Make Your Mark: Owsla- The Mothership". Relentless Beats. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  3. ^ "Owsla Announces House-Focused Compilation Howsla, Drops Chris Lake's "I Want You" - NEST HQ". NEST HQ. 2017-03-22. Archived from the original on 2018-01-30. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  4. ^ a b By808sJake. "The 25 Best Songs on Owsla, So Far". Complex. Retrieved 2018-01-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "Label Spotlight | Owsla". Onlythebeat.com. 2013-05-10. Archived from the original on April 26, 2014. Retrieved 2018-01-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ Billboard (2016-09-21). "Skrillex's Owsla Label Celebrates With Los Angeles Rager in Honor of 5-Year Anniversary". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  7. ^ "Skrillex Announces Launch of Owsla Label". Billboard. 2011-06-07. Archived from the original on 2013-02-15. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  8. ^ "Skrillex, Owsla Label Announce The Nest: Subscription-Based Imprint". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2018-05-17. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  9. ^ "Label Focus: Owsla - Blog". Mixmag. 2016-09-14. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  10. ^ "The Origins of 10 Iconic Names in Dance Music". EDM.com. 2016-02-04. Archived from the original on 2017-12-23. Retrieved 2016-11-03.