Published
Wed, Jun 18, 2014, 10:12
- The Omar-S collaborator will inaugurate his own label next month.
OB Ignitt has revealed details of his new label, OBONIT Records, which he'll launch in July with a solo EP.
The Detroit producer is a long-time friend of Omar-S—the two have known each other for 17 years. He's dropped three records on FXHE: Oh Jabba, Mysterious and Wayne County Hill Cops Part 2, the latter in collaboration with Omar-S.
Speaking to Juno Plus, Ignitt, real name Omar Harper, said: "I'm planning on releasing other artists I worked with in the past too, and release new up and coming artists from around the globe." The label's first release will be OB Ignitt's I'm Here Now The Arrival, a three-track 12-inch that's due to land next month.
"Me and Omar-S started producing with each other back in 2000 but I left the music business to pursue fashion which was pretty successful until 2007," he adds. "In 2008 I started back working with Omar-S just producing until 2012, when we decided it was time for me to come out as an artist."
Harper also shed some light on his musical past: as well as drumming at his mother's church, he and his brother have produced for artists like R Kelly, Salt & Pepper and Jodeci.
Tracklist
01. Sweaty Dance Floor
02. Ignitt Techno
03. Chocolate City (Uncle James mix)
OBONIT Records will release I'm Here Now The Arrival in July 2014.
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