Cranky Owls is a collaboration of two established American producers/DJs who’ve had their collective claws on the pulse of global ‘House’ music for over two decades. The tongue-in-cheek name evokes imagery of wise, nocturnal creatures who never seem to get enough sleep. Cranky, but lovable at the same time, these are just a few of the endearing characteristics that the sly duo possess. Suffice to say that the name is appropriate and the union of these two industry veterans was a match made in heaven. The melding of their respective musical styles is a unique blend of House music that is deep, soulful and abstact in nature, with a concentrated focus on what moves the dancefloor.
Their first offering, a hypnotic eight minute deep house journey titled “Times Up” was supported by a who’s who cast of diverse DJs including the likes of Osunlade, Spiritchaser, Miguel Migs, Grant Nelson and Frankie Knuckles. The single ultimately cracked the Top 10 on Traxsource.com’s highly regarded Top 100 Deep House Chart and went Top 15 on their Mmin Top 100 Chart in late 2013.
Riding the momentum from their debut release, the Owls next original production, the deep house/indie dance tinged “Serenity” is primed to do some serious damage on both club and radio level in early 2014. They’ve also added to the output of singer/songwriter DJ Colette’s new Candy Talk imprint and turned in a stellar commissioned remix of her song “Physically” (the second single from her critically acclaimed album When The Music’s Loud. The remix package also includes Kaskade’s group Late Night Alumni and is slated to drop in the early part of the year.
Cranky Owls recent signing with the highly regarded Apt Entertainment Agency is yet another key piece to the puzzle in moving their brand forward to global dance music enthusiasts in 2014.
