Gilbert Ott III

Gilbert Ott III is the President of New York based indie label Transatlantic Records and a renowned record producer. Ott is responsible for the founding of the groundbreaking label in late 2006 in New York City along with a group of Wall Street investors. He has since signed three bands to his label: One Star Story, Crown Victoria, and Matthew Manning. (1)

The label has gained much industry acclaim for its unique approach to the future of music involving artist contracts, in-house production and cutting edge marketing. His work on "The Empty Room" with Stephen Christian of Anberlin has gained much critical acclaim from the likes of absolutepunk.net, Kings of A&R and many radio stations across the country. In a press release dated January 2nd, 2008 Ott announced the plans of signing four yet-to-be-named artists to the label in the coming months, which he feels to be "incredibly talented and ahead of their time." (2)

Personal life
Ott is a life long native of New York and currently resides in both Orlando and New York City.

Projects
Current
*Crown Victoria: "Back Into You" (2008)

Past projects
*Shore Road: "Maybe Next Time This Will Work" (2005)
*Prince Handsome: "Summer Flowers" (2006)
*One Star Story: "The Empty Room" (2007)
*Matthew Manning: "Minera Le'Groom" (2007)
*Eleven Forty 3: "Finders Keepers" (2007)
*Adam Hi-Fi: "Get to Know You" (co-produced by Allen "Grip" Smith of Keith Sweat) (2007)

sources: links:

www.transatlanticrecords.net/TAR.html
http://www.purevolume.com/labels/TransatlanticRecords
www.kingsofar.com
http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=284973
www.myspace.com/transatlanticrecords

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