Jarred
Chicago
Urban Owl is an Illinois-based DJ and producer that all viewers and fellow artists should have on their radar. One reason he gravitates heavily toward spinning trance is due to the challenge it brings him. "It's not as easy as it looks," he says, "I love those kinds of obstacles."
He was born on 15th December 1989 and currently resides in Chicago, Illinois. He grew up in San Diego, where he experienced the diverse music scene at several legendary venues, such as the Casbah and the House of Blue. This diversity instilled a great interest in music and the art of music production. He attended AISD (2012) for audio production and USCD (2017) for audio engineering to further his formal skills with the relevant musical certification. Being a veteran in the United States Marine Corps (USMC), Urban Owl discovered his personality and developed a sense of resilience that helped shape him into who he is today. Over the years, he has developed tremendous musical skills and mastery.
The thirty-two years old Urban Owl has spent the last fifteen years being a professional DJ and eleven of those years a fantastic music producer. Interestingly, his real roots are in hip hop, the first genre he started DJing when he was fourteen. He was tone-deaf as a child, which posed many hurdles for his development as a musician. However, he ultimately decided to pursue DJing because it gave him a sense of happiness he never felt with anything else. Urban Owl took his most extended break from producing and DJing, seven years to be precise. This hiatus broke the heart of his fans, but their wait will be rewarded because he is back with a strong positive outlook and even more great tunes and positive energy.
He made a name for himself by playing in remarkable venues over the years, which has provided him with experience, exposure, and knowledge of how the music industry works. Some of the genres he has produced include Future House and Trance.
In music production, he mainly focuses on progressive house and trance. Production has many challenges, and Urban Owl fondly calls it a love-hate relationship. Despite all the frustration with creating music, it comes with huge perks, such as sharing it with others. He adds, "I love it in the sense that I am creating something from the heart and love being to express myself in this medium."
Urban Owl has played in several places throughout the United States Of America (USA) and even toured as a supporting act for artists like The CHAINSMOKERS on their Tour tagged "Friend-zone". As an artist, he presently has over 5,000 monthly listeners on Spotify, and some of his favorite artists include Armin van Buuren, Dash Berlin, and Oliver Heldens. He has had several of his tracks chart on Beatport, and he has support from several talented artists like Glynn, Alan, Yang, and Darren Porter, to mention a few. He has held DJ residencies in San Diego at HARDROCK, Club 207, BASSMNT SD (Now known as bloomSD), and has played in Omnia Nightclub, Fluxx nightclub, and many others.
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