Saddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. The label was founded by Conor Oberst and Justin Oberst in 1993 (as Lumberjack Records) and later helmed by Robb Nansel and Mike Mogis, who then stepped aside to focus on recording and production. The label is named after Saddle Creek Road, a street that cuts through the east side of midtown Omaha, and the beginnings of a scene whose members included Conor Oberst (then a s...
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Saddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. The label was founded by Conor Oberst and Justin Oberst in 1993 (as Lumberjack Records) and later helmed by Robb Nansel and Mike Mogis, who then stepped aside to focus on recording and production. The label is named after Saddle Creek Road, a street that cuts through the east side of midtown Omaha, and the beginnings of a scene whose members included Conor Oberst (then a solo artist, currently of Bright Eyes, Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, and Monsters of Folk), Tim Kasher (then of Slowdown Virginia, currently of Cursive and The Good Life), and others. Collectively, they were known unofficially as the "Creekers". Saddle Creek first appeared in print on a show flyer, offering to "Spend an evening with Saddle Creek" (later to be the title of the label's DVD.) Saddle Creek became an incorporated entity as a result of a class project on entrepreneurship. Distribution is handled by the Alternative...
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