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We officially launched in February of 2009. Our private studio (pictured right) has been in business for the past 14 years under the name "Babaji's Cave" where we have produced and arranged a number of independent artists and projects. Our primary production team consists of Kenneth and Ivor Francis (pictured below) that have worked together touring, producing and recording for the past 22 years. All of our tracking and mixing is done in-house with a blend of analog and digital gear. Our mastering process is outsourced and our first choice is Joe Gastwirt Mastering to put a warm vintage tone on our recordings (for a complete list of Joe's credits please visit gastwirtmastering.com).

Our current digital distribution chains includes: iTunes (world wide), Rhapsody, Napster, Amazon MP3, eMusic, MusicNet, Sony Connect, Lala.com, ShockHound, Amie Street, LimeWire Store, Nokia Music Store, Groupie Tunes/ imvu / SonicTap and our physical distribution is currently through Amazon.com however we market to specific niche stores depending on the demographic of the music style. Eighty percent of our marketing and promotion is outsourced to companies that specialize in specific music genres in order to best represent each of our records.


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  • Awards in Orchestral composition include: The Herb Bielawa Award for Composition, The American Composers Orchestra Underwood New Music Readings, the Composers Conference at Wellesley, Sadye J. Moss Endowed Musical Composition Prize (USC)
  • Teacher at USC currently receiving doctorate for music composition on full scholarship
  • Toured internationally for five years with "Beatlemania" and "Legends in Concert" in the roles "George" and "Paul"
  • Performed in-store promotional concerts for Sam Goody's Music and Borders Books and Music
  • Co-founded, composed and produced music for NFP Records, Emerald City Records and AIX Entertainment.
  • Featured print, radio and TV credits include: Billboard Magazine, CNN News, Mix Magazine, The Hard Report, The Album Network, R&R, 95.5 FM KLOS, 101.9 FM KSCA, 103.7 FM "The Mountain", KPFK FM Pacifica Radio and many others
  • First drummer to receive Los Angeles Unified School District Musicians Scholarship and Musician of the year
  • Received pre-admitance to the Los Angeles Junior Philharmonic
  • Studied privately with the founders of the Musicians Institute, Ralph Humphrey and Joe Porcaro
  • Five years performing internationally with the Touring Cast of Beatlemania in the roles of "John", "George" and "Ringo."
  • Released the multimedia CD of original music, Bahu Baru/Blue Road, distributed nationally through AIX Entertainment and Navarre which received national airplay
  • Placed original music for NBC and ABC including Extra and Entertainment Tonight
  • Featured print, radio and TV credits include: Billboard Magazine, CNN News, Mix Magazine, The Hard Report, The Album Network, R&R, 95.5 FM KLOS, 101.9 FM KSCA, 103.7 FM "The Mountain", KPFK FM Pacifica Radio and many others
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Ken Francis
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Pictograph Records is a new independent music label based in Studio City, California.