Category Archives: Featured Business

Pop House is a music-focused entertainment company based in Tulsa specializing in artist management, creative content and live events. Can you tell us how and why you started your business? Our founder and CEO, Chris Davis, has been involved in the Oklahoma music business for almost 10 years in a variety of capacities, and saw the need to build infrastructure that can help create opportunities and market top talent globally. Chris had some success and… Continue Reading Featured Business for October 2023: Pop House

Based in Oklahoma City, 1577 Productions specializes in high quality commercial and documentary filmmaking. Tell us how and why you started your business. 1577 Productions was founded in 2012 by David Tester. After obtaining a B.B.A. in Finance from the University of Central Oklahoma and spending three years as a Series 7 financial advisor, David decided to “go for it” and quit his successful career to pursue his passion of video production and filmmaking. The… Continue Reading Featured Business for September 2023: 1577 Productions

SoundsOK! promotes music education, appreciation and performance in Oklahoma, while helping the Oklahoma music scene connect and collaborate. Can you tell us about how and why you started your business? SoundsOK! began because we saw a distinct gap in the Oklahoma music industry: there was a lack of effective and meaningful networking among professionals and a pervasive sense of confusion for those attempting to navigate the business side of music. This can be daunting for… Continue Reading Featured Business for August 2023: SoundsOK!

Champion Hotels was started by Champ Patel and his wife Bhanu Patel in 1979. Everything started with the purchase of a small motel in Weatherford, OK. Champ and Bhanu worked 24/7 and did every job ,including front desk, housekeeping, laundry, etc. Over time they slowly brought other family members over from India and Zambia to help them get started in the business as well. Now, Champion Hotels owns and manages over 160 properties in the… Continue Reading Featured Business for July 2023: Champion Hotels

In 2005, West 2nd and Hamilton House Studio D merged to form what is now The Music Group, a two-studio complex located in Edmond, Oklahoma, and is involved in every facet of recording. They constructed a new recording facility from the ground up, and it was designed by George Newburn of Studio 440 in Hollywood, California. This merger opened them up to a wider range of artists and music, and it set them apart from… Continue Reading Featured Business for June 2023: The Music Group

Notis Studios is an independent film company based in Oklahoma City, Okla., that specializes in all facets of film from pre-production to distribution for film and television. Can you tell us how and why you started your business? Notis Studios was started in 2019 after Marcus E. Brown approached Dr. Dekoven Riggins after a church fast. Marcus was given direction by God to start a business with Dekoven; similarly, Dekoven was given insight on the… Continue Reading Featured Business for May 2023: Notis Studios

Westerlund Audio designs guitar effects pedals for tone seekers and is passionate about creating sounds that put the attention on the player, not on the pedal. Their first release, the Westerlund ONE, is designed to do just that. The company got started with the idea to create a desert island overdrive pedal. Co-founders Shane Henry, Jim Robinson and Matt Stansberry spent years developing and modifying various prototypes until Westerlund landed on a pedal that they… Continue Reading Featured Business for April: Westerlund Audio

Shryock Fabrications is an Oklahoma-based business that uses metal, wood, foam and plastic to fabricate your movie needs and dreams into a reality. The company also recently acquired a Mark Roberts Motion Control Robot (Bolt X), one of the fastest motion control robots in the world and one of eight available to the film industry in the United States. Can you tell us how and why you started your business? Shryock Fabrications started as an… Continue Reading Featured Business for March 2023: Shryock Fabrications

Located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, The Church Studio is a world-renowned recording studio. Originally constructed in 1915 as Grace Methodist Episcopal Church, Leon Russell purchased the church in 1972 and turned it into a recording studio and home office for Shelter Records. Many acts have recorded, collaborated with or visited The Church Studio, including Tom Petty, George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Stevie Wonder, Freddie… Continue Reading Featured Business for February 2023: The Church Studio

Allsweet has a 3,000 sq. ft. studio and a big stack of film gear for rent. Allsweet also makes brand videos, movies, music videos, cool experiences and other art-stuffs in Oklahoma City. Can you tell us how and why you started your business? When the Oklahoma film industry started to gain momentum, we noticed two major deficiencies – not enough crew, not enough gear. We saw an opportunity to help. Additionally, we wanted to build… Continue Reading Featured Business for January 2023: Allsweet