Sep 14, 20205 min read

Ori Uplift - Uplifting Only - ABORA RECORDINGS - New partners.

With many pleasure and honor Radio Trance Passion, thanks to Harpaul Alberto Kohli (better known as Ori Uplift) , for everything you have done in the world of music

It is our pleasure support ( and broadcast) your shows and ABORA RECORDINGS

UPLIFTING ONLY DESCRIPTION:

Uplifting Only is the world's leading radio show for the orchestral uplifting trance genre, and also focuses on emotional uplifting trance, vocal uplifting trance, and a little orchestral and chillout music.

To quote iTunes commenters, UpOnly is "nonstop mixes by the best source for uplifting trance music. Perfect for long travels, tasks, homework, or to just jam out", and "Some of the best music out there. All the tracks are just beautiful."

It is the definitive show for orchestral uplifting trance the way Armin's A State of Trance intends itself for trance and progressive. Like ASOT, UpOnly includes weekly fan votes for favorite tracks and tunes of the year, a large number of exclusive world premieres every week, and exclusive recorded voiceovers from the artists whose tracks are premiered that week.

Orchestral uplifting trance is a genre of music that is both euphoric and peaceful, energizing and cinematic. It fuses trance and symphonic music by taking the genre of uplifting trance and having the breakdowns be like emotional/epic orchestral or film music. It also features trance melodies that are more epic, emotional, or euphoric than other uplifting trance.

Uplifting Only was rated the #8 trance radioshow/podcast in the 2014 Trance Podium Awards, and Trance Hub rated it one of the top 5 trance shows for working out (and the top show for yoga & pilates).

UpOnly is the flagship show for Abora Recordings, the world's top label for orchestral uplifting trance and emotional uplifting trance and the home of 11 sublabels.

On the first show of the month, UpOnly plays much vocal uplifting trance. It plays all-instrumental uplifting trance the rest of the month, except for guest mixes or special episodes, which can also have vocal trance.

Two mixcompilations based on the show and its voting reached the #1 spots on the Beatport genre charts for releases, and five have reached the top 5 on the charts.

ORI UPLIFT BIO:

Harpaul Alberto Kohli (better known as Ori Uplift) — the owner and CEO of Abora Recordings and host of the weekly Uplifting Only radio podcast on DI.fm, iTunes, & Spotify — was born in Washington, DC, in 1980, to a father from India and a mother from Ecuador.

In 2010 he started up a trance project called Trance Tehillim. In part through that he became friends with the then-owner of Abora Recordings, who ended up giving him the entire Abora label in the summer of 2012. Ori took over and became owner and CEO.

Upon taking over ownership, Ori’s goal was to grow the orchestral/emotional uplifting genre, create another scene for it outside the club world, and bring it to a large and growing audience across the globe. He focused on recruiting talented staff, finding orchestral uplifting artists with much potential, and to have the staff and 'talent coaches' help develop the artists’ skills so that they could become top producers.

Since then, Abora has blossomed into the world's top label for orchestral emotional uplifting trance, and has sprouted successful sublabels in many other trance genres, now totaling 13 labels/sublabels, including Edge EDM, Driftmoon Audio, Silent Shore Records, Levitated Music, and more. It was rated the world’s #8 trance label in the Trance Podium 2014 Awards and was listed as one of the 6 best trance labels by Trance for Infinity.

Abora has enjoyed success in the broader EDM music world too: Since 2012, Abora has won the Future Favorite on Armin van Buuren's A State of Trance 13 times, more than any label except Armin's Armada itself.

Meanwhile, Ori’s weekly Uplifting Only radio podcast, which aims to be the definitive and leading show for the orchestral uplifting genre, has developed a devoted and passionate fan base.

Further, Uplifting Only was rated the #8 "Best Radioshow/Podcast/Cloudcast" in the Trance Podium 2014 Awards, and was ranked one of the top five trance podcasts for working out by Trance Hub (ranking first for yoga and pilates).

Ori’s success has now started extending to live gigs: He has closed for Aly & Fila, has performed with vocalists Caro Sosa and Erika Faries, and was the “Main Headliner” at the 2015 Trancervatory festival in Ecuador.

ABORA RECORDINGS DESCRIPTION:

Ori Uplift is owner and CEO of Abora Recordings LLC. Abora's releases cover what may appear to be a wide range of genres—uplifting trance, orchestral uplifting, latin/balearic trance, progressive, chillout, & classical—but what ties many of them together is the distinctive Abora Sound. Uplifting and beautiful. Emotional. Energizing or soothing or anywhere in between.

In the words of SoundLift: "Abora stands for peace, tranquility", fused with energy and excitement, a seemingly impossible combination understandable only by experiencing it.

Abora Recordings LLC has 13 labels/sublabels. These include- Abora Recordings, Abora Skies, Abora Ascend, Abora Chillout, & Abora Symphonic- Digital Euphoria Recordings [Managed by Type 41]- Edge EDM Recordings & Edge Vision [Managed by Magnetic Point]- Driftmoon Audio [Managed by Driftmoon]- Silent Shore Records & Silent Shore White [Managed by ReOrder]- Levitated Music [Managed by Manuel Rocca]- Ennovate Recordings [Co-Managed by Mhammed El Alami & CJ Arthur]

In addition to Ori, the A&R team for the Abora labels includes many of the best producers in the world, with New World as A&R Manager, Driftmoon as Chief Engineer, Receptive as Demos Manager, illitheas, Type 41, and Johannes Fischer for chillout. Abora’s COO is Pascal Gloor.Full staff list at http://www.abora-recordings.com/staff. Abora has over 20 staff and volunteers.

The music on the 5 Abora labels, especially the Skies, Chillout, and Symphonic labels, is designed to appeal to a broader audience beyond the club, EDM, and Hollywood scenes, including fans of film, classical and world music. In general, Abora tracks, even the most energetic and hardest tracks that might also work in clubs, are generally intended to foster feelings of peace and serenity. In contrast, the non-Abora labels are focused on the club world.

Nonetheless, Abora has had tremendous success in the mainstream trance and club world due to the quality of its music.Since 2012, Abora has won the Future Favorite on Armin van Buuren's A State of Trance 13 times, more than any label except Armin's Armada itself.It was rated the world’s #8 trance label in the Trance Podium 2014 Awards and was listed as one of the 6 best trance labels by Trance for Infinity. If you're unfamiliar with genre of Orchestral Uplifting Trance, you're missing out! For good short example, check out http://youtu.be/xuVCUIHgxjE.