Start with a simple base of driving Blues Rock guitar riffs and funky R&B grooves.
Next mix varying amounts of reggae, new wave, swamp boogie, and garage rock.
Then serve with a melody that will delightfully linger on your palate long after it is
finished. This is the music of ODDSLANE.
The band is the musical outlet of the songwriters Doug Byrkit and Brian Zielie.
The duo worked together while in college studying music, subsequently touring
both nationally and internationally with various artists. After recording at
legendary Sun Studios, they released the first of several projects as independent
songwriters in 2004.
Last Night On Cherokee, released in 2016, is the second album as ODDSLANE and
an exciting chapter in the bands career. Their 2012 release Dark Matters garnered
Byrkit an ASCAP Plus Songwriting Award and an endorsement deal with custom
guitar pick maker Steve Clayton Inc. The band also appeared on The Chevy Music
Showcase and signed multiple licensing deals with networks such as MTV, Oxygen,
E, A&E, WE, Oxygen and Fox Sports.
Following Dark Matters, the band was eager to broaden its sound. A well received
reunion show with Ruf Records artist and former band mate Mike Zito inspired
Byrkit and Zielie to delve deeper into their South St. Louis funk/blues roots. After
an intense period of songwriting and experimentation, ODDSLANE emerged with
Last Night On Cherokee.This invigorating addition to the bands catalogue was
recorded at Sawhorse Studios in St. Louis, mixed in Los Angeles by Grammy Award
winning producer David Z (Prince, Johnny Lang, Etta James),and mastered in
New Orleans by Grammy Award winner David Farrell (Arcade Fire, BuckWheat
Zydeco,Royal Southern Brotherhood).