EBAN SCHLETTER TO BRING HIS “WITCHING HOUR” TO OGLIO RECORDS

Oglio Records has signed a deal that will bring Halloween back to the Witches.  No, it is not a deal with the devil, it is with Eban Schletter, a prolific composer/songwriter for a September 30th release of his “Eban Schletter’s Witching Hour” project. For his “Witching Hour”, Schletter recruited many of his talented friends to perform a colorful array of creepy delights in what he calls “an art record in a children’s Halloween costume.”  Including the obvious appropriateness for the timing of this release, he admits, “I made a point to avoid directly referring to Halloween. I wanted to do something that would work for full moons and solstices as well.”

Songs like “I’ve Created A Monster” pay a nod to Bobby “Boris” Pickett’s classic “Monster Mash”, the Theremin adorned “Incantation” and sinister “Half Past” (chiming exactly 30 minutes into the meticulously timed hour long record) display a musicality that seems to echo ghosts of songsmiths past.   Jill Sobule singing “The Legend Of Lagunaloch Lake” is genuinely haunting, as is Grant Lee Phillips’ performance of the Brechtean “Forever Lurking”.

Humor is the record’s most potent potion thanks to Schletter’s long list of friends with stellar performances by Dave Foley (Kids In The Hall, News Radio), Tom Kenny (the voice of Spongebob Squarepants), Paul F. Tompkins (Best Week Ever, Mr. Show with Bob and David), Scott Aukerman (Mr. Show with Bob and David, The Sarah Silverman Program) as well as Freaks and Geeks alums Samm Levine and Dave (Gruber) Allen (The Naked Trucker, Gilmore Girls).

A coven of witches voiced by Crissy Guerrero (Mind Of Mencia, Ellen: The Musical), Laura Milligan (Tenacious D, Mr. Show), Tracy DeNisi (SpongeBob Squarepants, Ellen: The Musical) Carla Jimenez (Lady In The Water, Nacho Libre) and Kris McGaha (Curb Your Enthusiasm) provides the album’s through line, and Daamen Krall (The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari, The Nightmare Before Christmas) recites Poe-like passages with all the chills of Vincent Price.

While not a warlock, Eban Schletter is a freak of sorts and approaches his work with the mania of a mad scientist.  Eclectic almost to the point of schizophrenia, his previous records have ranged from low-fi Americana to modern classical pipe organ music.  But, it is his vast output in television and film that has earned him his living, and accolades including a Cable Ace Award and an Emmy nomination. His composer highlights include Mr. Show with Bob and David, SpongeBob Squarepants, Comedy Central’s Drawn Together and Ellen: The Musical.  His film credits include the recent remake of The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari, Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd and many independent films.

Eban Schletter will perform an all star one night only performance of the Witching Hour at Largo At The Coronet on Thursday Oct 30th, 2008.  Until then, Eban Schletter can be seen haunting Largo At The Coronet every month in The Paul F. Tompkins Show and weekly in Largo's "Little Room" for the Derek Hughes Theatre Of Magic.

For more on “Eban Schletter’s Witching Hour” including a full bio, composer credits, 300 DPI cover and complete track listing visit: www.oglio.com and an audio trailer, narrated by Vernon Wells (The Road Warrior, Commando) can be found at www.myspace.com/ebanschletter.

1. Clocks Strikes Midnight

2. Witching Hour

3. Incantation

4. Invitation

5. Ghoul Bash (featuring Dave "Gruber" Allen)

6. Dance of the Skeletons

7. Devil Doll (featuring Paul F Tompkins)

8. Ride Chariot Ride (featuring Daamen Krall)

9. Some Things To Know About Monsters (featuring Jill Sobule) 

10. Curse of the Crooked Carousel

11. Forever Lurking (featuring Grant Lee Phillips)

12. Half Past

13. Track 13

14. Bleh (featuring Samm Levine)

15. Zombie Man

16. The Legend of Lagunaloch Lake (featuring Jill Sobule)

17. I've Created A Monster (featuring Scott Aukerman)

18. Haunted Carnival (featuring Tom Kenny)

19. The Headless Hitchhiker of Highway 13 (featuring Dave Foley)

20. Happy Haunting Hosts

21. The Warlock's Lullaby

22. Clock Strikes One

EBAN SCHLETTER CREDITS

FEATURE FILMS:

The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari (Highlander Films, 2006)

Coffee Date (Coffee Date Productions, 2006)

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (Additional Songs/Music) (Paramount Pictures, 2004)

Star Wait (Monkeys In Silk Productions, 2005)

Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd (New Line Cinema, 2003)

Welcome Space Brothers (Rusted Fork Media, 2003)

Run Ronnie Run (New Line Cinema, 2002)

The Announcement (Dakota North Ent., 2001)

Sham (It’s A Chick Productions, 1999)

Malaika (I.Q. Entertainment, 1998)

TELEVISION SERIES:  

All episodes, unless otherwise indicated

Drawn Together (Comedy Central, 2004-present)

Spongebob Squarepants (Nickelodeon, 2000-present) (recurring composer)

Mind Of Mencia (Comedy Central, 2005-2006) (recurring composer)

Fat Actress (Showtime, 2005)

Father Of The Pride (Dreamworks, 2004)

Life Of Luxury (ABC, 2003, 2004)

The Real Roseanne Show (ABC, 2003)

Ask Rita (syndicated, 2003)

Trigger Happy TV (Comedy Central, 2003) (American version)

Battlebots (Comedy Central, (2000-2002)

Kidnapped (MTV, 2002)

You Don’t Know Jack (ABC, 2001)

Running With Scissors (Oxygen, 2000)

Cousin Skeeter – 3d season (Nickelodeon, 2000)

Senseless Acts Of Video (MTV, 2000)

Web Riot (MTV, 1999)

Random Play (VH1, 1999)

Vs. (Comedy Central, 1999)

Frank Leaves For The Orient (Comedy Central, 1999)

Mr. Show with Bob and David (HBO, 1996, 1997, 1998) (2’d through final season)

The Super Adventure Team (MTV, 1998)

Tenacious D (HBO, 1997, 1999)

Casper - The Animated Series (Universal/Fox, 1997) (various song based episodes)

The Jenny McCarthy Show (MTV, 1997)

Def Comedy Jam (HBO, 1996) (DVD version)

The Big Scary Movie Show (Sci-Fi Network, 1995)

Comedy Product (Comedy Central, 1995)

TELEVISION SHOWS:

The Ellen DeGeneres Show - “Ellen: The Musical” (special sweeps episode, Telepictures, 2006)

The Best Of The Ellen DeGeneres Show  DVD (Telepictures, 2006)

Kathy Griffin: Strong Black Woman (Bravo, 2006)

Kathy Griffin Is Not Nicole Kidman (Bravo, 2005)

Kathy Griffin: The D-List (Bravo, 2004)

David Cross – Let America Laugh DVD (Sub Pop 2003)

The Osbourne Family Christmas Special (MTV, 2003)

Wake Up Your Smile: The Best Of The Ben Stiller Show (Comedy Central, 2003)

Dave Foley’s The True Meaning of Christmas Specials (CBC, 2002)

Contact with George Anderson (ABC, 2002)

Inside TV Land: The Pitch (TV Land, 2001)

Pain And Parking In Los Angeles (PBS, 2001)

Ellen DeGeneres: “The Beginning” (HBO, 2000)

The Television Show with John Henson (ABC, 2000)

David Cross: The Pride Is Back (HBO, 1999)

The Best TV You’ve Never Seen (And Some You Have) (ABC, 1999)

Peta Party Of The Century (VH1, 1999)

Protect And Serve: Shocking Police Videos (UPN, 1999)

Teen People’s 21 Hot Stars Under 21 (ABC, 1999)

Celebrity Weddings In Style (ABC, 1999)

The Best Commercials You’ve Never Seen (And Some You Have) I-VI (ABC, 1998-2000)

Pulp Comics - Dana Gould (Comedy Central, 1998)

Mafia -What Went Wrong (E!, 1998)

HBO 1/2 Hr. Comedy Specials (1997)

Chris Rock Champaign Video (opening score) (MTV, 1997)

Road to Aspen (HBO, 1997)

AWARD SHOWS:

MTV Movie Awards (MTV, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2006)

Big in 2002 Awards (VH1, 2002)

World Stunt Awards (ABC, 2001)

VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards (VH1, 2000)

Billy’s Opening Film (69th/70th Annual Academy Awards, 1997, 1998)

1996 VH1 Fashion Awards (MTV, 1996)

TELEVISION APPEARANCES:

The Ellen DeGeneres Show - “Ellen: The Musical” (Warner Bros, 2006) - self

Mind Of Mencia (Comedy Central, 2005) - keyboard player performing with Carlos Mencia

The Osbourne Family Christmas Special (MTV, 2003)

              - piano player performing with Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne and Triumph the insult comic dog

Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC, 2003) - guitarist performing with Bob Odenkirk

Late Friday (NBC 2002) - keyboard player performing with Tom Kenny and Jill Talley

Mr. Show with Bob and David (HBO, 1998) - various cameos

Comedy Product (Comedy Central, 1995) - keyboard player

ORIGINAL ALBUMS:

Hollywood Free-For-All (Netherota Records, 2003)

Dr. Inferno Jr. BattleBots CD single (Netherota Records, 2002)

Mouser Mecha-Catbot BattleBots CD single (Netherota Records, 2001)

The Civilian (Netherota Records, 2000)

Frontiers (Netherota Records, 1997)

Three Payments (Netherota Records, 1996)

AWARDS:

2003 DVD Exclusive Award: best original song (The Golden Rule Song, Run Ronnie Run)

1998 Primetime Emmy nominee: outstanding music & lyrics (How High The Mountain, Mr. Show)

1998 BMI Music Award:  Mr. Show

1997 Cable Ace Award:  best original song (Jeepers Creepers, Mr. Show)

MISCELLANEOUS:

Scored Reese Witherspoon video for “The Declaration of Independence Road Trip”

              traveling exhibit, produced by Norman Lear (2002)

Arranger, Andy Prieboy’s White Trash Wins Lotto (1999)

“Intermission Organist” on Tool’s platinum album Aenima (1997)