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Restraint as production
Space is the instrument. Arrangements are built by removal — every element earns its place or it is cut.
QuietWave · Digital Music Label
Fr. Sandtown-
Winchester
A digital music label built around one sound. We write, record, master and release QuietWave — quiet-mastered, texture-first music delivered worldwide across every major streaming platform.
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Platforms
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Artist aliases
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Publishing houses
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Genre originated
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The Sound
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Low-noise floor
Mastered quiet and wide. QuietWave sits below the loudness war on purpose, rewarding headphones and late hours.
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Texture over hook
Field recordings, tape wear and room tone carry the melody as often as the synth or the voice does.
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QuietWave Series
QuietWave is the label's named content vehicle — one sound, four delivery lanes. Each lane has its own release cadence, its own home platform and its own audience.
QW-01SoundCloud · first-listen
QuietWave Sessions
Unmastered passes, alternate takes and works-in-progress posted direct to SoundCloud before catalog delivery.
QW-02Bandcamp · collector
QuietWave Editions
Numbered digital editions with liner notes and stems — the KAFEYANI and ARIA³ collector lane.
QW-03Mixcloud · MDX-III
QuietWave Radio
Monthly long-form DJ transmissions hosted by MDX-III — the rhythm-forward, broadcast side of the imprint.
QW-04DSPs · worldwide
QuietWave Catalog
Finished releases delivered to every major platform through the label's in-house distribution chain.
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Roster
Northwest / Mason Dixon
Flagship artist · Founder
Originator of QuietWave. Writes, produces and engineers the core catalog under the label's flagship identity.
MDX-III
Alias · Rhythm-forward
The louder edge of the imprint — percussive QuietWave built for movement without breaking the hush.
KAFEYANI
Alias · Atmospheric
Long-form ambient passages, field texture and slow harmonic drift. The most patient corner of the roster.
ARIA³
Alias · Vocal-led
Layered vocal work and melodic writing set against the label's signature low-noise production floor.
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Releases
Low Tide Frequencies
Northwest
EP2026
Mason Dixon Line
Mason Dixon
Single2026
Roomtone
KAFEYANI
Album2025
Quiet Storm Club Vol. I
QSC Productions
Compilation2025
Second Voice
ARIA³
Single2025
Third Movement
MDX-III
EP2025
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Listen
Now playing · Mason Dixon — Remember Us
SoundCloud
Sessions · first-listen
Direct plays from QuietWave Sessions — early passes and alternate mixes.
Open SoundCloudBandcamp
Editions · KAFEYANI / ARIA³
Numbered digital editions, lossless downloads and stems for collectors.
Open BandcampMixcloud
Radio · MDX-III
Long-form DJ and radio transmissions from the rhythm-forward lane.
Open MixcloudThe full catalog is distributed worldwide and available on every platform below.
Discovery & Direct
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The Label
Fr. Sandtown-Winchester is an independent digital music label directed by Lee-Wesley Smith III (Northwest / Mason Dixon). The label owns the QuietWave catalog and every artist alias on it, administers its own publishing through EWP/BMI and EPH/ASCAP, and handles registration, delivery and distribution in-house.
Parent Entity
EVMG Enterprises
Under SSA / House of S&P
Studio
ÆonWave
Engineering · ESW co-credit
Production
QSC Productions
Quiet Storm Club
Entertainment
Full Spectrum Entertainment
Fr.SW division
Publishing
Easterwood Publishing
EWP · BMI affiliated
Publishing
Easterwood Publishing House
EPH · ASCAP affiliated
Mechanical
The MLC
Mechanical royalty administration
Neighboring
SoundExchange
Digital performance royalties
Aggregation
Merlin Network
Independent rights network
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Partners & Affiliations
