Sonobeat Recording Company (Sonobeat Records and Sonosong Music) was formed in Austin, Texas, in 1967 by Bill Josey Sr. and Bill Josey Jr.

Sonobeat is considered by many to be an integral seed of the Austin music scene. From 1967 to 1976, the small Central Texas label's prodigious output introduced Johnny Winter, Eric Johnson, Rusty Wier, and dozens of luminary Texas musicians to the world.

Sonobeat.com offers a history and anecdotes of Sonobeat and the artists who helped create and shape the Austin music scene.

Sonobeat.com offers insights into how Sonobeat was formed, grew, and operated. But more than that, Sonobeat.com's exclusive access to the Sonobeat archives -- including master audio tapes, photographs, and documents long thought lost -- provides a unique retrospective into the diverse and dynamic Central Texas music scene from the mid '60s to the mid '70s, as Austin emerged to become the live music capital of the world. The Sonobeat story is really about hundreds of talented musicians who have made musical history in Austin.

Sonobeat.com is divided into history, artists, discography, and special features sections. The history, artists, and discography sections are presented in chronological order. Whether you're newly initiated into Austin's rich musical heritage or were part of its '60s and '70s music scene, Sonobeat.com offers surprises, delights, and almost 150 sound bites sprinkled throughout.

Johnny Winter: 40 years later and no worse for wear

Locked in the vaults since Sonobeat recorded Johnny Winter on August 18, 1968, we present never-before-heard alternate takes of songs that appeared on Johnny's first album, The Progessive Blues Experiment.

August 5-12, 2008 -- New Sound bites from Mariani, Austin Blues-Rockers, Fast Cotton, and TDFQ

August 18, 2008 -- Sound bites from the Johnny Winter sessions

The bonanza of sound bites from Sonobeat's vaults continues...

... with weekly additions of rare and previously unreleased material recorded from 1967 to 1976.