OK Sightings
The Dakota Jazz Club
Stone Arch Bridge Festival
Iowa State Fair
Luna Art + Wine
The Wesley Foundation
Lampost Theatre
The Jive Mill House Show
Songwriters & Storytellers
The Acadia Cafe
Schoolgrounds Cafe
Georiga Shrimp Co.
The Stage Academy of Music
ArtHaus
Water Street Music Series
Albert Lea High School
Decorah High School
Empty Bowls @ Luther College
Bethel Lutheran Church
Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church
KDEC 100.5FM Decorah, Artist Direct
KFAI 90.3FM, Minneapolis
Classically trained musicians from the Midwest, Olivia Hahn and Karla Dietmeyer began collaborating in 2012 while pursuing their Bachelor of Arts degress in music performance. They joined forces with the goal of creating musical experiences that would cahallendge their formal training.
The result of this collaboration is The OK Factor, a duo experimenting in a number of genres, including bluegrass, jazz and popular music. Self-described as an alternative folk duo, they possess a unique and original sound, using their instruments as vehicles for creative and innovative musical thinking. While The OK Factor primarily writes orignal music, they also arrange traditional tunes, embedding fragments of folk music into their own compositions.
The OK Factor's passion for music has captivated audiences on a variety of stages across the Midwest of Southeast. In addition to writing/composing and performing, they are equally passionate about music education. They conduct workshops at all grade levels, where they teach and encourage young string players to view their instruments and formal training in new and exciting ways. Olivia and Karla believe sharing their love of music is a way for them to give back, displaying their appreciating for living a life of performing and composing.