Dale Lloyd is a U.S. based sound artist, producer, graphic designer and owner / operator of the and/OAR label since 2001. In 1990, Dale founded the Manna (5) label which he operated with Caroline Davenport until 1992. In 1994, Dale co-founded the æ label with Clark Von Trotha, which ceased operations in 1998. In 1999, Dale founded the Overheard And Rendered label from which and/OAR started as a sub-label. Overheard And Rendered published work from 2000 to 2001, but ceased operations in 2002 after it was determined that and/OAR would became the main focus from that point forward.