In 1974, Keith Beal co-founded Ogun Records, a record label specialising in jazz and modern classical music. Initially, he worked as a recording engineer and editor for the company, but later became a producer, and eventually leading it as managing director.

In his time at Ogun, Beal recorded and/or produced some 50 records by such artists as Trevor Watts, Chris McGregor’s Brotherhood of Breath, Elton Dean,Harry Becket, John Surman and Keith Tippett. Beal left Ogun in 1980.