Canadian Music Labels and Key Personnel & Signed/Associated Artists

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Canadian Music Labels and Key Personnel & Signed/Associated Artists

Arts & Crafts Productions

Analekta

  • Founder/Owner/President/CEO: François Mario Labbé
  • Source: Wikipedia: Analekta, François Mario Labbé Biography
  • Website: analekta.com
  • Email: info@analekta.lt (Note: The provided email is from a Lithuanian domain, likely a general contact for a different business with a similar name, and may not be the direct contact for the Canadian music label. It’s listed as found, but users should verify.)
  • Signed/Associated Artists:
    • Angèle Dubeau
    • Alain Lefèvre
    • Kent Nagano and the Montreal Symphony Orchestra
    • Marie-Nicole Lemieux
    • Anton Kuerti
    • Gryphon Trio
    • Ensemble Caprice
    • Stick&Bow
    • I Musici de Montréal
    • Orchestre symphonique de Québec

Anthem Records

Attic Records

  • Founders: Alexander Mair, Tom Williams
  • Status: Defunct as an independent company since 1999, catalog now owned by Unidisc Music.
  • Source: Wikipedia: Attic Records
  • Signed/Associated Artists (by 1990):
    • Lee Aaron
    • Anvil
    • Boss Brass
    • Downchild
    • Shirley Eikhard
    • Fludd (first act signed)
    • Patsy Gallant
    • Goddo
    • Joey Gregorash
    • Hagood Hardy
    • Haywire
    • Irish Rovers
    • Dale Jacobs
    • Killer Dwarfs
    • Maestro Fresh-Wes
    • Ron Nigrini
    • The Nylons
    • Spitfire

Audiogram

  • Founders: Michel Bélanger, Rosaire Archambault
  • Founding President: Michel Bélanger
  • General Manager (since 2015) & VP Music of Quebecor Sports and Entertainment Group: Philippe Archambault
  • President and CEO of Quebecor (parent company): Pierre Karl Péladeau
  • Chief Operating Officer of Quebecor Sports and Entertainment (parent company): Martin Tremblay
  • Contact for Michel Bélanger: Léandre Guimond / Audiogram, 438-887-8306, lguimond@audiogram.com
  • General Information Contact (Quebecor Sports and Entertainment): Gabriel Marchesseault, 514-577-6046, gabriel.marchesseault@quebecor.com
  • Source: Audiogram Contact, Le Canal Auditif: Audiogram Leadership
  • Website: audiogram.com
  • Email: communication@audiogram.com
  • Signed/Associated Artists:
    • Beau Dommage
    • Michel Rivard
    • Jean LeLoup
    • Lhasa
    • Paul Piché
    • Basta
    • Laurence Jalbert
    • Yves Duteil

Bonsound

  • Founders: Jean-Christian Aubry, Gourmet Délice, Yanick Masse
  • Source: Wikipedia: Bonsound
  • Website: bonsound.com
  • Email: info@bonsound.com (General Inquiries), promo@bonsound.com (Press & Media), booking@bonsound.com (Booking), nextbigthing@bonsound.com (Demo Submissions)
  • Signed/Associated Artists:
    • Magi Merlin
    • population ii
    • Elisapie
    • Naya Ali
    • Christian Sean
    • Virginie B
    • Corridor
    • Shaina Hayes
    • Les Breastfeeders
    • Claudia Bouvette
    • Lisa LeBlanc
    • Afrotronix
    • Baby Volcano
    • Basia Bulat
    • Bobépine
    • Choses Sauvages
    • Annie-Claude Deschênes
    • BEN plg
    • Bigflo & Oli
    • blond
    • Colin Léo
    • Coral Egan
    • Dead Obies
    • Diane Tell
    • Federico Albanese
    • FELP
    • Flore Laurentienne
    • Flying Hórses
    • Franky Fade
    • Indus
    • Jake Clemons
    • Jan Verstraeten
    • Jean-Michel Blais
    • Joe Rocca
    • Jonathan Personne
    • Julie Doiron & Dany Placard
    • La Jungle
    • Les Deuxluxes
    • Les Louanges
    • LUMIÈRE
    • Mado Lamotte
    • María José Llergo
    • Marianne Beaulieu
    • Marie Davidson & L’Œil Nu
    • Mark Berube
    • Misc
    • Noé Lira
    • Paul Jacobs
    • Perles – PPS Danse
    • Philippe B
    • Pomme
    • Random Recipe
    • Sophia Bel
    • Témé Tan
    • Tiken Jah Fakoly
    • Walter Astral
    • YellowStraps
    • Yoa
    • Zaho de Sagazan
    • Amanita Bloom
    • Antonyia
    • Barry Paquin Roberge
    • BEYRIES
    • Bionic
    • Black Diamond Bay
    • Boogat
    • Brigitte
    • Buddy McNeil and the Magic Mirrors
    • Call Me Poupée
    • Chinatown
    • Comme un homme libre
    • Courtney Wing
    • Creature
    • Dan Mangan
    • Dave Chose
    • David Usher
    • Duchess Says
    • Emilie Kahn
    • Emma Frank
    • Esmerine
    • For Those About To Love

CBC Music

Centrediscs

  • Parent Organization: Canadian Music Centre
  • President and CEO (Canadian Music Centre): Holly Nimmons
  • Manager, CMC Centrediscs: Keith Stratton
  • Source: Canadian Music Centre: Centrediscs, Canadian Music Centre: Board and Staff
  • Website: cmccanada.org
  • Email: An email address is not directly listed on their website, but a general contact form or phone number is available.
  • Signed/Associated Artists (from Wikipedia’s “List of Canadian Artists” and likely associated with CMC’s mission to promote Canadian music, though not explicitly “signed”):
    • Andréanne Abbondanza-Bergeron
    • Kirsten Abrahamson
    • Una Stella Abrahamson
    • K. C. Adams
    • Kim Adams
    • Marilla Adams
    • Michael Adamson
    • Catherine Addai
    • Marc Adornato
    • Latcholassie Akesuk
    • Manasie Akpaliapik
    • Eric Aldwinckle
    • Lady Eveline Marie Alexander
    • David T. Alexander
    • Jocelyne Alloucherie
    • Germaine Arnaktauyok
    • Helen Andersen
    • Lois Andison
    • Stephen Andrews
    • Julie Andreyev
    • Evelyn Andrus
    • Irene Kataq Angutitok
    • Margaret Uyauperq Aniksak
    • Parastoo Anoushahpour
    • Danielle April
    • Raymonde April
    • Isa Paddy Aqiattusuk
    • Joi Arcand
    • Louis Archambault
    • Robert Archambeau
    • Kate Armstrong
    • Shelagh Armstrong
    • Roy Arden
    • Kenojuak Ashevak
    • Myfanwy Ashmore
    • Frédéric Back
    • Lida Baday
    • Buseje Bailey
    • Unity Bainbridge
    • Anna P. Baker
    • Joan Balzar
    • Anna Banana
    • Marian Penner Bancroft
    • Casey Bannerman
    • Frances Bannerman
    • Marian Bantjes
    • Bruce Barber
    • J. M. Barnsley
    • Annie Gardner Barr
    • Ed Bartram
    • Earl W. Bascom
    • Robert Bateman
    • Patricia Martin Bates
    • Jay Battle
    • Lorna Bauer
    • Fanny Wright Bayfield
    • Helen D. Beals
    • Anong Beam
    • Carl Beam
    • Jackson Beardy
    • J. W. Beatty
    • Henri Beau
    • Micheline Beauchemin
    • Claire Beaulieu
    • Marie-Hélène Beaulieu
    • Betty Beaumont
    • Geneviève Cadieux
    • Sveva Caetani
    • Ghitta Caiserman-Roth
    • Dorothy Caldwell
    • Elaine Cameron-Weir
    • Dale Campbell
    • Valerie Campbell-Harding
    • Nicole Camphaug
    • Janet Cardiff
    • Lance Cardinal
    • James Carl
    • Florence Carlyle
    • Franklin Carmichael
    • Gino Cavicchioli
    • Mabel Cawthra
    • Christiane Chabot
    • Daniel Innes
    • Charlie Inukpuk
    • Johnny Inukpuk
    • Osuitok Ipeelee
    • Jay Isaac
    • Gershon Iskowitz

Chronograph Records

Dine Alone Records

Fontana North

  • Parent Company: MapleCore Ltd. (now Cadence Music Group)
  • CEO (MapleCore Ltd.): Grant Dexter
  • Source: Wikipedia: MapleCore Ltd.
  • Website: Information on a dedicated Fontana North website is limited as it’s a distribution arm. Cadence Music Group’s website would be the relevant link: cadencemusicgroup.com
  • Signed/Associated Artists (often in conjunction with Pheromone Recordings):
    • Great Lake Swimmers
    • Elisapie
    • Joel Plaskett
    • The Lazys
    • Dear Rouge
    • Lowest of the Low
    • The Dears
    • Kayla Diamond
    • The Jerry Cans
    • Mo Kenney
    • Steph Cameron
    • Sarah Slean
    • Altameda
    • Alejandra Ribera
    • The Wilderness of Manitoba
    • Trans-Canada Highwaymen / Steven Page / Craig Northey

604 Records

  • Source: 604 Records Contact
  • Website: 604records.com
  • Email: info@604records.com
  • Signed/Associated Artists:
    • Carly Rae Jepsen
    • Chevy Beaulieu
    • Coleman Hell
    • Dani and Lizzy
    • DiRTY RADiO
    • Fionn
    • Frances Whitney
    • Freeze The Fall
    • Gwyn Love
    • Haleluya Hailu
    • Holy Felix
    • The Jins
    • JoJo Mason
    • Josh Ramsay
    • Simon Clow
    • LA + CH
    • LL
    • Madisyn Gifford
    • Matt Webb
    • MIKEH
    • Mitch Zorn
    • Molly Annelle
    • Vox Rea

Hidden Pony Records & Management

Indica Records

  • President – A&R – International development: Franz Schuller
  • Label Director – A&R – Artist Management: Kyria Kilakos
  • Label Management – A&R: Luke Gossage-Bleho
  • Source: Indica Records Contact
  • Website: indica.mu
  • Signed/Associated Artists:
    • Fleur de Peau
    • Alanna Sterling
    • Family Man
    • Carlyn
    • Ivytide
    • Sankya
    • HYDROPHONIK
    • Patrick Krief
    • Hey Major
    • David Campana
    • L. Teez
    • GrimSkunk
    • Omayela
    • GROS SOLEIL
    • DJ Killa-Jewel
    • RACE
    • The Franklin Electric
    • Busty and the Bass
    • Caracol
    • Hein Cooper

Ishkōdé Records

  • Founders/Helmed by: ShoShona Kish (Ojibwe, Anishinaabe), Amanda Rheaume (Citizen of Métis Nation of Ontario)
  • Source: Ishkōdé Records About
  • Website: ishkoderecords.com
  • Signed/Associated Artists:
    • Amanda Rheaume
    • Aysanabee
    • Digging Roots
    • Keith Secola
    • Logan Staats
    • Morgan Toney
    • Sebastian Gaskin
    • Siibii
    • Thea May

Justin Time Records

Last Gang Records

Linus Entertainment

Lulaworld Records

  • Contact (Lula Music and Arts Centre / Lulaworld Festival):
  • Address: 1585 Dundas Street West, Toronto, ON M6K 1T9
  • Source: Lula Music and Arts Centre Contact
  • Website: lula.ca/lulaworld-records
  • Email: info@lula.ca
  • Signed/Associated Artists:
    • Selcuk Suna
    • Ladom Ensemble
    • Yani Borrell
    • OKAN
    • Ahmed Moneka
    • Empanadas Ilegales
    • Joaquin Nuñez & Habana Safari
    • Natasha Roldán
    • Bruno Capinan
    • Alx Veliz
    • Andy Rubal
    • Gracie Ella

MapleMusic Recordings (now Cadence Recordings)

  • Founders: Andy Maize, Jeff Maize, Mike Alkier, Evan Hu, Lorique Mindel, Grant Dexter
  • CEO (MapleCore, parent company): Grant Dexter
  • Source: Wikipedia: MapleMusic Recordings
  • Website: This label has evolved into Cadence Music Group. The relevant website would be cadencemusicgroup.com.
  • Signed/Associated Artists (Note: Many artists previously with MapleMusic are now associated with Cadence Music Group or its imprints like Pheromone Music/Fontana North, as MapleMusic Recordings has evolved):
    • Sam Roberts (through earlier associations before Hidden Pony)

MDM Recordings

Mint Records

Musicor (Canadian)

  • Executive Vice-President, Music Development (Quebecor, parent company): Anne Vivien
  • Executive Assistant: Nathalie Gendron
  • Contact: Phone: 514-380-7047.
  • Source: Musicor Contact
  • Website: musicor.com
  • Email: nathalie.gendron@quebecor.com (Executive Assistant)
  • Signed/Associated Artists: (Specific artists not listed in search results for direct roster. Musicor is a major Quebec-based label.)

Nettwerk Music Group

  • Founders: Terry McBride, Mark Jowett, Ric Arboit, Dan Fraser
  • Source: Wikipedia: Nettwerk
  • Website: nettwerk.com
  • Signed/Associated Artists: (Extensive roster including many internationally successful and Canadian artists.)

Next Door Records

  • Managing Director: Evan Newman
  • Director, Global Sales & Business Development: Lori Stanton
  • Operations & Production Manager: Emma Sunstrum
  • Marketing & Label Manager: Peggy Hogan
  • Contact: (416) 461-0655, Address: 3375 North Service Rd., Unit A3, Burlington, ON, L7N 3G2.
  • Source: Next Door Records Contact
  • Website: nextdoorrecords.com
  • Signed/Associated Artists: (Specific artists not listed in search results for direct roster.)

Northern Blues Music

Outside Music

  • Operations & Production Manager: Emma Sunstrum
  • Marketing & Label Manager: Peggy Hogan
  • Director, Global Sales & Business Development: Lori Stanton
  • Contact: (416) 461-0655.
  • Source: Outside Music Contact
  • Website: outside.ca
  • Signed/Associated Artists: (Specific artists not listed in search results for direct roster. Outside Music is also a major Canadian distributor.)

Paper Bag Records

  • Label Manager: Brendan McCarney
  • Source: Paper Bag Records Contact
  • Website: paperbagrecords.com
  • Signed/Associated Artists: (Specific artists not listed in search results for direct roster. Known for indie pop and rock.)

Pheromone Music

  • Parent Company: MapleCore Ltd. (now Cadence Music Group)
  • CEO (MapleCore Ltd.): Grant Dexter
  • Founding: Kim Cooke partnered with MapleCore to establish Pheromone Recordings in 2008.
  • Source: Wikipedia: MapleCore Ltd.
  • Website: As part of Cadence Music Group, the main website is cadencemusicgroup.com.
  • Signed/Associated Artists (as seen under Fontana North, often a joint venture):
    • The Fratellis
    • Great Lake Swimmers
    • Elisapie
    • Joel Plaskett
    • The Lazys
    • Dear Rouge
    • Lowest of the Low
    • The Dears
    • Kayla Diamond
    • The Jerry Cans
    • Mo Kenney
    • Steph Cameron
    • Sarah Slean
    • Altameda
    • Alejandra Ribera
    • The Wilderness of Manitoba

Quality Records (Historical Canadian Label)

  • Founders: George Keane (Vice-President and General Manager), George Struth (President, 1975-85)
  • Source: The Canadian Encyclopedia: Quality Records Ltd.
  • Signed/Associated Artists: (Historical artists were not specified in the initial search results.)

Redshift Music

Royal Mountain Records

Sackville Records

  • Founders: John Norris, Bill Smith
  • Source: Wikipedia: Sackville Records
  • Website: [The current status and official website for Sackville Records were not found in the search results.](No direct website found in search results.)
  • Signed/Associated Artists: (Specific artists not listed in search results for direct roster. Known for jazz.)

Secret City Records

Six Shooter Records

Slaight Music

  • Founder (of Slaight Communications, parent entity): John Allan Slaight
  • Source: Wikipedia: Allan Slaight
  • Website: slaightmusic.com
  • Signed/Associated Artists: (Slaight Music is more of a music development and investment company; it’s not a traditional record label with a public roster in the same way. They support many Canadian artists through various initiatives but don’t typically “sign” them to a label roster.)

Sonic Unyon Records

Stony Plain Records

Sudden Death Records

  • Founder/Run by: Joe “Shithead” Keithley
  • Source: Wikipedia: Sudden Death Records
  • Website: suddendeath.com
  • Signed/Associated Artists: (Specific artists not listed in search results for direct roster, though it is the label for Keithley’s band, D.O.A., and other punk acts.)

The Children’s Group

  • General Manager: Laura Hunter
  • Source: Toronto Guardian: The Children’s Group
  • Website: childrensgroup.com (While the initial search did not show an explicit link for the “Children’s Group,” a general search for the name led to this active website.)
  • Signed/Associated Artists: (Specific artists not listed in search results for direct roster. Focuses on children’s music artists.)

True North Records

  • Founder: Bernie Finkelstein
  • Source: Wikipedia: True North Records
  • Website: truenorthrecords.com
  • Signed/Associated Artists: (Specific artists not listed in search results for direct roster, though they are known for a strong roster of Canadian folk, roots, and rock artists.)

Unidisc Music

  • Founder: George Cucuzzella
  • Source: Wikipedia: Unidisc Music
  • Website: unidisc.com
  • Signed/Associated Artists: (Specific artists not listed in search results for direct roster, though they are known for acquiring catalogs, including Attic Records’.)

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