CONTACT INFORMATION
True North Records
True North Records
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ADDRESS
113 Lakeshore Blvd West Mississauga, ON L5H 1E9 |
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PHONE
905.278.8883 |
FAX
905.278.8803 |
Bernie Finkelstein
Geoff Kulawick
Sarah French
Paul Stefankiewicz
Mitchell Nevins
Jennifer Bedard
Brooke Kulawick
COMPANY BIOGRAPHY
True North Records
True North Records
Welcome to our website! True North Records is Canada's oldest independent record label and one of its largest.
Founded in 1969 and with over 450 releases, 40 JUNO Awards and 37 gold and platinum records to its credit, True North is a unique Canadian recording company dedicated to fostering creativity among its artists.
True North boasts a diverse catalogue of recordings by such outstanding Canadian artists as Bruce Cockburn, the Golden Dogs, Blackie & The Rodeo Kings, Stephen Fearing, Colin Linden, Tom Wilson, 54-40, Joel Kroeker, Lynn Miles, Hunter Valentine, Rheostatics, Howie Beck, Murray McLauchlan, Lighthouse, Rough Trade, Randy Bachman, NOJO and Michael Occhipinti.
True North also distributes recordings by such artists as Echo & The Bunnymen, the Buzzcocks, Richard Thompson, Kelly Joe Phelps, the Audreys, Cracker, the Church, Cowboy Junkies, Lenny Breau, The Guess Who, Hayseed Dixie, Janis Ian, Northey/Valenzuela, Martyn Joseph, Paul Kelly, the Oysterband, Double Trouble and many more through various licensing ventures.
True North is distributed in Canada by Universal Music; Rounder Records in the United States; Planet in Australia and New Zealand; IRD in Italy; GO! Entertainment in Holland, Belgium and Luxemburg; Alive AG in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland; Rootsy Music in Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Norway; and Essential Music in the UK.
In Canada, True North distributes the following labels: Cooking Vinyl, Fuel 2000, SCI Fidelity and Signature Sounds.
The label was founded over 35 years ago by Bernie Finkelstein; one of the leading figures in the Canadian music industry.
On December 17, 2007, True North was acquired by an investment group led by Linus Entertainment, another growing Canadian independent label founded by Geoff Kulawick, former head of A&R for Virgin Canada and creative director for Warner/Chappell Music Canada, along with private investors Harvey Glatt and Mike Pilon. Bernie Finkelstein remains involved with True North as Chairman and long term consultant, while he continues to manage True North artists Bruce Cockburn and the Golden Dogs, and the publishing interest in the songs of Bruce Cockburn.
True North remains one of Canada’s leading independent labels, signing and marketing new and established artists in Canada and around the world.
Founded in 1969 and with over 450 releases, 40 JUNO Awards and 37 gold and platinum records to its credit, True North is a unique Canadian recording company dedicated to fostering creativity among its artists.
True North boasts a diverse catalogue of recordings by such outstanding Canadian artists as Bruce Cockburn, the Golden Dogs, Blackie & The Rodeo Kings, Stephen Fearing, Colin Linden, Tom Wilson, 54-40, Joel Kroeker, Lynn Miles, Hunter Valentine, Rheostatics, Howie Beck, Murray McLauchlan, Lighthouse, Rough Trade, Randy Bachman, NOJO and Michael Occhipinti.
True North also distributes recordings by such artists as Echo & The Bunnymen, the Buzzcocks, Richard Thompson, Kelly Joe Phelps, the Audreys, Cracker, the Church, Cowboy Junkies, Lenny Breau, The Guess Who, Hayseed Dixie, Janis Ian, Northey/Valenzuela, Martyn Joseph, Paul Kelly, the Oysterband, Double Trouble and many more through various licensing ventures.
True North is distributed in Canada by Universal Music; Rounder Records in the United States; Planet in Australia and New Zealand; IRD in Italy; GO! Entertainment in Holland, Belgium and Luxemburg; Alive AG in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland; Rootsy Music in Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Norway; and Essential Music in the UK.
In Canada, True North distributes the following labels: Cooking Vinyl, Fuel 2000, SCI Fidelity and Signature Sounds.
The label was founded over 35 years ago by Bernie Finkelstein; one of the leading figures in the Canadian music industry.
On December 17, 2007, True North was acquired by an investment group led by Linus Entertainment, another growing Canadian independent label founded by Geoff Kulawick, former head of A&R for Virgin Canada and creative director for Warner/Chappell Music Canada, along with private investors Harvey Glatt and Mike Pilon. Bernie Finkelstein remains involved with True North as Chairman and long term consultant, while he continues to manage True North artists Bruce Cockburn and the Golden Dogs, and the publishing interest in the songs of Bruce Cockburn.
True North remains one of Canada’s leading independent labels, signing and marketing new and established artists in Canada and around the world.
LABELS
Distributing & Marketing
Distributing & Marketing
True North Records distributes and markets the following international labels in Canada:
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Indie label imprint representing The John Henrys. |
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creative products rarely market themselves. vision and market are sometimes worlds apart. questions & problems. sometimes even deep rifts. alive is there. we build bridges between start & finish. accompany you & your product along the way. to the retail shelves. to home entertainment systems. into people’s heads. alive is there. with the background of a branch_ leader. with the motivation of an independent_distributor. |
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Bad Reputaion Paris, France |
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The Borealis Recording Company is unlike most other record labels. It was formed in 1996 to answer a need in Canada's musical spectrum: to create an artist-friendly home for Folk and Roots music. Grit Laskin, Bill Garrett, Paul Mills and Ken Whiteley, musicians all, pooled their ideas, their experience and their resources, and established the Company with these goals as its mandate: To record only Canadian artists To seek out artists from all of Canada's regions To enter into ethical artist agreements that are fair and typically more generous than what is the industry standard. To present all the diverse styles of music under the Folk and Roots umbrella: Celtic, Blues, Singer/songwriters, Political/Topical, Traditional, Bluegrass, World, etc. We believe this music is timeless, relevant and plays an important role in our everyday lives. We all choose our "soundtracks" -- imagine a life without music! We feel Folk and Roots music connects to our real lives in ways that bland, mega-corporate-driven Pop cannot. We are proud of what we've achieved in our first six years: a steadily expanding roster of nearly 30 artists and a catalogue of over 50 titles creating an exhilarating diversity of music. As each year goes by we hope the name Borealis will become more and more synonymous with the very best in Canadian Folk and Roots music. |
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Cooking Vinyl is a label dedicated to releasing the finest music in the world. Its history reflects a willingness to release music of all genres and none, and the label has forged a unique identity and independence in an industry of increasing musical conformity and conservatism. |
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Essential Music & Marketing is a Product Management, Label Management and Marketing company operating out of the UK. Sounds good but what does it mean and what can Essential do for you? |
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High Octane music in a low ozone world, Rare, live performances from the extensive BBC Radio vaults, Collections featuring the very best work of legendary artists and musical styles and The best reggae collections anywhere including the finest songwriters and performers in the genre. |
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Go Entertainment Home of artists, colouring your world... |
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International Record Distribution |
GUITARCHIVES is a record label dedicated to the preservation of great guitar music. It is our purpose to seek out music that has either been lost in the shuffle of commerciality or scattered throughout the world. Our goal is to present this music in the best way possible. Our aim at Guitarchives is to bring to you a library of music that will, for years to come, be both an inspirational educating tool for guitarists and wealth of great guitar music for listeners. |
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Linus Entertainment is a multifaceted music company providing a variety of services to Canadian music creators, and cultural products for the Canadian and international market. Linus encompasses a sound recording label, two music publishing companies, and it provides artist management and music supervision services. Linus Records is one of the top Canadian record labels, a FACTOR DBA1 company with over 50 Canadian albums and DVDs in its catalog, including titles by such high profile artists as Gordon Lightfoot, Ashley MacIsaac, Ron Sexsmith, Big Sugar, Quartetto Gelato, Sophie Milman and Alannah Myles. Linus is distributed by Universal Music in Canada, and Koch Entertainment in the USA, and licenses to a variety of labels outside of North America. Linus Publishing holds the rights to a growing catalogue of Canadian and international song copyrights and is actively growing as a subpublisher for international catalogs in Canada. Linus Entertainment provides marketing, music supervision, artist management and consulting services to the creative , investment, broadcast and production industries. The President and CEO of Linus is Geoff Kulawick, who founded the company in 2001 following the most successful run in Canadian A&R history delivering four consecutive Gold and Platinum selling Juno Award winning artists to Virgin/EMI Canada. Prior to Virgin /EMI Kulawick was Creative Director at Warner/Chappell Music Canada, and Special Projects Manager at A&M Records (now Universal Music). Kulawick is on the board of directors of CIRPA and the AVLA, is a Juno nominated record producer, and has completed post secondary studies in financial accounting, music production and business. |
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The aim of Planet Distribution is to make available complete catalogues to the retail and consumer market in Australia and New Zealand. Excellent warehouse stocks are maintained and if we haven't got a title we will soon! |
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Magazine Label Shop |
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Signature Sounds Recordings was formed by Jim Olsen and Mark Thayer in 1995 to promote the burgeoning acoustic music scene in and around Northampton, MA. Since our inception, we've released over 50 albums of singer-songwriter, Americana and modern folk music. |
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As always, the music comes first and Tone-Cool fans should be assured that we're as committed as ever to bringing you the very best in blues-based music. |
