Alert Records

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Alert Music
Founded1984 (1984)
FounderW. Tom Berry
Genre Indie
Country of origin Canada
Location Toronto, Ontario
Official website www.alertmusic.com

Alert Music was a recording, publishing, producing, and artist management company founded in 1984 by W. Tom Berry, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was home to Alert Records, an independent record label. The company has no current roster and has been dormant since 2014.

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