Fontana North

Fontana North
Industry	Music & entertainment
Genre	Various
Predecessor	MapleNationwide
Founded	2006
Headquarters	Toronto, Ontario , Canada
Services	Distribution, production, warehousing, marketing, sales, brand partnerships, merchandising, finance, back office
Parent	Cadence Music Group; Fontana Distribution
Website	FontanaNorth.com

Last updated March 07, 2025

Fontana North is a Canadian record distribution company and represents the Canadian wing of Fontana Distribution. It is a joint venture between Canadian-based Cadence Music Group and US-based Fontana Distribution. The company was established by MapleCore in 2004 as MapleNationwide, and in 2006, it partnered with Fontana Distribution and was rebranded as Fontana North. It has expanded throughout Canada for pan-Canadian distribution of many music labels. On August 22, 2013 it was announced that they would be teaming up with Distort Entertainment in a joint venture deal with Fontana North acting as the main distributor of the hardcore label.^[1]

Distributed labels

Fontana North is affiliated with more than 80 labels, including the following:^[5]

Some labels listed here have only selected titles distributed through Fontana North.

Direct-distribution artists

A small selection of artists are technically "unsigned", but distribute their records independently through Fontana North, including:

Awards and accolades

Canadian Music Awards

The Canadian Music and Broadcast Industry Awards happen every March in Toronto as part of Canadian Music Week.^[6]


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2008	Fontana North	Independent Distributor of the Year	Won
2009	Fontana North	Independent Distributor of the Year	Won
2010	Fontana North	Independent Distributor of the Year	Won
2011	Fontana North	Independent Distributor of the Year	Won
2012	Fontana North	Independent Distributor of the Year	Won
2013	Fontana North	Independent Distributor of the Year	Won

Juno Awards

The Juno Awards are presented by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.^[7]^[8]


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2007	Neverending White Lights	New Artist of the Year	Nominated
	ArabesqueThe Frenzy Of Renown	Rap Recording of the Year	Nominated
	ClassifiedHitch Hikin’ Music	Rap Recording of the Year	Nominated
	DL IncognitoOrganic Music For A Digital World	Rap Recording of the Year	Nominated
	Lori CullenCalling For Rain	Vocal Jazz Album of the Year	Nominated
	GeorgeBelieve	R&B/Soul Recording of the Year	Nominated
	Karl WolfFace Behind The Face	R&B/Soul Recording of the Year	Nominated
	Lennie GallantWhen We Get There	Roots & Traditional Album of the Year: Solo	Nominated
	David GogoAcoustic	Blues Album of the Year	Nominated
2008	Shad The Old Prince	Rap Recording of the Year	Nominated
2008	Bob LanoisSnake Road	Instrumental Album of the Year	Nominated
2009	Inhabitants The Furniture Moves Underneath	Instrumental Album of the Year	Nominated
	Steve DawsonTelescope	Instrumental Album of the Year	Nominated
	D-SisiveThe Book	Rap Recording of the Year	Nominated
	DL IncognitoA Captured Moment In Time	Rap Recording of the Year	Nominated
	Old Man LuedeckeProof Of Love	Roots & Traditional Album of the Year: Solo	Won
	Daniel Lanois	Jack Richardson Producer of the Year	Won
	Daniel Lanois Here Is What Is	Music DVD of the Year	Nominated
2010	Carly Rae Jepsen	New Artist of the Year	Nominated
	Carly Rae Jepsen & Ryan Stewart	Songwriter of the Year	Nominated
	Danny Fernandes	New Artist of the Year	Nominated
	Ten Second Epic	New Group of the Year	Nominated
	Julie Doiron I Can Wonder What You Did With Your Day	Alternative Album of the Year	Nominated
	Pavlo, Rik Emmett, Oscar Lopez Trifecta	Instrumental Album of the Year	Nominated
	Danny Fernandes INTRO	R&B/Soul Album of the Year	Nominated
	Bahamas Pink Strat	Roots & Traditional Album of the Year: Solo	Nominated
	John Wort Hannam Queen's Hotel	Roots & Traditional Album of the Year: Solo	Nominated
	Good Lovelies Good Lovelies	Roots & Traditional Album of the Year: Group	Won
	Matt Brouwer Where's Our Revolution	Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year	Won
2011	Fond of Tigers Continent & Western	Instrumental Album of the Year	Won
	D-Sisive Vaudeville	Rap Recording of the Year	Nominated
	Shad TSOL	Rap Recording of the Year	Won
	Raghav ft. Kardinal Offishall So Much	R&B/Soul Recording of the Year	Nominated
	DubmatixSystem Shakedown	Reggae Recording of the Year	Nominated
	Joey Stylez The Black Star	Aboriginal Album of the Year	Nominated
	Old Man LuedeckeMy Hands Are On Fire and Other Love Songs	Roots & Traditional Album of the Year: Solo	Won
	Jim ByrnesEverywhere West	Blues Album of the Year	Won
	Greg Sczebel Love & the Lack Thereof	Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year	Won
	Manafest The Chase	Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year	Nominated
2012	JRDN	New Artist of the Year	Nominated
	JRDN IAMJRDN	R&B/Soul Recording of the Year	Nominated
	The Rural Alberta Advantage	New Group of the Year	Nominated
	The Rural Alberta AdvantageStamp	Video of the Year	Nominated
	Jimmy Rankin Forget About the World	Country Album of the Year	Nominated
	Cuff The Duke Morning Comes	Adult Alternative Album of the Year	Nominated
	Bobs & LoloConnecting the Dots	Children's Album of the Year	Nominated
	D-SisiveJonestown 2: Jimmy Go Bye Bye	Rap Recording of the Year	Nominated
	DubmatixSeeds of Love & Life ft. Luciano	Reggae Recording of the Year	Nominated
	Dave GunningA Tribute To John Allan Cameron	Roots & Traditional Album of the Year: Solo	Nominated
	David GogoSoul-Bender	Blues Album of the Year	Nominated
	AustraFeel It Break	Electronic Album of the Year	Nominated
2013	Ex DioCaligvla	Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year: Group	Nominated
	Manafest Fighter	Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year	Nominated
	The Wooden SkyEvery Child A Daughter, Every Moon A Sun	Roots & Traditional Album of the Year: Group	Nominated
	The StrumbellasMy Father and the Hunter	Roots & Traditional Album of the Year: Group	Nominated
	Elliot BROOD Days Into Years	Roots & Traditional Album of the Year: Group	Won
	Crystal Shawanda Just Like You	Aboriginal Album of the Year	Won
	Ratchet Orchestra Hemlock	Instrumental Album of the Year	Nominated
	Kristina MariaTell The World	Pop Album of the Year	Nominated

References

↑ "Distort Inc. Joins Forces With". Fontana North. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
↑ "2010 CMBIA Winners & Nominees | 2017 Canadian Music Week April 18-22, 2017". Cmw.net. 2013-01-24. Archived from the original on 2011-03-06. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
↑ "2011 CMBIA Winners & Nominees | 2017 Canadian Music Week April 18-22, 2017". Cmw.net. 2013-01-24. Archived from the original on 2011-04-03. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
↑ "Winners Announced for the 2013 Canadian Music and Broadcast Industry Awards | 2013 Canadian Music Week • March 20-24, 2013". Archived from the original on 2013-03-28. Retrieved 2013-03-26.
↑ "About". Fontana North. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
↑ "2011 CMBIA Winners & Nominees | 2017 Canadian Music Week April 18-22, 2017". Cmw.net. 2013-01-24. Archived from the original on 2011-04-03. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
↑ "2011 Juno Award Nominees" (PDF). CARAS. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-02-09. Retrieved 2013-04-11.
↑ "2013 Juno Award Nominees". CARAS. Archived from the original on 2013-02-21. Retrieved 2013-04-11.

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[1] "Distort Inc. Joins Forces With". Fontana North. Retrieved 2016-08-01.

[2] "2010 CMBIA Winners & Nominees | 2017 Canadian Music Week April 18-22, 2017". Cmw.net. 2013-01-24. Archived from the original on 2011-03-06. Retrieved 2016-08-01.

[3] "2011 CMBIA Winners & Nominees | 2017 Canadian Music Week April 18-22, 2017". Cmw.net. 2013-01-24. Archived from the original on 2011-04-03. Retrieved 2016-08-01.

[4] "Winners Announced for the 2013 Canadian Music and Broadcast Industry Awards | 2013 Canadian Music Week • March 20-24, 2013". Archived from the original on 2013-03-28. Retrieved 2013-03-26.

[5] "About". Fontana North. Retrieved 2016-08-01.

[6] "2011 CMBIA Winners & Nominees | 2017 Canadian Music Week April 18-22, 2017". Cmw.net. 2013-01-24. Archived from the original on 2011-04-03. Retrieved 2016-08-01.

[7] "2011 Juno Award Nominees" (PDF). CARAS. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-02-09. Retrieved 2013-04-11.

[8] "2013 Juno Award Nominees". CARAS. Archived from the original on 2013-02-21. Retrieved 2013-04-11.

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