Last Gang Records

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Last Gang Records
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Parent company MNRK Music Group [1]
Founded2003;22 years ago (2003)
Founder Chris Taylor
Donald K. Tarlton
Distributor(s)MNRK Music Group [2]
Country of origin Canada
Location Toronto, Ontario

Last Gang Records is a record label formed by Canadian music industry lawyer Chris Taylor and concert promoter Donald K. Tarlton in the fall of 2003 [2] at the Pop Montreal Music Festival. Last Gang was nominated as Independent Record Label of the Year at the Canadian Music Awards in 2006. [3]

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It was acquired by Entertainment One in March 2016, with Taylor being appointed the new president of eOne Music, now MNRK Music Group. [4]

Last Gang Publishing

Founded in 2006, Last Gang Publishing is a music publishing company with primary operations based in Toronto, Canada, and Los Angeles, USA.

Last Gang Publishing represents both external clients, such as Dubmatix, Egyptrixx, and Hiawatha, and internal Last Gang Records recording artists, such as Mother Mother, Silver Starling, and O'Luge. [5]

Artists

Last Gang Records has released albums by:

Gold and Platinum Certifications

MetricOld World Underground: Where Are You Now?

CountryCertificationSales/shipments
Canada Gold [6] 50,000

Death From Above, 1979You're A woman; I'm A Machine

CountryCertificationSales/shipments
Canada Gold [6] 50,000

MetricLive It Out

CountryCertificationSales/shipments
Canada Platinum [6] 100,000

MetricFantasies

CountryCertificationSales/shipments
Canada Platinum [6] 80,000

Awards and nominations

Juno Awards

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2005 A.C. Newman The Slow WonderAlternative Album Of The YearNominated
2005 Death From Above 1979New Group Of The YearNominated
2005 Death From Above 1979 You're A Woman, I'm A MachineCD/DVD Artwork Of The YearNominated
2006 Metric Live It OutAlternative Album Of The YearNominated
2007 Tiga SexorDance Recording Of The YearWon
2007 MSTRKRFT The LooksCD/DVD Artwork Of The YearWon
2008 Chromeo Fancy FootworkDance Recording Of The YearNominated
2009 Crystal CastlesNew Group Of The YearNominated
2010 Metric FantasiesAlternative Album Of The YearWon
2010 MetricGroup Of The YearWon
2010 Emily Haines & Jimmy Shaw for "Gimme Sympathy", "Sick Muse", "Help I'm Alive" from FantasiesSongwriter Of The YearNominated
2011 Chromeo Business CasualDance Recording Of The YearNominated
2011 Crystal Castles (II)Electronic Album Of The YearNominated
2012 Lindi OrtegaNew Artist Of The YearNominated
2012 Lindi Ortega Little Red BootsRoots & Traditional Of The Year (Solo)Nominated
2012 Mother MotherNew Group Of The YearNominated
2012 Mother Mother The Stand (dir. John JP Poliquin)Video Of The YearNominated
2013 Crystal Castles (III)Electronic Album Of The YearNominated
2013 Purity Ring ShrinesElectronic Album Of The YearNominated
2014 Ryan Hemsworth Guilt TripsElectronic Album Of The YearWon

Polaris Music Prize

The Polaris Music Prize is awarded annually to the best full-length Canadian album based on artistic merit. Last Gang Records has had three albums make the short list and 11 nominations on the long list.

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2006 Metric Live It Out Polaris Music PrizeNominated
2009 Metric Fantasies Polaris Music PrizeNominated
2013 Purity Ring Shrines Polaris Music PrizeNominated

See also

References

  1. "Chris Taylor Joins Entertainment One to Lead Music Business as President, Entertainment One Music". Entertainment One . Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  2. 1 2 "About Last Gang | Last Gang Records". lastgang.com. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
  3. CMA Nominees 06 Archived 2007-12-15 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Chris Taylor Appointed President Of Entertainment One Music". Billboard. 3 September 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  5. "About | Last Gang". lastgangentertainment.com. Archived from the original on 2010-09-19.
  6. 1 2 3 4 CRIA Gold & Platinum certifications Archived 2012-10-17 at the Wayback Machine .