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Parent company | Cadence Music Group |
Founded | 1999[1] |
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Genre | Rock |
Country of origin | Canada |
Location | Toronto, Ontario |
Cadence Recordings, formerly MapleMusic Recordings, is a Canadian independent record label founded by Andy Maize, Jeff Maize, Mike Alkier, Evan Hu, Lorique Mindel and Grant Dexter in 1999 [1] and based in Toronto, Ontario. Other investors include Gary Slaight, Michael Burke and Universal Music. In 2016, its parent Company Maple Core changed its name to Cadence Music Group, and as a result, MapleMusic was renamed as Cadence Recordings. [2]
The MapleMusic Recordings label is a project of Andy Maize from Canadian roots rock band Skydiggers and Maple CEO Grant Dexter. Other artists who have released albums on MapleMusic include Carly Rae Jepsen, David Usher, Colin James, Boy, The Dears, Jason Bajada, Martha Wainwright, Pilot Speed (formerly known as Pilate), Gordon Downie, Joel Plaskett, Spirit of the West, Ridley Bent, Kinnie Starr, Cookie Duster and the Hugh Dillon Redemption Choir.
MapleMusic released three Radiohead albums In Rainbows , The King of Limbs and TKOL RMX 1234567 in Canada, along with ATO in the US and XL in the UK. [3] [4]
Singer-songwriter Sam Roberts has transformed from a struggling independent musician to a Canadian rock musician practically overnight by his 2001 MapleMusic Recordings debut, The Inhuman Condition , and Kathleen Edwards, whose album Failer made her a critical favourite in 2003.
MapleMusic Recordings' brick and mortar business is distributed and marketed in Canada by Universal Music Canada.
In 2015, Iain M.Taylor became CEO of MapleMusic.
In March 2016, the label announced it had changed its name to Cadence Recordings after MapleCore was renamed as Cadence Music Group. [2]
The Juno Awards are presented by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. [12] [13]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2002 | Joel Plaskett Emergency Down at the Khyber | Alternative Album of the Year | Nominated |
2003 | Kathleen Edwards Failer | Roots and Traditional Album of the Year | Nominated |
2004 | Joel Plaskett Emergency Truthfully Truthfully | Alternative Album of the Year | Nominated |
Kathleen Edwards | Songwriter of the Year | Nominated | |
The Dears | New Group of the Year | Nominated | |
Kinnie Starr | New Artist of the Year | Nominated | |
Danny Michel | New Artist of the Year | Nominated | |
2005 | Gordie Sampson | Songwriter of the Year | Nominated |
2006 | Theresa Sokyrka These Old Charms | Pop Album of the Year | Nominated |
Kathleen Edwards Back To Me | Adult Alternative Album of the Year | Nominated | |
Kathleen Edwards | Songwriter of the Year | Nominated | |
Joel Plaskett | Songwriter of the Year | Nominated | |
Martha Wainwright | New Artist of the Year | Nominated | |
2007 | Gordie Sampson | Songwriter of the Year | Won |
Neverending White Lights | New Artist of the Year | Nominated | |
2008 | Joel Plaskett | Songwriter of the Year | Nominated |
2009 | David Usher Wake Up and Say Goodbye | Pop Album of the Year | Nominated |
Kathleen Edwards, Asking for Flowers | Adult Alternative Album of the Year | Nominated | |
Gordie Sampson | Songwriter of the Year | Nominated | |
2010 | Joel Plaskett Three | Adult Alternative Album of the Year | Won |
Joel Plaskett | Songwriter of the Year | Nominated | |
Carly Rae Jepsen & Ryan Stewart | Songwriter of the Year | Nominated | |
Carly Rae Jepsen | New Artist of the Year | Nominated | |
2011 | Royal Wood | Songwriter of the Year | Nominated |
2013 | Kathleen Edwards | Songwriter of the Year | Nominated |
Kathleen Edwards Voyageur | Adult Alternative Album of the Year | Nominated | |
Royal Wood, We Were Born to Glory | Adult Alternative Album of the Year | Nominated |
The Polaris Music Prize is an award given to the best Canadian full-length album based solely on artistic merit.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2007 | Joel Plaskett Ashtray Rock | Polaris Music Prize Short List | Nominated |
The Dears Gang of Losers | Polaris Music Prize Short List | Nominated | |
2008 | Kathleen EdwardsAsking For Flowers | Polaris Music Prize Short List | Nominated |
2009 | Joel Plaskett Three | Polaris Music Prize Short List | Nominated |
Martha Wainwright I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too | Polaris Music Prize Long List | Nominated | |
2012 | Kathleen Edwards Voyageur | Polaris Music Prize Short List | Nominated |
Joel Plaskett Emergency Scrappy Happiness | Polaris Music Prize Long List | Nominated |
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