The Royal Foundry

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The Royal Foundry
Background information
Origin Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Genres Alternative rock, indie rock, alternative pop, synth pop. [1]
Years active2013–present
Labels Peermusic, MapleMusic Recordings
Members
  • Bethany Schumacher
  • Jared Salte
Website theroyalfoundry.com

The Royal Foundry is a Canadian alternative pop quartet band whose core is the Edmonton couple Jared Salte and Bethany Schumacher. [2] They initially formed as a folk duo [3] but, in 2015, began a significant revitalization and revision of their sound, incorporating elements of 1990's Brit-Pop with power-pop stylings of groups like Arcade Fire, and 1970's Progressive Rock elements inspired by groups like Yes and Supertramp [4] Their music has been described as alt rock, indie rock, alternative pop, [5] and Synth Pop. [1]

Contents

History

Early life

Jared Salte was raised in a musical household and began playing piano and guitar at age five. [6] [2] By age 11, he was running the recording studio Salt Shaker Studios. [2] By age 15, he had won his first international songwriting competition and released his first album. [7] At 19, his band, the Junkyard Poets, [8] opened for The Newsboys in stadiums across North America.

Bethany Schumacher grew up in the church as a Pastor's daughter, [6] with her mother as the pianist and choir director. She often sang at church, and at fundraising and community events. [2] In high school, Schumacher played the female lead in all of her high school musicals. [4] [2]

2013-2016: Formation & Early Work

In 2013, shortly after their wedding, The Royal Foundry was formed as a Folk band. [9] In 2014, they independently released their first album, Wherever We Go. [10]

In 2015 they won $75,000 as part of the Peak Performance Project [11] for their song “Running Away” which peaked at #21 on Alt-Rock Stations in Canada. [12] “Running Away” was featured on TSN as the opening song for the CFL, [13] [12] and in two commercials--for ENMAX and the Government of Alberta Climate Change Campaign). [14] [15]

In 2016 their single “Start This Fire” was featured in an ad campaign for Purina Dog Chow,[ citation needed ] [1] which led to their signing with Peermusic. [16] [17] In the fall of 2016 they released their single “Dreamers”, which was first performed at a concert they played in Toronto during the World Cup of Hockey week. [18] [15] Soon after the release, Disney licensed the song for their 2017 line of wedding dresses.[ citation needed ] [15] [18] and the song hit #35 on the Alt Rock charts in Canada [15]

2017-2018: Lost In Your Head

On August 15, 2017, The Royal Foundry released their second album, Lost in Your Head. [19] [20] [21] By 2018, the album had achieved 1 million streams on Spotify.[ citation needed ] The video for the single "All We Have" went viral. [18] [22]

Lost In Your Head won the Canadian Songwriting Competition Grand Prize, the John Lennon Songwriting Contest Grand Prize, [23] and garnered The Royal Foundry a Pop Artist of the Year nomination from the Western Canadian Music Awards, as well as three nominations from the Edmonton Music Awards [3] In 2018, the song "Never Have Time" was used in an Explore Edmonton commercial; [24] the song "Lost In Your Head" was used in the Catfish: The TV Show . [25]

2019-Present: Wake Up Wake Up

On September 27, 2019, The Royal Foundry released their third album, Wake Up Wake Up. [26] [27] By 2020, the album had achieved half a million streams on Spotify.[ citation needed ] The first single to be released "Hopefully" reached #27 on Alternative Rock Radio in Canada and the third single "okay?" reached #16 on Alternative Rock Radio in Canada.[ citation needed ] Prior to the release of Wake Up Wake Up, The Royal Foundry performed a live performance of the album in Calgary, AB for the Stampede City Sessions. [28] The concert aired on Shaw TV in Canada and PBS in the USA.

Discography

Albums

Singles [29]

Awards

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