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Dan Weston
Dan Weston is a Canadian record producer, engineer, and mixer. He was born in Montreal. Weston has worked in a variety of musical genres, but is best known for his work with such artists as Juno award winner Shad, Classified, Daniel Romano, and Attack in Black Attack in Black was a Canadian indie rock band from Welland, Ontario, formed in 2003, whose music evolved from Hardcore punk to indie rock and folk rock. History Attack in Black began by playing hardcore punk shows and opening for bands such .... Discography References {{DEFAULTSORT:Weston, Dan Canadian record producers Living people People from Montreal Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shad (rapper)
Shadrach Kabango (born July 18, 1982), better known as Shad or Shad K, is a Rwandan-Canadian rapper and broadcaster. He has released 7 full-length studio albums and 3 EP's since his debut in 2005. He won a Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year in 2011 and 5 of his albums have been shortlisted for the Polaris Music Prize, the most short-list nominations of any artist since the prize's creation in 2006. Shad hosted ''Q'' on CBC Radio One and hosts the International Emmy and Peabody Award-winning documentary series ''Hip-Hop Evolution'' on HBO Canada and Netflix. Early life Born in Kenya to Rwandan parents, Shad was raised in London, Ontario. His mother worked as a lab technologist in a London hospital and his father was a machinist. He attended London Central Secondary School. Music career While an undergraduate student at Wilfrid Laurier University, Shad won $17,500 from 91.5 The Beat's Rhythm of the Future talent competition. He was entered in the radio contest by his siste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duck Down Music Inc
Duck Down Music Inc is a New York City based record label, talent management, music-marketing, and consulting company founded by Drew "Dru-Ha" Friedman and Kenyatta "Buckshot" Blake in 1995. In Duck Down's 20-year existence, the Company has released over 40 albums and sold more than 3 million collective copies worldwide. Home of established hip hop artists such as Boot Camp Clik, Pharoahe Monch, Black Rob, 9th Wonder, KRS-One, B-Real of Cypress Hill, The Away Team, Statik Selektah, Random Axe, Promise, David Dallas, Marco Polo, Ruste Juxx, Torae, Blue Scholars, Special Teamz ( Slaine of La Coka Nostra, Ed O.G., Jaysaun, DJ Jayceeoh) and Kidz in the Hall. History ''Duck Down'' (whose name derived from Boogie Down Productions' 1992 hit single of the same name) was originally established as a management company in 1994 to manage the careers of Buckshot's group Black Moon and Smif-N-Wessun. In 1995, co-owners Drew "Dru Ha" Friedman and Kenyatta "Buckshot" Blake launched Duck Dow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crash Parallel
Crash Parallel was a Canadian alternative rock band formed in 2005 in Mississauga who have been compared to Lifehouse, Counting Crows, the Fray, Coldplay, and David Gray. Their debut album, '' World We Know'', was released May 6, 2008 and includes the first single and title track, "World We Know". History Vocalist, Tim Edwards and guitarist, Danny Saitua, started writing songs together in 2004. Though Saitua was unsure if the project would work out, it was soon conspicuous that the two had a similar chemistry and musical direction after writing the song "Long Night Dreaming", which was later featured on the First Season Finale of the hit drama Falcon Beach ''Falcon Beach'' is a Canadian television show, filmed at Winnipeg Beach and Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and produced for the Canadian and American markets. It originally aired in 2005 as a movie on Global in Canada. It was produced as a TV serie ... on Global TV. Eventually, Edwards and Saitua were joined by drummer John V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warner Music Canada
Warner Music Canada is the Canadian division of Warner Music Group. The label previously operated as WEA Music of Canada, Ltd. (French: ''WEA Musique du Canada, Ltée''), often shortened to WEA Canada, the Canadian subsidiary of WEA International, which later changed its name to Warner Music International in 1990. It was founded in 1967 as Warner Reprise Canada Ltd. Current artist roster This list is for artists signed directly to Warner Music Canada. *54-40 *Big Wreck *Billy Talent *Blue Rodeo * Brett Kissel *Buck 65 *Carys * Corey Hart *Corneille *Courage My Love * Die Mannequin * Divine Brown * Eleven Past One *Great Big Sea *Greg Keelor * Hot Hot Heat * Meaghan Smith * Meghan Patrick *Modern Space * Myles Castello * Scott Helman *Spirit of the West *Sarah Slean * Philip Sayce * The Abrams * The Balconies * The Cliks *The Sheepdogs *The Waking Eyes *The Washboard Union *Tomi Swick Canadian artists on Warner Music Group affiliates This list is for Canadian artists currently si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Reason (band)
The Reason is a Canadian rock band, formed by Adam White and James Nelan in 2003 in Hamilton, Ontario. History Adam White (vocals) and James "Cubby" Nelan (guitar) formed The Reason in late 2003 after the passing of their punk rock band, Sewing With Nancie. Eventually adding Erik Mikalauskas (guitar), Cam Bordignon ( drums; who replaced original drummer Joe Demars) and Sean Palmer ( bass), The Reason began to write songs and immediately released their first EP - ''Problems Associated With Running''. The band replaced Mikalauskas with Jeremy Widerman on guitar shortly afterwards, and went on tour. They soon signed to Smallman Records & Management after the label witnessed the band performing a concert. In the 12 months that followed they played over 200 shows across Canada and the northern USA, and quickly developed poise well beyond their short existence. They released their first full-length album, ''Ravenna'', on Smallman Records in 2004, which helped them join tours with Alex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hometown (Ten Second Epic Album)
''Hometown'' is the second studio album from Ten Second Epic. It was released January 27, 2009 on Black Box Recordings. It was made available for full streaming on their MySpace page on January 23. The first single, "Life Times", was released on November 10, 2008 on YouTube YouTube is a global online video platform, online video sharing and social media, social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by ... and later on television. The second single was "Welcome to Wherever You Are" and was released on March 30, along with a music video. ''Noise Press''. Retrieved on 2009-04-07 The thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ten Second Epic
Ten Second Epic was a Canadian five-piece alternative rock band from Edmonton. The band formed in 2002 consisting of Andrew Usenik (vocals), Daniel Carriere (guitar), Craig Spelliscy (guitar), Sandy MacKinnon (bass) and Patrick Birtles (drums). TSE released three full-length albums in the course of their career, ''Count Yourself In'', '' Hometown'' and ''Better Off''. The band officially announced their breakup on February 25, 2014, and did their final tour in May 2014. History Early years (2002–2006) The band started in 2002 as a casual project for 5 high school friends, practicing in basement of drummer Patrick Birtles parents' house. After playing a handful of local shows in Edmonton at various all-ages venues, the band recorded the 'Your Famous Last Words' EP with friend and current Shout Out Out Out Out member Nik Kozub. The EP was a 5-song disc pressed by the band members and sold at shows. The band began playing shows across Western Canada and eventually committed t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Self Explanatory (Classified Album)
''Self Explanatory'' is a 2009 album by Canadian rapper Classified (his twelfth album overall). The album received positive reviews from music critics. The first single "Anybody Listening", as of April 18, 2009, has spent 7 weeks on the Canadian Hot 100, peaking at #52.Canadian Hot 100 - Anybody Listening Billboard.com. Retrieved 2009-04-16. The third single "Oh...Canada" was also active on the charts, peaking at #14 on the Canadian Hot 100, went platinum in digital downloads and was the entrance music for Patrick Côté in |
Two Crown King
Two Crown King was a London, Ontario, Canada based alternative rock and alternative hip hop band. History Formation and ''Is A Demo'' The band was originally formed in the summer of 2009 by Adam Dick and Sean Goodchild who met while studying at Fanshawe College. They immediately went to work on a four-song demo, ''Is A Demo'', with producer and friend, Dan Weston. The demo was released independently in June, 2009. A single, ''A One Man Mess'', was released on iTunes on June 11, 2009. By September, 2009 the band had grown to six full-time members. Joining Dick and Goodchild were Pat Maloney on drums, Ajay Massey on guitar, Jeremy Pimentel on bass and John Yun on keys. On Friday, September 25, 2009 they played their first ever live show, as direct support for Canadian alternative rock act, USS. ''Is A Demo'' was later released in full on iTunes on September 1, 2010. ''Two Crown King ''(EP) and lineup change In December, 2010 the band recorded a six track, self-titled EP at Juk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trophies (Paper Lions Album)
Paper Lions (formerly the Chucky Danger Band) is a Canadian indie rock band, formed and based in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. They have toured around Canada, and have released several albums, including 2016's ''Full Colour''. History In Belfast, Prince Edward Island in 2004, by singer and guitarist John MacPhee, drummer David Cyrus MacDonald, guitarist Colin Buchanan and bass guitarist Rob MacPhee formed the band Chuck Danger. The MacPhees are brothers, and Buchanan grew up next door to them. They met MacDonald in high school. Chucky Danger's debut full-length album, ''Colour'', was released in 2006. The band won the 2006 East Coast Music Award for Pop Recording of the Year for their EP ''6-pack''. They received three nominations at the 2007 East Coast Music Awards: Group Recording of the Year, Single of the Year ("Marching Machine"), and Rock Recording of the Year. Their third release, ''Chucky Danger'', was released in August of that year. They were nominated for f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paper Lions
Paper Lions (formerly the Chucky Danger Band) is a Canadian indie rock band, formed and based in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. They have toured around Canada, and have released several albums, including 2016's ''Full Colour''. History In Belfast, Prince Edward Island in 2004, by singer and guitarist John MacPhee, drummer David Cyrus MacDonald, guitarist Colin Buchanan and bass guitarist Rob MacPhee formed the band Chuck Danger. The MacPhees are brothers, and Buchanan grew up next door to them. They met MacDonald in high school. Chucky Danger's debut full-length album, ''Colour'', was released in 2006. The band won the 2006 East Coast Music Award for Pop Recording of the Year for their EP ''6-pack''. They received three nominations at the 2007 East Coast Music Awards: Group Recording of the Year, Single of the Year ("Marching Machine"), and Rock Recording of the Year. Their third release, ''Chucky Danger'', was released in August of that year. They were nominated for f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TSOL (album)
''TSOL'' is the third studio album by Canadian rapper Shad. It was released in Canada on May 25, 2010 and in the United States on October 5, 2010. It is his second album released on Black Box Recordings, and his first album of new material since 2007's Polaris Music Prize-nominated '' The Old Prince''. The first single, "Yaa I Get It", was released in April 2010. A music video was released on April 20. The album was a shortlisted nominee for the 2010 Polaris Music Prize, and won the Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year at the 2011 Juno Awards. Tour The album was supported with a cross-Canada tour, featuring opening acts Grand Analog in Western Canada and D-Sisive in Ontario. Critical reception At Metacritic Metacritic is a website that aggregates reviews of films, TV shows, music albums, video games and formerly, books. For each product, the scores from each review are averaged (a weighted average). Metacritic was created by Jason Dietz, Marc ..., which ass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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