Casey Manierka-Quaile, also known as Casey MQ, is a

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singer, musician, and writer. In 2022, he won the

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for

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at the

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for "And Then We Don't", a song he co-wrote with Tika Simone for

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's film ''

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''."Night Raiders, Scarborough emerge victorious at 5th night of Canadian Screen Awards"

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, April 8, 2022.

Career

MQ began making music sometime during the 2010s. Formerly associated with the band Unbuttoned, MQ released his solo debut album, titled ''babycasey'', in 2020. In the same year, he was one of the creators of Club Quarantine, a popular

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-based online club night for

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audiences during the

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. In 2021, MQ followed up with the remix album ''babycasey: ultra''. He has also been a member of the reunited lineup of 1980s New Wave band

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, and was one of the producers on

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-winning album '' Parallel World''.Jenny Feniak
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'' Edmonton Journal'', October 1, 2021.

References

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