Jeffrey Remedios is the Chairman and CEO of

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. He also founded

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, and chairs the

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. He has appeared multiple times on the ''

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'' list of international power players (most recently in 2023), and was named by '' Toronto Life'' as one of Toronto's 50 most influential people.

Career

Remedios began his post-school career in music at Virgin Music Canada (later EMI Music Canada), holding various posts, including Media & Artist Relations, Digital Marketing, and Director of National Promotion.

Arts & Crafts

In 2003, Remedios left EMI and launched Arts & Crafts Productions with

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. The goal of the new label was to create a vehicle to release and promote content from Drew's band, Broken Social Scene. Under Remedios' leadership, artists working under Arts & Crafts have collected 21

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wins. In 2013, with Arts & Crafts, Remedios co-founded the annual Field Trip Music & Arts Festival in Toronto.

Universal Music Canada

On September 21, 2015,

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CEO

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appointed Remedios as President and CEO of

. He oversaw the creation of Universal's new office in Liberty Village, Toronto, which opened in 2022 and includes 80A recording studios and a performance venue.

Professional associations

On November 29, 2021, Remedios was named chairman of the

, after previously spending five years on the board. He also serves on the board of directors of Arts & Crafts, the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences,

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, and MusiCounts.

Education

Remedios graduated from McMaster University in

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, in 1998 with a degree in commerce and a minor in music. Jeffrey served as Music Director at CFMU FM from 1994-1996. McMaster presented Remedios with its Alumni Gallery Award in 2013.

Personal life

Remedios grew up in

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, the son of Macau-born parents and the youngest of three brothers. In 2015 he married Lucia Graca at a ceremony in Burl's Creek Event Grounds, site of the Wayhome and Boots And Hearts music festivals. Their wedding reception included musical performances by several artists from the Arts & Crafts label. They live in Toronto and have two children. '' Toronto Life'' magazine named the couple among the city's Best Dressed in 2016. Remedios delivered the keynote address at Canadian Music Week on June 8, 2022.

References

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