Last Gang Records is a

record label A record label, or record company, is a brand or trademark of music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a publishing company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the produ ...

formed by Canadian music industry lawyer Chris Taylor and concert promoter Donald K. Tarlton in the Fall of 2003 at the

Pop Montreal POP Montreal is an annual music festival occurring in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in the early fall, usually at the end of September or the beginning of October. More than 400 bands are scheduled to play in more than 50 venues across the city, most ...

Music Festival. Last Gang was nominated as Independent Record Label of the Year at the Canadian Music Awards in 2006. It was acquired by

Entertainment One Entertainment One Ltd., trading as eOne, is an American-owned Canadian multinational entertainment company. Based in Toronto, Ontario, the company is primarily involved in the acquisition, distribution, and production of films and television se ...

in March 2016, with Taylor being appointed the new president of eOne Music, now

MNRK Music Group MNRK Music Group (pronounced "monarch", formerly known as Koch Records and eOne Music) is a New York City-based independent record label and music management company. It was formed in 2009 from the music assets of Koch Entertainment, which had b ...

Last Gang Publishing

Founded in 2006, Last Gang Publishing is a music publishing company with primary operations based in Toronto and Los Angeles. Last Gang Publishing represents both external clients, such as Dubmatix, Egyptrixx, and Hiawatha, and internal Last Gang Records recording artists, such as Mother Mother, Silver Starling, and O'Luge.

Artists

Last Gang Records has released albums by:

Gold & Platinum Certifications

Metric ''Old World Underground, Where Are You Now?'' Death From Above 1979 ''You're A Woman, I'm A Machine'' Metric ''Live It Out'' Metric ''Fantasies''

Awards and nominations

Juno Awards The Juno Awards, more popularly known as the JUNOS, are awards presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music. New members of the Canadian Music Hall of ...

, - , , , A.C. Newman ''The Slow Wonder'' , , Alternative Album Of The Year , , , - , , , Death From Above 1979 , , New Group Of The Year , , , - , , , Death From Above 1979 ''You're A Woman, I'm A Machine'' , , CD/DVD Artwork Of The Year , , , - , , , Metric ''Live It Out'' , , Alternative Album Of The Year , , , - , , , Tiga ''Sexor'' , , Dance Recording Of The Year , , , - , , , MSTRKRFT ''The Looks'' , , CD/DVD Artwork Of The Year , , , - , , , Chromeo ''Fancy Footwork'' , , Dance Recording Of The Year , , , - , , , Crystal Castles , , New Group Of The Year , , , - , , , Metric ''Fantasies'' , , Alternative Album Of The Year , , , - , , , Metric , , Group Of The Year , , , - , , , Emily Haines & Jimmy Shaw for "Gimme Sympathy", "Sick Muse", "Help I'm Alive" from Fantasies , , Songwriter Of The Year , , , - , , , Chromeo ''Business Casual'' , , Dance Recording Of The Year , , , - , , , Crystal Castles ''(II)'' , , Electronic Album Of The Year , , , - , , , Lindi Ortega , , New Artist Of The Year , , , - , , , Lindi Ortega ''Little Red Boots'' , , Roots & Traditional Of The Year (Solo) , , , - , , , Mother Mother , , New Group Of The Year , , , - , , , Mother Mother ''The Stand (dir. John JP Poliquin)'' , , Video Of The Year , , , - , , , Crystal Castles ''(III)'' , , Electronic Album Of The Year , , , - , , , Purity Ring ''Shrines'' , , Electronic Album Of The Year , , , - , , , Ryan Hemsworth ''Guilt Trips'' , , Electronic Album Of The Year , , , -

Polaris Music Prize

The

Polaris Music Prize The Polaris Music Prize is a music award annually given to the best full-length Canadian album based on artistic merit, regardless of genre, sales, or record label. The award was established in 2006 with a $20,000 cash prize; the prize was incr ...

is awarded annually to the best full-length Canadian album based on artistic merit. Last Gang Records has had three albums make the short list, and 11 nominations on the long list. , - , , , Metric ''

Live It Out ''Live It Out'' is the second album released by the Canadian indie rock band Metric. It was released on September 27, 2005, on Last Gang Records. The album has sold 45,000 copies in the US, and went platinum in Canada selling 100,000 units. ''Li ...

'' , , Polaris Music Prize , , , - , , , Metric ''

Fantasies Fantasy is a genre of fiction. Fantasy, Fantasie, or Fantasies may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * Fantasia (music), a free-form musical composition * ''Fantasie'' (Widmann), a 1993 composition for solo clarinet by Jörg Widmann * ...

'' , , Polaris Music Prize , , , - , , , Purity Ring '' Shrines'' , , Polaris Music Prize , ,

External links

Last Gang Entertainment

References

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