MDM Recordings Inc. is a Canadian

independent record label An independent record label (or indie label) is a record label that operates without the funding or distribution of major record labels; they are a type of small- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME. The labels and artists are often represented ...

, distributor and artist management company founded by 2014

Canadian Country Music Association The Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) was founded in 1976 as the Academy of Country Music Entertainment to organize, promote and develop a Canadian country music industry. The groundwork for the association began on June 3rd, 1973 when a g ...

Record Company Person of the Year Mike Denney and distributed through

Universal Music Canada Universal Music Group owns, or has a joint share in, many of the record labels listed here. According to UMG official site, the main labels are Abbey Road Studios, Bravado, Capitol Music Group, Decca Records, Def Jam Recordings, Deutsche Grammopho ...

. Founded in 2008 and based in Toronto, Ontario, MDM Recordings works primarily with Canadian

Country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...

artists such as

Juno Award 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 ...

nominee

Chad Brownlee Chad Brownlee (born July 12, 1984) is a Canadian country music artist, songwriter, actor, and former ice hockey defenceman. He has one #1 Canada Country hit with " Forever's Gotta Start Somewhere". Sports career Brownlee was a draft pick for t ...

, 2014 CCMA Female Artist of the Year

Jess Moskaluke Jessica Moskaluke (born June 4, 1990) is a Canadian country singer and songwriter. She released her debut studio album, '' Light Up the Night'' in April 2014, which includes the platinum-certified single "Cheap Wine and Cigarettes". She has one #1 ...

and 2014 CCMA Discovery Award winners The Lovelocks. MDM Recordings partnered with award-winning producer/musician

Mitch Merrett Mitch Merrett is a record producer, music manager, and country musician from Langley, British Columbia, Canada. He plays a Gibson Robot Guitar. He studied music at Selkirk College in Nelson, graduating from the Contemporary Music and Technology pr ...

in 2009, and launched new music publishing business Little Red Bungalow in partnership with CCS Rights Management in 2012. In 2014, MDM Recordings expanded operations to Australia with a new partnership with the Maven Agency (distributed by

Sony Music Australia Sony Music Entertainment Australia is the predominant record label operated by American parent company Sony Music Entertainment in Australia. SMEA also formerly published and distributed video games in Australia & New Zealand on behalf of Sony ...

) as well as the United States through the addition of Nashville-based representative Chad Green. In August 2014,

's single "

Cheap Wine and Cigarettes "Cheap Wine and Cigarettes" is a song written by Cary Barlowe and Hillary Lindsey and recorded by Canadian country pop singer Jess Moskaluke for her debut studio album, ''Light Up the Night'' (2014). It was released via MDM Recordings on March 18 ...

" was certified Gold by

Music Canada Music Canada (formerly Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA)) is a non-profit trade organization that was founded 9 April 1963 to represent the interests of companies that record, manufacture, produce, and distribute music in Canada. It a ...

, marking a first for MDM Recordings, and making her the first solo female Canadian Country artist to achieve this milestone since

Shania Twain Eilleen Regina "Shania" Twain ( , ; née Edwards; born August 28, 1965) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She has sold over 100 million records, making her the best-selling female artist in country music history and one of the best-s ...

. In October 2014, MDM Recordings announced the first cross-Canada tour composed entirely of MDM Recordings artists.

's headlining "When The Lights Go Down Tour", supported by

and

Bobby Wills Bobby Wills is a Canadian country music singer-songwriter. Wills has released five albums – ''Man with No Past'' (2010), '' If It Was That Easy'' (2012), ''Crazy Enough'' (2014), ''Tougher Than Love'' (2016) and an EP ''Longshot Bar & Grill'' ( ...

, will travelled coast-to-coast beginning in March 2015.When The Lights Go Down Tour Announcement
- ''www.mdmrecordings.net''

Artists

Don Amero Donald Amero (born September 11, 1980) is a Canadian country and folk singer-songwriter from Winnipeg, Manitoba.David James Dewi, Dai, Dafydd or David James may refer to: Performers *David James (actor, born 1839) (1839–1893), English stage comic and a founder of London's Vaudeville Theatre *David James (actor, born 1967) (born 1967), Australian presenter of ABC's ''P ...

Charlie Major Charles Bernard Major (born December 31, 1954) is a Canadian country music artist. He has recorded seven studio albums and released more than twenty singles. In 2019 he was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame. Musical career Bo ...

Tyler Joe Miller Tyler Joe Miller is a Canadian country singer and songwriter. He is signed to MDM Recordings. He was the first independent artist to debut with back-to-back No. 1 hits on the ''Billboard'' Canada Country chart with " Pillow Talkin'" and " I Would ...

Past artists

Tim Chaisson Timothy Chaisson (born September 6, 1986) is a Canadian singer/songwriter from Souris, Prince Edward Island. He is a member of Juno Award winning group, The East Pointers. Early years Tim Chaisson is a member of the extended Chaisson family, ...

*Hayley *The Lovelocks *

Beverley Mahood Beverley Mahood (born 2 November 1974) is a country music singer-songwriter and television host in Canada. Beverley emigrated from Belfast to Canada as a child. She is also formerly part of the all-female trio Lace, produced by the renowned L ...

*Bryce Pallister *

References

External links

MDM Recordings Official Website
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