Shauna Thomas (born August 9, 1966), known as Shauna de Cartier, is
Six Shooter Records
Six Shooter Records is an independent record label based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that uses an artist-centric business model, focusing on art before commerce combined with extensive touring. Six Shooter Records was founded in 2000 by Shauna d ...
’ founder and president, a Toronto-based indie label that provides artist management, production and sales of music, festival production, concert promotion and song publishing.
She is recognized for her artist-centric business model, committed to boundary-pushing artistic development with career artists.
De Cartier holds an MBA from the University of Alberta. Not being a musician herself, de Cartier looked to
Bernie Finkelstein
Bernard Finkelstein (born August 12, 1944 in Toronto) is a Canadian music executive and talent manager.McPherson, David, "Bernie Finkelstein's Golden Mountain", ''Words and Music'', Fall 2012
Finkelstein began his career in music as the manager ...
, founder of Truth North Records and one of the original advocates of Canadian-content radio regulations, for informal mentorship when growing the label. “I volunteered to work on every committee he was on and I sat beside him at the (CIMA) meetings.” Following his lead, de Cartier works in many aspects of the music business and actively participates in association work affecting change in the industry.
De Cartier is the 2015-2016 chair of the Canadian Independent Music Association (CIMA), was vice-chair of the Radio Starmaker Fund (2012) (both based in Toronto); and was on the board of the
Americana Music Association
The Americana Music Association is a not-for-profit trade organization advocating for American Roots Music around the world. It is a network for Americana artists, radio stations, record labels, publishers, and others with the goal of developi ...
in Nashville in 2013.
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Six Shooter RecordsCanadian Independent Music Association
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Canadian women in business