Sound of Pop
Sound of Pop is an independent record label, music publishing and licensing company based in Nova Scotia, Canada. Sound of Pop represents many musical artists. In 2015 it has two divisions, the label Sound of Pop Records and a publishing and representation agency Sound of Pop Publishing.[1] In 2015 Sound of Pop is owned and operated by Glenn McMullen,[2][3] and acts as the worldwide administrator for the SOP music publishing catalogue with offices in Toronto, Nashville and Los Angeles.
History
[edit]Sound of Pop was founded in 2001.[4]
In 2009 and again in 2012 and 2013, Sound of Pop was nominated as Company of the Year at the East Coast Music Awards.[5][6] In 2010[7] and 2011 the company was nominated as Record Label of the Year.[8][9][10] IN 2015 the company was named Music Merchant of the Year at the awards event.[11][12] In 2016 Sound of Pop was nominated as music company of the year.[4][13]
Services
[edit]Sound of Pop Records signs emerging musicians and bands. The company provides talent development services, including co-writing, recording, manufacturing, national and international distribution and international licensing. In Canada, Sound of Pop Records are distributed through Fontana North/Universal Music Canada and internationally through the Independent Digital Licensing Agency (IDLA).
Artists
[edit]Artists whose recordings have been released on Sound of Pop Records include Carmol Mikol,[14] Afterparty, Camille Miller, Coco Love Alcorn, Jenny Galt, the Fed Pennies,[15][16] The Motorleague, Brandon Jones and Bettie Serveert
References
[edit]- ^ "Sand flows into Charlottetown on East Coast tour". Journal Pioneer, November 13, 2014
- ^ "Sound of Pop produces music behind favourite TV shows, movies from Annapolis Valley". Kings County News, Ashley Thompson, April 06, 2015
- ^ "Three East Coast Music Awards for Kings County residents". The Register/Advertiser, Wendy Elliott, April 12, 2015
- ^ a b "ECMA nods to five Kings County residents". Kings County Advertiser and Register, Wendy Elliott, February 01, 2016
- ^ "Sound of Pop receives ECMA nomination". Kings County News. 2013 03 06
- ^ "East Coast Music 2012 award nominations announced". The Telegram, 2012-01-27.
- ^ "East Coast Music Association announces 2010 awards nominations". The Coast, 2009 12 2 Archived 2014-09-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "2013 Industry Awards Nominees". East Coast Music Awards
- ^ "ECMA 2011: Loads of locals nominated". The Scope,
- ^ "Local artists get East Coast Music 2011 Award nominations"[permanent dead link]. Pictou Advocate, 2011-01-20.
- ^ "AT THE ECMAs: Songwriter’s circle concludes musical celebration". The Chronicle Herald, STEPHEN COOKE ARTS REPORTER, April 11, 2015
- ^ "Several ECMA nods for Kings County musicians". Kings County Register, Feb 5, 2015.
- ^ "East Coast Music Awards Announce 2016 Nominees". Exclaim, Gregory Adams Jan 26, 2016
- ^ "Celtic Colours International Celtic Festival’s ‘Roots to the Future’ concerts this week". Daily Bulldog, September 8, 2012
- ^ "Olympian Heights". Suzie McNeil. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (9 January 2010). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 3–. ISSN 0006-2510.
{{cite book}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ "Local band creates a buzz at Olympics". The Hants Journal, February 04, 2010, By Stu Ducklow