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.Founded
in 1969 and with
over 450
releases, 40
JUNO Awards and
37 gold and
platinum records
to its credit,
True North is a
unique Canadian
recording
company
dedicated to
fostering
creativity among
its artists.
True North
boasts a diverse
catalogue of
recordings by
such outstanding
Canadian artists
as Bruce
Cockburn, the
Golden Dogs,
Blackie & The
Rodeo Kings,
Stephen Fearing,
Colin Linden,
Tom Wilson,
54-40, Joel
Kroeker, Lynn
Miles, Hunter
Valentine,
Rheostatics,
Howie Beck,
Murray
McLauchlan,
Lighthouse,
Rough Trade,
Randy Bachman,
NOJO and Michael
Occhipinti.
True North also
distributes
recordings by
such artists as
Echo & The
Bunnymen, the
Buzzcocks,
Richard
Thompson, Kelly
Joe Phelps, the
Audreys,
Cracker, the
Church, Cowboy
Junkies, Lenny
Breau, The Guess
Who, Hayseed
Dixie, Janis
Ian, Northey/Valenzuela,
Martyn Joseph,
Paul Kelly, the
Oysterband,
Double Trouble
and many more
through various
licensing
ventures.
True North is
distributed in
Canada by
Universal Music;
Rounder Records
in the United
States; Planet
in Australia and
New Zealand; IRD
in Italy; GO!
Entertainment in
Holland, Belgium
and Luxemburg;
Alive AG in
Germany,
Austria, and
Switzerland;
Rootsy Music in
Sweden, Finland,
Denmark and
Norway; and
Essential Music
in the UK.
In Canada, True
North
distributes the
following
labels: Cooking
Vinyl, Fuel
2000, SCI
Fidelity and
Signature
Sounds.
The label was
founded over 35
years ago by
Bernie
Finkelstein; one
of the leading
figures in the
Canadian music
industry.
On December 17,
2007, True North
was acquired by
an investment
group led by
Linus
Entertainment,
another growing
Canadian
independent
label founded by
Geoff Kulawick,
former head of
A&R for Virgin
Canada and
creative
director for
Warner/Chappell
Music Canada,
along with
private
investors Harvey
Glatt and Mike
Pilon. Bernie
Finkelstein
remains involved
with True North
as Chairman and
long term
consultant,
while he
continues to
manage True
North artists
Bruce Cockburn
and the Golden
Dogs, and the
publishing
interest in the
songs of Bruce
Cockburn.
True North
remains one of
Canada’s leading
independent
labels, signing
and marketing
new and
established
artists in
Canada and
around the
world.
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