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Secretly Canadian

May 05, 2023

Secretly Canadian is an American independent record label based in Bloomington, Indiana,[1] with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Austin, London, Paris, Amsterdam, and Berlin.[2] Secretly Canadian is a label included in Secretly Group, which also includes Dead Oceans and Jagjaguwar.[3] Secretly Group includes the three record labels as well as a music publisher known as Secretly Publishing, representing artists, writers, film makers, producers, and comedians.[4]

Secretly Canadian
Founded1996 (1996)
FounderChris Swanson
Ben Swanson
Eric Weddle
Jonathan Cargill
Distributor(s)Secretly Distribution
GenreVarious
Country of originU.S.
LocationBloomington, Indiana
Official websitesecretlycanadian.com

History

Secretly Canadian was founded in 1996 by Chris and Ben Swanson, Eric Weddle, and Jonathan Cargill while they attended Indiana University.[5] The Swanson brothers, originally from Fargo, North Dakota, decided to move to Bloomington after a Billboard article painted the Midwestern college town's scene as the next Seattle and an incubator for up-and-coming bands.[6][7][8]

Before Secretly Canadian was founded, Chris Swanson and Eric Weddle met in 1995 as sophomores involved in Indiana University's campus radio station, WIUX.[9] Then Chris met Jonathan Cargill through a job at the Collins Living-Learning Center cafeteria on campus.[10] Soon after, Chris' younger brother Ben Swanson moved to Bloomington to earn his undergraduate degree[11] from the Jacobs School of Music in ethnomusicology.[12][13]

In 1996, Secretly Canadian was founded out of the Swansons' house. They had little experience and spent months researching how to make a CD.[14]

The label's first official release was a re-issue of an album by June Panic from Grand Forks, North Dakota; the Glory Hole CD.[15] The second release in 1997 was Jason Molina's, under the Songs: Ohia moniker, often referred to as "The Black Album".[16] After the Swanson brothers tracked down Molina's email address and drove hours to Molina's in-store gig at Adult Crash in New York.[17][18] After signing Molina, the record label became more popular in the indie music scene.[19]

Secretly Canadian then signed other notable early releases, including Marmoset and Swearing At Motorists.[20]

Weddle soon left to form label Family Vineyard – and later followed by Cargill as well.[21] After that, Chris Swanson and Darius Van Arman became friends in 1999 and Secretly Canadian joined forces with Van Arman's Jagjaguwar.[22][23]

The early 2000s yielded reissues from Swell Maps, Nikki Sudden, and Danielson.[24] Damien Jurado, the Seattle singer-songwriter, made his way to Secretly Canadian in 2002.[citation needed] Two years later, Jens Lekman joined the label's roster.[25]

Anohni also signed to the label in the 2000s.[26][27] Formerly known as Antony and the Johnsons earlier in her career, the Swanson brothers became enamored with Antony and the Johnsons’ self-titled debut from 2000. Antony and the Johnsons’ first record with Secretly Canadian, I Am a Bird Now, released in 2005, sold 100,000 copies in the first two months.[28][29][30]

Secretly Canadian then signed The War on Drugs, the Philadelphia-based band whose third record,[31] Lost in the Dream, struck as both a critical and commercial success in 2014.[32] Secretly Canadian also began a partnership with Chimera Records in the form of Yoko Ono's reissues beginning in 2016,[33] and the debut release from William Eggleston, in 2017.[34] Secretly Canadian's roster also includes Cherry Glazerr, Whitney, Alex Cameron, Joey Dosik, Stella Donnelly, Faye Webster, and serpentwithfeet, among many others.

In 2007, the addition of Dead Oceans to Secretly Canadian and Jagjaguwar's partnership led to the formation of Secretly Group.[35] In 2015, Secretly Group began a partnership with The Numero Group as well.[36][37]

In 2018, Secretly Canadian was listed as #8 on Paste Magazine's top 10 record labels of 2018. Jagjaguwar was listed as #4 and Dead Oceans was listed as #7.[38]

Artists

Notable awards and honors

A2IM LIBERA AWARDS (US)

  • 2015, Secretly Canadian, Label of the Year (finalist)[39]
  • 2014, Secretly Canadian, Label of the Year (finalist)[40]

AIM INDEPENDENT MUSIC AWARDS (UK)

  • 2014, Secretly Group – Independent Label of the Year (nominated)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Secretly Canadian Artists Cover Each Other On CD". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
  2. ^ "Secretly Group". secretlygroup.com. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  3. ^ "Secretly Group". secretlygroup.com. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  4. ^ "Secretly Publishing |". Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  5. ^ "Info". Secretly Canadian. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  6. ^ by (2018-03-27). "Scratch Entrepreneur #23 - Secretly Canadian". Shine Insurance Agency. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  7. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (1996-05-04). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  8. ^ "Info". Secretly Canadian. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  9. ^ "Secretly Canadian: A Local Success Story". WIUX. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  10. ^ "Not so Secretly Canadian". Indiana Daily Student. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  11. ^ admin (2012-08-13). "An Interview with Ben Swanson, Partner/A&R Secretly Canadian". Seagate Blog. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  12. ^ "Chris Swanson Interview | Co-Founder of Secretly Group & Music Supervisor of Wild Wild Country". Pop Disciple | Film Music & Music Supervision Interviews | Music in Media News. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  13. ^ Locke, Greg. "Long-term relationships and independent rock". NUVO. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  14. ^ "Not so Secretly Canadian". Indiana Daily Student. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  15. ^ "June Panic". www.puremusic.com. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  16. ^ "A Jason Molina Primer". Vinyl Me Please. 2018-04-18. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  17. ^ "Jason Molina of Songs: Ohia and Magnolia Electric Co. Has Died, Label Confirms". Spin. 2013-03-18. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  18. ^ "We're All Supposed To Try | Jason Molina & The Magnolia Electric Co". GoldFlakePaint. 2014-08-28. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  19. ^ Blau, Max. "Jason Molina's long dark blues". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  20. ^ "Secretly Canadian – MusicBrainz". musicbrainz.org. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  21. ^ Locke, Greg. "Long-term relationships and independent rock". NUVO. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  22. ^ "Jagjaguwar: the indie label roaring to success". www.musicweek.com. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  23. ^ "'We need to believe what we're working on is making the world better'". [PIAS]. 2016-11-09. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  24. ^ "Secretly Canadian – MusicBrainz". musicbrainz.org. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  25. ^ "Jens Lekman Will See Himself Now". NPR.org. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  26. ^ "Tracking Anohni's Avant-Garde Evolution on Stage". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  27. ^ Pareles, Jon (2016-04-21). "Anohni: Embracing a New Name, and Sound". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  28. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (2005-09-24). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  29. ^ "Antony and the Johnsons: I Am a Bird Now". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  30. ^ "The Quietus | Features | A Quietus Interview | An Intimate Portal: Antony Hegarty Interviewed". The Quietus. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  31. ^ "The War on Drugs: Future Weather EP". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  32. ^ "The War on Drugs sign to Atlantic Records". Consequence of Sound. 2015-06-12. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  33. ^ "Yoko Ono Announces Reissue Project". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  34. ^ "William Eggleston, Godfather of Color Photography, to Release First Music Album". Observer. 2017-09-01. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  35. ^ "Secretly Group restructures A&R and publishing teams; adds new hires". Music Business Worldwide. 2018-12-06. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  36. ^ "Numero Group Joins Secretly Canadian, Jagjaguwar, Dead Oceans in Newly Formed 'Secretly Label Group' (Exclusive)". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  37. ^ "Numero, Dead Oceans, Jagjaguwar and Secretly Canadian come together as Secretly Label Group". FACT Magazine: Transmissions from the underground. 2013-06-24. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  38. ^ "The 10 Best Record Labels of 2018". pastemagazine.com. 2018-12-31. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  39. ^ Houghton, Bruce (May 5, 2015). "A2IM Names Libera Indie Music Award Nominees". Hypebot.
  40. ^ Houghton, Bruce (June 11, 2014). "A2IM Names Libera 2014 Independent Music Nominees". Hypebot.

External links

  • Official site
  • SC Distribution

May 05, 2023
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Secretly Canadian is an American independent record label based in Bloomington Indiana 1 with offices in New York Los Angeles Chicago Austin London Paris Amsterdam and Berlin 2 Secretly Canadian is a label included in Secretly Group which also includes Dead Oceans and Jagjaguwar 3 Secretly Group includes the three record labels as well as a music publisher known as Secretly Publishing representing artists writers film makers producers and comedians 4 Secretly CanadianFounded1996 1996 FounderChris SwansonBen SwansonEric WeddleJonathan CargillDistributor s Secretly DistributionGenreVariousCountry of originU S LocationBloomington IndianaOfficial websitesecretlycanadian wbr com Contents 1 History 2 Artists 3 Notable awards and honors 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditSecretly Canadian was founded in 1996 by Chris and Ben Swanson Eric Weddle and Jonathan Cargill while they attended Indiana University 5 The Swanson brothers originally from Fargo North Dakota decided to move to Bloomington after a Billboard article painted the Midwestern college town s scene as the next Seattle and an incubator for up and coming bands 6 7 8 Before Secretly Canadian was founded Chris Swanson and Eric Weddle met in 1995 as sophomores involved in Indiana University s campus radio station WIUX 9 Then Chris met Jonathan Cargill through a job at the Collins Living Learning Center cafeteria on campus 10 Soon after Chris younger brother Ben Swanson moved to Bloomington to earn his undergraduate degree 11 from the Jacobs School of Music in ethnomusicology 12 13 In 1996 Secretly Canadian was founded out of the Swansons house They had little experience and spent months researching how to make a CD 14 The label s first official release was a re issue of an album by June Panic from Grand Forks North Dakota the Glory Hole CD 15 The second release in 1997 was Jason Molina s under the Songs Ohia moniker often referred to as The Black Album 16 After the Swanson brothers tracked down Molina s email address and drove hours to Molina s in store gig at Adult Crash in New York 17 18 After signing Molina the record label became more popular in the indie music scene 19 Secretly Canadian then signed other notable early releases including Marmoset and Swearing At Motorists 20 Weddle soon left to form label Family Vineyard and later followed by Cargill as well 21 After that Chris Swanson and Darius Van Arman became friends in 1999 and Secretly Canadian joined forces with Van Arman s Jagjaguwar 22 23 The early 2000s yielded reissues from Swell Maps Nikki Sudden and Danielson 24 Damien Jurado the Seattle singer songwriter made his way to Secretly Canadian in 2002 citation needed Two years later Jens Lekman joined the label s roster 25 Anohni also signed to the label in the 2000s 26 27 Formerly known as Antony and the Johnsons earlier in her career the Swanson brothers became enamored with Antony and the Johnsons self titled debut from 2000 Antony and the Johnsons first record with Secretly Canadian I Am a Bird Now released in 2005 sold 100 000 copies in the first two months 28 29 30 Secretly Canadian then signed The War on Drugs the Philadelphia based band whose third record 31 Lost in the Dream struck as both a critical and commercial success in 2014 32 Secretly Canadian also began a partnership with Chimera Records in the form of Yoko Ono s reissues beginning in 2016 33 and the debut release from William Eggleston in 2017 34 Secretly Canadian s roster also includes Cherry Glazerr Whitney Alex Cameron Joey Dosik Stella Donnelly Faye Webster and serpentwithfeet among many others In 2007 the addition of Dead Oceans to Secretly Canadian and Jagjaguwar s partnership led to the formation of Secretly Group 35 In 2015 Secretly Group began a partnership with The Numero Group as well 36 37 In 2018 Secretly Canadian was listed as 8 on Paste Magazine s top 10 record labels of 2018 Jagjaguwar was listed as 4 and Dead Oceans was listed as 7 38 Artists EditAlasdair Roberts Alex Cameron Anohni Antony and the Johnsons Ativin Ben Abraham BLK JKS Bobb Trimble Bodies of Water Catfish Haven Cayucas Cherry Glazerr Damien Jurado Danielson Dave Fischoff David Vandervelde Don Lennon Dungeonesse Early Day Miners Electric Youth Emily Angeles Faye Webster Foreign Born Frida Hyvonen Gardens amp Villa Havergal The Horns of Happiness I Love You But I ve Chosen Darkness The Impossible Shapes Instruments of Science amp Technology Intro to Airlift Jason Molina The Japonize Elephants Jens Lekman JJ Joey Dosik Jorma Whittaker June Panic Little Scream Luke Temple Magnolia Electric Co Major Lazer Makeness Marmoset Molina and Johnson Music Go Music Nightlands Nikki Sudden amp The Jacobites Nite Jewel Normanoak The Panoply Academy Porcelain Raft Porridge Radio Racebannon Richard Swift Scout Niblett serpentwithfeet She Devils Shura Simon Joyner Songs Ohia Stella Donnelly Steven A Clark Suuns Suzanne Langille amp Loren MazzaCane Connors Swearing at Motorists Swell Maps Taken By Trees Throw Me The Statue Tig Notaro Tomas Barfod Tren Brothers The War on Drugs Whitney Windsor for the Derby Woman s Hour Yeasayer Yoko Ono Zero BoysNotable awards and honors EditA2IM LIBERA AWARDS US 2015 Secretly Canadian Label of the Year finalist 39 2014 Secretly Canadian Label of the Year finalist 40 AIM INDEPENDENT MUSIC AWARDS UK 2014 Secretly Group Independent Label of the Year nominated See also EditSecretly Group Dead Oceans JagjaguwarReferences Edit Secretly Canadian Artists Cover Each Other On CD Billboard Retrieved 2016 10 30 Secretly Group secretlygroup com Retrieved 2019 11 08 Secretly Group secretlygroup com Retrieved 2019 11 08 Secretly Publishing Retrieved 2019 11 08 Info Secretly Canadian Retrieved 2019 11 08 by 2018 03 27 Scratch Entrepreneur 23 Secretly Canadian Shine Insurance Agency Retrieved 2019 11 08 Inc Nielsen Business Media 1996 05 04 Billboard Nielsen Business Media Inc a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a last has generic name help Info Secretly Canadian Retrieved 2019 11 08 Secretly Canadian A Local Success Story WIUX Retrieved 2019 11 08 Not so Secretly Canadian Indiana Daily Student Retrieved 2019 11 08 admin 2012 08 13 An Interview with Ben Swanson Partner A amp R Secretly Canadian Seagate Blog Retrieved 2019 11 08 Chris Swanson Interview Co Founder of Secretly Group amp Music Supervisor of Wild Wild Country Pop Disciple Film Music amp Music Supervision Interviews Music in Media News Retrieved 2019 11 08 Locke Greg Long term relationships and independent rock NUVO Retrieved 2019 11 08 Not so Secretly Canadian Indiana Daily Student Retrieved 2019 11 08 June Panic www puremusic com Retrieved 2019 11 08 A Jason Molina Primer Vinyl Me Please 2018 04 18 Retrieved 2019 11 08 Jason Molina of Songs Ohia and Magnolia Electric Co Has Died Label Confirms Spin 2013 03 18 Retrieved 2019 11 08 We re All Supposed To Try Jason Molina amp The Magnolia Electric Co GoldFlakePaint 2014 08 28 Retrieved 2019 11 08 Blau Max Jason Molina s long dark blues Chicago Reader Retrieved 2019 11 08 Secretly Canadian MusicBrainz musicbrainz org Retrieved 2019 11 08 Locke Greg Long term relationships and independent rock NUVO Retrieved 2019 11 08 Jagjaguwar the indie label roaring to success www musicweek com Retrieved 2019 11 08 We need to believe what we re working on is making the world better PIAS 2016 11 09 Retrieved 2019 11 08 Secretly Canadian MusicBrainz musicbrainz org Retrieved 2019 11 09 Jens Lekman Will See Himself Now NPR org Retrieved 2019 11 09 Tracking Anohni s Avant Garde Evolution on Stage Pitchfork Retrieved 2019 11 09 Pareles Jon 2016 04 21 Anohni Embracing a New Name and Sound The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2019 11 09 Inc Nielsen Business Media 2005 09 24 Billboard Nielsen Business Media Inc a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a last has generic name help Antony and the Johnsons I Am a Bird Now Pitchfork Retrieved 2019 11 09 The Quietus Features A Quietus Interview An Intimate Portal Antony Hegarty Interviewed The Quietus Retrieved 2019 11 09 The War on Drugs Future Weather EP Pitchfork Retrieved 2019 11 09 The War on Drugs sign to Atlantic Records Consequence of Sound 2015 06 12 Retrieved 2019 11 09 Yoko Ono Announces Reissue Project Pitchfork Retrieved 2019 11 09 William Eggleston Godfather of Color Photography to Release First Music Album Observer 2017 09 01 Retrieved 2019 11 09 Secretly Group restructures A amp R and publishing teams adds new hires Music Business Worldwide 2018 12 06 Retrieved 2019 11 09 Numero Group Joins Secretly Canadian Jagjaguwar Dead Oceans in Newly Formed Secretly Label Group Exclusive Billboard Retrieved 2019 11 09 Numero Dead Oceans Jagjaguwar and Secretly Canadian come together as Secretly Label Group FACT Magazine Transmissions from the underground 2013 06 24 Retrieved 2019 11 09 The 10 Best Record Labels of 2018 pastemagazine com 2018 12 31 Retrieved 2019 11 11 Houghton Bruce May 5 2015 A2IM Names Libera Indie Music Award Nominees Hypebot Houghton Bruce June 11 2014 A2IM Names Libera 2014 Independent Music Nominees Hypebot External links EditOfficial site SC Distribution Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Secretly Canadian amp oldid 1145053448, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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