{{short description|Canadian online record label}} {{Infobox record label | name = Capital City Records | founded = 2015 | founder = Edmonton Public Library | genre = {{hlist|Rock|Folk|hip hop music|Electronic}} | country = Canada | location = Edmonton, Alberta | url = [http://capitalcityrecords.ca Capital City Records] }}
'''Capital City Records''' is a Canadian online record label, owned and operated by the Edmonton Public Library. The label licenses and distributes locally-released music from Edmonton, Alberta.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.fpinfomart.ca/news/ar_results.php?q=8766031&sort=pubd&spell=1|title=Local library unveils music sharing site; Capital City Records puts focus on tunes with Edmonton roots|last=Wittmeier|first=Brent|date=August 5, 2015|work=Edmonton Journal}}</ref> As of 2018, more than 150 Edmontonian releases have been released on Capital City Records.
== History == In 2015, the Edmonton Public Library unveiled its plan for Capital City Records and announced a call for submissions.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/music/edmonton-public-library-to-offer-free-downloads-of-local-music|title=Edmonton Public Library to offer free downloads of local music|date=2015-01-28|work=Edmonton Journal|access-date=2018-07-05|language=en-US}}</ref> The library stated that the label would serve as "digital platform for streaming and downloading Edmonton's local music and recording our music history."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.edmontonexaminer.com/2015/04/29/the-new-digital-face-of-edmonton-public-libraries|title=The new digital face of Edmonton Public Libraries|last=nurun.com|website=Edmonton Examiner|language=en-CA|access-date=2018-07-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705204304/http://www.edmontonexaminer.com/2015/04/29/the-new-digital-face-of-edmonton-public-libraries|archive-date=2018-07-05|url-status=dead}}</ref> As a virtual record label owned by a public library, Capital City Records was the first of its kind in Canada.<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 August 2015 |url=https://www.pressreader.com/canada/edmonton-journal/20150805/282102045389342|title=Local tunes on tap at library |work=Edmonton Journal |via=PressReader |access-date=2018-07-05}}</ref> Capital City Records was modeled after similar music services in Iowa City, Iowa and Madison, Wisconsin.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/music/edmonton-public-library-to-offer-free-downloads-of-local-music|title=Edmonton Public Library to offer free downloads of local music|date=2015-01-28|work=Edmonton Journal|access-date=2018-07-05|language=en-US}}</ref>
In 2017, Capital City Records began showcasing its artist roster with live performances in Edmonton.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://beatroute.ca/2017/12/03/capital-city-records-showcase-music-archives-have-enthusiastic-new-home/|title=Capital City Records Showcase: Music archives have enthusiastic new home|date=2017-12-03|work=BeatRoute Magazine|access-date=2018-07-05|language=en-US|archive-date=2018-07-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705232930/http://beatroute.ca/2017/12/03/capital-city-records-showcase-music-archives-have-enthusiastic-new-home/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
== Artists ==
* Baby Jey * Ben Sures * Coleen Brown * Jay Sparrow * Nuela Charles * The Provincial Archive * Shout Out Out Out Out * Souljah Fyah * The Velveteins
== See also ==
* Music of Alberta * :Category: Music of Edmonton
== References == {{Reflist|2}}
== External links == *{{Official Website|https://capitalcityrecords.ca|Capital City Records}} – official site
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Category:Canadian independent record labels Category:Music of Edmonton Category:Library publishing