{{Short description|Canadian independent record label}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2021}} {{Use Canadian English|date=November 2021}} {{COI|date=November 2013}} {{Infobox record label | name = Cadence Recordings | image = MapleMusic Recordings Red Logo.jpg | image_size = 160px | parent = Cadence Music Group | founded = {{start date|1999}}<ref name=founded1999>{{Cite news|url=https://www.socanmagazine.ca/features/entrepreneurs-maplemusic-strikes-a-new-beat-with-cadence/|title=Entrepreneurs: MapleMusic strikes a new beat with Cadence|last=Krewen|first=Nick|date=March 30, 2016|magazine=SOCAN Words and Music|accessdate=November 17, 2021}}</ref> | founder = {{hlist|Grant Dexter| Andy Maize}} | distributor = {{hlist|Fontana North|Universal Music Canada}} | genre = Rock, EDM & Rap/Hip-Hop | country = Canada | location = Toronto, Ontario }}
'''Cadence Recordings''', formerly '''MapleMusic Recordings''', is a Canadian independent record label founded by Andy Maize, Jeff Maize, Mike Alkier, Evan Hu, Lorique Mindel and Grant Dexter in 1999<ref name=founded1999/> and based in Toronto, Ontario. Other investors include Gary Slaight, Michael Burke and Universal Music. In 2016, its parent company Maple Core changed its name to Cadence Music Group, and as a result, MapleMusic was renamed as Cadence Recordings.<ref name="Exclaim!">{{cite magazine|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/maplemusic_rebrands_as_cadence_music_group|title=MapleMusic Rebrands as Cadence Music Group|magazine=Exclaim!|last=Murphy|first=Sarah|date=March 2, 2016|access-date=August 31, 2016}}</ref>
== History == The MapleMusic Recordings label is a project of Andy Maize from Canadian roots rock band Skydiggers and Maple CEO Grant Dexter. Other artists who have released albums on MapleMusic include Carly Rae Jepsen, David Usher, Colin James, Boy, The Dears, Danny Michel, Jason Bajada, Martha Wainwright, Pilot Speed (formerly known as Pilate), Gordon Downie, Joel Plaskett, Spirit of the West, Ridley Bent, Kinnie Starr, Cookie Duster and the Hugh Dillon Redemption Choir.
MapleMusic released three Radiohead albums ''In Rainbows'', ''The King of Limbs'' and ''TKOL RMX 1234567'' in Canada, along with ATO in the US and XL in the UK.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Radiohead sign to MapleMusic recordings in Canada.|url=http://exclaim.ca/News/radiohead_officially_sign_to_maplemusic_in|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130410033402/http://exclaim.ca/News/radiohead_officially_sign_to_maplemusic_in|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 10, 2013|magazine=Exclaim!|access-date=March 26, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Radiohead to release The King of Limbs on MapleMusic recordings in Canada.|url=http://www.fontananorth.com/?p=399|publisher=Fontana North |access-date=March 26, 2013}}</ref>
Singer-songwriter Sam Roberts has transformed from a struggling independent musician to a Canadian rock musician practically overnight by his 2001 MapleMusic Recordings debut, ''The Inhuman Condition'', and Kathleen Edwards, whose album ''Failer'' made her a critical favourite in 2003.
MapleMusic Recordings' brick and mortar business is distributed and marketed in Canada by Universal Music Canada.
In 2015, Iain M.Taylor became CEO of MapleMusic.
In March 2016, the label announced it had changed its name to Cadence Recordings after MapleCore was renamed as Cadence Music Group.<ref name="Exclaim!"/>
==Artists== {{Main|List of MapleMusic artists}}
===Current=== {{div col|colwidth=13em}} *22-20s<ref name="March2013">[http://www.maplemusicrecordings.com/ MapleMusicRecordings.com MapleMusic website]. Retrieved March 26, 2013. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040418235008/http://maplemusicrecordings.com/ |date=April 18, 2004 }}</ref> * Alabama Shakes<ref name=March2013/> * Alberta Cross<ref name=March2013/> * Trey Anastasio<ref name=March2013/> * Andrew Austin <ref name="October2013">[http://www.maplemusicrecordings.com/ MapleMusicRecordings.com MapleMusic website]. Retrieved October 31, 2013. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040418235008/http://maplemusicrecordings.com/ |date=April 18, 2004 }}</ref> * Autolux<ref name=March2013/> * Jason Bajada<ref name=January2008/> * Danny Barnes<ref name=March2013/> * Rayland Baxter<ref name=March2013/> * Beady Eye<ref name=March2013/> * The Bees<ref name=March2013/> * Ridley Bent<ref name=January2008/> * Bo Keeney * Boots Electric<ref name=March2013/> * The Bright Light Social Hour<ref name=March2013/> * Brighter Brightest<ref name=March2013/> * The Bronx<ref name=March2013/> * Jim Bryson & The Weakerthans<ref name=March2013/> * John Butler Trio<ref name=March2013/> * Butter the Children<ref name=October2013/> * Candy Coated Killahz<ref name=March2013/> * Carl Broemel<ref name=March2013/> * Don Brownrigg<ref name=October2013/> * Caveman<ref name=October2013/> * Chantal Kreviazuk<ref name=March2013/> * Chet Faker<ref name=October2013/> * Codeine Velvet Club<ref name=March2013/> * Cold War Kids<ref name=October2013/> * Cookie Duster<ref name=March2013/> * Thomas D'Arcy<ref name=October2013/> * Delphic<ref name=March2013/> * The Dismemberment Plan<ref name=October2013/> * Drive-By Truckers<ref name=March2013/> * Eastern Conference Champions<ref name=March2013/> * Kathleen Edwards<ref name=January2008/> * Everest<ref name=March2013/> * Fitz and the Tantrums<ref name=March2013/> * Jonny Fritz<ref name=October2013/> * Gomez<ref name=March2013/> * Gogol Bordello<ref name=October2013/> * GUS<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cadencerecordings.com/artist/gus/|title = GUS | Cadence Recordings|date = March 20, 2019}}</ref> * Lisa Hannigan<ref name=March2013/> * Hatcham Social<ref name=March2013/> * The Henry Clay People<ref name=March2013/> * Patterson Hood<ref name=March2013/> * Houses<ref name=October2013/> * J. Roddy Walston and the Business<ref name=October2013/> * Jim James<ref name=March2013/> * Sass Jordan<ref name=January2008/> * Jovanotti<ref name=March2013/> * Language Arts<ref name=October2013/> * Daniel Lanois<ref name=March2013/> * Bobby Long<ref name=March2013/> * Lucero<ref name=March2013/> * Vusi Mahlasela<ref name=October2013/> * Mariachi El Bronx<ref name=March2013/> * Miike Snow<ref name=March2013/> * Minus the Bear<ref name=March2013/> * Misstress Barbara<ref name=March2013/> * The Most Serene Republic{{CN|date=October 2021}} * My Morning Jacket<ref name=March2013/> * Nash<ref name=March2013/> * Sierra Noble<ref name=March2013/> * Neverending White Lights<ref name=January2008/> * Okkervil River<ref name=October2013/> * Old Crow Medicine Show<ref name=March2013/> * Old Self & Kam Speech * OLD SELF (aka MAN & Mortamis) Musician/Producer * Organ Thieves<ref>http://theresnosolution.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=14564&view=unread#p358677{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> * Other Lives<ref name=March2013/> * Ben Ottewell<ref name=March2013/> * Doug Paisley<ref name=March2013/> * Phish<ref name=October2013/> * Pilot Speed (formerly ''Pilate'')<ref name=January2008/> * Joel Plaskett<ref name=January2008/> * Kam Speech (aka Speechless) Musician/Producer * Port O'Brien<ref name=March2013/> * Port St. Willow<ref name=October2013/> * Primus<ref name=March2013/> * Pure Bathing Culture<ref name=October2013/> * Radiohead<ref name=January2008/> * Rodrigo y Gabriela<ref name=March2013/> * Caitlin Rose<ref name=March2013/> * The River and The Road{{CN|date=October 2021}} * Royal Teeth<ref name=October2013/> * Royal Wood<ref name=March2013/> * Rusko<ref name=March2013/> * San Fermin<ref name=October2013/> * Gordie Sampson<ref name=January2008/> * Primal Scream<ref name=October2013/> * Sea Wolf<ref name=March2013/> * Silversun Pickups<ref name=January2008/> * SOJA<ref name=March2013/> * Theresa Sokyrka<ref name=January2008/> * Stereophonics<ref name=October2013/> * Allen Stone<ref name=March2013/> * Thought Beneath Film<ref name=October2013/> * Two Gallants<ref name=March2013/> * Typhoon<ref name=October2013/> * David Usher<ref name=January2008/> * Butch Walker<ref name=October2013/> * Martha Wainwright<ref name=January2008/> * White Denim<ref name=October2013/> * White Rabbits<ref name=March2013/> * Widespread Panic<ref name=March2013/> * Wildcat! Wildcat!<ref name=October2013/> * Jonathan Wilson<ref name=October2013/> * Andrew Wyatt<ref name=October2013/> {{div col end}}
===Former=== {{div col|colwidth=13em}} *311<ref name=March2013/> * Ashes of Soma<ref name="January2008">[http://www.maplemusicrecordings.com/ MapleMusicRecordings.com MapleMusic website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040418235008/http://maplemusicrecordings.com/ |date=April 18, 2004 }}. Retrieved January 8, 2008.</ref> * BOY<ref name=January2008/> * Braided<ref name=January2008/> * Brendan Benson<ref name=March2013/> * Cowboy Junkies<ref name=January2008/> * Crowded House<ref name="January2008" /> * Dala<ref name=January2008/> * Dawes<ref name=March2013/> * DJ Champion<ref name=March2013/> * Mike Doughty<ref name=March2013/> * Gordon Downie<ref name=January2008/> * Peter Elkas<ref name=January2008/> * Fiction Family<ref name=March2013/> * The Fireman<ref name=March2013/> * Grady<ref name=January2008/> * David Gray<ref name=January2008/> * Headstones * Colin James<ref name=January2008/> * Jem<ref name=March2013/> * Carly Rae Jepsen<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.myspace.com/carlyraemusic|title = Carly Rae Jepsen | Listen and Stream Free Music, Albums, New Releases, Photos, Videos}}</ref> * Sass Jordan<ref name=January2008/> * Kill the Lights<ref name=January2008/> * Patrick Krief<ref name=January2008/> * Ben Kweller<ref name=March2013/> * Land of Talk<ref name=January2008/> * The Latency<ref>http://www.maplemusicrecordings.com/artist.php?artist_id=67{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> * The Lowest of the Low<ref name=January2008/> * Massari<ref name=January2008/> * Danny Michel<ref name=January2008/> * Mike Ford<ref name=January2008/> * The Miniatures<ref name=January2008/> * Not by Choice<ref name=January2008/> * Lesley Pike<ref name=January2008/> * Jason Plumb<ref name=January2008/> * Prozzak<ref name=January2008/> * The Rankin Family<ref name=January2008/> * Sam Roberts<ref name=January2008/> * Spirit of the West<ref name=January2008/> * Kinnie Starr<ref name=January2008/> * Tegan and Sara<ref name=January2008/> * Simon Wilcox<ref name=January2008/> * The Whigs<ref name=March2013/>
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==Awards and accolades==
===Juno Awards=== The Juno Awards are presented by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.<ref>{{cite web |title=2011 Juno Award Nominees. |url=http://junoawards.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/2011-JUNO-Award-NominationsFINAL.pdf |publisher=CARAS |access-date=April 11, 2013 |archive-date=February 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160209000050/http://junoawards.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/2011-JUNO-Award-NominationsFINAL.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=2013 Juno Award Nominees. |url=http://junoawards.ca/nominees-winners/ |publisher=CARAS |access-date=April 11, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130221085934/http://junoawards.ca/nominees-winners/ |archive-date=February 21, 2013 }}</ref> {{awards table}} |- | {{juno|2002}} || '''Joel Plaskett Emergency''' ''Down at the Khyber'' || Alternative Album of the Year || {{nom}} |- | {{juno|2003}} || '''Kathleen Edwards''' ''Failer'' || Roots and Traditional Album of the Year || {{nom}} |- |rowspan="5"| {{juno|2004}} || '''Joel Plaskett Emergency''' ''Truthfully Truthfully'' || Alternative Album of the Year || {{nom}} |- || '''Kathleen Edwards''' || Songwriter of the Year || {{nom}} |- || '''The Dears''' || New Group of the Year || {{nom}} |- || '''Kinnie Starr''' || New Artist of the Year || {{nom}} |- || '''Danny Michel''' || New Artist of the Year || {{nom}} |- | {{juno|2005}} || '''Gordie Sampson''' || Songwriter of the Year || {{nom}} |- |rowspan="5"| {{juno|2006}} || '''Theresa Sokyrka''' ''These Old Charms'' || Pop Album of the Year || {{nom}} |- || '''Kathleen Edwards''' ''Back To Me'' || Adult Alternative Album of the Year || {{nom}} |- || '''Kathleen Edwards''' || Songwriter of the Year || {{nom}} |- || '''Joel Plaskett''' || Songwriter of the Year || {{nom}} |- || '''Martha Wainwright''' || New Artist of the Year || {{nom}} |- |rowspan="2"| {{juno|2007}} || '''Gordie Sampson''' || Songwriter of the Year || {{won}} |- || '''Neverending White Lights''' || New Artist of the Year || {{nom}} |- | {{juno|2008}} || '''Joel Plaskett''' || Songwriter of the Year || {{nom}} |- |rowspan="3"| {{juno|2009}} || '''David Usher''' ''Wake Up and Say Goodbye'' || Pop Album of the Year || {{nom}} |- || '''Kathleen Edwards''', ''Asking for Flowers'' || Adult Alternative Album of the Year || {{nom}} |- || '''Gordie Sampson''' || Songwriter of the Year || {{nom}} |- |rowspan="4"| {{juno|2010}} || '''Joel Plaskett''' ''Three'' || Adult Alternative Album of the Year || {{won}} |- || '''Joel Plaskett''' || Songwriter of the Year || {{nom}} |- || '''Carly Rae Jepsen & Ryan Stewart''' || Songwriter of the Year || {{nom}} |- || '''Carly Rae Jepsen''' || New Artist of the Year || {{nom}} |- | {{juno|2011}} || '''Royal Wood''' || Songwriter of the Year || {{nom}} |- |rowspan="3"| {{juno|2013}} || '''Kathleen Edwards''' || Songwriter of the Year || {{nom}} |- || '''Kathleen Edwards''' ''Voyageur'' || Adult Alternative Album of the Year || {{nom}} |- || '''Royal Wood''', ''We Were Born to Glory'' || Adult Alternative Album of the Year || {{nom}} |- {{end}}
===Polaris Music Prize=== The Polaris Music Prize is an award given to the best Canadian full-length album based solely on artistic merit. {{awards table}} |- |rowspan="2"| {{polaris|2007}} || '''Joel Plaskett''' ''Ashtray Rock'' || Polaris Music Prize Short List || {{nom}} |- || '''The Dears''' ''Gang of Losers'' || Polaris Music Prize Short List || {{nom}} |- | {{polaris|2008}} || '''Kathleen Edwards''' ''Asking For Flowers'' || Polaris Music Prize Short List || {{nom}} |- |rowspan="2"| {{polaris|2009}} || '''Joel Plaskett''' ''Three'' || Polaris Music Prize Short List || {{nom}} |- || '''Martha Wainwright''' ''I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too'' || Polaris Music Prize Long List || {{nom}} |- |rowspan="2"| {{polaris|2012}} || '''Kathleen Edwards''' ''Voyageur'' || Polaris Music Prize Short List || {{nom}} |- || '''Joel Plaskett Emergency''' ''Scrappy Happiness'' || Polaris Music Prize Long List || {{nom}} |- {{end}}
==See also== * List of record labels * Music of Canada
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20040418235008/http://maplemusicrecordings.com/ MapleMusic Recordings], the record label * [https://web.archive.org/web/20190203012554/http://www.maplemusic.com/ MapleMusic.com], the e-commerce portal
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