# Mike Roth

> Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mike_Roth
> Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mike_Roth.md
> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Roth
> Source revision: 1284763617
> License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

For other people named Michael Roth, see [Michael Roth (disambiguation)](/source/Michael_Roth_(disambiguation)).

**Mike Roth**, originally from [Northampton, Massachusetts](/source/Northampton%2C_Massachusetts), is an [A&R](/source/A%26R) man.

He is notable for discovering and developing numerous famous Canadian bands including [Our Lady Peace](/source/Our_Lady_Peace),[1] [Chantal Kreviazuk](/source/Chantal_Kreviazuk),[1][2] [Amanda Marshall](/source/Amanda_Marshall),[1] [The Philosopher Kings](/source/The_Philosopher_Kings),[1] [Prozzäk](/source/Prozz%C3%A4k),[1] [Junkhouse](/source/Junkhouse),[1] [Hemingway Corner](/source/Hemingway_Corner),[1] [Edwin](/source/Edwin_(musician)),[1] and [Dala](/source/Dala_(band)) among others.[1]

Formerly a senior VP of the Canadian division of [Sony Music Entertainment](/source/Sony_Music_Entertainment),[3][4] Roth has since founded his own music company, "Big Bold Sun Music" in 2003.[4]

Under this company, he has signed three new bands to his label for development, which include: [folk](/source/Folk_music)-[rock](/source/Rock_music) musician [Pat Robitaille](/source/Pat_Robitaille), singer and dancer [Andreja](/source/Andreja), and the [acoustic](/source/Acoustic_music)-[folk](/source/Folk_music) duo Dala, recently[*[when?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items)*] signed to a major label deal by [Universal Music](/source/Universal_Music).

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Universal_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Universal_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Universal_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-Universal_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-Universal_1-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-Universal_1-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-Universal_1-6) [***h***](#cite_ref-Universal_1-7) [***i***](#cite_ref-Universal_1-8) Milne, Sara (2005-09-29). ["Universal Music Canada Signs Dala"](https://web.archive.org/web/20071008103946/http://www.dalagirls.com/news/pressrelease_051009.pdf) (PDF). [Universal Music](/source/Universal_Music). Archived from [the original](http://www.dalagirls.com/news/pressrelease_051009.pdf) (PDF) on October 8, 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-29.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-The_Record_2-0)** Krewen, Nick (1999). ["Tara Lyn Hart"](http://www.octopusmediaink.com/TaraLynHart.html). [The Record](/source/The_Record_(Waterloo_Region)). Retrieved 2007-08-29.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-NOW_Magazine_3-0)** Hughes, Kim (2000-12-20). ["Martina Sorbara"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070929124202/http://www.nowtoronto.com/issues/2000-12-14/cover.html). *[Now Magazine](/source/Now_(newspaper))*. Archived from [the original](http://www.nowtoronto.com/issues/2000-12-14/cover.html) on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-08-29.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ZMS_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ZMS_4-1) ["An Interview With Danny McBride"](http://zmsmusic.com/interview02.html). [ZMS Music](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=ZMS_Music&action=edit&redlink=1). 2006. Retrieved 2007-08-29.[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

Authority control databases: Artists MusicBrainz

---
Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Mike Roth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Roth) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Roth?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.