Royal Mountain Records

Royal Mountain Records
Royal Mountain Records
Founded	2009
Genre	Indie rock; power pop; alternative rock; punk rock;
Country of origin	Canada
Location	Toronto, Canada
Official website	royalmountainrecords.com

Royal Mountain Records is a Canadian independent record label and artist-management company, based in Toronto, Canada.^[1] The Royal Mountain roster currently consists of more than 30 active artists including Alvvays, Mac DeMarco, and U.S. Girls.^[2] Their alumni include PUP, Orville Peck and White Reaper.

History

Founded in 2009 by Hollerado front man Menno Versteeg and Adam “Bix” Berger, the label was originally intended as a means to self release Hollerado's debut Record in a Bag (RMR-001). It soon became a platform to launch the careers of other local Toronto artists such as PUP and Alvvays.^[3] Upon the success of these releases, the label signed international acts such as Mac DeMarco, Metz and U.S. Girls, while continuing to support local artists such as Calpurnia^[4] and Dizzy. Recent additions to the Royal Mountain roster include Shady Nasty, Bad Waitress, Ellis, KOKOKO!, Nap Eyes, and Wolf Parade. In 2018, it was hailed by Now Magazine as one of the strongest rock record labels in Toronto.^[5]

Mental health initiative

In 2019, Royal Mountain Records implemented a mental health fund for the artists signed to the label in order to provide $1,500 (non-recoupable) to put towards their mental health.^[6]^[7] Royal Mountain is the first label to start a program like this.^[2]^[8]

Current roster

Alvvays Anemone Anyway Gang Bad Waitress Boniface Calpurnia Cartel Madras Common Holly Dizzy Doomsquad Dusted Ellis Everett Bird Gulfer Gustaf Hollerado Homeshake	Islands Jo Passed KOKOKO! Kylie V. Little Junior Mac DeMarco Mav Karlo METZ Nap Eyes Ought Pillow Queens Pottery Shady Nasty Sister Ray TR/ST TUNS U.S. Girls Wild Pink Wolf Parade

Awards and accolades

Juno Awards^[9]

Year	Nominee/Work	Award	Result
2011	Hollerado	Best New Group	Nominated
2012	Hollerado - "Good Day At The Races"	Video of the Year	Nominated
2014	Hollerado - White Paint	Recording Package of the Year	Nominated
2015	Alvvays - Alvvays	Alternative Album of the Year	Nominated
	Alvvays - Alvvays	Breakthrough Group of the Year	Nominated
	PUP - Guilt Trip	Video of the Year	Nominated
	PUP - PUP	Recording Package of the Year	Nominated
2016	PUP - Dark Days	Video of the Year	Nominated
2018	METZ - Strange Peace	Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year	Nominated
	Alvvays	Group of the Year	Nominated
	Alvvays - Antisocialites	Alternative Album of the Year	Win
2019	Dizzy	Breakthrough Group Of The Year	Nominated
2019	Dizzy - Baby Teeth	Alternative Album Of The Year	Win
2019	U.S. Girls - In a Poem Unlimited	Alternative Album Of The Year	Nominated

Polaris Prize^[10]

Year	Nominee/Work	Award	Result
2014	PUP - PUP	Polaris Music Prize	Longlist
2015	Alvvays - Alvvays	Polaris Music Prize	Shortlist
2016	PUP - The Dream Is Over	Polaris Music Prize	Shortlist
2017	Mac DeMarco - This Old Dog	Polaris Music Prize	Longlist
2017	TUNS - TUNS	Polaris Music Prize	Longlist
2018	Alvvays - Antisocialites	Polaris Music Prize	Shortlist
2018	U.S. Girls - In A Poem Unlimited	Polaris Music Prize	Shortlist

Much Music Video Awards

Year	Nominee/Work	Award	Result
2017	PUP - Sleep in the Heat	Video of the Year	Nominated

References

^ "How this music boss is boosting his artists' mental health". Retrieved 2020-05-02.
^ ^a ^b "Toronto indie music label Royal Mountain steps up with a first — a fund for artists' mental-health needs". thestar.com. 2019-02-05. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
^ "How Hollerado Are Doing Their Part To Make the Indie Label Machine a Little Nicer". Noisey. 2017-04-17. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
^ "Finn Wolfhard of 'Stranger Things' and His Band Calpurnia Sign to Royal Mountain". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
^ Hudson, Alex (2017-08-30). "How Royal Mountain became one of the strongest rock labels in Toronto". NOW Magazine. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
^ Ottenhof, Luke (17 May 2019). "How One Indie Label Is Combatting the Mental Health Crisis Among Musicians". Pitchfork.
^ "Therapy, meditation and rock 'n' roll". CBC News.
^ "Changing the tune on tortured artists and musicians' mental health". CBC News.
^ "See the Full List of 2018 JUNO Awards Nominees | The JUNO Awards". The JUNO Awards. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
^ "Nominees - Polaris Music Prize". Polaris Music Prize. Retrieved 2018-10-22.

External links

Official website

[1] "How this music boss is boosting his artists' mental health". Retrieved 2020-05-02.

[:0-2] "Toronto indie music label Royal Mountain steps up with a first — a fund for artists' mental-health needs". thestar.com. 2019-02-05. Retrieved 2020-05-02.

[3] "How Hollerado Are Doing Their Part To Make the Indie Label Machine a Little Nicer". Noisey. 2017-04-17. Retrieved 2018-10-22.

[4] "Finn Wolfhard of 'Stranger Things' and His Band Calpurnia Sign to Royal Mountain". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2018-10-22.

[5] Hudson, Alex (2017-08-30). "How Royal Mountain became one of the strongest rock labels in Toronto". NOW Magazine. Retrieved 2018-10-22.

[6] Ottenhof, Luke (17 May 2019). "How One Indie Label Is Combatting the Mental Health Crisis Among Musicians". Pitchfork.

[7] "Therapy, meditation and rock 'n' roll". CBC News.

[8] "Changing the tune on tortured artists and musicians' mental health". CBC News.

[9] "See the Full List of 2018 JUNO Awards Nominees | The JUNO Awards". The JUNO Awards. Retrieved 2018-10-22.

[10] "Nominees - Polaris Music Prize". Polaris Music Prize. Retrieved 2018-10-22.

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