The Royal Foundry

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The Royal Foundry

Background information
Origin| Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Genres| Alternative rock, indie rock, alternative pop, synth pop.[1]
Years active| 2013–present
Labels| Peermusic, MapleMusic Recordings
Members|

* Bethany Schumacher
* Jared Salte

Website| theroyalfoundry.com

The Royal Foundry is a Canadian alternative pop quartet band whose core is the Edmonton couple Jared Salte and Bethany Schumacher.[2] They initially formed as a folk duo[3] but, in 2015, began a significant revitalization and revision of their sound, incorporating elements of 1990's Brit-Pop with power-pop stylings of groups like Arcade Fire, and 1970's Progressive Rock elements inspired by groups like Yes and Supertramp[4] Their music has been described as alt rock, indie rock, alternative pop,[5] and Synth Pop.[1]

## History

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## Early life

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Jared Salte was raised in a musical household and began playing piano and guitar at age five.[6][2] By age 11, he was running the recording studio Salt Shaker Studios.[2] By age 15, he had won his first international songwriting competition and released his first album.[7] At 19, his band, the Junkyard Poets,[8] opened for The Newsboys in stadiums across North America.

Bethany Schumacher grew up in the church as a Pastor's daughter,[6] with her mother as the pianist and choir director. She often sang at church, and at fundraising and community events.[2] In high school, Schumacher played the female lead in all of her high school musicals.[4][2]

## 2013-2016: Formation & Early Work

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In 2013, shortly after their wedding, The Royal Foundry was formed as a Folk band.[9] In 2014, they independently released their first album, Wherever We Go.[10]

In 2015 they won $75,000 as part of the Peak Performance Project[11] for their song “Running Away” which peaked at #21 on Alt-Rock Stations in Canada.[12] “Running Away” was featured on TSN as the opening song for the CFL,[13][12] and in two commercials--for ENMAX and the Government of Alberta Climate Change Campaign).[14][15]

In 2016 their single “Start This Fire” was featured in an ad campaign for Purina Dog Chow,[citation needed][1] which led to their signing with Peermusic.[16][17] In the fall of 2016 they released their single “Dreamers”, which was first performed at a concert they played in Toronto during the World Cup of Hockey week.[18][15] Soon after the release, Disney licensed the song for their 2017 line of wedding dresses.[citation needed][15][18] and the song hit #35 on the Alt Rock charts in Canada[15]

## 2017-2018: Lost In Your Head

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On August 15, 2017, The Royal Foundry released their second album, Lost in Your Head.[19][20][21] By 2018, the album had achieved 1 million streams on Spotify.[citation needed] The video for the single "All We Have" went viral.[18][22]

Lost In Your Head won the Canadian Songwriting Competition Grand Prize, the John Lennon Songwriting Contest Grand Prize,[23] and garnered The Royal Foundry a Pop Artist of the Year nomination from the Western Canadian Music Awards, as well as three nominations from the Edmonton Music Awards[3] In 2018, the song "Never Have Time" was used in an Explore Edmonton commercial;[24] the song "Lost In Your Head" was used in the Catfish: The TV Show.[25]

## 2019-Present: Wake Up Wake Up

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On September 27, 2019, The Royal Foundry released their third album, Wake Up Wake Up.[26][27] By 2020, the album had achieved half a million streams on Spotify.[citation needed] The first single to be released "Hopefully" reached #27 on Alternative Rock Radio in Canada and the third single "okay?" reached #16 on Alternative Rock Radio in Canada.[citation needed] Prior to the release of Wake Up Wake Up, The Royal Foundry performed a live performance of the album in Calgary, AB for the Stampede City Sessions.[28] The concert aired on Shaw TV in Canada and PBS in the USA.

## Discography

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Albums

* Wherever We Go (2014), Independent
* Lost In Your Head (2017), Independent
* Wake Up Wake Up (2019), MapleMusic Recordings

Singles [29]

* “Running Away” - March 3, 2016 #23 on Alternative Rock Radio across Canada
* “Start This Fire” - April 1, 2016
* “Dreamers” - September 23, 2016 #32 on Alternative Rock Radio across Canada
* “Dreamers (Grey MTTR Remix)” - January 18, 2017
* “Dreamers (Tep No Remix)” - March 17, 2017
* “Never Have Time” - April 17, 2017 - #28 on Alternative Rock Radio across Canada
* “All We Have” - May 5, 2017
* “You Are My Sunshine” - February 14, 2018
* “Never Have Time (Thauner & Westvik Remix)” - March 16, 2018
* “Lost In Your Head” (Radio Edit) - April 6, 2018
* “All We Have (Teddy Rose Remix)” - August 7, 2018
* “Don’t Know” - September 14, 2018
* "Hopefully" - April 16, 2019 #27 on Alternative Rock Radio across Canada – #44 on Canada Rock Radio
* "Here We Go" - July 16, 2019
* "Wake Up Wake Up" - September 6, 2019
* "okay?" - May 8, 2020 #16 on Alternative Rock Radio across Canada

## Awards

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* GMA Canada 36th Annual Covenant Awards: Folk/Roots Song of the Year, "Folk Song" (2014)
* GMA Canada 36th Annual Covenant Awards: New Artist of the Year (2014)
* Peak Performance Project Alberta, Finalist (2014)[30]
* CBC Searchlight Finalist (2014)[31]
* CBC Searchlight Finalist (2015)[32]
* Peak Performance Alberta, Second Price (2015)[33]
* Edmonton Music Awards: Single of the Year, "Running Away" (2016)
* Edmonton Music Awards: Group of the Year (2016)
* Edmonton Music Awards: Music Video of the Year, "Running Away" (2016)[34]
* Edmonton Music Awards: Pop Recording of the Year, "All We Have" (2018)[35]
* John Lennon Songwriting Contest: Grand Prize, Pop Category, "Never Have Time" (2018)[36]
* Western Canadian Music Awards \- Nominated as Pop Artist of the Year (2018)[37][23]
* Unsigned Only: Grand Prize, Rock Category, "Lost In Your Head" (2018)[38]
* Canadian Songwriting Competition: Grand Prize, “Running Away” (2019)[23]
* Edmonton Music Awards: Indie Rock Recording of the Year, "Don't Know" (2019)[39]

## References

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