Bumstead Records
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Bumstead Records was originally a small record label
in Edmonton
, Alberta
, founded by Larry Wanagas in 1979 and run primarily out of Homestead Recorders. Wanagas launched k.d. lang
's career and continued for 15 years with many tours, multi-platinum sales, accolades and awards. The management arm of Bumstead Productions Ltd. has over the years represented a number of successful artists including Susan Aglukark
, Big Sugar
, The Blue Shadows (featuring Billy Cowsill), BOY, Erasure
, Colin James
, k.d. lang, Madeleine Peyroux
, The Modern Minds (featuring Moe Berg
), Staggered Crossing
and The Trews
. Wanagas is currently a Director with the International Music Manager’s Forum.
Bumstead Records has released records for The Trews
, BOY, Yukon Blonde
and Two Hours Traffic
.
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
in Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, founded by Larry Wanagas in 1979 and run primarily out of Homestead Recorders. Wanagas launched k.d. lang
K.D. Lang
Kathryn Dawn Lang, OC , known by her stage name k.d. lang, is a Canadian pop and country singer-songwriter and occasional actress...
's career and continued for 15 years with many tours, multi-platinum sales, accolades and awards. The management arm of Bumstead Productions Ltd. has over the years represented a number of successful artists including Susan Aglukark
Susan Aglukark
Susan Aglukark, OC , is an Inuk musician whose blend of Inuit folk music traditions with country and pop songwriting has made her a major recording star in Canada. Her most successful single is "O Siem", which reached #1 on the Canadian country and adult contemporary charts in 1995...
, Big Sugar
Big Sugar
Big Sugar is a Canadian blues-rock band, they were active from 1991 to 2004 and again since April 2010. The band has sold more than half a million albums in Canada.-History:...
, The Blue Shadows (featuring Billy Cowsill), BOY, Erasure
Erasure
Erasure are an English synthpop duo, consisting of songwriter and keyboardist Vince Clarke and singer Andy Bell. Erasure entered the music scene in 1985 with their debut single "Who Needs Love Like That"...
, Colin James
Colin James
Colin James is a Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer, who plays in the blues, rock, and neo-swing genres. He grew up as a Quaker.-Early years:...
, k.d. lang, Madeleine Peyroux
Madeleine Peyroux
Madeleine Peyroux is an American jazz singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Peyroux is noted for her vocal style, which has been compared to that of Billie Holiday....
, The Modern Minds (featuring Moe Berg
Moe Berg (musician)
Moe Berg is a Canadian singer-songwriter, best known as the lead singer for the rock group The Pursuit of Happiness.-Biography:...
), Staggered Crossing
Staggered Crossing
Staggered Crossing, sometimes nicknamed StagX, are a Canadian roots rock band.-Early years:The original group was formed in 1996 in Toronto by four high school friends, Julian Taylor , David E.G. Marshall, Dan Black and Jeremy Elliott. The group quickly gained a local following in North Toronto...
and The Trews
The Trews
The Trews are a Canadian rock band from Antigonish, Nova Scotia, consisting of vocalist Colin MacDonald, guitarist John-Angus MacDonald, bassist Jack Syperek, and drummer Sean Dalton...
. Wanagas is currently a Director with the International Music Manager’s Forum.
Bumstead Records has released records for The Trews
The Trews
The Trews are a Canadian rock band from Antigonish, Nova Scotia, consisting of vocalist Colin MacDonald, guitarist John-Angus MacDonald, bassist Jack Syperek, and drummer Sean Dalton...
, BOY, Yukon Blonde
Yukon Blonde
Yukon Blonde is a Canadian indie rock band originally from Kelowna, British Columbia. Formed in 2005 as a quintet called Alphababy, the band members changed the name in late 2008 at the suggestion of Jon-Rae Fletcher, with whom the band was touring. The band has been based in Vancouver since 2009...
and Two Hours Traffic
Two Hours Traffic
Two Hours Traffic is a Canadian indie rock band, based in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. They are named after a line in the prologue to Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Although often described as the band that Halifax guitarist Joel Plaskett took "under his wing", they have increasingly...
.