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Cordova Bay Records is an independent record label located in Victoria, British Columbia. The label operates in conjunction with Cordova Bay Music Publishing under the parent company Cordova Bay Entertainment Group. Cordova Bay Records is a faithful supporter of independent music on the West Coast. The company was founded by Michael Burke in 1999〔(Creative Minds: Michael Burke spins gold with his Victoria record label ) July 2010. Victoria Boulevard.〕 and touts itself as an "artist-oriented label", with a philosophy of forming partnerships with each artist to effectively promote their music to the world.〔(Cordova Bay Entertainment Group )〕 In its lifetime, Cordova Bay Records has released over 30 albums from 16 artists, who combined have earned 8 JUNO Award nominations, two gold singles, one platinum single, one double-platinum single, and a gold record. ==History== Cordova Bay Entertainment Group was founded by Michael Burke, who grew up in the Toronto suburb of Don Mills during the 1960s. It was there that he attended classes with the likes of writer and musician Paul Quarrington, renowned double bassists Roberto Occhipinti〔(Roberto Occhipinti - Biography )〕 and Joel Quarrington, classical guitarist Norbert Kraft and pop singer Dan Hill. Later, Burke performed the role of manager for many of his talented friends, setting up gigs and acquiring studio time. Burke also happened to be a tech wiz. In 1981, Burke quit his night job in the music business to spend the next two decades focusing on his career in computer technology, which turned out to be very lucrative. By 1998, Burke had moved to Victoria, British Columbia was ready to return to the music business and continue the career he had put on hold seventeen years earlier. By 1999, Cordova Bay Entertainment Group was up and running. In its early years, Cordova Bay Records associated with Ragged Pup Records to put out albums by several artists on the Ragged Pup label,〔(CD Universe - Ragged Pup )〕 including David Gogo, Bill Bourne, Wyckham Porteous, and Doug Cox. Later Cordova Bay Records acquired several Ragged Pup artists and released their albums on the Cordova Bay label. Artists who had albums released by Cordova Bay Records between 1999 and 2005 include David Gogo, Wyckham Porteous, Bill Bourne, Tony Quarrington, Fan Tan Alley, Joe Hall,〔(Canadian Pop Encyclopedia - Joe Hall )〕 and Jeffery Sez. For artists represented by Cordova Bay Records after 2005, see the section on Artists below. Cordova Bay Entertainment Group also created a UK branch (Cordova Bay UK) that released albums in the United Kingdom, including Sam Roberts - ''Chemical City'', Michael Kaeshammer - ''Tell You How I Feel'' and ''No Strings Attached'', and The Puentes Brothers - ''Morumba Cubana''. Cordova Bay UK also invested in renowned UK label, Fierce Panda Records, who are credited with releases by bands including Coldplay, Art Brut, The Blackout, Keane, Death Cab for Cutie, The Polyphonic Spree, Placebo, and Shitdisco, among many others. In 2006, Cordova Bay Entertainment Group and Fierce Panda Records launched a Canadian branch of Fierce Panda, known as Fierce Panda Canada.〔(Record honcho Simon Williams: the man with the golden ear (CBC August 2006) )〕〔(Local record label has stakes in indie gems (Victoria Times Colonist, May 2006) )〕 Fierce Panda Canada released albums by UK artists iLiKETRAiNS, My Architects, Capdown, Make Good Your Escape, and Shitdisco. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cordova Bay Records」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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