Buzz Records
| Buzz Records | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2011 |
| Founder | Denholm Whale, Ian Chai, Dean Tzenos and Jude |
| Country of origin | Canada  Canada |
| Location | Toronto, Ontario |
| Official website | buzzrecords |
Buzz Records is a Canadian-based independent record label with headquarters in Toronto, Ontario.[1] The label evolved out of the underground performance space, The Garage. In 2011, the first releases from the Buzz Records collective were live recordings from the venue; a series titled "Live@The Garage".[2] The Garage was closed down in 2012 but the label continued to release local, underground records in the cassette format.[3]
Buzz Records is a collective, co-founded by Denholm Whale, Ian Chai, Dean Tzenos and Erik Jude.[1]
The documentary Untold Noise, which focused on the Toronto noise punk scene,[4] features interviews with Buzz Records co-founder Denholm Whale and Buzz Record signees, HSY.[5]
The label has had showcases at Toronto's North by North East (NXNE) and New York City's CMJ.[2][6] Canadian brewery Steam Whistle has collaborated with the record label for their Unsigned Music Series.[7][8]
In 2017 the label received two Juno Award nominations, one for Dilly Dally's "Sore" and one for Weaves' self-titled debut album.[9]
References
- ^ a b Cemm, Ro (5 May 2014). "Ian Chai of Toronto's Buzz Records: If there's ever a conflict between the art and the commerce - we know the art will always win". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ a b Karim, PO (18 June 2014). "Why Buzz Records are buzzing at NXNE (and beyond)". Blog To. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ Trapunski, Richard (11 February 2012). "Creating Buzz Records". Now Toronto. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ "Aux.tv - 2014/10/a-guide-to-torontos-feedback-drenched-noise-punk-scene". www.aux.tv.
- ^ "Chart Attack - Best Magazine 2021".
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- ^ "Underground Beats – Independent music blog". indieunderground.ca.
- ^ "UNSIGNED Steam Whistle's Indie Music Series". Archived from the original on 2014-12-18. Retrieved 2014-11-20.
- ^ Canada, SiriusXM (2017-02-07). "We have your complete list of 2017 JUNO Award nominees". SiriusXM. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
