Cordova Bay Records

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{{cite web|url=http://robertoocchipinti.com/about-roberto/biography/|title=About Roberto Occhipinti – Roberto Occhipinti|website=Robertoocchipinti.com|access-date=5 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104055354/http://robertoocchipinti.com/about-roberto/biography/|archive-date=4 November 2016|url-status=dead}} 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 technical wizard 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,{{cite web|url=http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/label/Ragged+Pup/a/Ragged+Pup|title=Ragged Pup Records|website=Cduniverse.com|access-date=5 June 2018}} 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,{{cite web|url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Pop_Encyclopedia/H/Hall_Joe.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120712083639/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Pop_Encyclopedia/H/Hall_Joe.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 12, 2012|title=Canadian Pop Encyclopedia - Joe Hall|website=Jam.canoe.ca|access-date=5 June 2018}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/simonwilliams.html|title=Record honcho Simon Williams: the man with the golden ear (CBC August 2006)|website=Cbc.ca|access-date=5 June 2018}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.canada.com/story_print.html?id=bcf1cc26-83c1-41a6-a974-4dac1f9f1de2&sponsor=|title=Local record label has stakes in indie gems|date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304215458/http://www.canada.com/story_print.html?id=bcf1cc26-83c1-41a6-a974-4dac1f9f1de2&sponsor=|access-date=9 June 2021|archive-date=2016-03-04}} Fierce Panda Canada released albums by UK artists iLiKETRAiNS, My Architects, Capdown, Make Good Your Escape, and Shitdisco. In 2016 Canadian band The Velveteins joined the Fierce Panda Canada roster, followed by Chersea in 2017, and The Tourist Company in 2019.

State of Shock Too Pretty (Single) April 2010

State of Shock Best I Ever Had (Single) November 2008

State of Shock Money Honey (Single) May 2009

State of Shock Life, Love & Lies (Album) April 2011

Raghav Fire (Single) September 2011

Karl Wolf Amateur at Love (Single) April 2017

The Juno Awards are presented by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Cordova Bay Records artists have been nominated for a total of 5 Juno Awards since 2003. Bill Bourne's album Sally's Dream was also nominated for an award in 1999 - it was released by Ragged Pup Records (later acquired by Cordova Bay Records).

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| {{juno|1999}} || Bill Bourne Sally's Dream || Best Roots & Traditional Album: Solo || {{nom}}

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| {{juno|2003}} || David Gogo Live at Deer Lake || Blues Album of the Year || {{nom}}

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| {{juno|2007}} || David Gogo Acoustic || Blues Album of the Year || {{nom}}

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|rowspan="2"| {{juno|2008}} || State of Shock || New Group of the Year || {{nom}}

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|| Bob Lanois Snake Road || Instrumental Album of the Year || {{nom}}

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| {{juno|2011}} || Raghav So Much feat. Kardinal Offishall || R&B/Soul Recording of the Year || {{nom}}

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| {{juno|2012}} || David Gogo Soul Bender || Blues Album of the Year || {{nom}}

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| {{juno|2014}} || David Gogo Come On Down || Blues Album of the Year || {{nom}}

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| {{juno|2016}} || David Gogo Vicksburg Call || Blues Album of the Year || {{nom}}

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The Western Canadian Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony for music in the western portion of Canada, that originated in its current form in 2003. The awards are provided by the Western Canada Music Alliance, which consists of five Member groups from Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, British Columbia and Yukon.

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| rowspan="2"| 2007 || David Gogo Acoustic || Outstanding Blues Recording || {{nom}}

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|| Bill Bourne Boon Tang || Outstanding Roots Recording - Solo || {{nom}}

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| rowspan="2"| 2008 || State of Shock Life, Love & Lies || Outstanding Rock Recording || {{won}}

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|| Wyckham Porteous 3 AM || Outstanding Roots Recording - Solo || {{nom}}

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| 2012 || David Gogo Soul Bender || Blues Recording of the Year || {{won}}

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| 2014 || David Gogo Come On Down || Blues Recording of the Year || {{nom}}

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| 2015 || WiL El Paseo || Roots Solo Recording of the Year || {{Nom}}

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| 2016 || David Gogo Vicksburg Call || Blues Artist of the Year || {{Nom}}

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| 2018 || Bend Sinister The Other Way || Recording of the Year || {{Nom}}

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| 2018 || Bend Sinister || Rock Artist of the Year || {{Nom}}

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The INDIE Music Awards happen every March in Toronto as part of Canadian Music Week.{{cite web|url=http://indies.ca/nominees_winners/2011-nomineeswinners/|title=2011 Nominees/Winners - Jim Beam INDIES with INDIE88|website=Indies.ca|access-date=5 June 2018}}

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| 2008 || State of Shock Money Honey || Single of the Year || {{won}}

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| 2008 || David Gogo Acoustic || Blues Album of the Year || {{nom}}

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| 2012 || David Gogo || Blues Artist of the Year || {{nom}}

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| 2012 || Raghav Fire || Single of the Year || {{nom}}

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The Canadian Radio Music Awards are an annual series of awards presented by the Canadian Association of Broadcasters that are part of Canadian Music Week.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cmw.net/awards/canadian-radio-music-awards-2/2011-winners-nominees/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120120051503/http://www.cmw.net/awards/canadian-radio-music-awards-2/2011-winners-nominees/|url-status=dead|title=Canadian Radio Music Awards 2011 Winners|archive-date=20 January 2012|access-date=9 June 2021}}

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| rowspan="2"| 2008 || State of Shock Money Honey || Best New Group (ROCK) || {{won}}

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|| State of Shock Money Honey || Best New Group (CHR) || {{won}}

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| 2011 || Raghav So Much || Dance/Urban/Rhythmic || {{nom}}

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| rowspan="2"| 2012 || Raghav Fire || CHR || {{nom}}

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|| Raghav Fire || HOT AC || {{nom}}

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The Canadian Music and Broadcast Industry Awards happen every March in Toronto as part of Canadian Music Week.{{cite web|url=http://www.cmw.net/awards/music-and-broadcast-industry-awards/|title=Canadian Music and Broadcast Industry Awards|website=Cmw.net|access-date=5 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224090140/http://cmw.net/awards/music-and-broadcast-industry-awards/|archive-date=24 December 2016|url-status=dead}}

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| 2009 || Cordova Bay Records || Canadian Independent Label of the Year || {{nom}}

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The Maple Blues Awards are Canada's blues awards, "honouring the finest in Canadian blues". They are the only comprehensive national best in blues awards program. The program's goal is to promote blues music across Canada, and to recognize outstanding achievement. The Maple Blues Awards have been presented by the Toronto Blues Society since their inception in 1997.{{cite web|url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/blues-emc|title=Blues|first=Durrell|last=Bowman|website=Encyclopedia of Music in Canada|access-date=August 28, 2019}}{{cite web|url=http://torontobluessociety.com/archive/maple-blues-awards/|title=Toronto Blues Society - » Maple Blues Awards Archive|website=Torontobluessociety.com|access-date=5 June 2018}}

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| 2002 || David Gogo || Guitarist of the Year || {{won}}

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| rowspan="5"| 2003 || David Gogo || Entertainer of the Year || {{nom}}

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|| David Gogo || Electric Act of the Year || {{nom}}

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|| David Gogo || Guitarist of the Year || {{nom}}

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|| David Gogo || Songwriter of the Year || {{nom}}

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|| David Gogo Skeleton Key || Recording of the Year || {{nom}}

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| rowspan="2"| 2004 || David Gogo || Entertainer of the Year || {{nom}}

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|| David Gogo || Guitarist of the Year || {{won}}

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| 2005 || David Gogo || Electric Act of the Year || {{nom}}

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| 2009 || David Gogo || Electric Act of the Year || {{nom}}

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| 2010 || David Gogo || Electric Act of the Year || {{nom}}

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| rowspan="2"| 2011 || David Gogo || Guitar Player of the Year || {{nom}}

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|| David Gogo || Electric Act of the Year || {{nom}}

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| 2012 || David Gogo || Guitar Player of the Year || {{nom}}

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| rowspan="2"| 2013 || David Gogo || Guitar Player of the Year || {{nom}}

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|| David Gogo || Electric Act of the Year || {{nom}}

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| 2014 || David Vest || Piano/Keyboard Player of the Year || {{Won}}

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| rowspan="3"| 2015 || David Gogo || Guitarist of the Year || {{nom}}

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|| David Gogo || Entertainer of the Year || {{nom}}

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|| David Vest || Piano/Keyboard Player of the Year || {{Won}}

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| rowspan="3"| 2016 || David Gogo || Electric Act of the Year || {{nom}}

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|| David Gogo || Guitarist of the Year || {{nom}}

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|| David Gogo Vicksburg Call || Recording/Producer of the Year || {{nom}}

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| 2017 || David Gogo || Guitarist of the Year || {{Won}}

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The Canadian Folk Music Awards are an annual music awards ceremony, presenting awards in a variety of categories for achievements in both traditional and contemporary folk music, and other roots music genres, by Canadian musicians.[https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/folk-music-award-nominations-released-1.937101 "Folk music award nominations released"]. CBC News, October 6, 2010. The awards program was created in 2005 by a group of independent label representatives, folk music presenters, artists and enthusiasts, to celebrate and promote Canadian folk music.[https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/article/894138--top-canadian-folk-music-awards-announced "Top Canadian Folk Music Awards announced"]. Toronto Star, November 21, 2010.{{cite web|url=http://folkawards.ca/|title=Canadian Folk Music Awards - Prix de musique folk canadienne|website=Folkawards.ca|access-date=5 June 2018}}

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| rowspan="3"| 2008 || Wyckham Porteous 3 AM || Contemporary Singer of the Year || {{nom}}

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|| Wyckham Porteous 3 AM || English Songwriter of the Year || {{nom}}

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|| Wyckham Porteous 3 AM || Solo Artist of the Year || {{nom}}

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The West Coast Music Awards were an annual music awards ceremony, presenting awards to musicians from British Columbia and the Yukon.{{cite web|url=http://vancouverjazz.com/special/2002wcma.shtml|title=2002 West Coast Music Awards|website=Vancouverjazz.com|access-date=5 June 2018}} In 2003, the West Coast Music Awards combined with Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba to form the Western Canadian Music Awards.

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| 2000 || David Gogo || Musician of the Year || {{won}}

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| rowspan="3"| 2002 || Wyckham Porteous sexanddrinking || Best Indie Release || {{nom}}

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|| Wyckham Porteous sexanddrinking || Best Folk Release || {{nom}}

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|| Wyckham Porteous || Musician of the Year || {{nom}}

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Current Roster:

• Karl Wolf
• Bend Sinister
• Rykka
• Tilsen
• David Gogo
• Sam Weber
• WiL

Historical Roster:

• Acres Of Lions
• Austin Belle
• Bill Bourne
• City Walls
• Mike Edel
• David Gogo
• Krome
• Bob Lanois
• Steph Macpherson
• Me and Mae
• Porkbelly Futures
• Wyckham Porteous
• Paul Quarrington
• Raghav (Canada Only)
• State Of Shock
• Isobel Trigger
• Vince Vaccaro
• David Vest
• Sam Weber

Cordova Bay Entertainment Group, Inc. consists of two main parts - Cordova Bay Records and Cordova Bay Music Publishing, and also includes Quarrington Worthy Music Publishing and Cordova Bay Music Publishing II.

The company also has equity involvement and partnerships with the following affiliates:

[https://web.archive.org/web/20130819185357/http://www.maplecore.com/ MapleCore Ltd.]

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20040418235008/http://maplemusicrecordings.com/ Maple Music Recordings]
• [http://www.fontananorth.com/ Fontana North Distribution]
• [http://www.openroadrecordings.com/ Open Road Recordings]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20190203012554/http://www.maplemusic.com/ MapleMusic.com]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20120125043504/http://www.ticketbreak.com/ TicketBreak]{{cite web|url=http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/473219/ticketbreak-joins-the-growing-family-of-maplecore-companies|title=TicketBreak joins the growing family of MapleCore companies|website=Newswire.ca|access-date=5 June 2018}}

[http://www.fiercepanda.co.uk/ Fierce Panda Records]

[http://www.fiercepanda.ca/ Fierce Panda Canada]

[http://www.flyingcolours.me/ Flying Colours Label Services]

[http://www.themobilecartel.com/ The Mobile Cartel]

Infinity Mastering Facility

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• [http://www.cordovabay.com Official Cordova Bay Records website]

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