Black Box Music is an independent music and artist development company based out of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. Originally operating under Black Box Recordings, the company began exclusively as a record label in 2004. It has since expanded to include management and publishing services in recent years, prompting the brand change in 2008. The Black Box Recordings brand now exists as the record label sector of Black Box Music's full-service approach.

History Established in 2004, Black Box Music is one of Canada's independent music companies with teams in Toronto, Ontario and Los Angeles, California. Black Box Music consists of a record label, artist management, and publishing branches. Black Box Music's artist roster includes SonReal, The Glorious Sons, Justin Nozuka, JUNO-winning JJ Wilde, hip-hop artist Classified, rapper and producer Rich Kidd, The OBGMs, MAGGIE ANDREW, Marina Lin, Kennen, yung sum, Northcote, Young Clancy, and Canadian rock band Glass Tiger frontman Alan Frew.

As Black Box Music's scope expanded, so did company involvement in the careers of signed artists, later leading to the launch of the company in artist management. Over time, Black Box Music's artist management and publishing initiatives have grown to include external artists of various styles and genres that are not signed to the Black Box record label.

Artists

Label (current) SonReal The Glorious Sons Justin Nozuka JJ Wilde Kennen Marina Lin The OBGMs yung sum Willa

Label (alumni) Rosesdead Sydney Summer Hero Ten Second Epic The Fullblast The Wolfnote Brighter Brightest Crash Parallel DreamFace Living With Lions Shad The Provincial Archive The Wooden Sky Classified Rich Kidd Northcote MAGGIE ANDREW Young Clancy

Management The Glorious Sons JJ Wilde Blanco Brown Northcote Alan Frew of Glass Tiger

Discography Catalogue number Artist name Album name Release date BBR001 The Fullblast Contagious Movement Theory March 6, 2004 BBR002 Rosesdead The Relationship Between Music & Numbers June 4, 2004 BBR003 The Wolfnote This Is the Getdown June 4, 2004 BBR004 The Wolfnote Sacred Bodies July 28, 2005 BBR005 Sydney Sydney September 27, 2005 BBR006 Rosesdead Stages March 28, 2006 BBR007 Summer Hero Soundcanvas August 5, 2006 BBR008 Ten Second Epic Count Yourself In October 10, 2006 BBR009 Living with Lions Dude Manor EP September 18, 2007 BBR010 Sydney When We Were Safe October 9, 2007 BBR011 Shad The Old Prince October 16, 2007 BBR012 The Wooden Sky When Lost at Sea February 26, 2008 BBR013 Living with Lions Make Your Mark June 17, 2008 BBR014 Ten Second Epic Hometown January 27, 2009 BBR015 The Wooden Sky If I Don't Come Home You'll Know I'm Gone August 25, 2009 BBR016 Northcote Borrowed Chords, Tired Eyes December 8, 2009 BBR017 Shad TSOL May 25, 2010 BBR018 Lisa Scinta The Bathroom Sessions EP August 17, 2010 BBR019 Crash Parallel Crash Parallel February 8, 2011 BBR020 Living With Lions Holy Shit May 17, 2011 BBR021 Shad iTunes Session March 1, 2011 BBR022 Northcote Gather No Dust April 19, 2011 BBR023 Brighter Brightest Right For Me August 9, 2011 BBR024 Lisa Scinta Naked EP August 10, 2011 BBR025 Ten Second Epic Better Off September 20, 2011 BBR026 The Wooden Sky City Of Light EP October 25, 2011 BBR027 The Wooden Sky Every Child A Daughter, Every Moon A Sun February 28, 2012 BBR028 SonReal and Rich Kidd The Closers October 16, 2012 BBR029 Livy Jeanne Under The Radar November 30, 2012 BBR030 DreamFace DreamFaceEP February 26, 2013 BBR031 Northcote Northcote May 7, 2013 BBR033 Lyon Indian Summer August 20, 2013 BBR034 Shad Flying Colours October 15, 2013 BBR035 Kayo S.L.A.V.E. September 10, 2013 BBR036 SonReal Everywhere We Go August 13, 2013 BBR037 Seas Fade Out Into The Night September 24, 2013 BBR038 The Glorious Sons Shapeless Art November 19, 2013SonRealOne Long DayJanuary 21, 2014 BBR040a The Provincial Archive Hide Like A Secret June 10, 2014Livy JeanneWe Are The Young July 8, 2014 BBR040 The Provincial Archive It's All Shaken Wonder August 19, 2014The Glorious SonsThe UnionSeptember 16, 2014NorthcoteInvisible Diamonds EPNovember 18, 2014Rich KiddRich Kidd Nightmares Of Being Rich The LPDecember 18, 2014Blaq TuxedoRed Flowerz EPJanuary 6, 2015SonRealFor The TownApril 28, 2015Rich KiddDrill GodMay 10, 2015Livy JeanneDashboard RenegadeJuly 17, 2015Blaq TuxedoLimousine EPSeptember 1, 2015KayoNowhere EPSeptember 11, 2015NorthcoteHope Is Made Of SteelSeptember 24, 2015Alan Frew80290 RewindNovember 6, 2015LyonFalling UpSeptember 16, 2016

Awards and nominations Artist Award Year Category Status Ten Second Epic MuchMusic Video Award 2007 Best Independent Video Ten Second Epic Canadian Radio Music Award 2008 Rock Ten Second Epic Canadian Independent Music Awards 2008 Rock Band of the Year Shad Juno Award 2008 Rap Recording Of The Year Shad Polaris Music Prize 2008 Short List ShadCBC Radio 3 Bucky Award2008 Collaboration Of The Year (w/Hey Ocean!) Video Of The Year (The Old Prince...) Sydney Hamilton Music Award 2008 Emo Recording Of The Year Ten Second Epic MuchMusic Video Award 2009 Best Rock Video Ten Second Epic Juno Award 2010 Best New Group Shad Juno Award 2011 Rap Recording Of The Year (TSOL) Ten Second EpicEdmonton Music Awards2012 Album of the Year Group of the Year

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