BMG Music Canada
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BMG Music Canada | |
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Founded | 1987 |
Country of origin | Canada |
Location | Toronto, Ontario |
BMG Music Canada was the Canadian division of BMG, located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
History[]
BMG was formed in 1970. In 1986, it acquired RCA Records. In the acquisition, the company acquired RCA Victor Ltd. to form BMG Music Canada as part of a worldwide renaming of RCA's international division to BMG.[1] The next year BMG created a Canadian division of Ariola Records with BMG International, N.V..
Previously working for Henri Dès albums, it acquired the Lanoraie, Quebec-based Interdisc Distribution Inc. to form BMG Québec, in 1990, originally as BMG Musique du Québec under the direction of Nicolas Ferrier.
In the 1990s BMG released a number of dance compilation albums.[2] In 1995, Paul Alofs was appointed President of BMG Canada, and former artist manager Keith Porteous was promoted to Vice President.[3] Soon after, BMG arranged to be the Canadian distributor for the band Treble Charger.[3]
In 1998, Lisa Zbitnew who had served as General Manager the previous year, was appointed President.[4]
In 2004, the label merged with Sony Music Canada to create Sony BMG Music Canada Inc..
See also[]
- List of record labels
References[]
- ^ Hennessey, Mike (September 20, 1986). "RCA Deal Gives Bertelsmann Multinational Label Ranking". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 98 (3B). Retrieved January 8, 2012.
- ^ Larry LeBlanc (25 May 1996). "Dance Compilations Moving in Canada". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.: 68–. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Larry LeBlanc (19 October 1996). Artist manager makes mark at A&R. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 57. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ Lisa Zbitnew named BMG Pres. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 21 March 1998. pp. 113–. ISSN 0006-2510.
- Record labels established in 1970
- Record labels disestablished in 2004
- Bertelsmann subsidiaries
- Companies based in Toronto
- Defunct record labels of Canada
- Canadian record label stubs