Alert Music was a recording, publishing, producing, and
artist management company founded in 1984 by W. Tom Berry, based in
Toronto
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, Ontario, Canada. It was home to Alert Records, an
independent record label
An independent record label (or indie label) is a record label that operates without the funding or distribution of major record labels; they are a type of small- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME. The labels and artists are often represented ...
, which went defunct in 2014. The company has no current roster and is dormant.
Past recording artists
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Michael Kaeshammer
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The Box
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Roxanne Potvin
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Gino Vannelli
Gino Vannelli (born June 16, 1952) is a Canadian rock singer and songwriter who had several hit songs in the 1970s and 1980s. His best-known singles include "People Gotta Move" (1974), " I Just Wanna Stop" (1978), " Living Inside Myself" (1981) ...
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Andy Curran
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Johnny Favourite
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Universal Honey
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Eric Andersen
Eric Andersen (born February 14, 1943) is an American folk music singer-songwriter, who has written songs recorded by Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Judy Collins, Linda Ronstadt, the Grateful Dead and many others. Early in his career, in the 1960s, he ...
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Michael Breen
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Bündock
Bündock is a Canadian band from Montreal, Quebec, active during the 1980s. They created songs in both English and French."Bundock set to crack huge English market". '' Montreal Gazette'', April 16, 1988.
History
Bündock was formed in 1979 ...
* Crystal Pistol
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Holly Cole
Holly Cole (born November 25, 1963) is a Canadian jazz singer and actress. For many years she performed with her group The Holly Cole Trio.
Background
Cole was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Her father, Leon Cole, was a noted radio broadcaster ...
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Kim Mitchell
Joseph Kim Mitchell (born July 10, 1952) is a Canadian rock musician. He was the lead singer and guitarist for the band Max Webster before going on to a solo career. His 1984 single, " Go for Soda", was his only charted song on the US ''Billbo ...
See also
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List of record labels
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External links
Official siteLast.fm - Alert MusicAlert Music archivesat the University of Toronto Media Commons
Canadian independent record labels
Indie rock record labels
Companies based in Toronto
Record labels established in 1984
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