Audiogram is 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 ...
founded in
Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Government of Canada, Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is ...
in 1984.
The label represents performers who have contributed to and have marked Quebec's cultural scene. In the 1990s, Audiogram became home to many of the top local French artists and in 1993 expanded into the English-speaking Canadian market with Montreal rock group
Gogh Van Go. By 1997, Audiogram had a full slate of multicultural and multilingual releases.
On 10 February 2021, Audiogram was acquired by conglomerate
Quebecor
Quebecor Inc. is a Canadian diversified media and telecommunications company serving Québec based in Montreal. It was spelled Quebecor in both English and French until May 2012, when shareholders voted to add the acute accent, Québecor, in F ...
, along with music publishing division Éditorial Avenue.
Roster
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Alex Nevsky
*Amylie
*Anastasia Friedman
*André Gagnon
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Ariane Moffatt
Ariane Moffatt (born 26 April 1979) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Known for working across multiple musical genres, Moffatt's music combines elements of electronica, jazz, folk, and pop. A francophone, she is bilingual and has recorded track ...
*Ariel
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Béatrice Bonifassi
Béatrice "Betty" Bonifassi (born 1971) is a Canadian vocalist based in Montreal. She has a deep, contralto singing voice, sometimes referred to as "masculine",> Montreal’s Beast pairs a famous singer with a beatsmith to the stars”, ''Mon ...
*Belles-Soeurs
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Bïa
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Bran Van 3000
Bran Van 3000 (also known as BV3) is a Canadian alternative rock and hip hop collective from Montreal, Quebec. Founded by James Di Salvio and E.P. Bergen, they collaborated on a number of songs with Stéphane Moraille, Sara Johnston, Steve "Liqu ...
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Damien Robitaille
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Daniel Bélanger
Daniel Bélanger (born December 26, 1961) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. His music is eclectic, inspired by alternative rock, folk and electronic music, sometimes humorous, sometimes wistful.
Biography
In middle 1983, he founded the band Hum ...
*GRUBB
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Ian Kelly
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Isabelle Boulay
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Jean-Pierre Ferland
Jean-Pierre Ferland, (born June 24, 1934, in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian singer and songwriter.
Life and career
Ferland began work with Radio-Canada in 1956 as an accountant, but his career there was short lived. Shortly after, he bega ...
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Jason Bajada
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Jim Corcoran
James Ashley Corcoran (born 10 February 1949 in Sherbrooke, Quebec) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and former broadcaster.
Biography
Jim Corcoran was born in Sherbrooke, but went to high school and obtained his B.A. in Boston, Massachuset ...
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Karkwa
Karkwa is an indie rock band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, formed in 1998.
History
Formed in 1998, the group consists of vocalist and guitarist Louis-Jean Cormier, keyboardist François Lafontaine, bass guitarist Martin Lamontagne, percussion ...
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Kevin Parent
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Lhasa de Sela
Lhasa de Sela (September 27, 1972 – January 1, 2010), also known by the mononym Lhasa, was an American-Canadian singer-songwriter who was raised in Mexico and the United States and divided her adult life between Canada and France. Her first al ...
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Loco Locass
Loco Locass are a Canadian hip hop group from Quebec formed in 1995. The group often defends the role of the French language, and champions Quebec sovereignty. Songs such as " ROC Rap" and "Résistance" highlight the band's political leanings, a ...
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Loud Lary Ajust
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Mara Tremblay
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Marc Déry
Marc Déry (born 4 November 1963) a French Canadian
French Canadians (referred to as Canadiens mainly before the twentieth century; french: Canadiens français, ; feminine form: , ), or Franco-Canadians (french: Franco-Canadiens), refers to e ...
*Marc-André Gautier
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Matt Holubowski
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Paul Piché
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Peter Peter Peter Peter may refer to:
*Peter Peter (Canadian musician) (born 1984), Canadian singer-songwriter
* Peter Peter (Danish musician) (born 1960), former member of the Danish rock band Sort Sol (formerly SODS)
See also
*Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater
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Philémon Cimon
Philémon Cimon is the stage name of Philémon Bergeron-Langlois, a Canadian singer-songwriter from Quebec. He is most noted as a two-time SOCAN Songwriting Prize nominee, receiving nominations in 2014 for his own song "Soleil blanc" and in 2019 ...
*Pierre Flynn
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Pierre Lapointe
Pierre Lapointe (born 23 May 1981) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. His work largely follows in the tradition of French chanson, though he is influenced by modern pop music. Defining himself as a "popular singer", he has built an egocentric pe ...
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Pink Martini
Pink Martini is an American band that was founded in 1994 by pianist Thomas Lauderdale in Portland, Oregon. Group members call it a little orchestra that crosses several styles, such as classical, latin, traditional pop, and jazz. The co-lead v ...
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Salomé Leclerc
*Yves Desrosiers
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Zébulon
Other names associated with Audiogram include:
*Adam Chaki
*Alain Comeau
*Alain Lefèvre
*Alex Champigny
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Beau Dommage
Beau Dommage was a rock band from Montreal, Quebec, who achieved success in Quebec and France in the 1970s. The group's style included rich vocal harmonies and elements borrowed from folk and country music.
History
Beau Dommage started in 197 ...
*Carl Bastien
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Chango Family
*Clément Jacques
*Cycle Pop
*Fredric Gary Comeau
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Freeworm
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Gogh Van Go
*Ily Morgane
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Jean Leloup
*JF Lemieux
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Laurence Jalbert
Laurence Jalbert (born Lise Jalbert, 18 August 1959 in Rivière-au-Renard, Quebec) is a pop and rock singer-songwriter from Quebec.
Background
She began her career with the band Volt in 1985."Quebec singer's struggle pays off". ''Edmonton Jour ...
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Laurent Garnier
Laurent Garnier (born 1 February 1966), also known as Choice, is a French electronic music producer and DJ. Garnier began DJing in Manchester during the late 1980s. He became a producer in the early 1990s and recorded several albums.
Early influ ...
*Llorca
*Magneto
*Magnolia
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Marie-Jo Thério
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Marie-Michèle Desrosiers
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Michel Rivard
*Monica Freire
*Océane
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Paul Ahmarani
*Paul Kunigis (earlier known as Jesczse Raz)
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Richard Séguin
*Ringo Rinfret
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Rock et Belles Oreilles
*Sara Anastasia
*Senaya
*Steve Hill
*The National Parcs
*The Sound of Sea Animals
*Tom Poisson
*Urbain Desbois
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Vilain Pingouin
*Yves Duteil
*Yves Marchand
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Zachary Richard
Ralph Zachary Richard (born September 8, 1950) is an American singer-songwriter and poet. His music is a combination of Cajun and Zydeco musical styles.
Biography
Zachary Richard began his musical career at the age of 8, as soprano in the Bish ...
See also
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List of Quebec record labels
This is a list of notable record labels from Quebec.
* Alien8 Recordings
* Ambiances Magnétiques
* Audiogram
* Arbutus Records
* Bonsound Records
* Constellation Records
* Dare to Care Records
* Distribution Select
* Disques Victoire
* D ...
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List of Quebec musicians
This is a list of singers, bands, composers and other musicians from the province of Quebec.
Blues
* Garou – also pop
* Okoumé – also néo-trad, rock and electronica
* Roxanne Potvin – singer, guitarist
* David Wilcox
Chanson
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Music of Quebec
Like many cosmopolitan cities, Quebec is a home for all genres of music. From folk music to hip hop, music has always played an important role in Quebecer culture. In the 1920s and '30s singer/songwriter Madam Bolduc performed comedic songs in ...
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Culture of Quebec
The culture of Quebec emerged over the last few hundred years, resulting predominantly from the shared history of the French-speaking North American majority in Quebec. Québécois culture, as a whole, constitutes all distinctive traits – spirit ...
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List of record labels
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References
External links
Official WayBack Machine Archived site(with audio excerpts)
Official site
Record labels established in 1980
Canadian independent record labels
Quebec record labels
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