Casey Manierka-Quaile, also known as Casey MQ, is a

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singer, musician, film composer, songwriter, and record producer. In 2022, he won the

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for

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at the

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for "And Then We Don't", a song he co-wrote with Tika Simone for Thyrone Tommy's film ''

Learn to Swim ''Learn to Swim'' is a Canadian drama film written by Thyrone Tommy and Marni Van Dyk and directed by Tommy in his feature-length directorial debut. The film centres on a stormy romantic relationship between Dezi ( Thomas Antony Olajide) and Sel ...

''."Night Raiders, Scarborough emerge victorious at 5th night of Canadian Screen Awards"

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, April 8, 2022.

Career

MQ began making music sometime during the 2010s. Formerly associated with the band Unbuttoned, MQ released his solo debut album, titled ''babycasey'', in 2020. In the same year, he was one of the creators of

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, a popular

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-based online club night for

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audiences during the

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. In 2021, MQ followed up with the remix album ''babycasey: ultra''. He has also been a member of the reunited lineup of 1980s New Wave band

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, and was one of the producers on

Cadence Weapon Roland "Rollie" Pemberton, better known by his stage name Cadence Weapon, is a Canadian-American rapper based in Toronto, Ontario. Born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta, Pemberton released his first album, '' Breaking Kayfabe'', in 2005 with posit ...

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-winning album '' Parallel World''.Jenny Feniak
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''

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'', October 1, 2021.

Discography

Albums

* ''babycasey'' (2020, Halcoline Trance) * ''Later that day, the day before, or the day before that'' (2024,

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)

EPs

* ''For the Beasts'' (with

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) (2017, self-released) * ''Nudes'' (2018, Creamcake) * ''Two Songs (Live)'' (2023, Cascine)

As film composer

* ''

Mary Goes Round ''Mary Goes Round'' is a 2017 Canadian drama film directed by Molly McGlynn. It was screened in the Discovery section at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. The film centres on Mary, a substance abuse counsellor who loses her job afte ...

'' (with Dillon Baldassero, 2017, dir.

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) * ''

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'' (2018, dir.

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) * ''

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'' (2018, dir. Rama Rau) * ''

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'' (2019, dir.

Grace Glowicki Grace Glowicki is a Canadian actress and filmmaker from Edmonton, Alberta.Fish Griwkowsky"Edmonton-born actress wins at Sundance" ''Edmonton Journal'', February 2, 2016. Glowicki directed and starred in the feature film ''Tito (2019 film), Tito'' ...

) * ''

Easy Land ''Easy Land'' is a 2019 Canadian drama film, written and directed by Sanja Živković. The film stars Mirjana Joković and Nina Kiri as Jasna and Nina, a mother (a trained Architect) and daughter from Serbia who are struggling to adapt to their n ...

'' (2019, dir.

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) * '' Raf'' (2019, dir. Harry Cepka) * ''

Fitting In ''Fitting In'' is a 2023 Canadian coming-of-age comedy drama film written and directed by Molly McGlynn. It stars Maddie Ziegler, D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Djouliet Amara, and Emily Hampshire. The story centers around 16-year-old Lindy, who is diag ...

'' (2023, dir. Molly McGlynn) * ''

Backspot ''Backspot'' is a 2023 drama film directed by D. W. Waterson in their feature-length directorial debut and stars Devery Jacobs, Kudakwashe Rutendo, and Evan Rachel Wood. Jacobs also serves as producer, along with Waterson, through their Night ...

'' (2023, dir. D. W. Waterson) * '' The Heirloom'' (2024, dir.

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) * '' Julian and the Wind'' (2024, dir.

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)

Remixes

Jeremy Dutcher Jeremy Dutcher is a classically trained Canadian Indigenous tenor, composer, musicologist, performer and activist, who previously lived in Toronto, Ontario and currently lives in Montréal, Québec. He became widely known for his first album '' W ...

– "Pomok na Poktoinskwes" (2018) *

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– "Comme si" (2019) * Detente – "Candles in the Wind" (2021) * Sophia Bel – "You're Not Real You're Just a Ghost" (2021) * Anna Clandening – "Girls Like You" (2022)

Guest appearances

* WolF J McFarlane – "Deaf Ears" (2013) * Emay – "7th" (2017) * 2nd Son – "Only Underground" (2017) *

– "Infinity Pool" (2018) * DJ Charme – "Saudade" (2018) * L CON – "The Art of Staying Together" (2018) * Suicideyear – "Said and Done" (2018) * Desiire – "Goodbyes" (2018) * Sparrows – "On Air" (2019) * PBDY – "Prey/Pray" (2019) *

– "girl on my throne" (2020) * a l l i e – "Clean Sight" (2021) * Aasthma – "3AM" (2022) * Bliptor – "Back of Mind" (2022) * myst milano. – "NBHD" (2023)

Other contributions

References

External links

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