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Light Organ Records is a Canadian independent record label, based in
Vancouver Vancouver is a major city in Western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the cit ...
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."Vancouver's Light Organ Records Moves Away from the Mainstream"
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Exclaim! ''Exclaim!'' is a Canadian music and entertainment publisher based in Toronto, which features coverage of new music across all genres with a special focus on Canadian and emerging artists. The monthly ''Exclaim!'' print magazine publishes seven ...
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The label was launched in 2010 by Jonathan Simkin to distribute records by
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bands, after he found such bands difficult to market on his existing mainstream rock label 604 Records. Artists currently signed to Light Organ include The Zolas, Louise Burns, The Fugitives, Fake Shark, Adrian Glynn, Hotel Mira,"Vancouver's Japanese Girls Prep 'The Sharkweek EP' for Light Organ"
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Exclaim! ''Exclaim!'' is a Canadian music and entertainment publisher based in Toronto, which features coverage of new music across all genres with a special focus on Canadian and emerging artists. The monthly ''Exclaim!'' print magazine publishes seven ...
'', April 15, 2013.
Adaline, Sun Wizard, and
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