Six Shooter Records is an independent record label based in

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, Canada, that uses an artist-centric business model, focusing on art before commerce combined with extensive touring. Six Shooter Records was founded in 2000 by Shauna de Cartier. The mission statement of the company is ''Life is Too Short to Listen to Shitty Music.'' In addition to production and sales of music, the company is involved in artist management, festival production, concert promotion and song publishing. The management arm of the company is run by de Cartier and partner Helen Britton. Notable festivals include the

Interstellar Rodeo Interstellar Rodeo was an annual three-day outdoor music event held the last weekend of July in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, established in 2012 and held at the Heritage Amphitheatre within Hawrelak Park. From 2015 to 2017, Six Shooter Records al ...

(Edmonton: 2012–2019 and Winnipeg: 2015-2017) and the Sleepwalker Guitar Festival (Toronto). Several releases on Six Shooter Records have received awards and critical acclaim from music critics, including music from Canadian folk rock band

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, Canadian experimental vocalist

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, Americana band

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, and country artist Whitney Rose. Six Shooter Records is distributed by

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in Canada and by The Orchard outside of Canada.

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