- Weewerk
Weewerk, or more properly (weewerk), is an independent folk, bluegrass, alt-country, rock record label and artist-management company based in
Toronto ,Ontario ,Canada . It was founded in 2002 as an art-and-music salon series in the apartment ofTeenage USA Recordings partnerPhil Klygo and artist-curatorGermaine Koh . [Jacob, Luis (Winter 2004). "Golden streams: artists' collaboration and exchange in the 1970s", "C Magazine", 80: 14.] [Wilson, Carl. "Music in tune with the new city", "The Globe and Mail ", 2003-11-13, p. R4.] [Everett-Green, Robert. "What makes a scene", "The Globe and Mail ", 2004-09-17, p. R27.] [Ladoucuer, Liisa (November 2004). "Collective souls: co-operative values are catching on among Canadian bands, spawning large ensemble acts of 10 or more members who share the spotlight as well as sharing royalties and responsibility", "This Magazine ", 38 (3): 20.] Klygo has also been one of the main organizers,and principal programmer, ofCanadian Music Week . [Wilson, Carl. "Landscape in crimson and clover", "The Globe and Mail ", 2004-03-04, p. R5.]Weewerk has released albums from
Great Lake Swimmers ,Elliott Brood ,The United Steel Workers of Montreal ,The Barmitzvah Brothers ,Barzin , Ox,Two-Minute Miracles ,The Burning Hell (band) ,Proof of Ghosts ,Jenny Omnichord ,Don Brownrigg ,FemBots ,Canteen Knockout andThe Travelling Band .Weewerk also manages
Great Lake Swimmers .See also
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List of record labels References
External links
* [http://www.weewerk.com/ Weewerk] official site
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