Black Box Music
# Black Box Music

Black Box Music is an independent music and artist development company based out of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. Originally operating under Black Box Recordings, the company began exclusively as a record label in 2004. It has since expanded to include management and publishing services in recent years, prompting the brand change in 2008. The Black Box Recordings brand now exists as the record label sector of Black Box Music's full-service approach.

## History

Established in 2004, Black Box Music is one of Canada's independent music companies with teams in Toronto, Ontario and Los Angeles, California. Black Box Music consists of a record label, artist management, and publishing branches. Black Box Music's artist roster includes SonReal, The Glorious Sons, Justin Nozuka, JUNO-winning JJ Wilde, hip-hop artist Classified, rapper and producer Rich Kidd, The OBGMs, MAGGIE ANDREW, Marina Lin, Kennen, yung sum, Northcote, Young Clancy, and Canadian rock band Glass Tiger frontman Alan Frew.

As Black Box Music's scope expanded, so did company involvement in the careers of signed artists, later leading to the launch of the company in artist management. Over time, Black Box Music's artist management and publishing initiatives have grown to include external artists of various styles and genres that are not signed to the Black Box record label.

## Artists

### Label (current)

* SonReal
* The Glorious Sons
* Justin Nozuka
* JJ Wilde
* Kennen
* Marina Lin
* The OBGMs
* yung sum
* Willa

### Label (alumni)

* Rosesdead
* Sydney
* Summer Hero
* Ten Second Epic
* The Fullblast
* The Wolfnote
* Brighter Brightest
* Crash Parallel
* DreamFace
* Living With Lions
* Shad
* The Provincial Archive
* The Wooden Sky
* Classified
* Rich Kidd
* Northcote
* MAGGIE ANDREW
* Young Clancy

### Management

* The Glorious Sons
* JJ Wilde
* Blanco Brown
* Northcote
* Alan Frew of Glass Tiger

## Discography

| Catalogue number | Artist name | Album name | Release date |
| - | - | - | - |
| BBR001 | The Fullblast | Contagious Movement Theory | March 6, 2004 |
| BBR002 | Rosesdead | The Relationship Between Music & Numbers | June 4, 2004 |
| BBR003 | The Wolfnote | This Is the Getdown | June 4, 2004 |
| BBR004 | The Wolfnote | Sacred Bodies | July 28, 2005 |
| BBR005 | Sydney | Sydney | September 27, 2005 |
| BBR006 | Rosesdead | Stages | March 28, 2006 |
| BBR007 | Summer Hero | Soundcanvas | August 5, 2006 |
| BBR008 | Ten Second Epic | Count Yourself In | October 10, 2006 |
| BBR009 | Living with Lions | Dude Manor EP | September 18, 2007 |
| BBR010 | Sydney | When We Were Safe | October 9, 2007 |
| BBR011 | Shad | The Old Prince | October 16, 2007 |
| BBR012 | The Wooden Sky | When Lost at Sea | February 26, 2008 |
| BBR013 | Living with Lions | Make Your Mark | June 17, 2008 |
| BBR014 | Ten Second Epic | Hometown | January 27, 2009 |
| BBR015 | The Wooden Sky | If I Don't Come Home You'll Know I'm Gone | August 25, 2009 |
| BBR016 | Northcote | Borrowed Chords, Tired Eyes | December 8, 2009 |
| BBR017 | Shad | TSOL | May 25, 2010 |
| BBR018 | Lisa Scinta | The Bathroom Sessions EP | August 17, 2010 |
| BBR019 | Crash Parallel | Crash Parallel | February 8, 2011 |
| BBR020 | Living With Lions | Holy Shit | May 17, 2011 |
| BBR021 | Shad | iTunes Session | March 1, 2011 |
| BBR022 | Northcote | Gather No Dust | April 19, 2011 |
| BBR023 | Brighter Brightest | Right For Me | August 9, 2011 |
| BBR024 | Lisa Scinta | Naked EP | August 10, 2011 |
| BBR025 | Ten Second Epic | Better Off | September 20, 2011 |
| BBR026 | The Wooden Sky | City Of Light EP | October 25, 2011 |
| BBR027 | The Wooden Sky | Every Child A Daughter, Every Moon A Sun | February 28, 2012 |
| BBR028 | SonReal and Rich Kidd | The Closers | October 16, 2012 |
| BBR029 | Livy Jeanne | Under The Radar | November 30, 2012 |
| BBR030 | DreamFace | DreamFaceEP | February 26, 2013 |
| BBR031 | Northcote | Northcote | May 7, 2013 |
| BBR033 | Lyon | Indian Summer | August 20, 2013 |
| BBR034 | Shad | Flying Colours | October 15, 2013 |
| BBR035 | Kayo | S.L.A.V.E. | September 10, 2013 |
| BBR036 | SonReal | Everywhere We Go | August 13, 2013 |
| BBR037 | Seas | Fade Out Into The Night | September 24, 2013 |
| BBR038 | The Glorious Sons | Shapeless Art | November 19, 2013 |
| | SonReal | One Long Day | January 21, 2014 |
| BBR040a | The Provincial Archive | Hide Like A Secret | June 10, 2014 |
| | Livy Jeanne | We Are The Young | July 8, 2014 |
| BBR040 | The Provincial Archive | It's All Shaken Wonder | August 19, 2014 |
| | The Glorious Sons | The Union | September 16, 2014 |
| | Northcote | Invisible Diamonds EP | November 18, 2014 |
| | Rich Kidd | Rich Kidd Nightmares Of Being Rich The LP | December 18, 2014 |
| | Blaq Tuxedo | Red Flowerz EP | January 6, 2015 |
| | SonReal | For The Town | April 28, 2015 |
| | Rich Kidd | Drill God | May 10, 2015 |
| | Livy Jeanne | Dashboard Renegade | July 17, 2015 |
| | Blaq Tuxedo | Limousine EP | September 1, 2015 |
| | Kayo | Nowhere EP | September 11, 2015 |
| | Northcote | Hope Is Made Of Steel | September 24, 2015 |
| | Alan Frew | 80290 Rewind | November 6, 2015 |
| | Lyon | Falling Up | September 16, 2016 |

## Awards and nominations

| Artist | Award | Year | Category | Status |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Ten Second Epic | MuchMusic Video Award | 2007 | Best Independent Video | Nominated |
| Ten Second Epic | Canadian Radio Music Award | 2008 | Rock | Nominated |
| Ten Second Epic | Canadian Independent Music Awards | 2008 | Rock Band of the Year | Nominated |
| Shad | Juno Award | 2008 | Rap Recording Of The Year | Nominated |
| Shad | Polaris Music Prize | 2008 | Short List | Nominated |
| Shad | CBC Radio 3 Bucky Award | 2008 | Collaboration Of The Year (w/Hey Ocean!) | Nominated |
| Shad | CBC Radio 3 Bucky Award | 2008 | Video Of The Year (The Old Prince...) | Won |
| Sydney | Hamilton Music Award | 2008 | Emo Recording Of The Year | Won |
| Ten Second Epic | MuchMusic Video Award | 2009 | Best Rock Video | Nominated |
| Ten Second Epic | Juno Award | 2010 | Best New Group | Nominated |
| Shad | Juno Award | 2011 | Rap Recording Of The Year (TSOL) | Won |
| Ten Second Epic | Edmonton Music Awards | 2012 | Album of the Year | Nominated |
| Ten Second Epic | Edmonton Music Awards | 2012 | Group of the Year | Won |
