Out of This Spark
Out of this Spark is an independent record label founded in the fall of 2006 by Stuart Duncan in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The label is an artist-focused label that works to release fun, exciting and innovative music, with a focus a facilitating the distribution of music to the masses for musicians in a participatory fashion. The label is different in the sense that they do not own any of their artists' master recordings or publishing rights.
Out of This Spark
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- Out of This Spark
- Founded
- 2006
- Headquarters
- Toronto
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Out of this Spark is an independent record label founded in the fall of 2006 by Stuart Duncan in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The label is an artist-focused label that works to release fun, exciting and innovative music, with a focus a facilitating the distribution of music to the masses for musicians in a participatory fashion. The label is different in the sense that they do not own any of their artists' master recordings or publishing rights.
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Overview
First release was a 2007 benefit compilation for the Daily Bread Food Bank, entitled Friends in Bellwoods. Recently Out of this Spark joined Arts & Crafts in a distribution deal for North America.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Out of This Spark • Founded — 2006 • Founder — Stuart Duncan • Genre — Indie • Country — Canada • Location — Toronto, Ontario • Url — outofthisspark.com
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Catalogued output is recorded as follows. It is also recorded that syntony and Spark: The Origins of Radio / Hugh G.J. Aitken, Hugh G.J. A description of the body of man.
Discography
• Various Artists - Friends in Bellwoods (2007) • The D'Urbervilles - We Are the Hunters (2008) • Forest City Lovers - Haunting Moon Sinking (2008) • Jenny Omnichord - Charlotte or Otis: Duets for Children, Their Parents and Other People Too (2008) • Timber Timbre - Timber Timbre (2009) • Various Artists - Friends in Bellwoods II (2009) • Evening Hymns - Spirit Guides (2009) • Forest City Lovers - Carriage (2010) • Snowblink - Long Live (2011) • Tasseomancy - Ulalume (2011)
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- “Out of This Spark”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q7111635: Out of This Spark
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- arXiv, Cornell University, preprints naming “Out of This Spark”
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- 1.from their "About" section at www.outofthispark.com
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