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604 Records is the production company of Nickelback singer Chad Kroeger^[1] and attorney Jonathan Simkin, founded in 2002.^[1] Their records are distributed in Canada by Universal Music Group. 604 refers to one of the area codes of the Lower Mainland and the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, where the company's offices are located.

Simkin launched the companion label Light Organ Records in 2010 to release music by a number of indie rock bands whom he felt did not fit with 604's image.^[2]

Artists[link]

• Aaron Pritchett
• Armchair Cynics
• Carly Rae Jepsen
• Dallas Smith
• George Canyon
• Faber Drive
• Fighting For Ithaca
• Jackie Valentine
• Jakalope
• Jessie Farrell
• Marianas Trench
• My Darkest Days
• Nick Carter
• The Organ
• Small Town Pistols
• The Solution
• Speed To Kill
• The Suits XL
• Suzie McNeil
• Theory of a Deadman
• Thornley
• Tin Foil Phoenix

See also[link]

• List of record labels

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official site

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Aaron Pritchett
Background information
Birth name	Aaron Ronald Pritchett
Born	(1970-08-02) August 2, 1970 (age 41) Terrace, British Columbia, Canada
Origin	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Genres	Country
Occupations	Singer-songwriter
Instruments	Guitar
Years active	1996–present
Labels	OPM Records Royalty Records 604 Records
Website	www.aaronpritchett.com

Aaron Pritchett (born August 2, 1970 Terrace, British Columbia, Canada^[1]) is a Canadian country music singer.

Biography[link]

Pritchett got his start as a DJ at Rooster's Country Cabaret bar in Pitt Meadows, BC, and played in a house band performing cover tunes. Pritchett co-writes much of his own material and he eventually put together some independently produced songs and released a couple of CDs. Since 2002, local radio station JRfm has picked up Pritchett's songs. His exposure has also grown with a number of videos getting airplay on CMT Canada.

He is signed to 604 Records, production company of Nickelback's Chad Kroeger.

Pritchett most recently toured Western Canada with Toby Keith and fellow 604 Record artist Jessie Farrell this fall to promote his album, Thankful, which was released on September 9, 2008. He also released His newest album "In the Drivers Seat" on November 9th 2010 with Decibel Records.

Band[link]

Current[link]

• Jayson Brinkworth - Drums
• Jesse Tucker- Guitar, Vocals
• Scott Smith - Guitar, Steel Guitar, Vocals
• Shane Hendrickson - Bass, Vocals
• Emil Gawaziuk - Monitors, stage tech
• Ken Friesen - Front of house mixer

Former[link]

• Mitch Merrett
• Jay Buettner
• Mike Sanyshyn
• Ron Briggs
• Mike Norman
• Dennis Marcenko
• Darren Parris
• Bruce Morrison

Discography[link]

Albums[link]

Singles[link]

Music videos[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Aaron Pritchett
• http://www.decibelmusic.ca/

Faber Drive
Current Faber Drive members. Left to right: Stricko, Krikit, Faber and JP.
Background information
Origin	Mission, British Columbia, Canada
Genres	Alternative rock Pop rock New wave synthpop (new material)
Years active	2004–present
Labels	604
Website	www.faberdrive.com
Members
Dave Faber Jeremy "Krikit" Liddle Jordan "JP" Pritchett Andrew Stricko
Past members
Ray Bull David Hinsley Calvin Lechner

Faber Drive is a four-piece, Canadian pop rock band from Mission, British Columbia.

Biography[link]

Discovered by Chad Kroeger of Nickelback, and signed to his 604 Records label after winning Fox Seeds, a local radio challenge,^[1] Faber Drive released their debut album, Seven Second Surgery, on May 15, 2007 which was followed by the release of four singles. The band's biggest influences are U2, The Police, Def Leppard, Jimmy Eat World, Stryper.

The band also featured in the American drama television series Kyle XY. Two of their songs "Killin' Me" and "Summer Fades to Fall" had featured in the show. The band also made an appearance in episode 3.01, "Psychic Friend" which aired on January 19, 2009. They also appeared on the tv series "Hellcats" on February 22, 2011.

The release of their second album "Can't Keep a Secret", has seen Faber Drive move towards a synthpop sound. On February 28th, 2012, The band tweeted stating that they will be releasing their new single "Do It In Hollywood" on March 13th, 2012 and their new album being released somewhere in early spring.

Members[link]

Current members[link]

• Dave Faber - Lead vocals, Rhythm guitar (2004–present)
• Jeremy Liddle - Bass, Backing vocals (2004–present)
• Jordan Pritchett - Lead guitar, Backing vocals (2009–present)
• Andrew Stricko - Drums, Backing vocals (2009–present)

Former members[link]

• Ray Bull - Drums, Backing vocals (2004–2008)
• David Hinsley - Lead guitar, Backing vocals (2004–2008)
• Calvin Lechner - Drums (2008–2009)

Touring members[link]

• Zubbin Thakkar - Lead guitar and Backing vocals (2008)

Line-ups[link]

Timeline

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Discography[link]

Singles[link]

Awards[link]

See also[link]

• Faber Drive discography

References[link]

External links[link]

• Faber Drive on Myspace
• Faber Drive TV on YouTube
• Official Faber Drive Street Team

Carly Rae Jepsen
Jepsen performing on Canada Day in 2010
Background information
Born	(1985-11-21) November 21, 1985 (age 26) Mission, British Columbia, Canada
Genres	Pop, pop rock
Occupations	Singer-songwriter
Years active	2007–present
Labels	604 (2008–present) Schoolboy/Interscope (2012–present)
Website	carlyraemusic.com

Carly Rae Jepsen (born November 21, 1985) is a Canadian recording artist and singer-songwriter from Mission, British Columbia. In 2007, she placed third in the fifth season of Canadian Idol, and was a part of the Canadian Idol Top 3 concert tour.^[1]

Shortly after competing on Idol, she signed to Fontana and MapleMusic, and released her debut album, Tug of War, on September 30, 2008. Three years later, she released a new single, entitled "Call Me Maybe", which was released by 604 Records, and was followed by the release of her debut extended play, Curiosity, on February 14, 2012. "Call Me Maybe" was met with much success, reaching the Top 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and reaching the number 1 spot on the Canadian Hot 100. The single also went to number 1 in Australia, Ireland and the United Kingdom. Jepsen signed with Interscope Records in 2012.

Life and career[link]

Jepsen attended Heritage Park Secondary School in Mission, British Columbia and has since performed there post-graduation. She later attended the Canadian College of Performing Arts in Victoria, BC before auditioning for Canadian Idol. After completing the Canadian Idol tour, Jepsen retreated to B.C. to focus on writing, recording and completing her band. Her demos attracted attention and she was eventually signed a joint management deal with Simkin Artist Management and Dexter Entertainment. A deal with Fontana/Maple Music quickly followed, leading Jepsen into the studio with producer/writer Ryan Stewart.^[2]

[edit] 2008–11: Tug of War

On June 16, 2008, Jepsen released her debut single and another single, a cover of John Denver's song "Sunshine On My Shoulders". It is the only cover song on her debut album.^[3] On July 21, 2008, Jepsen added two new songs from the album to her MySpace page: "Bucket" and "Heavy Lifting". In August 2008, Jepsen's MySpace page announced that the album's title would be Tug of War, and it was released on September 30, 2008. The page also mentioned two more songs that were included on the album: "Tug of War" and "Sweet Talker". The former was released as a single on iTunes on September 16, 2008, and has been receiving radio airplay on various stations across Canada. She performed the latter as her Canadian Idol audition.^[4]
A music video for "Tug of War" was released in January 2009. "Bucket", her second single, was released in May 2009, and the video for "Sour Candy", a duet with Josh Ramsay of Marianas Trench who has also help produce some of her songs including Call Me Maybe, has also been released. All of Jepsen's music videos have been directed by Ben Knechtel. In spring 2009, she toured western Canada with Marianas Trench and Shiloh.^[5] She then went on a cross-Canada tour with Marianas Trench, The New Cities and Mission District.

[edit] 2012–present: Curiosity

Jepsen's second album Curiosity was released on February 14, 2012. It was produced by Ryan Stewart and Kevin James Maher produced the track "Dear Julien". On the same day as the release, Justin Bieber made the announcement on the MuchMusic program New Music Live that Jepsen has been signed to Schoolboy Records, the label run by Justin Bieber's manager, Scooter Braun.^[6] The lead single, "Call Me Maybe" (which gained notoriety after "Primetime" Sam Roberts played the track during "After Opie and Anthony Live" on SiriusXM Satellite Radio) is from her second studio album Curiosity was released on September 21, 2011 and was produced by Josh Ramsay of Marianas Trench and co-written by Jepsen, Ramsay and Tavish Crowe. "Call Me Maybe" is the first song by a Canadian artist to reach the top of the digital chart since Justin Bieber's “Baby” in January 2010. It is also only the 11th song by a Canadian artist to reach No. 1 on the Digital Songs chart since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking digital download sales in 2005. The song has also peaked at #1 on Billboard's Canadian Hot 100, being the 4th Canadian artist to do so, after Avril Lavigne's "Girlfriend", Nikki Yanofsky's "I Believe", and the Young Artists for Haiti version of "Wavin' Flag", originally by Canadian rapper K'naan.^[7] Jepsen is currently touring on the Shout it Out World Tour. She is the opening act for the pop-rock trio Hanson. In February 2012, Jepsen visited Justin Bieber and Scooter Braun in Los Angeles, California, where she subsequently signed to Schoolboy Records and Interscope. Her music will still be distributed by 604 Records in Canada. On March 23, 2012, Jepsen made her first American television debut on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, performing "Call Me Maybe" (with Jared Manierka on keys), later joined by Justin Bieber. Carly was also the first Canadian Idol contestant to enter the UK charts, when Call Me Maybe debuted at #1. Carly played at Citywalk at Universal Studios on April 14 2012. 400 people who paid $5 were allowed to meet with the singer and get CDs autographed by her.

Jepsen, 26, has been criticized in the press for dressing "too young" for her age in an effort to appeal to the pre-teen demographic.^[8][9]

On May 20th, 2012 Jepsen performed "Call Me Maybe" at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards. On May 22th, 2012 she performed "Tug of War", "Curiosity", and "Call Me Maybe" at the first Q102 Springle Ball concert.

[edit] Canadian Idol performances

Discography[link]

Studio albums[link]

• Tug of War (2008)

Extended plays[link]

• Curiosity (2012)

Tours[link]

Opening act

• Justin Bieber – Believe Tour (North American dates) (2012)

Filmography[link]

Awards and nominations[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• Carly Rae Jepsen on Twitter
• Carly Rae Jepsen on Myspace
• "Primetime" Sam Roberts

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Marianas Trench
Marianas Trench at the 2011 MuchMusic Video Awards
Background information
Origin	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Genres	Punk, Pop Punk, Pop
Years active	2001–present
Labels	604 Records
Associated acts	Kate Voegele, Carly Rae Jepsen, Jessica Lee, Danny Fernandes, Girlicious, Emily Osment
Website	marianastrench.net
Members
Josh Ramsay Matt Webb Mike Ayley Ian Casselman

Marianas Trench is a Canadian pop rock band from Vancouver, British Columbia, formed in 2001, consisting of members Josh Ramsay, Matt Webb, Mike Ayley and Ian Casselman. They have released three full length albums, the most recent titled Ever After, released on November 21, 2011, along with 2009's Masterpiece Theatre and 2006's Fix Me.^[1] Their album Ever After was nominated for a Juno Award.

Early years and formation[link]

Lead singer, guitarist, producer, and lyricist Joshua Ramsay (Born June 11th, 1985) grew up in a musical family, with his mother being a vocal coach and his father owning a recording studio. Ramsay also shared the love of music and started a solo career at the age of 14. He later needed a supporting band and recruited high school friend, Matt Webb. Josh Ramsay attended high school at Magee Secondary School. Together they formed a band named Ramsay Fiction.^[2]

After disbanding Ramsay Fiction, Ramsay and Webb searched for new band mates. Ramsay found drummer Ian Casselman's wanted ad in the Georgia Straight. Through Casselman, they found Mike Ayley as bassist. Casselman and Ayley had previously played in a band together. The foursome chose the name Marianas Trench for their band. After much perseverance they were signed under 604 Records, owned by Chad Kroeger of Nickelback, and Jonathan Simkin of Simkin Management.

The discography of Marianas Trench, a Canadian pop rock group formed in Vancouver in 2001, consists of three studio albums, two extended plays, ten singles and ten music videos. The band recorded and released their EP in 2002 entitled Marianas Trench containing 7 tracks. On October 3, 2006, the band released their debut album "Fix Me". It contained the singles "Say Anything" as well as "Decided to Break It" and the hit single "Shake Tramp". The album was engineered and mixed by Mike Fraser. On February 24, 2009 they released their second studio album, Masterpiece Theatre. The album debuted at number four on the Canadian Albums Chart."Cross My Heart" became the band's second song to peak at #1 on both the Much Music Countdown and iTunes Canada Digital Download. "Cross My Heart" was nominated for four MMVAs in 2009 and was certified platinum in Canada.[1] The band's third studio album, Ever After, was released on November 21, 2011. Now is still success with "Fallout" and "Ever After" in 2010-2012

Career[link]

[edit] Marianas Trench EP (2000–2006)

The band recorded and released a self-titled EP in 2002. It contained songs which would later be added onto their debut album, Fix Me.

[edit] Fix Me (2006–2008)

In 2006, the band released their first full-length album entitled Fix Me. It included the singles "Say Anything", "Decided to Break It", and the hit single "Shake Tramp". The album was engineered and mixed by Mike Fraser. The band performed concerts nation-wide to promote the album, alongside Faber Drive.

[edit] Masterpiece Theatre (2009–2011)

Masterpiece Theatre, the band's follow-up album, was released as planned on February 24, 2009, as announced on the band's MySpace on January 22, 2009.

The title track "Masterpiece Theatre I" is the basis of the entire album. The sixth track is titled "Masterpiece Theatre II," which is an expansion of the first track. The twelfth and final track is titled "Masterpiece Theatre III," which quotes each previous song in the album in addition to incorporating rhythms, melodies, and concepts from the other tracks.

The album debuted at #4 on the Canadian Albums Chart. "Cross My Heart" became the band's second song to peak at #1 on both the Much Music Countdown and iTunes Canada Digital Download. "Cross My Heart" was nominated for four MMVAs in 2009 and was certified platinum in Canada.^[3] Recently after, Marianas Trench reached the #1 spot with the song All To Myself on Much Music's MOD. All To Myself also made Platinum certification in August 2009 in Canada.^[4]

The music video for "Beside You" premiered on MuchOnDemand on October 30, 2009.

On September 23, 2010, the band played their first ever American show, at the Bowery Electric in Manhattan.^[5]

On November 30, 2010, Directors Cut of Masterpiece Theatre was released, which included bonus acoustic tracks of the songs "Celebrity Status" and "Cross My Heart", an alternate version of the song "Good to You" (feat. Jessica Lee), as well as a never-before recorded cover of "And So It Goes" by Billy Joel.

The band played the final show of their Masterpiece Theatre tour on December 18, 2010 in their hometown of Vancouver, British Columbia at the Orpheum Theatre, during which their manager and the co-founder of 604 Records, Jonathan Simkin, revealed the album had gone platinum in Canada.

During this time, the band played five free shows at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and one in Surrey.^[6] Josh Ramsay also took part in a project called 'Young Artists For Haiti' to try and raise funds to support the victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

[edit] Ever After (2011–present)

The band has completed the process of recording their third studio album. On June 19, 2011, Ramsay tweeted that the album will be titled Ever After. It was set to be released November 29, 2011, but was then changed to November 21.^[7] Ramsay has also stated that there will be no breaks in between tracks on the new record, as soon as one track ends the next will begin without pause, making the album one entire song.^[8]

The first single released from the album was "Haven't Had Enough". It was released to iTunes on July 19, 2011. "Haven't Had Enough" reached the #1 spot on iTunes Canada Top of the Charts and Pop Downloads and was named "Song of the Week" by The Tune. It also went platinum. The next single was Fallout. They made a video for Fallout which came out early February 2012 and went golden.Through a series of Studio Updates on their YouTube page, the band has released recordings of the gospel choir for their song "Stutter" as well as a track with some of the vocals of the band. Other songs on the track include "Ever After", "By Now", "Truth or Dare", "Desperate Measures", "Porcelain", "Fallout", "Toy Soldiers", "B Team", "So Soon", and "No Place Like Home".^[9] The music video for "Haven't Had Enough" was released on August 25, 2011.^[10]

The band released the cover of Ever After on their Facebook page ^[11] on October 17, 2011. It featured toys on a shelf and relates to the "toy land" themed story that goes along with "Ever After".

The second single from the album, "Fallout", was released on November 15, 2011. Filming for the song's music video began in December 2011. The video was released to the US on MTV on February 1,2012 and in Canada on MuchMusic a day later.

On April 26, 2012, Marianas Trench announced on their official website that "Desperate Measures" would serve as the third single from Ever After. The song has received Canadian radio airplay as of May 2012.^[12]

Tours and other ventures[link]

In 2009, the band went on the Beside You tour, beginning in St. Catharines, ON on October 4, 2009 and ending in Prarieland Park on December 31, 2009.

The band also participated in the University of British Columbia's Lipdub event on March 26, 2011. The video features approximately a thousand students and community members lip-syncing to the songs "Raise Your Glass," by Pink, and "Celebrity Status," by Marianas Trench. The video was released April 8, 2011.^[13]

Lead-guitarist of the band, Matt Webb, has pursued a side-project solo career. On April 19, 2011, Webb released his debut single from his solo album; entitled "Bad Girl". His 7-song debut extended play, "Coda and Jacket" was released on June 28, 2011.

Their first US show ever was 9/23/10 at the Bowery Electric in Manhatan.

Marianas Trench joined The Glamour Kills Tour 2011 with The Ready Set, Allstar Weekend, The Downtown Fiction, and We Are The In Crowd. The tour has finished.^[14]

The band has announced that they will be going on tour in the United States with Simple Plan, Forever the Sickest Kids and The Cab starting October 28, 2011. They have been touring with Simple Plan, All Time Low, and These Kids Wear Crowns in Canada since February 9, 2012.

The band began the United States Ever After Tour on April 6, 2012 in New York City. Due to illness, the rest of the tour was temporarily postponed.

The band will also be performing live as part of Journey's Backyard BBQ Tour in the summer of 2012.

Band members[link]

Current members

• Josh Ramsay - Lead vocals, Corn Shucking, rhythm guitar, piano (since 2001)
• Matt Webb - Lead guitar, backing vocals, CNC Overhead Router (since 2001)
• Mike Ayley - Bass guitar, 6am, backing vocals (since 2001)
• Ian Casselman - Drums and percussion,Competitive Ballroom Dancing, backing vocals (since 2001)

Media appearances[link]

Discography[link]

• 2006: Fix Me
• 2009: Masterpiece Theatre
• 2011: Ever After

Awards and nominations[link]

References[link]

• http://www.marianastrench.net/
• http://www.604records.com/604/main/artists/marianas-trench

External links[link]

• Marianas Trench Official website
• justalilhype! Vancouver HYPE Magazine in depth / abstract Interview