Founded in 2001 and currently based in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Sound of Pop (SOP) Inc. is a multi-disciplined music company that has two official divisions – Sound of Pop Records (label) and Sound of Pop Publishing (publishing & master/sync representation).
Sound of Pop Records, which actively scouts and signs emerging musical talent, assists in artist development in a number of ways including co-writing, recording, manufacturing, national and international distribution and international licensing. In Canada, Sound of Pop Records are available in all major and selected indie music retail outlets and online distribution portals such as iTunes Canada and Puretracks through our exclusive national distributor – Fontana North/Universal Music Canada and internationally through the Independent Digital Licensing Agency (IDLA).
Sound of Pop Publishing has been built on quality music publishing with great songs and great partners. SOP Publishing currently represents over 200 songs including artists such as Coco Love Alcorn, The Motorleague, The Fed Pennies, Carmel Mikol, Glory Glory, and Dwight Deon. ole acts as the world-wide administrator for the SOP music publishing catalogue with offices in Toronto, Nashville and Los Angeles.
SOP published songs have been heard on: SEGA videogames, Disney Channel, Disney Records, CBS, ABC, CTV, CBC, Family Channel, YTV, Outdoor Life Network, Lifetime Television, Galaxie Hit List, MTV Networks, Much Music, Much More Music, SONY Television DVD, Living TV [UK], TV3 [Ireland], and more.
In addition to publishing SOP also has master and sync representation deals with The Town Heroes, Mark Bragg, Jenny Galt, Ume (Austin), Amoric (Ireland), Bettie Serveert (Netherlands), Cobson (Denmark) and more.
- 2010 & 2011 East Coast Music Award (ECMA) nominations for “Record Label of the Year”
- 2009 Music Nova Scotia (MNS) Award nomination for “Company of the Year”
- 2011 East Coast Music Award (ECMA) for “Loud Recording of the Year” for “Brain Disaster”
- 2009 Music Nova Scotia (MNS) award nomination for “Female Artist Recording of the Year” for “Joyful”
- 2009 Music Nova Scotia (MNS) award nomination for “Jazz/Electro/Acoustic Artist/Group Recording” for “Joyful”
- 2010 East Coast Music Award (ECMA) nominations for “Female Solo Recording of the Year” for “Joyful”
- 2010 East Coast Music Award (ECMA) nominations for “SOCAN songwriter of the Year” for “Joyful”
- 2011 East Coast Music Award (ECMA) nomination for Female Solo Recording of the Year for “In My Bones”
- 2011 East Coast Music Award (ECMA) nomination for Pop Recording of the Year for “In My Bones”
- 2011 East Coast Music Award (ECMA) nomination for Rising Star Recording of the Year for “In My Bones”
- Great American Song Contest First Place Award in the Folk Category for “In My Bones”
- International Singer Songwriter Awards First Place Award in the Folk Category for “Sunny Days”
- 2011 Independent Music Award nomination for Best Punk Song for “Hymn for the Newly Departed”
- 2011 Music New Brunswick Music Video of the Year nomination for “Good Men”
- 2011 East Coast Music Award (ECMA) nomination for Rock Recording of the Year for “Anthems for the Restless”
- 2010 Music Nova Scotia (MNS) award nomination for Alternative Artist Recording of the Year for “Zombies!!!”
- 2010 Music Nova Scotia (MNS) award nomination for Group Recording of the Year for “Zombies!!!”
Email us at demosubmission@soundofpop.com with the following info after you have researched our roster to determine if you are a good fit.
- Artist Name
- Mini Artist bio/career highlights (2-3 paragraphs)
- Band Website
- Links to your best 2-3 tracks whether via website streaming or dropbox.com, box.net, etc,
- What you are interested in: record deal, publishing or sync representation contract, distribution, management etc.
Please do not send unsolicited mp3’s via email.
Glenn has been running Sound of Pop since mid-2008. He brings an unwavering passion for great music and those who create it, combined with a strong music business background and experience as a published songwriter, manager, performer and engineer/producer, to SOP.
He has been in love with music since his parents bought him his first “Sears” guitar and Elvis songbook at age 8 and if you persuade him with a bottle of Masi he might just let you listen to his age 8 karaoke rendition of Elvis’s “Return to Sender”. Buyer Beware.
When not working on music, Glenn can usually be found playing ultimate frisbee or mountain biking on Gaspereau Mountain with his trail-loving Springer Spaniel Meeya and his inspiring visual artist and partner Angela.
Canadian Distribution: Fontana North/Universal Music Canada
International Digital Distribution: Independent Digital Licensing Agency (IDLA)
Publishing Administration: ole
Legal: Taylor Mitsopulos Klein Oballa
Sound of Pop is an active member of the following Music-Related Associations:
Canadian Mechanical Rights Reproduction Association (CMRRA)
Music Nova Scotia
East Coast Music Association (ECMA)
Canadian Music Publishers Association (CMPA)
Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA)
Canadian Independent Music Association (CIMA)
Sound of Pop gives a big shout out
to the following companies:
Spincount
Adalo Communications
Entertainment Business Affairs
David Carver Music
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