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Linus Entertainment Inc. and Popguru Sound & Vision Ltd. announce today that they have signed a global exclusive licensing deal that will see future and back catalogue Popguru releases being marketed and distributed by Linus, that includes music from both The Confidence Emperors and Popguru label imprints. The new pact enables Popguru to now bring Linus’ marketing team and global reach to its artists. The first release under this new arrangement will be the John Orpheus album Saga King. Earlier this year, Penguin Random House launched his book of memoirs entitled Saga Boy under his real name of Antonio Michael Downing. There will be new albums to follow from The Wilderness of Manitoba and Martha and the Muffins.

Linus president Geoff Kulawick says, “It’s a real honour to be able to work with Graham Stairs again, he has repeatedly proven his A&R and record production skills, and his ability to personally connect with artists across many genres makes Popguru an ideal label partner for us.”

Popguru president Graham Stairs says, “I have known Geoff Kulawick since our early days in the music business when I signed Rheostatics to Intrepid Records and Geoff signed them to Warner-Chappell for publishing. That was one interesting ride! Then, I was doing A&R and International at True North Records when Geoff bought the company. He has built a great group of companies and I look forward to working with Geoff and his team on upcoming Popguru and The Confidence Emperors releases.”

The Wilderness of Manitoba’s First Show In Three Years Cancelled Due To COVID-19

February 29, 2020

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The Wilderness of Manitoba had announced that the group would be playing the Dakota in Toronto on Friday, April 3rd with special guests Mango Reinhardt. The show was to reveal the new line-up consisting of founding member Will Whitwham on vocals and guitar, Cayley Thomas on vocals and guitar, Tavo Diez de Bonilla on bass and vocals, and Adam Balsam on drums, guitar and vocals. Unfortunately, because of the current crisis and restrictions, the resposible thing to do was to cancel the show. Hopefully, when this is all over, we can reschedule. Stay safe!

Advance ticket link: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-wilderness-of-manitoba-with-mango-reinhardt-tickets-96977088081

Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/211316283256668

Will Whitwham of the Wilderness of Manitoba Releases Debut Solo EP

November 30, 2018

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Will Whitwham of the Wilderness of Manitoba releases his debut solo EP today. There are seven original songs on End of Dreams including one that Whitwham initially wrote for Martha Wainwright, but decided to keep for himself! The songs were written, performed, recorded, mixed and produced by Whitwham at his own Delaware House studio except Alleyways and The Autumn Sun Set Will Set The Land On Fire which were produced by Graham Stairs and recorded at Revolution Recording in Toronto. On those tracks, Whitwham was accompanied by Brian Kobayakawa (Serena Ryder) on stand-up and electric bass, Tom Bona (Sue Foley/the Wilderness of Manitoba) on drums, David Gouveia (Ivana Santilli/Bass Is Base) on congas and percussion, Mika Posen (Timber Timbre) on violin and Stefan Banjevic (the Wilderness of Manitoba) on cello. String arrangements were by Jim McGrath (The Last Mogul).

Check it out here: http://hyperurl.co/EndOfDreams

Popguru Announces Sync Representation For Independent Artists

September 19, 2018

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Popguru Sound & Vision announces today that it is launching a sync division to represent independent artists. Company founder Graham Stairs says, “There is so much great new music being created and a lot of independent artists have no way of getting their music to the decisionmakers. The music supervisors want to work with a trusted source. I have been doing this for a long time on behalf of my management, label and publishing clients, and have developed the skill sets and contacts. So, why not offer that service to independent artists? “

The first independent artists signed for sync representation are two time Polaris Prize nominee Zaki Ibrahim and the sunshine pop of St. Catharines based band The Bae Beach Club. Pitchfork described Ibrahim’s The Sceret Life of Planets as “a future-soul marvel that connects sounds across time and oceans, creating thrilling moments of pop music synthesized through her wise and worldly vision”. Substream Magazine called The Bae Beach Club’s music as “a warm flood of pure pop bliss that keeps you coming back for more”.

For the past fifteen years, Popguru Sound & Vision, in partnership with New York based Steven Scharf Entertainment, has successfully placed music in North American film, television and commercials. At the inaugural Canadian Sync Awards, two of the four nominees for Sync Artist or Songwriter of the Year were Popguru Sound & Vision artists: Grand Analog and the Wilderness of Manitoba. Grand Analog has had over sixty syncs including a song used in a North American advertising campaign and two songs featured in a movie starring Eva Longoria. They also wrote the theme song for an animated television series. A Wilderness of Manitoba song appeared three times in an episode of popular NBC television drama This Is Us and another from the same EP played over the final scene of an episode of Elementary.

“We’re looking forward to working with Zaki, The Bae Beach Club and other great independent artists that we are in talks with and introducing their music to North American music supervisors.”

New Syncs For The Wilderness Of Manitoba And Grand Analog EPs

December 4, 2017

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The Wilderness of Manitoba EP, The Tin Shop, continues its winning streak with the track Wild Wind being featured in an upcoming episode of the CBS television series Elementary while the Grand Analog EP, Survival, scores its fifth sync with the track Quiet Life in an episode of the CBS television series NCIS: Los Angeles being broadcast on December 17th.

the Wilderness of Manitoba plays special Toronto show

June 1, 2016

The Wilderness of Manitoba

Back in December, the Wilderness of Manitoba played a weekly residency at the Dakota Tavern to test drive fifteen new songs that they were planning to record for their fifth album. The successful shows and the positive response from the audiences energized the band going into the studio. With the same line-up that toured with Elliott Brood over a year ago, Will Whitwham (vocals/guitars/keyboards), Raven Shields (vocals, guitar), Tavo Diez de Bonilla (bass) and Mike Brushey (drums/percussion) entered Union Sound in January and cut the bedtracks in three days. Since then, they have been recording overdubs in Whitwham’s home studio and mixing with Matthew Fudge at Revolution Recording and Dan Weston at his studio.

To celebrate the completion of the album, the Wilderness of Manitoba will be playing a special show at the Monarch Tavern on Friday, June 10th. Come and see the band play the new songs live, and get a sneak peek of how the album is shaping up. Not all fifteen songs will make the album so this will be a great chance for people to share their favourites with the band. “The live show,” says founding member and main songwriter Whitwham, “is a constantly evolving portrait of the band and its efforts.”

When: Friday, June 10th

Where: the Monarch Tavern, 12 Clinton Street, Toronto M6J 2N8

Doors: 9:00 PM

Tickets: $12 in advance, $15 at the door

Ticket link: http://www.ticketfly.com/event/1199399-wilderness-manitoba-toronto/
Facebook event link:

https://www.facebook.com/events/1711124919149095/

The Wilderness Of Manitoba’s Southern Winds Charts On CBC Radio 2

November 24, 2013

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We’d like to thank CBC Radio 2 for adding yet another track from the Wilderness of Manitoba’s Island of Echoes album. Southern Winds charted at number 17 on the CBC Radio 2 Friday top 20 this week. That’s the third song in a row! Echoes and A Year In Its Passing also charted on the station. Thanks also to all the band’s fans for voting. If you want to vote for the Wilderness of Manitoba for next week’s chart, you can vote here: https://polldaddy.com/poll/7582509/

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New Syncs For The Wilderness Of Manitoba And Grand Analog EPs

the Wilderness of Manitoba plays special Toronto show

The Wilderness Of Manitoba’s Southern Winds Charts On CBC Radio 2