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Nettwerk Music Group is happy to share some exciting updates from its Management arm. Over the past few months, Nettwerk's Management Roster has expanded with multiple new signings: Shiny Toy Guns, Avalanche City, Hey Ocean, Gareth Dunlop, Joshua Hyslop, Radical Face, Liam Titcomb and Lucie Silvas. Read below for more information on each artist.

“For 26 years, Nettwerk has fostered and supported great new talent. I’m incredibly proud of these new additions to the roster and excited to present them to the world wide stage,” says Nettwerk CEO Terry McBride. “The coming year also brings anticipated new albums from some of our established artists like fun. and Katherine Jenkins. Our goal has always been to be the best, not biggest, at what we do.”

In addition to these new signings, Nettwerk Management has seen great successes with a couple of its established clients. Roots rock band Dispatch, featuring vocalist Chad Stokes (also of Nettwerk-managed and recording artist State Radio), returned to the road for a national tour after a 10-year hiatus. In spite of limited national media attention, Dispatch drew nearly 150,000 fans from all over the world to see this limited run of 13 dates. The tour closed with three consecutive nights at Boston's famed TD Garden, which was a fitting exclamation point on a tour that saw the band sell out a 25,000 seat soccer stadium just outside of New York City and a three-night stand at Red Rocks Amphitheatre outside of Denver.

On the other end of the spectrum, Lemonade Mouth (Walt Disney Records), the soundtrack to the Disney Channel Original Movie by the same name featuring Nettwerk-managed artist Bridgit Mendler, peaked at #4 on the Billboard Top 200 upon its release in April and has gone on to sell nearly 325,000 units.

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On Friday March 11, at Bymark Restaurant in Toronto, music industry luminaries gathered to celebrate the accomplishments and career of Nettwerk's CEO Terry McBride, along with Mary Martin, at the MMF (MusicManagersForum) Canada’s 5th Annual Honour Roll Reception.

Over 125 leaders of the music and management industries attended this lavish event and one of the many highlights of Canadian Music Week. The Honour Roll award was presented to industry leader Terry McBride, which sees him join the ranks previous winners Bernie Finkelstein, Bruce Allen and Ray Danniels and Sam Feldman.

Long time Nettwerk founder and partner of nearly 30 years, Mark Jowett, presented McBride with his award, while long time friend, EMI Canada President, Deane Cameron, was unable to attend but sent a special congratulatory video message. Guests were also treated to an acoustic performance by one of McBride’s newest clients Liam Titcomb. McBride was on hand to personally accept this honour, and did so with his customary soft-spoken grace. Well known for his social awareness and charitable efforts, McBride began his acceptance by asking the audience to join him in 30 seconds of silence to acknowledge the catastrophic events unfolding following the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

Check out photos and the event program HERE.

Outside Nettwerk's Vancouver Office On Signing Day
From left to right: Digory Smallz (Joshua Hyslop's Manager), Ric Arboit (President, Nettwerk Records), Julia Ruch (Joshua Hyslop's Fiance), Joshua Hyslop, Mark Jowett (VP International A&R, Nettwerk)

Nettwerk is excited to announce the addition of Vancouver-based singer/songwriter Joshua Hyslop to its label roster. Joshua is folk musician with a modern edge, pulling inspiration from artists like Ryan Adams, Iron and Wine and Sufjan Stevens.

Nettwerk CEO Terry McBride is thrilled about the newest label addition: "Josh is an amazing songwriter with a voice that will melt the toughest heart!."

Stay tuned for more information on this up-and-coming talent.

After more than two decades together, multi-platinum recording artist Sarah McLachlan and her long-time manager Terry McBride, CEO and co-founder of Vancouver-based Nettwerk Music Group, have decided to end their professional relationship.

"I'd like to thank all the people at Nettwerk for their hard work, especially Terry McBride, Mark Jowett, Dan Fraser and Ric Arboit,” says McLachlan. “However, it’s time for a change, and I’m looking forward to exploring opportunities with new representation.”

McBride adds, “Sarah and Nettwerk have had an amazing 23 years and a multitude of successes together. We wish her only the best as she moves forward in her career, and will continue to work with her and support her."

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As a member of the MidemNet Visionary Chair Committee, Nettwerk's CEO Terry McBride recently discussed ways of achieving music ubiquity and instant access for consumers. Watch/Listen to Terry's thoughts above or click HERE.

Nettwerk Vancouver office (old school) featuring staff and artists (Grapes Of Wrath, After All, The Water Walk, Skinny Puppy, and Moev).

As part of Nettwerk's 25th anniversary celebration, founders Terry McBride and Ric Arboit stopped by one of their hometown radio stations 100.5 The Peak to talk to host Tamara Stanners about what fans of Nettwerk will find in the new publication Nettwerk: 25 Years Of Music We Love by Denise Ryan. Listen below...

100.5 The PEAK - Terry McBride and Ric Arboit (Nettwerk Records) Interview w/Tamara Stanners by ThePEAK

Nettwerk continues the celebration of its 25th year with the release today of Nettwerk: 25 Years Of Music We Love (Wiley Canada), a tell-all book from Canadian author Denise Ryan. Ryan takes the reader on a behind-the-scenes journey into the making of Canada's best known indie label, exposing controversial, funny and shocking stories about the making (and breaking) of music careers and the transformation of Nettwerk from its humble origins in CEO Terry McBride's tiny Vancouver-apartment to the company it is today. The book also includes hundreds of never-before-published tour photos and insider stories direct from the artists themselves, including Sarah McLachlan, Skinny Puppy, Barenaked Ladies, and more.

Check out the mini-trailer for a sneak preview of the book and some words from Nettwerk CEO Terry McBride. 

Facebook friends of Nettwerk can purchase the book HERE and also immediately receive 60 key tracks from Nettwerk artists of the past 25 years. 

Nettwerk: 25 Years Of Music by nettwerkmusicgroup

In celebration of its 25th year, the Nettwerk founders went digging through the vaults to select key tracks from the company’s history for a special compilation entitled Nettwerk: 25 Years Of Music, comprised of 25 tracks from artists like Grapes of Wrath, Skinny Puppy, Moev, Sarah McLachlan, Ron Sexsmith, The Be Good Tanyas, Tiësto Old Crow Medicine Show, Ladytron, Great Lake Swimmers, BT, The Weepies and more. The compilation is at iTunes today! Stream the entire compilation above.

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In celebration of Nettwerk Music Group’s 25th anniversary, Wiley Publishing will release Nettwerk: 25 Years Of Music We Love on October 7, 2010. Author Denise Ryan takes the reader on a behind-the-scenes journey into Canada's top indie record label and management company, with previously unpublished photos and gritty, first-hand insider stories from the company’s founders (Terry McBride, Mark Jowett, Dan Fraser and Ric Arboit) and the artists who helped transform Nettwerk from its humble origins in McBride's small Vancouver apartment to the company it is today, with offices in Vancouver, New York, Los Angeles, London, Boston and Hamburg, and over 150 million albums sold worldwide. From the birth of industrial pioneers Skinny Puppy to a 19-year-old Sarah McLachlan arriving in Vancouver with two suitcases and a guitar, McBride and company leave no detail behind.

Additionally, the Nettwerk founders have gone searching through the vaults for key tracks from the more than 400 albums that Nettwerk has released in its 25 year history to create two special versions of Nettwerk: 25 Years Of Music, one consisting of 25 tracks and the other consisting of 60 tracks. Grapes of Wrath, Skinny Puppy, Moev, Sarah McLachlan, Ron Sexsmith, The Be Good Tanyas, Tiësto Old Crow Medicine Show, Ladytron, Great Lake Swimmers, BT and The Weepies are just some of the artists that comprise these two special compilations, both set for release on October 5. Full track lists are below.

For a limited time, fans can pre-order the book for the special price of $39.99, which includes an instant download of Nettwerk: 25 Years Of Music (60 track edition). Check out a sampling of music from the compilations below. 

Nettwerk: 25 Years Of Music Sampler by nettwerkmusicgroup

Nettwerk Music Group CEO and Lilith Fair co-founder Terry McBride spoke at TEDxVancouver, held at the Electronic Arts campus in Burnaby at the end of 2009.  A reviewer of the conference stated, "Terry McBride was an excellent choice to speak first and set the conceptual framework for the whole day...One of the things that Terry does better than anyone else – and the reason why it was a good idea to give him the floor at the beginning of the day – is that he speaks clearly to the fundamental concepts and ideas behind the commercial aspects of art and music that are often butchered for public consumption by the language of accountants and corporate executives."

TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At the TEDxVancouver event, TEDTalks video and live speakers came together to spark deep discussions and connections in a small group.