Royal Mountain Records

Royal Mountain Records is a Canadian independent record label and artist-management company, based in Toronto, Canada.^[1] The Royal Mountain roster currently consists of more than 30 active artists including Alvvays, Mac DeMarco, and U.S. Girls.^[2] Their alumni include PUP, Orville Peck and White Reaper.

Royal Mountain Records
Founded	2009
Genre	Indie rock power pop alternative rock punk rock
Country of origin	Canada
Location	Toronto, Canada
Official website	royalmountainrecords.com

History

Founded in 2009 by Hollerado front man Menno Versteeg and Adam “Bix” Berger, the label was originally intended as a means to self release Hollerado's debut Record in a Bag (RMR-001). It soon became a platform to launch the careers of other local Toronto artists such as PUP and Alvvays.^[3] Upon the success of these releases, the label signed international acts such as Mac DeMarco, Metz and U.S. Girls, while continuing to support local artists such as Calpurnia^[4] and Dizzy. Recent additions to the Royal Mountain roster include Shady Nasty, Bad Waitress, Ellis, KOKOKO!, Nap Eyes, and Wolf Parade. In 2018, it was hailed by Now Magazine as one of the strongest rock record labels in Toronto.^[5]

Mental health initiative

In 2019, Royal Mountain Records implemented a mental health fund for the artists signed to the label in order to provide $1,500 (non-recoupable) to put towards their mental health.^[6][7] Royal Mountain is the first label to start a program like this.^[2][8]

Current roster

Alvvays Anemone Anyway Gang Bad Waitress Boniface Calpurnia Cartel Madras Common Holly Customer Service Dizzy Doomsquad Ducks Ltd. Dusted Ellis Everett Bird Gulfer Gustaf Hollerado Homeshake

Islands Jo Passed KOKOKO! Kylie V. Bells Larsen Le Ren Little Junior Wyatt C. Louis Mac DeMarco Mav Karlo METZ Nap Eyes Ought Pillow Queens Pottery Shady Nasty Sister Ray TR/ST TUNS U.S. Girls Wild Pink Wolf Parade

Awards and accolades

Juno Awards

Year[9]	Nominee/Work	Award	Result
2011	Hollerado	Best New Group	Nominated
2012	Hollerado - "Good Day At The Races"	Video of the Year	Nominated
2014	Hollerado - White Paint	Recording Package of the Year	Nominated
2015	Alvvays - Alvvays	Alternative Album of the Year	Nominated
		Breakthrough Group of the Year	Nominated
	PUP - Guilt Trip	Video of the Year	Nominated
	PUP - PUP	Recording Package of the Year	Nominated
2016	PUP - Dark Days	Video of the Year	Nominated
2018	METZ - Strange Peace	Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year	Nominated
	Alvvays	Group of the Year	Nominated
	Alvvays - Antisocialites	Alternative Album of the Year	Win
2019	Dizzy	Breakthrough Group Of The Year	Nominated
2019	Dizzy - Baby Teeth	Alternative Album Of The Year	Win
2019	U.S. Girls - In a Poem Unlimited	Alternative Album Of The Year	Nominated

Polaris Prize

Year[10]	Nominee/Work	Award	Result
2014	PUP - PUP	Polaris Music Prize	Longlist
2015	Alvvays - Alvvays	Polaris Music Prize	Shortlist
2016	PUP - The Dream Is Over	Polaris Music Prize	Shortlist
2017	Mac DeMarco - This Old Dog	Polaris Music Prize	Longlist
	TUNS - TUNS	Polaris Music Prize	Longlist
2018	Alvvays - Antisocialites	Polaris Music Prize	Shortlist
	U.S. Girls - In A Poem Unlimited	Polaris Music Prize	Shortlist

Much Music Video Awards

Year	Nominee/Work	Award	Result
2017	PUP - Sleep in the Heat	Video of the Year	Nominated