Alma Records President, Peter Cardinali is delighted to announce that he and Universal Music Canada have forged a relationship to distribute the label's eclectic roster. With the March 16th release of One Take, Volume One, and Michael Kaeshammer's Strut, both Juno nominated, we're off to a very strong start.
Cardinali's musical talents include that of bassist, producer, arranger and composer and make him well qualified to work with great talent. And, certainly Alma Records has some of the best. Cardinali says, “This is such a positive step for our label. Alma means soul and we pride ourselves in 'animating people's souls'. Randy Lennox, Allan Reid, Scott Morin and the entire Universal Music team are simply the best in the business, and they understand and appreciate our philosophy. This new relationship with Universal Music Canada will undoubtedly give us renewed energy and strength to move our label forward and continue to discover, nurture and develop new and original artists. We're very excited about the future and delighted that Universal will be a part of it".
Universal Music Canada had little hesitation in bringing Alma Records into their family. Allan Reid, Senior Vice President of A & R for Universal Music Canada commented, “We are thrilled to be associated with Peter and the uniquely gifted artists on his label. Alma's dedication to the development of Canadian artists is a belief we also share and we look forward to helping them further solidify their position within the industry."
Scott Morin, Universal Jazz says, “Universal Jazz and Universal Music Canada are very proud to begin a new association with Alma Records. Peter Cardinali is a legendary musician, producer and arranger, with great ears and an incredibly high standard of quality in his business. We look forward to helping Peter and his team bring more attention to his talented roster of artists, and help him further build on his impressive catalogue."
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