Electro-Fi Records is a Canadian award-winning independent record label founded in 1996, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, which specializes in the release of blues records.
History edit
Electro-Fi Records was founded in 1996 by Andrew Galloway, with assistance from Gary Collver and Alec Fraser.[1] Galloway started the label shortly before turning forty, following a career in corporate communications.[2] Collver's background was in photography and media.[3] Fraser, a bassist and vocalist, was a professional musician and record producer.[4]
Since its formation, the label has released over fifty albums of original blues material.[1] It has specialized in releases which pair experienced American blues musicians, such as Willie "Big Eyes" Smith and Curley Bridges, with Canadian musicians.[5] The 2009 Electro-Fi release of Ramblin' Son, by Julian Fauth, won the Juno Award for Blues Album of the Year, as did the 2004 Electro-Fi release of Painkiller, by Morgan Davis. Galloway and Fraser co-produced Ramblin' Son with Fauth, with the album also mixed and co-engineered by Fraser.[6] In addition, Fraser, who co-produced the Painkiller album with Davis, won the 2004 Maple Blues Award for Producer of the Year. An earlier release by Electro-Fi, Blues Weather, by Fathead, won the 1999 Juno Award for Blues Album of the Year. A 2001 Electro-Fi release by Mel Brown and The Homewreckers, Neck Bones & Caviar, being Brown's debut record on the label, won the W.C. Handy Award for Comeback Album of the Year. The album was co-produced by Galloway and mixed by Fraser.[7][8]
Artists recording for Electro-Fi edit
- Billy Boy Arnold
- Blackburn[9]
- Bobby Dean Blackburn[10]
- Diana Braithwaite[11]
- Curley Bridges
- Mel Brown
- Enrico Crivellaro
- Morgan Davis
- Fathead
- Fruteland Jackson
- Harmonica Shah
- Julian Fauth
- James Harman
- Mark Hummel
- Andrew "Jr. Boy" Jones
- Harrison Kennedy[12]
- Johnny Laws[13]
- John Mays[14]
- Miss Angel[15]
- Sam Myers
- Paul Oscher
- Gary Primich
- Rip Lee Pryor[16]
- Snooky Pryor
- Shakura S'Aida
- Little Mack Simmons
- George "Harmonica" Smith
- Willie "Big Eyes" Smith
- Finis Tasby
- Lil' Dave Thompson
- Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne
- Chris Whiteley[17]
- Sharrie Williams
References edit
- ^ a b "Electro-Fi Records". Electrofi.com. Retrieved 2015-08-16.
- ^ "Electro-Fi Records: Traditional Blues With A Foot In The Future - CityNews". Citynews.ca. 2009-03-11. Retrieved 2015-08-16.
- ^ "Leadership Profile ‹ Padulo Integrated Inc. – 21st Century Retail". Padulo.ca. Retrieved 2015-08-16.
- ^ "Bio". Fraser/Daley. Retrieved 2015-08-16.
- ^ "Billboard - Google Books". 2005-04-02. Retrieved 2015-08-16.
- ^ "Ramblin' Son". Electrofi.com. Retrieved 2015-08-16.
- ^ "Blues Guitarist Mel Brown Passes Away". Musicstack.com. Retrieved 2015-08-16.
- ^ a b "Electro-Fi Records". Electrofi.com. Retrieved 2015-08-16.
- ^ "Blackburn | Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
- ^ "Bobby Dean Blackburn | Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
- ^ "Diana Braithwaite | Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
- ^ "Harrison Kennedy | Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
- ^ "Johnny Laws | Album Discography". AllMusic. 1943-07-12. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
- ^ "John Mays | Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
- ^ "Miss Angel | Album Discography". AllMusic. 2005-05-17. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
- ^ "Richard "Rip Lee" Pryor | Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
- ^ "Chris Whiteley | Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-05-27.