Dine Alone Records
Encyclopedia
Dine Alone Records is a Canadian independent Record Label
founded by Joel Carriere
. The Label specializes in a wide range of alternative rock
. Dine Alone was until recently closely associated with Distort Entertainment
's president Greg Below
.
in early 2005 with associate Greg Below
(Distort Entertainment
). The label began by debuting City And Colour
with Sometimes. Working with Dallas Green
achieved immediate success and profit. This allowed Dine Alone to sign other bands such as Bedouin Soundclash
. Carriere's intentions in beginning the label were to further the opportunities available to the bands he managed and was passionate about. The label's association with Greg Below
and Distort Entertainment
have since diminished.
Dine Alone Records and Bedlam Music Management (Also owned and operated by Joel Carriere
) employ about fifteen people.
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
founded by Joel Carriere
Joel Carriere
Joel Carriere is the president and owner of Dine Alone Records, Bedlam Music Management, and S.C.E.N.E. Music Festival. He is known for managing Canadian post-hardcore group Alexisonfire and alternative group Bedouin Soundclash.-Bedlam Society:...
. The Label specializes in a wide range of alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
. Dine Alone was until recently closely associated with Distort Entertainment
Distort Entertainment
Distort Entertainment is a Canadian independent record label based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The label specializes in hardcore punk bands such as Alexisonfire and Cancer Bats and metal bands such as Johnny Truant, but also represents lighter music with its sister division such as Bend...
's president Greg Below
Greg Below
Greg Below is the president and founding partner of Distort Entertainment, a well known Canadian show promoter, and talented music producer. Greg is known for his height and enthusiastic love of music .-Distort Entertainment:...
.
History
Dine Alone Records was founded by Joel CarriereJoel Carriere
Joel Carriere is the president and owner of Dine Alone Records, Bedlam Music Management, and S.C.E.N.E. Music Festival. He is known for managing Canadian post-hardcore group Alexisonfire and alternative group Bedouin Soundclash.-Bedlam Society:...
in early 2005 with associate Greg Below
Greg Below
Greg Below is the president and founding partner of Distort Entertainment, a well known Canadian show promoter, and talented music producer. Greg is known for his height and enthusiastic love of music .-Distort Entertainment:...
(Distort Entertainment
Distort Entertainment
Distort Entertainment is a Canadian independent record label based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The label specializes in hardcore punk bands such as Alexisonfire and Cancer Bats and metal bands such as Johnny Truant, but also represents lighter music with its sister division such as Bend...
). The label began by debuting City And Colour
City and Colour
City and Colour is the recording alias for Juno Award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter Dallas Green, who was also the guitarist and vocalist of the post-hardcore band Alexisonfire. He plays melodic acoustic and folk music and is often accompanied by a rotating number of Canadian indie rock...
with Sometimes. Working with Dallas Green
Dallas Green
George Dallas Green is a former pitcher, manager, and executive in Major League Baseball. After playing for the Philadelphia Phillies and two other teams, he went on to manage the Phillies, the New York Yankees, and the New York Mets, and managed the Phillies when they won their first World Series...
achieved immediate success and profit. This allowed Dine Alone to sign other bands such as Bedouin Soundclash
Bedouin Soundclash
Bedouin Soundclash is a Canadian band currently based in Toronto. Their sound can be described as reggae and ska.-History:The band's current lineup consists of vocalist and guitarist Jay Malinowski, and bassist Eon Sinclair with Sekou Lumumba on drums. Their debut album, Root Fire, released in 2001...
. Carriere's intentions in beginning the label were to further the opportunities available to the bands he managed and was passionate about. The label's association with Greg Below
Greg Below
Greg Below is the president and founding partner of Distort Entertainment, a well known Canadian show promoter, and talented music producer. Greg is known for his height and enthusiastic love of music .-Distort Entertainment:...
and Distort Entertainment
Distort Entertainment
Distort Entertainment is a Canadian independent record label based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The label specializes in hardcore punk bands such as Alexisonfire and Cancer Bats and metal bands such as Johnny Truant, but also represents lighter music with its sister division such as Bend...
have since diminished.
Dine Alone Records and Bedlam Music Management (Also owned and operated by Joel Carriere
Joel Carriere
Joel Carriere is the president and owner of Dine Alone Records, Bedlam Music Management, and S.C.E.N.E. Music Festival. He is known for managing Canadian post-hardcore group Alexisonfire and alternative group Bedouin Soundclash.-Bedlam Society:...
) employ about fifteen people.
Current bands
- ArkellsArkellsArkells are a Canadian rock band, formed in Hamilton, Ontario. In 2006, they signed with Dine Alone Records, the label for other Canadian acts such as City and Colour, Attack In Black, Alexisonfire, and Tokyo Police Club.-Band history:...
- Attack in BlackAttack in BlackAttack in Black was a Canadian indie rock band from Welland, Ontario. They first signed to Skate Ahead Records for their self-titled album debut in 2005. In spring 2006, they signed with Dine Alone Records...
- Black LungsBlack LungsBlack Lungs is a side project of Alexisonfire's former guitarist and vocalist, and current Gallows frontman Wade MacNeil. Wade created the side project reminiscent of his first punk rock band Plan 9. Black Lungs has also included Alexisonfire's George Pettit on bass, and Bedouin Soundclash's former...
- City and ColourCity and ColourCity and Colour is the recording alias for Juno Award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter Dallas Green, who was also the guitarist and vocalist of the post-hardcore band Alexisonfire. He plays melodic acoustic and folk music and is often accompanied by a rotating number of Canadian indie rock...
- The Coppertone
- Dinosaur Bones
- Grey Kingdom
- Hey Rosetta!Hey Rosetta!Hey Rosetta! is a six-piece Canadian indie rock band from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Known for its energized live shows, the band creates a massive, layered sound by incorporating piano, violin and cello into the traditional four-piece garage rock sound.-History:Their influences include...
- Hot Hot HeatHot Hot HeatHot Hot Heat is a Canadian indie rock band formed in 1999 from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.-Career:Dustin Hawthorne and Steve Bays had been in many different bands together since 1995 and met Hawley in 1998. In 1999, Hawley bought a Juno 6 keyboard and asked Bays to try playing it, as no one...
- CunterCunterCunter is a municipality in the district of Albula in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.-Geography:...
- James Vincent McMorrowJames Vincent McMorrowJames Vincent McMorrow is an Irish folk music singer-songwriter. His debut album Early in the Morning was released in February, 2010. He wrote the album during a self-imposed seclusion in a beach house in Ireland. His music has been compared to Bon Iver, Sufjan Stevens, and Ray LaMontagne. ...
- Mockingbird Wish Me Luck
- MoneenMoneenMoneen is an indie rock band from Brampton, Ontario, Canada.-History:The band formed in 1999 after the dissolution of another band, called Perfectly Normal. Moneen's original bass player, Mark Bowser, was replaced by Chris Slorach, who left the band after the release of The Theory of Harmonial Value...
- The Pains of Being Pure at HeartThe Pains of Being Pure at HeartThe Pains of Being Pure at Heart are an indie pop band from New York City. Their first album was a self-released EP which came out in 2007 through the Painbow label. Their debut self-titled full length album was released on February 3, 2009 via Slumberland Records. The band name comes from an...
- Parlovr
- Tokyo Police ClubTokyo Police ClubTokyo Police Club is an indie rock band from Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. It consists of vocalist and bassist David Monks , keyboardist Graham Wright, guitarist Josh Hook , and drummer Greg Alsop ....
- Walter SchreifelsWalter SchreifelsWalter Schreifels is a rock musician and producer from New York City.In the late 1980s, he played in many New York hardcore bands, most notably Youth Of Today and Gorilla Biscuits . After Gorilla Biscuits broke up, he formed the short lived Moondog...
Alumni
- AlexisonfireAlexisonfireAlexisonfire was a five-piece, Juno-nominated post-hardcore band that formed in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada in 2001. The band consisted of George Pettit , Dallas Green , Wade MacNeil , Chris Steele , and Jordan Hastings .They describe their music as "the sound of two Catholic high-school girls...
- Bedouin SoundclashBedouin SoundclashBedouin Soundclash is a Canadian band currently based in Toronto. Their sound can be described as reggae and ska.-History:The band's current lineup consists of vocalist and guitarist Jay Malinowski, and bassist Eon Sinclair with Sekou Lumumba on drums. Their debut album, Root Fire, released in 2001...
- Casey Baker and the Buffalo Sinners
- Children CollideChildren CollideChildren Collide is an Australian indie rock band from Melbourne, Australia. The band consists of drummer Ryan Caesar, bassist Heath Crawley, and vocalist/guitarist John Mackay...
- Daniel RomanoDaniel RomanoDaniel Romano is a Canadian visual artist and musician, who has released material both as a solo artist and as a member of the band Attack in Black, and also as a frequent collaborator with other musicians, including City and Colour, Julie Doiron and Frederick Squire.Romano is also a partner in his...
- Empire Air
- Johnny TruantJohnny TruantJohnny Truant was a British, Brighton-based metalcore band, formed in 2000 under the name Severance. The band recorded 3 demos under this moniker before renaming themselves after the lead character of Mark Z. Danielewski's novel House of Leaves...
- SleepercarSleepercarSleepercar is the alternative country project of Jim Ward, a member of Sparta and former member of At the Drive-In. Regarding the band, Ward has noted that: "I think it will always be “my” band...
- Songs from a RoomSongs from a RoomSongs from a Room is the second album of Canadian musician Leonard Cohen, released in 1969. It reached #63 on the Billboard list and #2 at UK charts....
- The End
- The Fullblast
- The Living EndThe Living EndThe Living End are an Australian rock band from Melbourne, Victoria, formed in 1994. The current lineup consists of Chris Cheney , Scott Owen and Andy Strachan...