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Boompa Records

Boompa Records
Founded 2003 (2003)
Founder Rob Calder, Scott Walker.
Distributor(s) Outside Music (Canada), NAIL Distribution (United States), Lirico (Japan), The Orchard (Digital)
Genre Indie Pop/Rock
Country of origin  Canada
Location Vancouver, British Columbia
Official website www.boompa.ca

Boompa Records is a Canadian independent record label, founded in 2003 and based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Boompa Records (launched in September 2003) was established as a music production company by Rob Calder and Scott L.D. Walker, fellow members of the Canadian Indie Band The Salteens. The label’s creation was marked with the release of The Salteens’ album Let Go of Your Bad Days in the Spring of 2003.

Beginning in Summer 2003, Boompa began their expansion into publicity services, music placement and licensing and artist management. As the label progressed, they further expanded to manage grant administration, tour management, promotions, booking and web services. Boompa has also organized grant administration for non-Boompa artists, including Hot Hot Heat, Destroyer (band), and Humans (Canadian band).

Boompa received positive acclaim in its first year, where it was credited with releasing “consistently excellent” music. The company was described by Canadian music critic Adrien Begrand as “the most fun [label] to discover” in 2004.

Since the label’s formation, songs by Boompa artists have been featured on such shows as Grey's Anatomy, Joan of Arcadia, Dawson’s Creek, Degrassi, The L-Word, Alienated, Radio Free Roscoe and Yo Gabba Gabba! among others.

Boompa bands and artists have also been featured at many festivals and music events, including POP Montreal, Canadian Music Week, SXSW, Halifax POP Explosion and Rifflanida. Internationally, Boompa artists have also made performances in Reykjavík at the Iceland Airwaves Festival.


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