Jeffrey Remedios

Jeffrey Remedios is the Chairman and CEO of Universal Music Canada. He also founded Arts & Crafts Records.[1] In 2015 he was named by Toronto Life as one of Toronto's 50 most influential people.[2]

Jeffrey Remedios
Occupationmusic executive

Career

Remedios began his post-school career in music at Virgin Music Canada (later EMI Music Canada), holding various posts, including Media & Artist Relations, Digital Marketing, and Director of National Promotion.

Arts & Crafts

In 2003, Jeffrey Remedios left EMI and launched Arts & Crafts Productions with Daniel Cutler and Kevin Drew.[3] The goal of the new label was to create a vehicle to release and promote content from Kevin Drew's new group, Broken Social Scene.[4] Under Remedios' leadership, Arts & Crafts Productions collected 21 Juno wins.

Universal Music Canada

On September 21, 2015, Universal Music Group CEO Lucian Grainge appointed Remedios as President and CEO of Universal Music Canada.

Professional Associations

Remedios serves on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences,[5] Music Canada, the City of Toronto Music Advisory Council, the Toronto International Film Festival,[6] the Canadian Opera Company,[7] and the Art Gallery of Ontario.[8]

Education

He graduated McMaster University in 1998 with an Honours Commerce Degree and a minor in Music.[9] McMaster presented Remedios with its Alumni Gallery Award in 2013.[10]

Personal life

In 2015 Remedios married Lucia Graca [11] at a ceremony in Burl's Creek Event Grounds, site of the Wayhome and Boots And Hearts music festivals. Their wedding reception included musical performances by several artists from the Arts & Crafts label. Toronto Life magazine named the couple among the city's Best Dressed in 2016.[12]

References
  1. "Jeffrey Remedios, Arts & Crafts Co-Founder, Named President of Universal Music Canada". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
  2. "Toronto Life celebrates the most influential Torontonians of 2015 at an exclusive cocktail reception". Toronto Life. 2015-11-16. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  3. "Indie music maven Jeffrey Remedios goes mainstream". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  4. McLean, Steve. "Broken Social Scene". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
  5. "CARAS ยป About CARAS". carasonline.ca. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
  6. "About". www.tiff.net. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
  7. "Board of Directors". www.coc.ca. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
  8. "Board of Trustees | AGO Art Gallery of Ontario". www.ago.net. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
  9. "McMaster Alumni Community - Jeffrey Remedios". alumni.os.mcmaster.ca. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  10. JEFFREY REMEDIOS NAMED PRESIDENT AND CEO OF UNIVERSAL MUSIC CANADA, RANDY LENNOX DEPARTS FOR BELL MEDIA - UMG
  11. "A Boho-Chic Wedding In Northern Ontario | Weddingbells". www.weddingbells.ca. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
  12. "Toronto's Best Dressed: Artsy supercouple Jeffrey & Lucia Remedios". Toronto Life. 2016-09-08. Retrieved 2017-03-14.


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