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Well-respected artist manager Ron Kitchener, who currently operates RGK Entertainment Group, a management company representing Jason McCoy and Doc Walker, directs the Open Road label.Open Road is the second label under the MapleCore umbrella, a sister to MapleMusic Recordings, launch pad of Sam Roberts and current home of Kathleen Edwards, The Dears, Danny Michel, Gord Downie and more. Like MMR, Open Road will be distributed by Universal Music Canada.Universal Music CEO, Randy Lennox says, "It's great to see a resurgence in Country music. We believe in Open Road as a strong creative vehicle in helping Canadian Country artists and their music."Kitchener noted, We want to create a focused home for Canadian Country and traditional talent in Open Road, a label that can provide quality opportunities for exposure. Im really looking forward to working with the teams at Maple and Universal to make it happen.MapleCore CEO, Grant Dexter added, MapleCore is consistently trying to build its business around three things: good people, solid partners and great talent. We are very pleased to have Ron steering Open Road with guidance from our friends at Universal. Canadian Country music and all of its contemporaries are open for business.

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Member Since: 13/10/2005
Band Website: www.openroadrecordings.com
Band Members: Adam Harvey
Doc Walker
Ridley Bent
The Higgins
Jake Mathews
Jason McCoy
Tara Oram
Johnny Reid
Prairie Oyster
The Road Hammers
Willie Mack

Open Road Recordings distributes Big Machine Records in Canada. Headquartered in Nashville, its artists include Jack Ingram, Taylor Swift, Trisha Yearwood, and Jewel (Valory Music Co.).
Record Label: Open Road Recordings
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Taylor Swift Wins ACM Album of The Year

Taylor Swift took home the award for Album of The Year for 'Fearless' at the 44th annual Academy of Country Music Awards, held in Las Vegas. Taylor was also honoured with a Crystal Milestone award to ...
Posted by on Thu, 16 Apr 2009 07:05:00 GMT

Doc Walker win the Juno for Country Recording of the Year

Doc Walker took home the statue for Country Recording of the Year for their album Beautiful Life at this year's Juno Awards. Congrats to the band on their win!
Posted by on Tue, 31 Mar 2009 07:56:00 GMT

Taylor Swift and Doc Walker Win at The Indies

Taylor Swift was awarded two Indies for Favorite International Solo Artist and Favorite International Album for her album Fearless at the 9th Annual Independent Music Awards. Doc Walker was named Fa...
Posted by on Thu, 19 Mar 2009 09:31:00 GMT

Dance With Me Goes Gold!

Johnny Reid's current album, 'Dance With Me' has been certified Gold in two short days after being released in Canada.
Posted by on Thu, 19 Mar 2009 09:30:00 GMT

Taylor Swift's CMT One on One premiere

Taylor Swift's One on One will be premiering on CMT on Friday, March 13 at 8pm ET. The interview was taped during Taylor's recent visit to Toronto - find out more info here.
Posted by on Thu, 12 Mar 2009 08:14:00 GMT

Tara Oram Wins at the ECMAs

Tara Oram walked away with Country Recording of the Year for her debutalbum, 'Chasing The Sun' at last night's East Coast Music Awards inCorner Brook, NL.  Tara kicked off the CBC broadcast of the sho...
Posted by on Mon, 02 Mar 2009 07:08:00 GMT

Independent Label of The Year Nomination

Open Road Recordings has been nominated for a Canadian Music and Broadcast Industry Award in the category for Independent Label of The Year.The awards will be held March 12th in Toronto, ON during Can...
Posted by on Thu, 26 Feb 2009 10:52:00 GMT

Juno Nominees Announced

Nominations for the 2009 Juno Awards were announced today. Congratulations go to Doc Walker and Tara Oram for being nominated in the Country Recording of the Year category for their albums 'Beautiful ...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Feb 2009 09:09:00 GMT

Trisha Yearwood earns three Grammy nods

Trisha Yearwood has been nominated in three categories for this year's Grammy Awards: Best Female Country Vocal Performance "This Is Me You're Talking To" Best Country Collaboration With Vocals "Let ...
Posted by on Fri, 12 Dec 2008 10:33:00 GMT

Tara Oram Nominated for Three ECMA Awards

The East Coast Music Association announced the 2009 Music Award nominees today at the Pepsi Centre in Corner Brook. Tara Oram has been nominated in the following three Categories: Female Solo Recordin...
Posted by on Fri, 12 Dec 2008 10:33:00 GMT