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| Industry | Music & entertainment |
|---|---|
| Genre | Various |
| Predecessor | MapleNationwide |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Services | Distribution, production, warehousing, marketing, sales, brand partnerships, merchandising, finance, back office |
| Parent | Cadence Music Group Fontana Distribution |
| Website | FontanaNorth.com |
Fontana North is a Canadian record distribution company and represents the Canadian wing of Fontana Distribution. It is a joint venture between Canadian-based Cadence Music Group and US-based Fontana Distribution. The company was established by MapleCore in 2004 as MapleNationwide, and in 2006, it partnered with Fontana Distribution and was rebranded as Fontana North. It has expanded throughout Canada for pan-Canadian distribution of many music labels. On August 22, 2013 it was announced that they would be teaming up with Distort Entertainment in a joint venture deal with Fontana North acting as the main distributor of the hardcore label.[1]
Fontana North won the Independent Distributor of the Year award six years in a row (2008 - 2013) at the Canadian Music Industry Awards, held annually in Toronto as part of Canadian Music Week.[2][3][4]
- ^ "Distort Inc. Joins Forces With". Fontana North. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
- ^ "2010 CMBIA Winners & Nominees | 2017 Canadian Music Week April 18-22, 2017". Cmw.net. 2013-01-24. Archived from the original on 2011-03-06. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
- ^ "2011 CMBIA Winners & Nominees | 2017 Canadian Music Week April 18-22, 2017". Cmw.net. 2013-01-24. Archived from the original on 2011-04-03. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
- ^ "Winners Announced for the 2013 Canadian Music and Broadcast Industry Awards | 2013 Canadian Music Week • March 20-24, 2013". Archived from the original on 2013-03-28. Retrieved 2013-03-26.