Last Gang Records


Last Gang Records is a record label formed by Canadian music industry lawyer Chris Taylor and concert promoter Donald K. Tarlton in the Fall of 2003 at the Pop Montreal Music Festival. Last Gang was nominated as Independent Record Label of the Year at the Canadian Music Awards in 2006.
It was acquired by Entertainment One in March 2016, with Taylor being appointed the new president of eOne Music.

Last Gang Publishing

Last Gang Publishing is a music publishing company founded in 2006 with primary operations based in Toronto and Los Angeles. Last Gang Publishing represents both external clients, such as Dubmatix, Egyptrixx, and Hiawatha, and internal Last Gang Records recording artists, such as Mother Mother, Silver Starling, Magneta Lane and O'Luge.

Artists

Last Gang Records has released albums by:

Gold & Platinum Certifications

Metric Old World Underground, Where Are You Now?
CountryCertificationSales/shipments
CanadaGold50,000

Death From Above 1979 You're A Woman, I'm A Machine
CountryCertificationSales/shipments
CanadaGold50,000

Metric Live It Out
CountryCertificationSales/shipments
CanadaPlatinum100,000

Metric Fantasies
CountryCertificationSales/shipments
CanadaPlatinum80,000

Awards and nominations

[Juno Awards]

Polaris Music Prize

The Polaris Music Prize is awarded annually to the best full-length Canadian album based on artistic merit. Last Gang Records has had three albums make the short list, and 11 nominations on the long list.