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Jeffrey Remedios
NationalityCanadian
Alma materMcMaster University
OccupationMusic executive
Years active2003-present
SpouseLucia Graca
Children2

Jeffrey Remedios is the Chairman and CEO of Universal Music Canada. He also founded Arts & Crafts Records,[1] and chairs the Toronto International Film Festival. He has appeared multiple times on the Billboard list of international power players (most recently in 2023),[2][3] and was named by Toronto Life as one of Toronto's 50 most influential people.[4]

Career[edit]

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[edit]

In 2003, Remedios left EMI and launched Arts & Crafts Productions with Kevin Drew.[5] The goal of the new label was to create a vehicle to release and promote content from Drew's band, Broken Social Scene.[6] Under Remedios' leadership, artists working under Arts & Crafts have collected 21 Juno wins.[7] In 2013, with Arts & Crafts, Remedios co-founded the annual Field Trip Music & Arts Festival in Toronto.[8][9]

Universal Music Canada[edit]

On September 21, 2015, Universal Music Group CEO Lucian Grainge appointed Remedios as President and CEO of Universal Music Canada.[7] He oversaw the creation of Universal's new office in Liberty Village, Toronto, which opened in 2022 and includes 80A recording studios and a performance venue.[10][11]

Professional associations[edit]

On November 29, 2021, Remedios was named chairman of the Toronto International Film Festival, after previously spending five years on the board.[12][13] He also serves on the board of directors of Arts & Crafts, the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences,[14] Music Canada, and MusiCounts.[15]

Education[edit]

Remedios graduated from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, in 1998 with a degree in commerce and a minor in music.[16] Jeffrey served as Music Director at CFMU FM from 1994-1996. McMaster presented Remedios with its Alumni Gallery Award in 2013.[17]

Personal life[edit]

Remedios grew up in Scarborough, Ontario, the son of Macau-born parents and the youngest of three brothers.[18] In 2015 he married Lucia Graca[19] 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. They live in Toronto and have two children.[20] Toronto Life magazine named the couple among the city's Best Dressed in 2016.[21] Remedios delivered the keynote address at Canadian Music Week on June 8, 2022.[22]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Jeffrey Remedios, Arts & Crafts Co-Founder, Named President of Universal Music Canada". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
  2. ^ "Revealed: Billboard's 2022 International Power Players". Billboard. 2022-04-25. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  3. ^ Duffy, Thom (25 April 2023). "Billboard's 2023 International Power Players Revealed". Billboard. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Toronto Life celebrates the most influential Torontonians of 2015 at an exclusive cocktail reception". Toronto Life. 2015-11-16. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  5. ^ "Indie music maven Jeffrey Remedios goes mainstream". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  6. ^ McLean, Steve. "Broken Social Scene". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
  7. ^ a b "Jeffrey Remedios named CEO of Universal Music Canada". CBC. 2015-08-25. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  8. ^ "Arts & Crafts Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Toronto Festival Featuring Broken Social Scene, Feist, Bloc Party, Hayden". Exclaim!. 2013-01-14. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  9. ^ "Arts & Crafts co-founder Jeffrey Remedios named president and CEO of Universal Music Canada". The Canadian Press. 2015-08-25. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  10. ^ "Inside Universal Music Canada's trendy new Liberty Village headquarters". Toronto Life. 2022-11-28. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  11. ^ McPherson, David (27 April 2023). "Universal Music Canada's Toronto Flagship Boosts the City's Cultural Capital". Azure. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  12. ^ "About". www.tiff.net. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
  13. ^ "Toronto Film Festival Names Jeffrey Remedios As Board Chair, Replacing Veteran Jennifer Tory". Deadline. 2021-11-29. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  14. ^ "CARAS » About CARAS". carasonline.ca. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
  15. ^ "Our People". www.musicounts.ca. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  16. ^ "McMaster Alumni Community - Jeffrey Remedios". alumni.os.mcmaster.ca. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  17. ^ JEFFREY REMEDIOS NAMED PRESIDENT AND CEO OF UNIVERSAL MUSIC CANADA, RANDY LENNOX DEPARTS FOR BELL MEDIA - UMG
  18. ^ "How Arts & Crafts' Jeffrey Remedios brings sound judgment to the music business". The Globe and Mail. 2013-02-26. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  19. ^ "A Boho-Chic Wedding In Northern Ontario | Weddingbells". www.weddingbells.ca. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
  20. ^ "Jeffrey Remedios: Chair of the Board". TIFF. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  21. ^ "Toronto's Best Dressed: Artsy supercouple Jeffrey & Lucia Remedios". Toronto Life. 2016-09-08. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
  22. ^ "UMC's Remedios CMW Keynote Delivered Hope & Victory". FYI Music News. 2022-06-22. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
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