Creating Six Shooter Records with Shauna de Cartier

When Shauna de Cartier wanted to start Six Shooter Records, she found that it was going to be difficult to secure funding from outside sources. She didn’t have the track record to secure government grants and banks weren’t interested in lending her the money. And, when she approached the major labels, she found very little interest there too. So she had to find another way to get her artists in the studio and her label off the ground.

When I first contacted Shauna, my plan was to do a story about creating a record label but by the time we were finished talking, I realized that she had so much more to share. Whether it was figuring out how to be a manager, run a record label or mount a music festival, Shauna de Cartier never let obstacles get in her way. Six Shooter is now celebrating its 20th anniversary and they’ve become one of Canada’s most successful independent labels and Shauna has become a vocal advocate for women in the music industry.

2020 was a difficult year for most businesses for sure and Six Shooter was no different.  Shauna admitted to me that after years on her management division and artist touring keeping the label afloat it was the label and its releases that helped keep Six Shooter going this year. In its 20 year history Six Shooter has built a critically acclaimed roster and you can check out all of their artists and releases at sixshooter.com

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