{"id":25254,"date":"2017-04-27T12:15:22","date_gmt":"2017-04-27T16:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=25254"},"modified":"2017-05-27T20:17:16","modified_gmt":"2017-05-28T00:17:16","slug":"54%e2%80%a240-partners-el-mocambo-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=25254","title":{"rendered":"54\u202240 partners with El Mocambo Records"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25255\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/image003.jpg?resize=568%2C378\" alt=\"54\u202240\" width=\"568\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/image003.jpg?w=568&amp;ssl=1 568w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/image003.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 568px) 100vw, 568px\" \/>Michael Wekerle and El Mocambo Entertainment Inc. have announced that they&#8217;ve signed iconic Canadian alt-rockers 54\u202240 to their new artist and label services arm, El Mocambo Records. The signing includes the release of 54\u202240&#8217;s new single, <em>Keep on Walking<\/em>, and coincides with the band&#8217;s induction into the Halls of Fame of both the Independent Music Awards (The Indies) and the Canadian Music and Broadcast Industry Awards.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;This is a great first signing for us,&#8221;<\/em> says Andy Curran, the newly appointed General Manager\/Head of A&amp;R for El Mocambo Entertainment.<em> &#8220;54\u202240 is a band with a serious pedigree.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XJqJvDMSWkk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This summer, El Mocambo Records and 54\u202240 Music Ltd. will release 54\u202240&#8217;s new album, &#8216;Keep On Walking,&#8217; with tour dates to follow. <em>&#8220;Wek is a passionate supporter of Canadian music, and we are thrilled to be part of this new venture,&#8221;<\/em> says Neil Osborne, lead singer of 54\u202240.<\/p>\n<p>El Mocambo Entertainment was founded by Michael Wekerle, owner of the legendary El Mocambo, one of Toronto&#8217;s oldest live music establishments. The El Mo is undergoing a major renovation (led by Walters\u2013Storyk Design Group) that will transform the historic venue into a state-of-the-art entertainment, recording, and production facility. It is expected to reopen in the fall of 2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Michael Wekerle and El Mocambo Entertainment Inc. have announced that they&#8217;ve signed iconic Canadian alt-rockers 54\u202240 to their new artist and label services arm, El <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=25254\" title=\"54\u202240 partners with El Mocambo Records\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25255,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\n\n{excerpt}\n\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[23,28,1907],"tags":[6194,6195,6196],"class_list":["post-25254","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indie","category-music","category-news","tag-6194","tag-el-mocambo-records","tag-keep-on-walking"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/image003.jpg?fit=568%2C378&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-6zk","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15473,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=15473","url_meta":{"origin":25254,"position":0},"title":"Michael Wekerle announced as CMW 2016 opening keynote","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"October 7, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Canadian Music Week\u00a0has announced that Michael Wekerle\u00a0will be the 2016 opening keynote on Thursday May 5 at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel. 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