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Nick Austin

Vice President

email: nick[at]indiepool.com
tel: Ex 229

Born in New York, I enjoyed the big city life for all of two years before my parents decided they knew best, and smuggled me into Canada.

It wasn’t until the beginning of high school that I had any real interest in music – up until that point I had only had only taken childhood glockenspiel lessons and a failed attempt at learning the tuba. But 9th grade brought on a drive for AV tech, concert bands, music theatre, and an unhealthy amount of music purchasing (and pirating).

After graduating from Music Industry Arts at Fanshawe in 2009, I moved to Toronto and have been living semi-comfortably as an industry consultant, aggressive music collector, handsome gentleman, band manager, and now Indie Pool’s incredibly charming biz dev guy.

Feel free to give me a call or email if you’d like to talk about music, business, the music business, dogs, food, how video games are now an art form, what it’s like to be colourblind, more food, or if you just want to call to tell me your troubles – that’s just fine by me.

TOP 16 RECORDS (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)

Ben Folds Five — Ben Folds Five [1995]
The Beta Band – The Three EPs [1997-98]
Calvin Harris — I Created Disco [2007]
CAKE — Fashion Nugget [1996]
Daft Punk – Discovery [2001]
Death Cab For Cutie – Bixby Canyon Bridge [2008]
Dirty Projectors – Swing Lo Magellan [2012]
EELS – Daisies Of The Galaxy [2000]
Herbie Hancock — Head Hunters [1973]
The Hives – Veni Vidi Vicious [2000]
Hot Chip — In Our Heads [2012]
Leo Kottke – 6- And 12-String Guitar [1969]
Mike Adams At His Honest Weight – Casino Drone [2016]
The Strokes — Is This It [2001]
Unknown Mortal Orchestra — Unknown Mortal Orchestra [2011]
Weezer — Pinkerton [1996]

PS: If you have any interest in my ongoing, near-frivolous project where I catalogue and attempt to purchase every album I’ve ever pirated in my teenage years, you may do so here: http://mediafire.com/albumsboughtinlife. Feel free to waste some of your day looking at spreadsheets.

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    Putting my music in Indiepool’s hands for distribution and album design has been the best decision I have made in my career. My artist rep is knowledgeable, efficient, helpful and full of useful advice. Their graphics department pulls everything together promptly and expertly. Indiepool is not only a professional asset, the staff make treat me as part of their team. From my experience, being a part of the Indiepool team is motivating, inspiring and just as much of an accomplishment to me as the music I have created and shared through this organization. Thank you, Indiepool!
    Nancy Kopman
    Dealing with Indie Pool for the past 5 years has been a wonderful experience. With their complete in-house production and distribution, Indie Pool gives me full control of my music, and unlike being signed to a record company, no one wastes my time or money!
    Nash the Slash
    Our only retail outlet is Indie Pool through our online store. They have fulfilled every order that has come their way from around the world. We find that when the program is on Television, or we are on tour, the orders increase exponentially, yet there is never a drop in service. Indie Pool, thanks for all you do.
    David “Blue” Bluestein - Bowfire
    I have been working with Indie Pool for about 8 years now, first with distribution, and now with manufacturing. I have nothing but the most positive things to say. Everyone at the company is so easy to work with. They are prompt, helpful, and they have a true passion for the independent artist! I have recommended their services to many artists.
    Emilie-Claire Barlow
    I’ve been recommending Indie Pool for over 4 years now and every Artist I have sent has been thrilled with their service and product.
    Oliver Johnson - The Hive
    The service at Indie Pool is excellent. When I have a CD release deadline they always manage to accommodate and make the delivery on time and with quality. In addition to the CD manufacturing the digital distribution and access to HMV is great! They are a beacon of reliability in the industry.
    Robert Samuel - Centaur Consulting
    Indie Pool has always been a pleasure to work with. The staff are genuine people who fully understand the needs of the independent artist. Their reliability with turnaround and personal service make it a no-brainer, they deserve our business.
    Indie Pool is an integral part of Rebel Emergency’s growth and development! By providing quick and reliable service, plus easy access to digital and standard retail outlets it allows us to focus on playing music and building relationships with our fans on a global level.
    Chez - Rebel Emergency
    My Indie Pool rep is always quick to answer my questions, and the company has provided our indie label with a good price for our short run manufacturing jobs.<
    Megan HamiltonFamiliar Music Collective
    They always go the extra mile for me, shipping CD’s and t-shirts across the country when I’m on tour, turning around jobs in way less time than they’re supposed to and basically making it happen no matter what. I really appreciate their services and know we will be working together for a long time to come.
    Peter Katz
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