The Royal Foundry

The Royal Foundry is a Canadian alternative Pop quartet band whose core is the Edmonton, Alberta married couple Jared Salte and Bethany Schumacher. Formed as a folk duo in 2013,[4] Salte and Schumacher enjoyed some success with their tours. In 2015, following their first single "Running Away", they began a significant revitalization and revision of their sound, incorporating elements of 1990's Brit-Pop lush production with power-pop stylings of groups like Arcade Fire and 1970's Progressive Rock elements inspired by groups like Yes and Supertramp[5] Their music has been described as Alt Rock, Indie Rock, Alternative Pop,[6] and Synth Pop.[1]

The Royal Foundry
The Royal Foundry - WAKEUP WAKEUP
The Royal Foundry
Background information
OriginEdmonton, Alberta, Canada
GenresAlternative rock · indie rock · alternative pop · synth pop.[1]
Years active2013–present
LabelsPeermusic
Associated actsThe Newsboys, Rachel Platten, Twenty One Pilots, Rural Alberta Advantage, The Strumbellas[2][3]
Websitetheroyalfoundry.com
Members
  • Bethany Schumacher
  • Jared Salte

History

Early life

Jared Salte was raised in a musical household.[7] At age 5 Jared started playing the piano.[3] By age 11, he was running the recording studio Salt Shaker Studios.[3] By age 15, he had already won his first international songwriting competition and released his first album.[8] At 19 he opened for The Newsboys in stadiums across North America with his band the Junkyard Poets.[3] Jared has gone on to win 9 GMA Awards and has been nominated for over 30 awards including Producer of the Year, making him the youngest Producer to ever be nominated for the prestigious award[3] Bethany Schumacher grew up in the church as a Pastor's daughter[7] with her mother as the pianist and choir director where often sang at church, fundraising and community events.[3] In high school, Schumacher played the female lead in all of her high school musicals.[5][3]

2013-2016: Formation & Early Work

In 2013, shortly after their wedding, The Royal Foundry was formed initially as a Folk band.[9] In 2015 they won $75,000 as part of the Peak Performance Project[10] for their song “Running Away” which peaked at #21 on Alt-Rock Stations in Canada.[11] “Running Away” was featured on TSN as the opening song for the CFL.[11] and in two National Commercials ( ENMAX and the Government of Alberta Climate Change Campaign) [12] In 2016 their single “Start This Fire” was featured in an International Ad Campaign for Purina Dog Chow.[1] which led to the band signing with Peermusic for their first major publishing deal.[13][14] In the fall of 2016 they released their single “Dreamers”,[13] which was first exposed during their live concert for the World Cup of Hockey[15][12] in Toronto. Soon after the release, Disney licensed the song for their 2017 wedding dress fashion line[12][15] and the song hit #35 on the Alt Rock charts in Canada[12]

2017 - 2018: “Lost In Your Head”

On August 15, 2017 they released their debut album, “Lost in Your Head”.[16][17] By 2018, the album reached 1 million streams on Spotify. The video for the single "All We Have" went viral.[15][18]

“Lost In Your Head” has gone on to win the Canadian Songwriting Competition Grand Prize, John Lennon Songwriting Contest Grand Prize.[19] and was nominated for Western Canadian Music Awards (Break Out West) as well as three nominations in the Edmonton Music Awards[4] Following the success of “Lost In Your Head”, The Royal Foundry has had several Film & TV music placements (Catfish the Show.,[12] CFL on TSN, and Edmonton Tourism)[12]

2019 - Present: “WAKEUP WAKEUP”

On September 27, 2019 they released their sophomore album, “WAKEUP WAKEUP”.[20] By 2020, the album has reach half a million streams on Spotify. The first single to be released "Hopefully" went on to reach #27 on Alternative Rock Radio in Canada and the third single "okay?" reached #16 on Alternative Rock Radio in Canada. Prior to the release of "WAKEUP WAKEUP" The Royal Foundry performed a live performance of the album in Calgary, AB for the "Stampede City Sessions."[21] The concert aired on Shaw TV in Canada and PBS in the USA.[22]

Discography

Single Releases

[23]

  • “Running Away” (Single) - March 3, 2016 #23 on Alternative Rock Radio across Canada
  • “Start This Fire” (Single) - April 1, 2016
  • “Dreamers” (Single) - September 23, 2016 #32 on Alternative Rock Radio across Canada
  • “Dreamers (Grey MTTR Remix)” - January 18, 2017
  • “Dreamers (Tep No Remix)” - March 17, 2017
  • “Never Have Time” (Single) - April 17, 2017 - #28 on Alternative Rock Radio across Canada
  • “All We Have” (Single) - May 5, 2017
  • “You Are My Sunshine” (Single) - February 14, 2018
  • “Never Have Time (Thauner & Westvik Remix)” - March 16, 2018
  • “Lost In Your Head” (Radio Edit) - April 6, 2018
  • “All We Have (Teddy Rose Remix)” - August 7, 2018
  • “Don’t Know” (Single) - September 14, 2018
  • "Hopefully" (Single) - April 16, 2019 #27 on Alternative Rock Radio across Canada – #44 on Canada Rock Radio
  • "Here We Go" (Single) - July 16, 2019
  • "WAKEUP WAKEUP" (Single) - September 6, 2019
  • "okay?" (Single) - May 8, 2020 #16 on Alternative Rock Radio across Canada

Studio albums[23]
  • WAKEUP WAKEUP (2019)
  • Lost In Your Head (2017)

Awards
  • Peak Performance (2014)[24][25]
  • GMAs
    • “Folk Song” (2014)[24]
    • ”New Artist of the Year”[26]
  • Peak Performance (2015)[10][25]
  • JLSC Finalist (2014)[24]
  • CBC Searchlight Finalist (2014) [24]
  • CBC Searchlight Finalist (2015)[27][24]
  • Edmonton Music Awards
    • Pop Single of the Year (2018)[28]
    • Indie Rock Recording of the Year ("Don't Know") (2019)[29]
    • Group of the Year (2016)[24]
    • Single of the Year (“Running Away”) (2016)[24]
    • Music Video of the Year (“Running Away”) (2016)[24]
  • John Lennon Songwriting Contest
    • Grand Prize (Love Edition) (“All We Have”) (2018)[30]
  • Canadian Songwriting Competition (Grand Prize 2018) - “Running Away” [19]
  • Western Canadian Music Awards - Nominated as Pop Artist of the Year 2018[19]
  • Unsigned Only - Rock Song Grand Prize 2018 - "Lost In Your Head"[31]
  • John Lennon Songwriting Contest - Pop Song Grand Prize 2018 - "Never Have Time"[32]

References
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  20. Lava, Migs. "Review - The Royal Foundry | Canadian Beats Media". Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  21. "The Royal Foundry – Stampede City Sessions". Global News. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  22. "Home - Stampede City Sessions". www.stampedecitysessions.com. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  23. "The Royal Foundry". Apple Music. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
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  26. "36th Annual Covenant Awards". Crossroads 260. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  27. "Announcing the Searchlight 2015 regional champions". CBC Music. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
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  29. "2019 Winners". Edmonton Music Awards. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  30. "The Royal Foundry Wins the John Lennon Songwriting Contest". Peermusic News. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  31. "Canadian Country Artist Eric Ethridge Wins Prestigious Grand Prize in 2018 Unsigned Only Music Competition". PR Web. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  32. "2018 Grand Prize Winners - Session I". The John Lennon Songwritting Contest. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
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